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Treat People with Dignity and Respect

The CoolCatTeacher

Who Will Be the People to Bridge Racial and Cultural Distrust? From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Someone thought Dad was a poor dirt farmer. Here’s how they tell the story. You see, my father is a farmer in South Georgia. In the past, he’s been involved in various political campaigns in both political parties.

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Your Feedback Needed on ISTE 2017 Standards for Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

As many of you know, I am one of the group of ISTE/CAEP reviewers. ISTE is working on revisions for the Standards for Teachers and would like your assistance reviewing and commenting on the draft v1 of the 2017 ISTE Standards for Teachers. “Between now and Feb 28, when the public comment period ends, we will release one or two more drafts. I encourage you to share far and wide with colleagues in teacher preparation and with candidates aspiring to become our future educators so that they ha

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Higher-Ed Edtech Conferences You Need to Know for 2017

Edsurge

As we close the books on 2016, we can’t help but look forward to the New Year. Just in time for you to plan your 2017 professional travels, we’ve updated our picks of notable edtech & innovation conferences for higher-ed educators, administrators and companies. Our free conference map includes dates, locations, brief descriptions of why and for whom each conference might be valuable as well as clickable names that link to each conference website.

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5 Absurd Myths About Critical Thinking

TeachThought - Learn better.

Author information. Terry Heick. Director at TeachThought. Founder & Director of TeachThought, humanist, technologist, futurist, failed philosopher, macro thinker extraordinaire. | Twitter | Facebook | Google+ |. The post 5 Absurd Myths About Critical Thinking appeared first on TeachThought.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Math Scores Drop, But Achievement Gap Narrows for U.S. Teens in International PISA Assessment

Edsurge

The results are in: The National Center for Education Statistics today released its findings for the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The assessment, which has been administered every three years since 2000, measures math, science and reading literacy of 15-year-olds in 73 education systems around the globe. But unlike last week’s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) results , which showed improvement in science and math for fourth and eighth gr

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U.S. now ranks near the bottom among 35 industrialized nations in math

The Hechinger Report

2015 PISA test scores for mathematics. The math achievement of American high school students in 2015 fell for the second time in a row on a major international benchmark, pushing the United States down to the bottom half of 72 nations and regions around the world who participate in the international test, known as the Program for International Student Assessment or PISA.

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Infographic: Breaking Barriers to Math Success for English Language Learners

MIND Research Institute

Math has been called the universal language. More than any other subject, math skills are the top predictor for student success. But with lengthy word problems and other language-heavy instructional methods, how can English language learners (ELLs) have the same access to this essential and universal language? Taking Language Out of the Equation. Author and Standford Professor of Mathematics Education Jo Boaler provides research on how teaching math through visual representations improves studen

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Managing a Classroom full of Technology by @jrsowash

Teacher Tech

Managing a Classroom full of Technology Guest post – John Sowash (@jrsowash), ElectricEducator.com Enter for a chance to win a copy of John’s book “The Chromebook Classroom” at the bottom of this post. “With great power comes great responsibility.” That’s what Uncle Ben Parker said. The same is true in a Chromebook classroom.

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10 essential skills for today’s technology leader

eSchool News

Leading a school district in the digital age can be both exhilarating and formidable. Technology has proven to enhance the educational experience of students and educators, preparing everyone for success in the ultra-competitive, highly connected, ever-shrinking world. What core competencies do school system technology leaders exactly need to succeed?

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A Handy Chart Featuring Some of The Best QR Code Apps and Tools for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

December 6, 2016 If you are planning to use QR codes with your students in class the chart below provides you with some of the best web tools and mobile apps for generating and reading QR codes. And.read more.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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How to find minority teachers who want to stay in the job?

The Hechinger Report

Julian Ambriz (left), a teacher joining PUC Schools through the Alumni Teach Project this year, works with his mentor, Justin Gutierrez (right), a physical education teacher, during a training session in July. Photo: Jamie Martines. LOS ANGELES — When students at one California charter network graduate from high school, they get more than just a diploma.

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Trailblazer Chrome Extension Tracks Your Research Path

ProfHacker

For a while now I’ve been meaning to share a post about Trailblazer , a Chrome web browser extension I learned about from my friend and colleague Cindy Jennings. Trailblazer is a tool that allows you to track your web-based research path, much in the same way that an explorer will mark a path through a territory. As Clive Thompson writes, in a 2015 Wired essay , the Trailblazer extension puts into practice something that Vannevar Bush imagined in 1945 in his now-famous “ As We May Th

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A ‘Simulator’ for Setting Academic Goals Under ESSA

Marketplace K-12

Chiefs for Change, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University and a private ed-tech company, TEMBO, created the tool. The post A ‘Simulator’ for Setting Academic Goals Under ESSA appeared first on Market Brief.

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Students discover the power of coding

eSchool News

Got Code? This week students across the Rowland Unified School District, along with their families, are continuing their exploration of computer coding and programming by participating in Computer Science Week and the worldwide Hour of Code through December 11. “Hour of Code” is a global movement to expose students to computer science by teaching students a minimum of one hour of computer programming.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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"I Used to be Sitting in Seat 17D" - How I Rejuvenated My Teaching Career

Fractus Learning

This past vacation, I was blessed with the opportunity to visit the Sunshine State. As I was heading home, I was graced with an empty seat next to me for the 2 hour flight to Newark… or so I thought. At the last minute, a passenger came onto the plane and their seat was the empty one I had been coveting. I moved over from 17D (their seat) to 17C (my seat) and opened the Nook app on my phone.

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5 Pitfalls of Gamification That Every Course Author Should Know About

EmergingEdTech

Don’t let These Gamification Missteps Undermine Your Efforts to Make Your Course More Engaging We all were children. This means that we all played games in some way or another. Unlike with. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Why America should care about its students’ lackluster performance on the global PISA tests

The Hechinger Report

2015 PISA test scores for mathematics. Source: OECD, PISA 2015 Results (Volume I), page 177. Once again, results from an international test show that U.S. students perform relatively poorly, and once again, critics say the results don’t matter and should be ignored. This would be a mistake. The results do matter, and American educators will lose out if they dismiss the findings so easily.

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Unless You Ask, the Answer is No: iCERI 2016

EdTechTeam

I recently presented the ongoing results of my Google for Education Certified Innovator project at the International Conference for Education, Research, and Innovation ( iCERi ) in Seville, Spain. The requirements to present included: submitting an abstract for a white paper to a panel, submitting the fully formatted white paper after being selected, and then actually showing up in Spain to present the research.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Fostering Skills for Successful Learning in a Blended Environment

techlearning

Event status: Not started ( Register ) Date and time: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00) Change time zone Duration: 1 hour Description: What are the essenti.

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Complaint to FTC Targets Businesses Produces Web-Connected Toys

Marketplace K-12

Privacy organizations have filed a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging that a set of internet-connected toys lack the necessary safeguards to protect children's personal information. The post Complaint to FTC Targets Businesses Produces Web-Connected Toys appeared first on Market Brief.

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Why a Free CMS Isn’t Ideal for School & District Websites

Gaggle Speaks

From time to time, we get asked, “Why should I pay for school and district websites when I can build them myself for free?” It’s a fair question. There are a lot of free content management systems (CMS) out there: Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, Google Sites, and that’s just scratching the surface. You can break down why a free solution likely isn’t the best choice into five key areas.

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How Do Parents Honor the Benefits of Digital Devices While Limiting Kids’ Use?

MindShift

We live in a world of screens. And in this digital age — with so many devices and distraction — it’s one of the things parents worry about most: How much time should their kids spend staring at their phones and computers? What’s the right balance between privacy and self-discovery? Research continues to provide some answers on how parents are navigating this world.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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Civil discourse in the classroom

Kathy Schrock

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in November 2016 and is re-posted here with permission. __ During this season of debates and political commercials, the stereotypes, biases, and negativity seem to have taken over civil discourse. As our students watch the televised political debates, read the responses on Twitter or Reddit, or view the video responses from those with an agenda, they need to understand how to value someone els

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Lesson Ideas for Mobile Learning

Educator Innovator

New media educator Howard Rheingold interviews educator Shelly Terrell about her new book, which highlights the power of students’ mobile devices to drive learning in and out of the classroom. I knew that I had to talk with Shelly Sanchez Terrell again when I learned through the tweetvine that she had a new book out about mobile learning ( Learning to Go: Lesson Ideas for Teaching with Mobile Devices, Cell Phones, and BYOT ).

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How to Integrate EdTech into Your ELL Classroom

Graphite Blog

English language learners (ELLs) come into our classrooms with a wide variety of specific and unique needs for language acquisition. It's hard to talk about them all as one group -- ELLs represent a diverse range of students in every sense. It's needless to say; working with ELLs is often challenging and also highly rewarding. Given the variety of edtech tools available today, you might expect to find an array of solutions aimed specifically at ELLs and their teachers.

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Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor with 6 Virtual Reality Resources

EdTechnocation.com

December 7, 2016 will mark 75 years since the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, a day that took the lives of many and changed the course of history for the entire world. It is a day that we never forget and a day that, we as teachers, should always take time to share with our students. When I was a 4th/5th grade educator teaching students about World War II, we would find our information from books, pictures, articles, and web resources.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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Enhance Flipped Video Content With EDpuzzle

techlearning

Crop, customize, and remix online videos for your classroom.

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Want to Teach Kids to Code? honorCode CEO Explains Why You Should Focus on Teachers First

Edsurge

Want the full interview with Jeffrey? Check it out on the EdSurge On Air podcast. . Once again, the K-12 world has come upon that week in December when educators, organizations and students alike celebrate all things programming. But this year, former educator and current entrepreneur Jeffrey Martín has a message for all those excited for Hour of Code: it’s not just about teaching the students.

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Youth aren’t props — they need an actual seat at the policy table

The Hechinger Report

Just one-third of students rate their school culture positively, according to data released this week by the San Francisco-based non-profit YouthTruth Student. The stat wouldn’t make for a good consumer report, but it’s amazing what we can learn when we consider youths’ perspectives. “Students are the experts on their own experience,” said Sonya Heisters of YouthTruth, adding, “It’s important that education decision makers from principals to superintendents, and from education funders to the edu

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Education Technology and the Promise of 'Free' and 'Open'

Hack Education

This is part four of my annual review of the year in ed-tech. The Rebranding of MOOCs. Remember 2012 , “ The Year of the MOOC? ” Remember in 2012 when Udacity co-founder Sebastian Thrun predicted that in fifty years, “there will be only 10 institutions in the world delivering higher education and Udacity has a shot at being one of them”?

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.