User Generated Education
AUGUST 8, 2017
9Too many classes, all grade levels, begin the school year with getting down to academic business – starting to cover content, discussing expectations regarding academic requirements, giving tests, and other academic information provided by the teacher to the students in a mostly one-way communication. The human or social element is often disregarded.
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 8, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Since 2007, flexible and collaborative learning spaces have been on the rise.
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Ditch That Textbook
AUGUST 8, 2017
In the past, I’ve assigned homework when I’ve felt a lack of control, a sense of scrambling to cover everything. I would think, “These students just aren’t where they need to be. I have so much to get to and not enough squares left in my lesson plan book.” “I have to do something.” That’s [.].
Neo LMS
AUGUST 8, 2017
In an effort to keep up with the fast-paced world driven by technological advances, the education system is including more and more technology into classrooms all over the country. While critics argue about the slow-pace adoption of ed-tech in school instruction, at least we see things moving in the right direction. We already have online courses, learning management systems , online collaboration tools, apps for all sorts of classroom activities, and so on, and so forth.
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The CoolCatTeacher
AUGUST 8, 2017
Episode 122 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today James Sturtevant @jamessturtevant helps us hack our classroom presentations. So, whether they are flipped or in person, you can have more engagement with these tools and ideas. We’re also giving away a copy of his book to a lucky winner, Hacking Engagement Again.
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 8, 2017
By Neil Bright When disaster hits, DRaaS protects data and returns operations to normal.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Education Elements
AUGUST 8, 2017
I recall one distinct shocking moment as a new teacher. It was when a mentor teacher was onboarding me. She walked me to my classroom, opened a cabinet door rather proudly, showed me two shelves filled with textbooks and supplementary materials (worksheets, assessment guides, etc.) and said, “This is your 6th grade math curriculum.”.
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 8, 2017
Many of the existential guides for teaching (such as Habits of Mind , the Socrative Method , and Mindfulness ) promote a student-driven growth mindset as fundamental to successful learning. This means students take an active part in achieving education and personal goals. The problem is how to persuade students to voluntarily reflect on their progress, rethink goals, and make the required adjustments to achieve success?
Digital Promise
AUGUST 8, 2017
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Glenn, a high-functioning seventeen-year-old with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), comes home from school and tells his mother at dinner, “Allen was mean today.” His mother debates what to do. Should she ask for more details or let the subject drop? She knows that Glenn is not much of a storyteller.
Edsurge
AUGUST 8, 2017
For Brian Fitzgerald, what began as a newborn side project in 2012—when he was working at edtech startup Knewton—has become a fully-grown venture of its own. Tinkergarten , which operates a network of outdoor-based classes for young children, has raised $5.4 million in a Series A round led by Owl Ventures. Existing investors Omidyar Network and Reach Capital also contributed.
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.
eSchool News
AUGUST 8, 2017
Project-based learning (PBL) is a trend that’s spreading faster than a wildfire during a drought. Why? Because research on PBL proves that it increases student engagement and achievement, and helps students develop the 21 st -century skills they need to succeed in their future careers. For PBL to reach its full potential, though, educators must learn to step back and be facilitators in the classroom, a change that requires thoughtful and ongoing professional development.
Edsurge
AUGUST 8, 2017
The feeling would crop up every so often. Robert Talbert would get the nagging, unsettling sense that the lectures he gave in his Calculus courses just weren’t sinking in. “I kind of felt like there were these little cracks in the edifice every now and then where I would give just these great lecture courses, [and] I’d have students who were engaged, you could see it in their eyes.
MiddleWeb
AUGUST 8, 2017
We might think a new school year should start off with solemnity. But that's not the message teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron has garnered from her survey of 6-12th graders across the country. Students learn more when teachers share their humanity and their humor ASAP.
Edsurge
AUGUST 8, 2017
Andrew Ng taught one of the most-viewed online courses of all time—more than 1.5 million people have registered to take one of the many sequences of his free online course about machine learning. That experience spurred him to co-found Coursera. Today Ng announced that this summer he’s launching sequels to that blockbuster, with a series of courses on the AI concept known as deep learning.
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.
eSchool News
AUGUST 8, 2017
Data, data, data. Most school leaders know how important data is to every part of a district’s operations, from bus routes to PD and student achievement. But sometimes, capturing and interpreting that data proves challenging. Still, when data is collected and used to drive transformational change in a district, the results are nothing short of eye-opening.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
AUGUST 8, 2017
August , 2017 For those of you using Chromebooks in their instruction, the chart below is a great resource to keep handy. The chart is based on insights collected from Chromebook Help. As is the case.read more.
MIND Research Institute
AUGUST 8, 2017
Recently, James Tanton, founder of the Global Math Project, and Nigel Nisbet, Vice President of Content Creation at MIND Research Institute, met to converse about their current projects and the state of math education. These educators-turned-social-impact-leaders share challenges and insights from decades of experience in and out of the math classroom.
TeachThought - Learn better.
AUGUST 8, 2017
The post Why Assessments Fail To Measure Understanding appeared first on TeachThought.
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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
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 8, 2017
Summer Experience teaching fellow Brandon Mercadel is 22 and will be a senior at Xavier University of Louisiana this fall. Photo: Sarah Gonser/The Hechinger Report. NEW ORLEANS — Yawns and sleepy stretches punctuated the silence as Brandon Mercadel’s third-graders rooted around their desks for “ The Buried Bones Mystery ,” the subject of today’s lesson about text evidence.
My Paperless Classroom
AUGUST 8, 2017
The Padcaster is an all in one solution to video creators looking to bring their iPad on the road to create live broadcasts. Read our full review. The post New TeacherCast #BestInClass Winner: @Padcaster | Learn how to bring video into your school today! appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
Marketplace K-12
AUGUST 8, 2017
The testing organization has made a $10.8 million "strategic investment" in New Markets Venture Partners. The post ACT Invests in Venture Capital Firm, Cites Alignment on Ed Tech, Equity appeared first on Market Brief.
My Paperless Classroom
AUGUST 8, 2017
This year at the ISTE conference, I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Angela Maiers, Vicky Davis, Lord Jim Knight, Tina Photakis, and Jeff Lowe to discuss how student empowerment leads towards positive and engaging student outcomes. The post What is the impact of student empowerment and technology on learning outcomes? | @SMART_Tech appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
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.
ProfHacker
AUGUST 8, 2017
Once again, xkcd has gotten pretty directly at the truth of those of us with email struggles: alt=”Email Reply”" class /> xkcd comic. Merlin Mann has always suggested that people focused on the wrong parts of his somewhere-between-legendary-and-notorious “Inbox Zero” talk–that it was always about the psychology of email triage as much as tips and tricks for getting through email faster.
Adjusting Course
AUGUST 8, 2017
I probably haven't shared this story enough before. (Especially since it has impacted me so much as an educator and father.) It was approximately five years ago that I was staring at my Twitter account wondering, "Why?" Why would anybody proclaim that this tool could yield anything of substance? What was the point? Who has the time? When I joined Twitter I truly didn't "get it." It made no sense at all and it continued making no sense as I watched a steady stream of celebrity sel
TeachThought - Learn better.
AUGUST 8, 2017
The post Study: Blended Instruction Is The Best Immediate Path Forward For Schools appeared first on TeachThought.
Teacher Tech
AUGUST 8, 2017
Teaching Math with Google Apps Workshop Guest Post by Liz Byers On Saturday, September 23rd Alice will present a very special engagement of Teaching Math with Google Apps, the workshop she developed with her friend and co-author Diana Herrington. Diana passed away very unexpectedly in May, leaving those who loved and admired her at a […]. The post Google Math Workshop Sept 23rd to Honor Diana Herrington appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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.
TeachThought - Learn better.
AUGUST 8, 2017
The post Another Child Has Died From Heat-Related Deaths. Check The Back Seat For Children appeared first on TeachThought.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 8, 2017
Almost five years ago, Summit Public Schools decided that scoring high on standardized tests wasn’t enough to ensure success after high school. Leaders at the California-born charter school network decided that students needed to have the skills necessary to understand how to survive in life after a teacher stopped holding their hand. A report they released Monday reveals the research behind the school model.
EmergingEdTech
AUGUST 8, 2017
A Half Dozen EdTech Powered Approaches to Adding Some Interactive Fun to ESL Technology is a major part of communication, so it only makes sense to use it in a language class. ESL teachers work hard. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
EdTechTeam
AUGUST 8, 2017
The #COL16 Cohort from Boulder, Colorado of #GoogleEI Innovators has completed their yearlong support towards completing an Innovation Project after the Innovation Academy last June. Cohort members met this last month to share some of their projects and next steps, and here’s a few great highlights to get you involved and inspired. “It's been amazing having the opportunity to seek out others in the cohort as a resource.
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