Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 5, 2022
Since we at Ask a Tech Teacher started this blog thirteen years ago, we’ve had almost 5.6 million views from visitors, about 10,000 followers who have read some or all of our 2,731 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. This includes tech tips, website/app reviews, tech-in-ed pedagogy, how-tos, videos, and more. We have regular features like: Weekly Websites and Tech Tips ( sign up for the newsletter ).
Dangerously Irrelevant
JANUARY 5, 2022
I read some great (and not so great) books in 2021! Here are my top few (and why)… My top book for 2021 is Difference Making at the Heart of Learning , by Tom Vander Ark & Emily Liebtag. Tom and Emily describe how students can make positive impacts in their local, online, and global communities NOW, not later after they graduate from high school or college.
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EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 5, 2022
According to Logitech, users are 50 percent more productive with a mouse than with a touchpad. A likely reason for this is speed: The company noted that mouse users are often 30 percent faster than touchpad users, based on bits per second for average movement time. But as Logitech seems to understand, not all mice are the same. Many of the devices are marred by complexities, including incompatibility with operating systems or applications and long or arduous setups.
Dangerously Irrelevant
JANUARY 5, 2022
This fall I started working with the Mattoon (Illinois) Community Schools. They are doing some really important transformational work for such a small district, including significant investments in. students’ leadership capacity through The Leader in Me framework; competency-based education and student progressions; deeper learning modalities in their schools, classrooms, and external partnerships; and. career and technical education through their upcoming, multi-school district, regional innova
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Edsurge
JANUARY 5, 2022
Last semester has been described as a kind of limbo—with fewer COVID health restrictions and more in-person classes and activities, but under the cloud of a stubborn pandemic. What was it like to be on a college campus as the Delta variant surged? To find out, we connected with students on five campuses around the country, asking them to share moments from the fall that epitomized this unusual time, nearly two years into the global pandemic.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 5, 2022
NEW ORLEANS—Before the 2020-21 school year, Christa Talbott, a 20-year veteran of New Orleans schools, had never considered leaving the profession she loved this early. This story also appeared in Time. But then came a dispiriting spring trying to stay connected to her students while Covid-19’s first wave ravaged her hometown. George Floyd’s murder that May left her reeling, exhausted and eager for racial reckoning on her home turf.
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The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 5, 2022
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! When will this pandemic end? It’s the question on everyone’s mind as a new year begins with another Covid surge forcing educators and policymakers to scramble.
eSchool News
JANUARY 5, 2022
( Editor’s note : This article is the first in a three-part series about how school systems can build on the progress and leverage the investments they’ve made in technology during the pandemic to achieve true digital transformation. Part 1 looks at how K-12 leaders can build an effective blueprint for redesigning education in a way that’s more equitable, meaningful, and learner-centered.
Edsurge
JANUARY 5, 2022
The year 2021 pushed us all to learn new lessons in unexpected ways, from deciphering public health statistics about vaccines and masks to refreshing our memory for the Greek alphabet thanks to emerging COVID-19 variants. Unsurprisingly, the pandemic featured prominently in the higher education stories most popular with EdSurge readers last year. But rather than play-by-play news, readers sought analysis and commentary about how the crisis continues to change culture and conditions at colleges a
TeachThought - Learn better.
JANUARY 5, 2022
We've compiled a list of the 40 best classroom management apps and tools, recommended by experienced teachers. The post The 40 Best Classroom Management Apps & Tools appeared first on TeachThought.
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
JANUARY 5, 2022
It’s one thing to attend a professional learning or instructional coaching session—but taking what you’ve learned and putting it into action is another. Most often, it’s the experiences built upon collaboration, reflection, and active change that make the biggest difference. My time as a classroom educator helped me realize a passion for helping fellow teachers learn and grow.
The Cornerstone for Teachers
JANUARY 5, 2022
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Dan Tricarico. I remember the day I was sitting at my desk in my classroom, my head in my hands. One of our vice principals was sitting opposite me in one of my student desks, and she asked what was wrong. “I’m just so stressed out,” I said, rubbing my hands over my face. “There always seems so much to do.
MiddleWeb
JANUARY 5, 2022
Bouncing off a family session of Scattergories gone wrong, Curtis Chandler considers how to tap into multilingual learners’ interest in games and competition – including challenging tasks – by offering opportunities to play with and practice new skills in collaborative settings. The post Fun Ways to Support Multilingual Learners first appeared on MiddleWeb.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 5, 2022
Last January, a gold SUV drove through the front of a Houston grocery store , injuring eight people. In a fortunate coincidence, I happened to be in the building next door. Bystanders noticed I was wearing scrubs and alerted me to a woman in need. Kneeling in a pool of blood and glass, I kept her calm and applied pressure to her wounds until paramedics arrived.
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.
Marketplace K-12
JANUARY 5, 2022
Major cloud software provider Blackbaud has acquired Everfi, a provider of tech-based social impact products that has a big presence in K-12 schools. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Blackbaud Acquires Everfi for $750M; Skillsoft Reaches Deal for Codecademy appeared first on Market Brief.
The Cornerstone for Teachers
JANUARY 5, 2022
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Dan Tricarico. I remember the day I was sitting at my desk in my classroom, my head in my hands. One of our vice principals was sitting opposite me in one of my student desks, and she asked what was wrong. “I’m just so stressed out,” I said, rubbing my hands over my face. “There always seems so much to do.
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