Wed.Mar 25, 2020

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Technology Bolsters On-Demand Teacher Training

EdTech Magazine

As education evolves to keep pace with digital transformation, K–12 districts and university-based teacher preparation programs are turning to technology to bolster professional training. “Teachers don’t have a lot of time,” says Penny Westfaul, curriculum director in Jackson County School District in Mississippi. “They get frustrated when you introduce something but then don’t have a way to bring them up to speed quickly.”.

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Google Forms magic ? with pre-filled links

Ditch That Textbook

This post is written by Craig Klement, an RTI facilitator, working with teachers and struggling students from Garland, Texas. You can connect with Craig on Twitter @CraigKlement and check out his blog at craigklement.wordpress.com. Have you ever had a student type in their name or ID number incorrectly into a Google Form? Or select the wrong teacher or […].

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Coronavirus Chronicles 003 – Bismarck Public Schools

Dangerously Irrelevant

I am talking with schools to see how they’re responding in the wake of this global pandemic. I invite you to join me for the Coronavirus Chronicles , a series of 10-minute check-ins with educators all over. Episode 003 is below. Thank you, Ben Johnson and Tanna Kincaid , for sharing how the Bismarck Public Schools in North Dakota have been adapting to our new reality.

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Here’s a Preview of April

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a preview of what’s coming up on Ask a Tech Teacher in August: #AtoZ Challenge–Genres: A is for…. Armed Forces Day. #AuthorToolboxBlogHop. Cover Reveal–Mateo’s Law. Tech Tips for Writers. More NetGalley ARCs I loved. Teacher-Authors–a callout. How I’m Doing on Against All Odds. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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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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Factors to Consider When Preparing for E-Learning

EdTech Magazine

When faced with unexpected school closures, Gwinnett County (Ga.) Public Schools has a backup plan in place: digital learning days. Since 2017, the district has been using digital tools to continue instruction and communication when inclement weather days, natural disasters and other emergencies force them to close their buildings. Yet adopting e-learning — also called remote learning, distance learning or cyber days — wasn’t an easy feat.

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Physical Distance, Social Collective Mourning [A Plague On All Our Houses]

The Jose Vilson

There must have been a cumulative gasp from every educator in the city when we found out Dez-Ann Romain passed away. If we don’t know her personally, we know an educator like her. Young, energetic, helpful, a team player. Once we clear this curve, may we remember the moments when we sacrificed the helpers we sought out. Those of us who showed up for the three-day ad-hoc professional development training last week all knew we would put ourselves at risk for the same energy that carried us t

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Make the Most Out of Your Distance Learning Degree Program

EdNews Daily

With a large number of people at home avoiding the spread of the Coronavirus, millions of students working towards a degree have suddenly become part of online distance learning programs. While online classes are nothing new, for many students, a full-time distance learning program presents some challenges that are different from in-person classes. If you want to continue to make progress with your degree, you may need to adjust the way you learn and your studying habits.

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What Parents Can Do At Home To Help With Reading

TeachThought - Learn better.

Whether parents should 'schedule' reading at home depends on many factors--not the least of which is how you 'frame' reading and how they respond. The post What Parents Can Do At Home To Help With Reading appeared first on TeachThought.

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Helping kids who are feeling isolated and anxious after schools shut down

The Hechinger Report

As schools across the Washington, D.C. metro area announced closures, Siobhan Davenport and her colleagues at Crittenton Services of Greater Washington (CSGW), a nonprofit that seeks to empower teen girls, began receiving dozens of calls and messages from middle- and high-school girls concerned about how the novel coronavirus would impact them. At first, girls asked for information about the coronavirus itself and how school shutdowns would affect their access to school resources.

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Tips to Help Teachers Manage Their Google Classrooms

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Classroom is an educational platform that allows teachers and students to connect, communicate and facilitate classroom workflow. It provides a collection of productivity tools that.

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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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Google Forms magic ? with pre-filled links

Ditch That Textbook

This post is written by Craig Klement, an RTI facilitator, working with teachers and struggling students from Garland, Texas. You can connect with Craig on Twitter @CraigKlement and check out his blog at craigklement.wordpress.com. Have you ever had a student type in their name or ID number incorrectly into a Google Form? Or select the wrong teacher or […].

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Will COVID-19 Lead to Another MOOC Moment?

Edsurge

Large-scale courses known as MOOCs were invented to get free or low-cost education to people who could not afford or get access to traditional options. But in recent years they had faded from the public spotlight, and more of the content was put behind paywalls. But as COVID-19 has forced an unprecedented shift to online teaching at colleges around the world, students and colleges are looking with renewed interest at the format.

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Subtle Yet Profound

Adjusting Course

Many of us have been preparing for a profound shift in how students experience “school” for many years. Of course, we never imagined any shift would be as abrupt as what we’re seeing. And we never fathomed a world where we wouldn’t be able to celebrate students’ triumphs or support them in person in their moments of trepidation. Nothing about the COVID-19 pandemic feels right.

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How Parents Can Talk to Students About Coronavirus Anxiety

Edsurge

For Jason Coe, life is much different under the COVID-19 outbreak. The Cary, N.C., high school freshman has been out of school since March 16, with schools in his state closed until May 15. North Carolina is not among the states to issue “shelter-in-place” directives, and Jason says that seeing shoppers at Walmart ignore recommendations to stay six feet apart to avoid disease spread has been “scary.

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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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Pre-Order Stepping Up to Google Classroom

Teacher Tech

After nearly 2 years Kim Mattina and I are excited to have our new book “Stepping Up to Google Classroom – 50 Steps for Beginners to Get Started” available. It should be in print by mid April. Digital Preview Now! For those who pre-order we are giving a digital preview of the book NOW along […]. The post Pre-Order Stepping Up to Google Classroom appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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STUDENT VOICE: Staying in the dorm wouldn’t work — neither would returning home to El Salvador

The Hechinger Report

“[A]ll students who are able to must return home and stay home for the rest of the semester.”. These are heavy words for any student to digest. To have your life completely upended in the span of days; to have your time left in college cut short; to witness your friendships, routines and activities disrupted — it is absolutely disheartening. But when returning home means leaving the United States, those words spark a series of emotions of a whole other kind.

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iFakeText Message/Conversation Paths

SpeechTechie

iFakeText Message is a super simple visual tool you may be interested in exploring particularly for your teens in teletherapy. You can definitely find other tools like this if you have someone who feels strongly about having an Android look and feel. You can make mock text conversations for discussion in therapy, or if sharing your screen and giving cursor/keyboard control , you can have students make texts that fit a theme or conversational move.

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Spelling Learning Apps Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Spelling is a learned activity that requires formal/informal teaching and practice.

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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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Increase Student Learning by Teaching Replacement Behaviors

N2Y

I am often called in to support challenging behavior after a teacher has tried everything in their toolbox. When I ask what they have already tried, a majority of teachers tell me, “When the student starts to display the behavior of concern, I will tell them to take a break, but they will not ask for a break independently.” The teachers’ goal was for the student to recognize when they need to take a break before engaging in their undesirable behavior.

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Teachers Supporting Teachers at the time of COVID-19

Educator Innovator

Educators with experience teaching and learning online have been supporting their colleagues in making thoughtful choices as they begin to work with their learners from a distance during the time of COVID-19. Below are a few of these resources; check back for updates. Teaching Remotely in the Time of Need. A great slide deck by Torrey Trust from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Remote Presenting Guidance

The Innovative Educator

Presenting through online platforms requires unique skills. Presenters need to be able to multitask and know how to troubleshoot in the moment. Below are some best practices my colleagues ( ClayCodes , LauraOgando7 , PatriciaPaddock ) and I collected which are helpful to keep in mind while presenting remotely. Roles Roles can be combined depending on the person’s skills.

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How to facilitate remote learning: Part 5 — Apps and games

Jamf on EdTech

To best keep students and educators safe — schools are re-evaluating their teaching practices and learning environments to accommodate an at-home, remote learning experience. In the conclusion of our five-part blog series, we show you how to leverage apps and games to enhance remote learning.

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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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Free access to English and Spanish eBook libraries

eSchool News

Benchmark Education is are now offering free access to their extensive collection of eBooks to families and educators. The library includes books both in English and Spanish for grades K-6 and is accessible to users using nearly any device with internet access. The books are organized by subject and reading level making it easy to find the books that will interest your students while they are reading at home.

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Six Age-Appropriate Books and Resources for Teaching Kids about COVID-19

MindShift

Schools are closed , teachers are adapting to distance learning , and many parents are juggling child care with remote work. Meanwhile, kids are at home navigating lots of news, as well as plenty of hoaxes , about the global pandemic that has radically altered their days. What do they need to know to understand current events without being overwhelmed?

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Free, Emergency Virtual-Learning Resources for Every School

eSchool News

As schools across the United States implement and prepare for school closures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their communities, Britannica is ensuring free, emergency support and virtual-learning classroom resources to every school. Over the past two months, Britannica has been working with its partner schools across the world, as 107 countries have implemented nationwide closures, impacting over 861.

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The Best Potty Training Seats for Toddlers

Fractus Learning

When your little one starts clutching their diaper or shows other signs of being ready, it’s time to purchase the best potty training seat for them. A sudden interest in the bathroom is another sign that [.].

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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.

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Conjuring Up an Almost Perfect History Lesson

MiddleWeb

Recently Sarah Cooper did two lessons with her eighth grade history and civics students that afterward made her stand back and ask: Why did that work out so well? Here she analyzes the women’s suffrage lessons to uncover the key elements of success for future reflection.

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8 Best Potty Training Seat for Toddlers

Fractus Learning

When your little one starts clutching their diaper or shows other signs of being ready, it’s time to purchase the best potty training seat for them. A sudden interest in the bathroom is another sign that [.].

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Full computer science curriculum and coding platform at no cost

eSchool News

During this time, Vidcode would like to support schools in any way they can. As such, they are offering their full coding platform and research-backed computer science curriculum for free to help schools and districts as they plan for potential school closures and student absences. If your school or district is planning a closure for health-related reasons, you can apply to get access to Vidcode’s full computer science curriculum and coding platform at no cost.

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How to Uphold Academic Integrity in Remote Learning

Turnitin

How can you uphold academic integrity when students are not physically in a classroom? We want to offer you our suggestions.?

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks