Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Coding–that geeky subject that confounds students and frightens teachers. Yet, kids who can code are better at logical thinking and problem solving, more independent and self-assured, and more likely to find a job when they graduate. In fact, according to Computer Science Education , by 2020 , there will be 1.4 million coding jobs and only 400,000 applicants.
Catlin Tucker
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Who doesn’t love a colorful word cloud? But what I don’t love is the time it takes to input all of the words to create one. My motto is that students should do the work in our classroom, not me. Well, I work a little, but I don’t want to do the lion’s share of the work. The person doing the work is doing the learning, so my students do the heavy lifting in our classroom.
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EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez A new report finds teachers are more successful at changing classrooms when they have support from schools and districts.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
In this 2015 photo, fifth graders collaborated on a Rube Goldberg machine in a Pennsylvania elementary school. The United States ranks much higher in collaborative problem-solving than in individual academic achievement, according to PISA results. Photo: Chris Berdik. The United States may be known for its rugged individualism. But it turns out American teens are, surprisingly, much better at group collaboration than at individual academic work.
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The CoolCatTeacher
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Joe Mazza on episode 201 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Joe Mazza shares how parents can help students have empathy and become empowered changemakers in the face of tragedy. In this special show, we give tips to parents and teachers about things they can do this season to help kids serve others affected by a tragedy.
The Journal
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Personal computing devices are entering the K-12 classroom at a dramatically increased rate. Using those computers to support personalized learning is definitely in the cards. However, we urge those in charge: remember your Dewey — "education is a social process" — and use those computers for social learning as well!
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Ditch That Textbook
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Students carry these high-tech devices to school in their pockets all the time. Cell phones. The mobile devices so many students are equipped with have plenty of processing power — and plenty of potential to amplify learning. It’s so easy to shut them off. Put them in a shoe holder. Confine them to the lockers. […].
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read the original version here. As policymakers, administrators, and teachers, we want the children in our classrooms to be happy, of course. But how much does their happiness really matter when it comes to learning? According to a new study by HGSE lecturer Christina Hinton , Ed.D.’12, the answer is clear: It matters a lot.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Despite progress in integrating American schools following the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, U.S. schools are less diverse today than in the 1960s. But as schools have grown more homogenous, our country has only become increasingly diverse. Struck by this contrast, a number of school leaders in the NewSchools portfolio have taken up the challenge to create schools that reflect the “melting pot” that is America.
TeachThought - Learn better.
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
15 Questions To Ask When Introducing New Content To Students by Terry Heick It just might be that in a society where information is abundant, thinking habits are more important than knowledge. Somewhere beneath wisdom and above the ‘things’ a student knows. Laws of economics say that scarcity increases value. It’s no longer information that’s scarce, […].
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.
Tech Helpful
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
A nalyst- Educators understand and use data to drive their instruction and support students in achieving their learning goals. Educators: Provide alternative ways for students to demonstrate competency and reflect on their learning using technology. Use technology to design and implement a variety of formative and summative assessments that accommodate learner needs, provide timely feedback to students and inform instruction.
TeachThought - Learn better.
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
5 Easy Ways To Engage Students In Learning by Rachelle Dene Poth As a teacher, I am always looking out for new ideas, tools, and innovative methods to engage more students in learning. Here are five ideas that I tried during the past few weeks as I sought different ways to have students connect, […]. The post 5 Easy Ways To Engage Students In Learning appeared first on TeachThought.
Education Superhighway
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Merritt, a rural school district in a tight-knit community, wraps around three sides of Elk County, Oklahoma.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Schools that serve Native American students have a history of failure. Fewer than a third of students scored above average on math and reading tests compared to peers nationwide, according to a study commissioned by the Bureau of Indian Education. In 2006, the Native American Community Academy (NACA) launched as a charter school in Albuquerque with the aim of increasing college enrollment in tribal communities, partly by incorporating native culture into the curriculum.
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.
ProfHacker
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Photo by Grace McLeod, used with permission. The 11 Reticulites arrive at the University of Chicago campus in search of the parasite. This fall, orientation at the University of Chicago took on some unexpected dimensions: new undergraduate students found themselves searching for an alternate-dimensional portal while they were finding their way around campus.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Concerns around finding highly-qualified teachers and principals plague today’s district superintendents, according to a new Gallup poll. Two-thirds of district superintendents in a new survey said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing , and 43 percent said new principal candidates are decreasing. Participating district superintendents tended to rate their districts as less effective at recruiting talented teachers and principals than they are at selecting, developing and re
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
November 28, 2017 Below are two handy visuals we published awhile ago featuring what we think are some of the best educational web tools and iPad apps curated specifically for librarians. The web.read more.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Through a partnership with nonprofit Nextech and a collaboration with Apple, the Metropolitan School District (MSD) of Decatur Township in Indiana became the first school district in the state to implement a K-12 Computer Science Pathway. MSD of Decatur Township is a diverse, nationally recognized school district that uses an innovative and personalized, small-learning community approach.
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The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Angelina Salgado, a toddler room teacher, reads a book about colors aloud in the toddler room at the Phoenix, Ariz., branch of a model program for young children called Educare. Most state child care regulations do not require educational activities like reading aloud. Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. This story is part of a series that looks at what makes the 2-year-old year so critical and what could be done to better support toddlers in America.
MindShift
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Flexible seating in classrooms has become popular over the past few years as educators try to make school feel like a welcoming place with different kinds of spaces for different types of learning. Frustrated with static rows of clunky desks, some teachers have taken to rearranging their rooms, bringing in furniture from home, and generally trying to shake up the way classrooms feel by paying attention to lighting, color and clutter.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
The Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Too often, our education system sends the one in five children with learning and attention issues into the world without the skills they need to succeed. These students are as smart as their peers but they are surrounded by the false perception that they are lazy and incapable. When others wrongly perceive them as unintelligent and hold them to lower standards, self-doubt sets in and self-confidence diminishes.
Gaggle Speaks
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Archiving and retention laws are continually evolving at both the state and federal levels. With that ever-changing landscape, it’s important to know the rules and regulations as well as specific mandates for your school district. Organizations, including school districts, are being driven now, more than ever, by digital communication. We don’t just see a trend towards more retention but an expectation.
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.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Members of the BizTech Challenge winning team (from left to right): Rashad Pierre, senior, business management major; Nathan Morrison, senior, mechanical engineering and supply chain management; Ashley Lewis, sophomore, electrical engineering; and Polite Stewart, Jr., senior, mechanical engineering and physics. “I couldn’t go back and forth without dying,” said Nathan Morrison, a senior at Southern University who is majoring in mechanical engineering and supply chain management.
Fractus Learning
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
What about college readiness? I hear this from time to time during workshops as we discuss things like lesson structure, homework, grading, student ownership, or even multiple attempts on assignments. Whenever an educator wants to continue […].
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
The post See How Awe-Inspiring — And Awful — 2 Year Olds Can Be appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Marketplace K-12
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
After a recent decline in quarterly revenues, Scholastic Education overhauling its executive team and boosting its sales force. The post Scholastic Education Revamps Its Executive Leadership Team appeared first on Market Brief.
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.
EdTechTeam
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
You know that feeling you hope to instill in your students…that ideal scenario where they leave your classroom with the desire to learn more, and then they actually act on it and come back to you with some newly acquired knowledge about the topic, eager to discuss it further? That’s the exact feeling I had after attending Charity Helman’s ‘20 Time’ workshop at the EdTechTeam Google Summit this summer.
Marketplace K-12
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
European private equity firm IK Investment Partners has agreed to acquire Studienkreis GmbH, a provider of tutoring services in Germany. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Fusion Education, HopSkipDrive Raise Funds appeared first on Market Brief.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
The 2017 Global Education Conference finished on November 16th, and it was a wonderful event. Over the four days of the conference, we had 4,354 registered attendees from 138 countries, 120 sessions, 26 keynote speakers, and an am azing amount of global learning and fun. The conference sessions recordings are accessible here. Note that you need to be a member and logged into the conference site (all free, of course).
Shake Up Learning
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
The post How to Package Your Digital Assignments appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Save Time and Your Sanity by Packaging Your Online Assignments! Don’t miss out on one of the BEST things about blended learning and managing assignments online! Save yourself valuable instructional time and that oh so elusive teacher sanity by packaging your assignments so that students have EVERYTHING they need in one place.
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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