Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The rise of the knowledge economy is driving a tectonic shift in the nature of work—and in the education ecosystem that prepares learners for their careers. Old and new players are rethinking how, what and where people learn, and, in particular, how to master the digital skills that are increasingly vital to jobs in a widening swathe of industries. But there is a disconnect between the skills that students are being taught and those that employers require, and we face the stark prospect that one

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

As Director of Professional Learning Systems for Tennessee’s Department of Education, I have the privilege of being able to witness teachers get excited to learn a skill they not only need to learn, but want to learn, and in the way best suited for their unique learning style. Through micro-credentials, the number of teachers experiencing this type of powerful professional learning is increasing.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

By Jamie Trujillo By standardizing Microsoft devices and solutions, GOAL Academy can now focus on helping students of all levels succeed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Need a few websites and apps to fill in sponge time? Here are Thanksgiving websites that will keep students busy and still teach them: Canadian Thanksgiving. Online/Offline Thanksgiving activities. Plimoth Plantation –a field trip of a Pilgrim’s life. Included on this real-life site is a video of the Pilgrim’s crossing to the New World. Starfall–Silly Turkey.

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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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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

When most people think of virtual reality (VR), video-gaming is probably the first thought that comes to mind. VR has the ability to provide an alternate universe, an escape from the mundane via computer-generated simulations of realistic, three-dimensional environments and images. In recent years, many schools have entertained the theory that VR improves education.

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Battelle for Kids

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Last month, I attended the Panasonic Foundation Leadership Associates Program in New Orleans and was delighted to see the dedication to 21st century learning being demonstrated by the attending school districts. A principal way the Foundation pursues its mission of “breaking the links between race, poverty, and educational outcomes by improving the academic and social success of ALL students” is through forming long-term partnerships with like-minded K-12 school districts, and providing direct a

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Education Elements

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

When I was in high school I had a fantastic U.S. history teacher who demanded that we each complete an independent research paper on the 1960’s at the end of the year. I got to choose the topic and knew that I’d have to develop a thesis, and I knew the defense of that thesis would have to be sourced from far more than textbooks - it had me scouring local libraries and whatever I could find on Webcrawler at the time (my friend told me about a site called Google that was pretty good but I thought

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

We’ve all heard it before: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” That famous idiom (or is it a cliche?) first appeared in a 1911 newspaper and has been widely used since. In today’s society, however, the phrase has taken on a whole new meaning. Using images instead of text to convey ideas—known as “picting”—is becoming the norm among today’s digital-first students.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Growing The Whole Teacher: Mental Health In Education contributed by Jean Miller, Ph.D. & Sharon Hastings, Ed.D Today, the role of teachers is expanding to include more duties and responsibilities than ever before, including building emotionally strong and healthy students. However, society often neglects to address or even discuss the mental and emotional well-being of […].

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In its 48-year history, Curriculum Associates has acquired only one company. That count will now double, thanks to the addition of a small team that has navigated the twists and turns in the educational gaming market over the past seven years. The North Billerica, Mass.-based developer of instructional and assessment materials has acquired San Francisco startup Motion Math , which offers a suite of nine educational games focused on math and problem-solving.

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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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

One in 68 children in the U.S. has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As an occupational therapist, I’ve seen firsthand how ASD makes life-changing impacts on a child’s ability to succeed in life and school, builds barriers for teachers trying to provide instruction, and creates hardship for families. To help these students and their families, I created the Margow Model, which teaches practitioners, educators, and parents how to manage the difficulties experienced by the ASD-affected child using in

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

It’s a pivotal time for artificial intelligence in higher education. More instructors are experimenting with adaptive-learning systems in their classrooms. College advising systems are trying to use predictive analytics to increase student retention. And the infusion of algorithms is leading to questions—ethical questions and practical questions and philosophical questions—about how far higher education should go in bringing in artificial intelligence, and who decides what the algorithms should

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

November 8, 2017 For those of you using Macs in their teaching here is a collection of some good educational apps you should definitely try out. This list contains apps curated from featured apps in.read more.

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Teacher Tech

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Right Click on Slides When using Google Slides the tiny slide preview on the left-hand side is called the filmstrip. Clicking on any of the slides in the filmstrip takes you to that slide. However, you can also right-click on the slides to get some nifty options. Paste You can copy slides from one presentation […]. The post Google Slides: Right Click on the Filmstrip appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Step right up to see impressive iPad and iPhone tips and tricks! Learn stunts like annotating photos without an app, compelling Siri to flip a coin, conjuring up keywords on a page, hearing highlighted text, making clutter on web pages vanish, closing all Safari tabs in the blink of an eye…the magic at your fingertips seems limitless. So many secrets are unleashed below!

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

November 8, 2017 Quizlet Diagram Maker is a free tool from Quizlet that allows students to learn in a visual way. Students can easily create diagrams using images and text. They can add annotations,read more.

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Gaggle Speaks

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Access to Chromebooks has increased 52% for students in grades 6-8 and 100% in high schools nationwide over the past two years, according to Project Tomorrow Speak Up 2016. As we continue to provide devices to 21st-century learners, we’re also giving them access to powerful communication and collaboration tools like G Suite for Education and Office 365.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Maker culture is going mainstream. The maker industry is projected to grow to more than $8 billion by 2020, and with the maker movement infiltrating classrooms, after-school clubs and homes, it’s no wonder. But where is the maker movement strongest? A new report from robotics and open-source hardware provider DFRobot aims to find out by analyzing DIY-labeled products hosted on Kickstarter.

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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

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TeachThought - Learn better.

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Drew Perkins talks with Wayne Skipper, CEO and Founder of Concentric Sky about open badging, micro-credentialing and education and learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Concentric Sky: web site, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube Badgr, Twitter InstructureCon Gamification video Light at Play Wired Magazine:The Great Tech Panic: Robots Won’t Take All Our Jobs Octalysis: Complete Gamification Framework Edward Tufte – Data Visualization […].

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Washington, D.C. – West Front Plaza and façade of the U.S. Supreme court building. Photo: © Mark Reinstein via ZUMA Wire. Many parents heralded this year’s Supreme Court decision on Endrew F. v. Douglas County Schools as a victory over school districts in the perpetual struggle concerning the rights of students with disabilities. Central to the case was question of whether an Individualized Education Program is adequate.

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

As education stands at the moment, exams are part of the curriculum. While this might change in the future, for the moment we as teachers need to ready our students for the stress and slog of […].

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Parent involvement is highly significant in the lives of children. “Ongoing research shows that family engagement in schools improves student achievement, reduces absenteeism, and restores parents’ confidence in their children’s education” (Garcia & Thornton, 2014). According to Garcia and Thornton, students with involved parents or other caregivers earn higher grades and test scores, have better social skills, and show improved behavior.

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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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Marketplace K-12

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The acquisition of Motion Math is just the second in Curriculum Associates' history -- and a sign of the burgeoning interest in games as instructional tools. The post Curriculum Associates Brings Game Developer Into the Fold appeared first on Market Brief.

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MiddleWeb

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Successful Group Work can help teachers provide structure within groups of students to help classrooms run more smoothly, says teacher Stacey Knighton. It's most likely to be useful to a beginning teacher or someone just starting to do collaborative team work.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of 25 students or more can still be a challenge. What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning? In “ Adaptive Literacy Learning 101 ,” presenters reviewed findings from Tech & Learning’s 2017 survey on adaptive learning and highlighted key points that everyone sho

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MiddleWeb

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Sixth grade ELA and social studies teacher Kathee Lamberies expects she will be using Teaching Literacy in the Visible Learning Classroom from Fisher, Frey, Hattie and Thayre and tabbing its pages for years to come. It is likely to become her new “bible” of teaching!

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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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techlearning

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Clean design and sophisticated resources make for a unique collection of projects to get kids thinking and innovating.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

High school social studies teacher Peter Paccone shares how his students have “stepped up”, and why he is pointing them to the KQED Youth Media Challenge. This fall, KQED launched a Youth Media Challenge. The topic? Something I’ve been passionate about and have encouraged my students to be passionate about, as well: Stepping Up. It’s a message I deliver often in my classroom: Step up.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Imagine that – somehow – you’ve never used the internet before. A good friend and long-time internet user finds this out and begins trying to describe to you how awesome the internet is. However, for some inexplicable reason, all of his arguments for why you should be on the internet focus on cost. While it is absolutely true that each of these services is cheaper than its pre-internet counterpart, cost is far and away the least interesting thing about any of them.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The CEO of Strayer Education, Karl McDonnell, admits that some of Strayer University’s online courses were boring and monotonous—essentially narration over slides bearing clip-art. So the for-profit is expanding an effort to apply techniques from Hollywood storytelling to its course materials. The move is part of a trend—led by for-profit providers but done by some traditional colleges as well—to glitz up course materials, in some cases bringing in celebrity guests.

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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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