Fri.Jul 23, 2021

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9 Websites for Comics in Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to teach writing and storytelling with comics: Book Creator –(iOS/Android) templates to create digital comic books and graphic novels. Canva –for templates. Friendstrip. MakeBeliefsComix. Marvel – Create comic strips and books with Marvel characters. Pixton.com. PlayComic –English or Spanish.

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How Partnerships Drive Innovation and Success for This K–12 District

EdTech Magazine

When 2020 began, who could have predicted the number and scale of changes we’d experience with how and where we work? The pandemic — and IT decisions made in response to it — sent students and educators home almost overnight. It required them to adjust to learning processes that include virtual experiences and multiple devices. In fact, K–12 schools have been among the workplaces most affected by the pandemic-driven evolution in technology, and they’ve been forced to contend with these changes d

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Leadership for Deeper Learning: Excerpt 03

Dangerously Irrelevant

[To celebrate our upcoming book, Leadership for Deeper Learning , I am publishing an excerpt each day for a week before its release. We interviewed leaders at 30 different ‘deeper learning’ schools around the world in 2019 and 2020. We then followed up those interviews with site visits, observations, on-site photographs and videos, and additional conversations.

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Millions of Students With Home Internet Access Still Can’t Get Online

Edsurge

Though about 12 million students in this country still lack any internet access at all—a problem cast into relief during the pandemic—there is good news: That number is steadily shrinking. Multiple studies and surveys have documented the ever-narrowing digital divide. Yet, even as the number of unconnected students declines, there is another group that, for years, has made virtually no headway.

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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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Some colleges ease up on pushing undergrads into picking majors right away

The Hechinger Report

BOULDER, Colo. — Ingrid Dominguez can’t remember why, when she was applying to college, she decided she would major in business. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. “I don’t really know, honestly,” Dominguez said. “Senior year in high school was just, like, ‘You have to decide what you want to do right now.’ ” And picking business “is what everybody else was doing.”.

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6 Key Google Sheets Add-ons for Teachers and Educators

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Below is a collection of some of my favourite Google Sheets add-ons that I believe every teacher and educator should at least be aware of. These are tools that provide you with tons of functionality.read more.

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Quizlet: Best Tips And Tricks For Teaching

techlearning

The best Quizlet tips and tricks are here to make teaching easier and more engaging with the power of flash cards.

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5 sites to lighten the lesson planning load

eSchool News

Teachers’ jobs involve much more than teaching in the classroom or online. Putting together the right materials and resources for student learning is critical–and that’s where the right lesson planning tool can be invaluable. Customized resources, small group activities, and resource organization are all made a bit easier with a little help from lesson planning tools, leaving teachers to spend more active time teaching, giving real-time feedback, and supporting students on an i

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What is Quizlet and How Can I Teach With It?

techlearning

Quizlet is a study set creation tool for students and teachers that gives lots of freedom to create.

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Redesigning, Reimagining, and Rethinking American Education

edWeb.net

Education is just different than it was pre-pandemic—many school leaders think it shouldn’t go back to the way it was before when schools used systems developed in the 20th century. But that doesn’t mean even more changes aren’t needed. In a recent edWebinar , hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , the presenters discussed the findings of the AASA Learning 2025 National Commission and the need to get more students engaged in their own educational e

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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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The Nostalgia Machine-Discover the Music of Your Childhood

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A few days ago I shared with you Radiooo which is a tool that enables you to travel through time and discover popular hits during various temporal eras. In today's post I am sharing with you a.read more.

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How States and Districts Are Using ARPA Funds

techlearning

The use of American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA funds, has been varied across the nation

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When Schools Shut Down In Alaska, These Students Went Moose Hunting

MindShift

Jamin Crow waited silently for the bull moose to turn and face him. In the cold, the teen stood in an open meadow, his gun resting on a branch. He waited and waited and waited. Then the moose turned, and his brother started to yell, “Shoot!” If Crow didn’t shoot, his brother would. So Crow took a deep breath and pulled the trigger. “Your ears are ringing after the gunshot.

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What’s the Right Price for an Online Degree?

Edsurge

I recently came upon a pair of contradictory articles about what colleges will be charging for tuition next academic year: One reporting that Ohio State University found reasons last month to nearly double its online tuition , and another noting that some colleges are in a race to lower tuition. So I wondered: What compels some colleges to double online tuition while others cut theirs?

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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