Ed Tech from the Ground Up
JULY 9, 2018
Top tips for getting the most out of a decision to attend a conference by following up, contacting leads, and using social media. The post Maximize Your Conference Visit: The Real Work Is in the Follow-Up appeared first on Market Brief.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JULY 9, 2018
We recently began the summer session of my new online courses. We announced a scholarship and were so moved by the personal statements and bios that we decided to award a few scholarships for the summer session. Below is the bio and an excerpt from the personal statement of Jamil Ahmed, a teacher from Bangladesh, who was the recipient of the Connected Educators: Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Professional Development course scholarship.
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Edsurge
JULY 9, 2018
Teachers spend hours designing and setting up their classrooms. They arrange cozy reading nooks and construct colorful bulletin boards. They know that when it comes to learning and productivity, space matters. One of EdSurge’s most popular articles described how a teacher used flexible seating to create a classroom that resembled Starbucks, spawning a movement to “ Starbucks your classroom. ” An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that suppo
Teacher Reboot Camp
JULY 9, 2018
We recently began the summer session of my new online courses. We announced a scholarship and were so moved by the personal statements and bios that we decided to award a few scholarships for the summer session. Below is the bio and an excerpt from the personal statement of Dalia Fakash, a teacher from Turkey and Syria, who was the recipient of the Methodologies for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages course scholarship.
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EdTech Magazine
JULY 9, 2018
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Teacher Reboot Camp
JULY 9, 2018
We recently began the summer session of my new online courses. We announced a scholarship and were so moved by the personal statements and bios that we decided to award a few scholarships for the summer session. Below is the bio and an excerpt from the personal statement of Dalia Fakash, a teacher from Turkey and Syria, who was the recipient of the Methodologies for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages course scholarship.
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Teacher Reboot Camp
JULY 9, 2018
We recently began the summer session of my new online courses. We announced a scholarship and were so moved by the personal statements and bios that we decided to award a few scholarships for the summer session. Below is the bio and an excerpt from the personal statement of Jamil Ahmed, a teacher from Bangladesh, who was the recipient of the Connected Educators: Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Professional Development course scholarship.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 9, 2018
Confirmation Bias Really Kills Thinking by Terry Heick What is confirmation bias? Broadly speaking, confirmation bias is the tendency of people to overvalue data that supports their own beliefs. It usually works something like this. Whether based on a fear (e.g., ‘I’m going to lose my job’) or inaccurate and/or incomplete data (e.g., a stereotype), […].
The Hechinger Report
JULY 9, 2018
Rosy Taveras, a kindergarten teacher at P.S. 218 in the Bronx, models fluent and expressive reading. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. BRONX, N.Y. — The end of third grade is a turning point for young readers; it’s where skilled readers take off, finally able to competently read a variety of texts, and struggling readers teeter off track, often unable to ever catch up.
eSchool News
JULY 9, 2018
Inventiveness–the bridge between inventions and innovations–gives students license to use their creative imagination. And today’s classrooms need more of it. During ISTE 2018, educational technologist Kathy Schrock presented a variety of tools and strategies to help boost inventiveness in the classroom. Invention is the creation of a product or the introduction of a process for the first time, while innovation occurs if someone improves on an existing product or process.
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.
TeacherCast
JULY 9, 2018
On this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator Spotlight Series Podcast, we are LIVE from the ISTE Conference from Chicago Illinois. I had the opportunity to learn about what is happening today with Microsoft Education with two great conversations with members of the Microsoft Education team. The post Learn what 20,000 educators were talking about this year at the @MicrosoftEDU booth during the ISTE conference. appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 9, 2018
Chrome browser has a number of interesting educational extensions to enhance your productivity and facilitate your workflow. Over the last few years we have reviewed hundreds of these extensions.
EdTechTeam
JULY 9, 2018
This Spring, I participated in EdTechTeam’s #GrowWithGoogle Challenges with the hopes of getting the final push I needed to try Google’s Applied Digital Skills curriculum in my classroom. As a member of our school’s Tech Team, I recognize the importance of digital skills. As a middle school math teacher, I am not always sure how to best fit these digital skills into the curriculum.
Edsurge
JULY 9, 2018
A company called UniversityNow—which attracted more than $40 million in venture backing and ran an experimental for-profit college—has been sold to the nonprofit National University system, which plans to use the company’s technology platform to deliver its online courses. The merger means that the university operated by UniversityNow—Patten University—will soon cease operations.
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.
eSchool News
JULY 9, 2018
Ed. note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Sworkit Kids. What’s It Like?
Edsurge
JULY 9, 2018
Microcredentials provide an opportunity for educators to pursue focused professional learning at their own pace, and on their own schedules. But they also raise a lot of questions for teachers and schools. It’s an exciting and daunting topic. This online panel discussion, originally recorded on May 30, 2018, covers what you need to know and how to make the most of microcredentials.
eSchool News
JULY 9, 2018
[ Editor’s note : This is the 11th installment in Jennifer Abrams’ ‘Personal Development’ column for eSchool News. In her columns, Abrams focuses on leadership skills for anyone working in a school or district. Read more about the column here.] . In 1995, Robert Kegan, now emeritus professor at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, wrote a book entitled In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life.
Edsurge
JULY 9, 2018
Edtech is an investment, but how do you know if the investment you made is actually getting results? In this webinar we will focus on the key criteria you need to think about when evaluating the efficacy of edtech products before, during and after a rollout. This online panel discussion on how districts can set themselves up for edtech success was originally recorded on June 20th, 2018.
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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
Shake Up Learning
JULY 9, 2018
The post 5 Augmented and Virtual Reality Creation Tools for Students appeared first on Shake Up Learning. 5 Augmented and Virtual Reality Creation Tools for Students. This guest post was written by Brian and Jennifer Cauthers. Inside this post are 5 augmented and virtual reality creation tools for students! Imagine holding the solar system in your hand and being able to walk around the planets.
Edsurge
JULY 9, 2018
“Data is important but what it drove us to do is far more important.”. Karen Vignare Across the nation, colleges and universities are pursuing innovative solutions to support student success. Many of these initiatives employ tools and approaches involving data analytics. This on-demand webinar was recorded on April 25th, 2018. In this webinar, we explore: How analytics are being used to improve student success.
eSchool News
JULY 9, 2018
I’ve been very fortunate to travel the world and work in classrooms in the United States, Australia, Asia, and the U.K., and have seen phenomenal teaching everywhere I go. However, administrators tell me the challenge is how to effectively take that practice and scale it for every teacher in the district. How do we apply that brilliance across year levels, subject areas, and student demographics?
The Hechinger Report
JULY 9, 2018
Students need to be able to express themselves; the freedom to do so is not only a question of their intellectual development but also one of human rights. School kids may well rebel at the rules. They may challenge authority, or, God forbid, even resist. But punishing students for their political beliefs or their opinion of their school is to chastise developmentally appropriate behavior.
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.
ProfHacker
JULY 9, 2018
As we casually dip our toes back into regular posting after a week to accommodate the midweek American holiday + realities of summer, it makes sense to start out small. itty bitty , in fact. itty bitty is a service that renders a web page–even an entire (simple) app –entirely within the link itself. In other words, this link contains within it the first paragraph of Paul Clifford , compressed via the Lempel-Ziv-Markov algorithm, which if you tell me is a real thing I’ll believe
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 9, 2018
Librarians do an amazing job at school. They are entrusted with various educational tasks.
MiddleWeb
JULY 9, 2018
It is not easy for students to research today, or to read with a critical eye. Yet these are the very skills they need in an internet-driven world. In a new MiddleWeb column, teacher-author Jeremy Hyler shares tips that can make research writing more fun and efficient.
Teacher Tech
JULY 9, 2018
Press V to Toggle Grid View List view or Grid view in Google Drive. Both are helpful! List view shows a text list of your documents. Grid view shows a visual tile of your documents. Toolbar Icon There is a toolbar icon to toggle list view and grid view. It is the 4 squares under […]. The post Google Drive: Press V appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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.
EmergingEdTech
JULY 9, 2018
It is well documented that there is a correlation between education and income. Well-educated people tend to earn more than uneducated people do. Increasing global access to education should serve to. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
techlearning
JULY 9, 2018
A new cohort of school principals is emerging across the country, according to a report released today by Blackboard and Project Tomorrow. These school leaders, “New Learning Leaders,” are rethinking instructional practices, providing a bold vision for the future of their schools, leading by example and supporting their teachers through this transition.
Reading By Example
JULY 9, 2018
As a reading interventionist, I am required to administer a universal screening tool to kindergarten through second grade students three times per school year. Screening tools are considered an important part of Response to Intervention (RTI)/Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS). The idea is that when we screen all students we are able to see the impact of our instruction and identify students who are not progressing at the same rate as their on-grade level peers.
techlearning
JULY 9, 2018
Prezi Classic Stylish presentation creator with a unique 3D zooming effect Pros: Attractive, easy-to-use, built-in templates produce professional looking presentations; free upgraded account for teachers. Cons: No easy import for audio files, and, without solid content, the animation can seem gimmicky or distracting. Bottom Line: An elegant, flexible alternative to other online slide software tools, but it requires some finesse to make the effective use of the features and infinite canvas. [ Pro
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