Teacher Reboot Camp
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Social bookmarking apps have leveled up research. With social bookmarking tools students can collect, categorize, curate, and tag resources. Many are free! I have listed some of my favorites for students and teachers below. Social bookmarking makes research fun, engaging, and collaborative.
Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 14, 2020
I was going to update this list from last year but when I checked around, my fellow teachers had the same holiday wishes, just tweaked for current circumstances: Holiday gifts for teachers are a challenge. If your child has many teachers, it’s difficult to find a personalized gift for each that is both affordable and valued. For me, as a teacher, I am always happy with a gift certificate that works anywhere but there are time-proven ways to get more creative than a gift that sounds like &#
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Teacher Reboot Camp
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! This year video conferencing has been the way many teachers deliver instruction. This is very different than in class instruction. If you miss the level of engagement and presence in your physical classes, then you will love using the three tools below. These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Learning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. As some schools reopen, edtech product use declines. And “non-traditional” students appear more okay with remote online learning than their “traditional” peers. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Learning Loss in Math Exceeds Reading By Any Measure Let’s get this out of the way up front: there is no shortage of surveys, analyses and other reports on pandemic learning loss among K-12 students who have suffered shuttered schools
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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.
Teacher Tech
DECEMBER 14, 2020
I was playing around in Google Jamboard (jam.new) trying out random keyboard combinations to see what keyboard shortcuts exist besides Control V for paste. I found the ability to add a new sticky note and to view the version history. New Sticky Note Control Alt Shift P Start a new sticky note in Jamboard with […]. The post ???? Jamboard – Version History and Sticky Note Shortcuts appeared first on Teacher Tech.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 14, 2020
In a flipped classroom, students watch video lectures before class and use class time to work on assignments and group projects. It’s “flipped” because it’s the opposite of the traditional structure in which students first learn from a teacher’s in-class instruction. Advocates believe that students learn more when class time is spent actively learning instead of passively listening.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 14, 2020
In this post we are sharing with you this excellent resource from Google for Education which together with the previous resources we shared earlier can help you remotely teach your kids coding. CS.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 14, 2020
2020 has challenged the U.S. education system in ways we never thought possible. Remote learning has uncovered many issues with the education system in the United States, including decreased child abuse reports by up to 50 percent (though, under normal circumstances, child abuse and neglect actually increases during times of crisis and instability) (Callahan & Mink, 2020).
MiddleWeb
DECEMBER 14, 2020
The 2016 Gallup Poll of Students asked nearly a million tweens and teens in grades 5-12 about engagement in learning. The results were not encouraging, writes author Patti Drapeau. Teachers need to move beyond the "what" of engagement to focus on the “why.”.
Testpress
DECEMBER 14, 2020
November had been a busy month for us. We packed a bunch of new and exciting features. These make the learning management system more useful for you in creating content students. SEO Settings You can now customize the meta title and description of your landing page. This will help you to position your portal better in Google Search results. SEO settings are available in the Settings -> SEO Settings page.
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.
N2Y
DECEMBER 14, 2020
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently published an article about the loss of instruction and academic learning during the elearning precipitated by the global pandemic—which is not a shock to any educator or parent. Remote learning was implemented with minimal training or planning when the pandemic struck. The AAP also explored the impact of social distancing and elearning on students’ mental health.
edWeb.net
DECEMBER 14, 2020
This year, more than ever, the pandemic has shown how committed, innovative, and resilient educators are in teaching and supporting their students, and has shown how much more work is needed to provide all students with an equitable education and opportunity in life. Thank you to everyone who has presented, attended, and sponsored on edWeb this year, and for your engagement in our global community – now 1 million strong.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 14, 2020
In what has been an unprecedented and challenging year for schools across the U.S., educators now have access to new, no-cost digital content that supports their own and their students’ emotional resiliency from Ready, Set, RISE!, a unique virtual resource from Kaiser Permanente , Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation), and Discovery Education.
EmergingEdTech
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Few professions have been untouched by the rapid innovation and transformation of technology – and speech-language pathology is no exception. When digital tools and technologies are used. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
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
DECEMBER 14, 2020
The Social Institute today announced that it has expanded its pioneering social-emotional learning curriculum to meet the needs of fourth grade students, available beginning in January of 2021. The developmentally appropriate lessons come after requests from schools, and will focus on The Social Institute’s Seven Social Standards , which serve as a set of guiding principles for social media and tech use.
edWeb.net
DECEMBER 14, 2020
By Eileen Belastock. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. For the last seven months of 2020, school districts have gone through extreme changes regarding how learning is happening in a pandemic-induced educational environment. In a recent edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by Project Tomorrow , Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Christina Fleming, Vice President of Blackboard K12, presented the Speak Up 2019-2020 National Findings titled Digital Learning During the P
Kathy Schrock
DECEMBER 14, 2020
FlexClip is an online video editor with lots of great features and tons of assets! You can use the included templates or create your video from scratch. You can also import a video you already have made and edit and customize it in many ways. This video maker/creation site does it all! TEMPLATES FlexClip has over 40 video template categories including templates for birthday wishes, technology, holidays, marketing, education, Instagram, TikTok and everything in-between.
Turnitin
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Some strategies for situations where well-intentioned adults may have crossed the line between being supportive and actually doing their student’s work.
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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
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Kandis, Cooper and Rob Seaver stand for a portrait at their apartment complex in Austin, Texas, on Dec. 8, 2020. Credit: Tamir Kalifa for HuffPost. Hayden, 12, had been having panic attacks about school even before a letter arrived at his home last month, threatening legal action for his alleged absences from distance learning. This story also appeared in HuffPost.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 14, 2020
In a grim year, the month of November was one of the grimmest for the United States. On Nov. 9, the country recorded its 10 millionth COVID-19 case, up from 9 million only ten days earlier. By month’s end, the 7-day rolling average of daily cases had doubled , from over 80,000 on Nov. 1 to more than 160,000 after Thanksgiving. The virus claimed lives at an alarming rate, with more than 2,000 daily deaths reported for the first time since the spring.
MindShift
DECEMBER 14, 2020
There’s no handbook for how to raise teenagers during a pandemic. Adolescents are struggling for valid reasons and many parents are grappling with how to support their teens while also navigating their own pressing concerns. . Katie Hurley, an adolescent psychotherapist and author of the new book, “A Year Of Positive Thinking For Teens,” says that in her practice, she has seen the toll of these last several months.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 14, 2020
ADELPHI, Md. — When Nando was in the fourth grade, his older brother was killed by gangs in El Salvador. His mother was terrified for his safety, so Nando stopped going to school. For years, he stayed indoors. This story also appeared in WAMU. “It felt like prison,” he said. Nando’s family struggled to put food on the table. They grew increasingly desperate.
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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