Neo LMS
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
At the start of a new school year, especially with some unknowns when it comes to whether we will be full in-person or shifting between learning environments, having various tools available as educators is necessary. Teachers are always looking for new strategies or digital tools that will help students better retain the content and promote student engagement and meaningful learning.
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
When it comes to choosing educational technology, K–12 IT leaders have the opportunity — after more than a year of using whatever was available to achieve learning — to choose tools intentionally. Educators, administrators and technology specialists have the chance to take what they’ve learned during remote learning, evaluate what they’ve implemented and decide how they want to move forward with ed tech.
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Ditch That Textbook
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
This post is written by Megan Diede and Kara Risby. Megan and Kara both currently teach primary at Prairie Wind Elementary in Gillette, Wyoming. They are also the founders of IntegratED LLC a framework that challenges teachers to find a new norm and their teaching. “Tick, Toc, Tick, Toc…” How many of you pictured the crocodile from […]. The post Captain of a hook: 10 engaging lesson introduction ideas appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. September. 20% Discount on. School Licenses. for Technology or Keyboarding Curriculum. Ends September 11th. Use Coupon Code kzj8mbnv. Questions? Email askatechteacher@gmail.com. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship c
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EdNews Daily
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
For the third consecutive year, the 2021 National Literacy Summit will take place virtually Tuesday, November 9, 8:30 am until 7 pm. Presented by Achieve3000 and Successful Practices Network, this year’s National Literacy Summit will bring together more than 20 leading experts sharing research, strategies, and insights on the challenges of literacy today in K-12 schools.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Back in 2017, a startup named Coursetune began selling software tailored to a very particular niche: designing curriculum. How that company has grown and changed says a lot about the growth of online programs in higher education. The biggest change for Coursetune happened last week, when Academic Partnerships, a company that helps colleges set up online degree programs, acquired the curriculum-design company.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Teacher Tech
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Automatically have a daily agenda slide added to a Google Slides. The post Magic! Automatic Daily Agenda Google Slides appeared first on Teacher Tech.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic unfolded last year, slowly necessitating the need to bring about unprecedented social isolation and safety measures, in all aspects of daily life. One area that saw the maximum change in mindset was the education sector. Overnight, all schools and universities closed the school buildings for their learners. The educators began stretching their existing abilities, thriving on challenges and seeing failures as a heartening springboard for growth and getting back to find solut
21st Century Educational Technology and Learning
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Welcome to part one on this series based on Computation Thinking. This first post will provide the “what” along with some steps to promote this important practice. The second post will provide a goldmine of resources to get you started with your students. You will not want to miss it! Also, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans .
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The next challenge for educators as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic is safely returning to in-person learning. After over a year of forced shutdowns and adoption of an online workforce and remote learning, the logistics of safely returning to in-person learning are overwhelming. The challenge is even greater with the Delta variant of COVID-19 becoming more prolific, and K-12 districts, colleges, and universities are racing against the clock to figure out what their approach will be this com
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.
Edthena
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
As many schools resume in-person classrooms for student learning, there’s a lot to consider to make the new school year successful. With learning loss on many minds, it’s time to think about the ineffective strategies we should do away with. What should school leaders and teachers stop doing? We talked with Zaretta Hammond about culturally responsive teaching and she had ideas for “small but high leverage changes [that lead to] positive, disruptive innovation” for schools.
N2Y
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Embarking on a new school year, you and your staff may experience both excitement and stress as you help your students establish routines. Families often have questions and emotions surrounding the return to school. A leader’s role includes ensuring that students and families feel welcome, in addition to providing communication about the new year and a successful transition back to school.
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Chronicle Cloud is a teacher focused note taking app that can help with student assessment and learning.
N2Y
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Presenters. Tameeka Jacobs, Professional Learning & Development Specialist. Molly Moser, Content Specialist. To know where your students are going, you have to know where they currently are and where they’ve been. Unique Learning System helps you find this direction with GPS (Goals, Preferences, and Skills). Your growing mastery of GPS will allow you to personalize instructional activities based on data and observation.
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.
Shake Up Learning
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The post How to Add Audio to Google Forms with Mote appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I love the Mote Chrome extension! Did you know you can use Mote to add audio to your Google Forms? Better yet! You can even have students record an audio response in Google Forms! (Must have the extension installed for this to work.). Install Mote here. How to Add Audio to Google Forms with Mote.
N2Y
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Presenters. Anthony Johnson, EdD, Learning & Development Specialist. Donnetta Buggs, Online Professional Learning Manager. We all want our students to develop reading comprehension, the ultimate goal of reading programs and functional literacy tasks. Our experts will show you how to deliver a complete and balanced literacy reading program using Unique Learning System’s Monthly Lessons.
TeachThought - Learn better.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
From place-based education to challenge-based learning, different types of project-based learning symbolize its evolution as a learning model. The post What Are The Different Types Of Project-Based Learning? appeared first on TeachThought.
MIND Research Institute
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Similar to last year, the back to school season may still be embedded with uncertainties and unknowns. But, we have a big advantage in being able to learn from each other’s experiences the previous year! We asked all types of educators (teachers, administrators, support staff, homeschoolers) to share their advice for back to school for the 2021-2022 school year.
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MiddleWeb
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
In "The Middle Grades Mindset: A Lesson Plan from A–Z," Dru Tomlin draws on his success as a principal and teacher leader to share an insightful, easy-to-read reference guide to adolescent learning. Middle level master teacher Cheryl Mizerny feels renewed after reading it. The post A Deep Look into the Middle Grades Mindset first appeared on MiddleWeb.
N2Y
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Four new reports in Unique Learning System give administrators a high‑level view of district performance, ensuring better visibility of n2y solution usage and what everyone values the most: positive student outcomes!
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Silver Spring, Md. (Thursday, September 2, 2021) – To honor the 20 th anniversary of 9/11, Discovery Education and the 9/11 Day nonprofit invite students to join the engaging new 20th Anniversary of 9/11: Paying Tribute Through Good Deeds virtual field trip (VFT). Premiering September 7 th at 1 PM ET, the 20th Anniversary of 9/11: Paying Tribute Through Good Deeds VFT shows students how good deeds can honor the past and build a brighter tomorrow.
MindShift
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Students across Illinois will be able to take up to five excused mental health days starting in January. Under a bill signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker last month, students who decide to take a mental health day will not be required to provide their school with a doctor’s note and will be able to make up any work that was missed on their day off. “Having this now for all students across the state will be really beneficial, especially with what’s going on with COVID,”
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 Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Hybrid Homeschool 101: What is Hybrid Homeschooling and Can I Actually Do It? Part of the LearningRevolution.com “Survive and Thrive!” Series OVERVIEW : This year, the number of parents choosing to homeschool has risen from 5 % of all K – 12 students up to more than 10% (and this does not count the number of students taking advantage of remote learning options from their local school district).
MindShift
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
When Makiyah Hicks was young, her uncle, Jamal Hazel, was killed in her District Heights neighborhood in southwest Maryland. Her father lost a brother and her grandmother, Darlene Hazel, lost her youngest son. Every year since, on her uncle’s birthday, Makiyah and her family visit his grave. Despite the traumatic loss, she says her family and community members mostly avoid conversations about gun violence. “It was always something we were around, but not something that was talked abo
Think Exam
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
According to the research, flexibility is a primary goal for the top management of the organization. The investment in technology is showing a long-term impact on businesses. Flexibility is impacting online testing in recent months. Technology is playing a significant role in the drastic changes we are experiencing, whether it is a need of working from home or the flexibility of computer-based tests.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
In a recent white paper, former Scholastic president of education Margery Mayer dubbed 2021 the “year of speech recognition” in education. And she may be right: A spike in adoption by edtech developers in the first half of this year reflects the recognition that technology holds the potential to not only create more engaging learning experiences for students, but to transform the very practice of early literacy instruction altogether.
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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