The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Jennifer Scott on episode 367 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Jennifer Scott saves her school tens of thousands as they make their yearbook with Google Slides. She’ll also announce a giveaway of her new course that teaches you how to do it. Let’s dig into making yearbooks with Google Slides!
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Take Steps to Make Modern Learning Spaces A Reality. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 09/24/2018 - 12:00. Imagine the perfect learning environment for your students. What would it look like? Would there be books, Chromebooks , interactive screens , comfortable chairs? Would there be a space for students to collaborate on projects or for them to work alone? Would the typical rows of chairs from days past give way to children on the floor of a makerspace , coding for robots and being creators?
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The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
A sponsored Post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Advancement Courses is a fantastic option for flexible, affordable professional development Advancement Courses are self-paced and not tied to a semester or physical classroom, so you can study anywhere. I’ve blogged about them before. Currently, Advancement Courses in partnership with DonorsChoose.org is working to help students and teaches in need.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
The national network of Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) has grown substantially in the past few years. Today, the network includes 25 clusters in as many cities, stretching from New York to San Diego. EdClusters across the country are harnessing the talents of researchers, educators, policy-makers, and nonprofit leaders, all collaborating to improve education outcomes for students.
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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.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Two years ago, my oldest son graduated from high school. I watched proudly as he used his self-determination skills to choose a major and enroll at a college that was an eight-hour drive from home. I stood back and watched. as he failed miserably. He returned home after just one semester at college. I thought he was well-prepared for the transition to life after high school, but soon realized I was wrong.
TeachThought - Learn better.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
8 Types Of Imagination by TeachThought Staff Imagination is critical to innovation and learning–but what exactly is it? Dr. Murray Hunter of the University of Malaysia Perlis explains that imagination is, in part, about filling in gaps in our knowledge. “Imagination is the ability to form mental images, phonological passages, analogies, or narratives of something […].
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
More group work was associated with greater individual gains in a new study. Photo: Tara García Mathewson. When I first became an education journalist back in 2011, there was a lot of talk about individualized instruction, particularly by using educational software to tailor subjects for each student. I visited many elementary and middle schools where students, with bulging headphones wrapped over their heads, stared at separate computers, each learning something different at the same moment.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of software tools for students with sensory or learning disabilities. Speech synthesis in particular is benefiting from deep learning technologies, which are used to generate speech that sounds like a human voice.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
These are some smart calculator apps to help you and your students conduct complicated mathematical calculations. Besides the traditional calculating operations, these apps offer interesting features.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
The following is the first full installment of the new EdSurge advice column about teaching in higher education. You can pose a question for a future column here. How can I best support students with very poor writing skills when the class is not one specifically focused on writing? I'm already encouraging them to use the Writing Center and giving feedback that highlights one or two specific grammar/ clarity issues to focus on.
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
In the context of helping students enhance their writing skills and after we have reviewed some very good websites in this regard, we are sharing with you this curated selection of some of our.
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
"Self-paced instruction or learning is any kind of instruction that proceeds based on learner response. The content itself can be curriculum, corporate training, technical tutorials, or any other subject that does not require the immediate response of an instructor. Self-paced instruction is constructed in such a way that the learner proceeds from one topic or segment to the next at their own speed.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
There’s no arguing the importance of STEM education, but schools and districts don’t always have the money for “extra” STEM activities for students or teachers. That’s where grants come into the picture–an enterprising educator can snag extra funding or additional resources for classroom STEM projects and can help students do the same.
TeacherCast
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Nick discuss our latest post "The Great Learning Management System Debate" and share several ways that Tech Coaches can assist their school districts in creating a digital learning environment in all classrooms. The post How To Train Your Teachers To Provide Digital Instruction using a Learning Management System appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
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
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Personality tests are fun. Some people derive valuable insights from them. Others simply use them to validate what they already know about themselves. Most just like to see which category they fall in so they can compare, contrast, and laugh about it with others. That’s kind of the idea behind Advancing K12 ’s latest experiment: The EdLeader Personality Test.
TeacherCast
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Nick discuss our latest post "The Great Learning Management System Debate" and share several ways that Tech Coaches can assist their school districts in creating a digital learning environment in all classrooms. The post How To Train Your Teachers To Provide Digital Instruction using a Learning Management System appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. Subscribe today! When school started last month, two south Mississippi high schools and a school in Mobile, Alabama had something new to boast about: a state-of-the-art welding and machinery lab with equipment and gear hand-picked by Mississippi-based military shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII).
100mentors
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
As teachers, you hear the term student voice all the time. It’s a concept that is at the heart of teaching both in concept and practice – it’s the reason you do what you do. In particular, striving to educate IB learners requires an understanding not only of how to recognize opportunities for student voice in your classroom , but also a need to empower students to actualize this voice.
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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
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Teresa Williams grew up in a low-income neighborhood in East St. Louis, IL. Her mom worked as a nurse’s aide, and Teresa aspired to be a doctor. Her best shot was attending Washington University in St. Louis, a private university with a strong academic reputation that wasn’t too far from home. Teresa expected there wouldn’t be many people at Washington University who shared her background, but she didn’t expect to feel so alone.
iLearn Technology
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
What it is: ClassPad is free online software that lets you digitize your math scratch paper. You can create original teaching materials for the math classroom quickly and easily. With ClassPad, you can quickly add mathematical formulas, graphs, spreadsheets, and geometry sheets to share with your students (and other teachers). ClassPad can be accessed from tablets and computers.
MiddleWeb
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
STEM curriculum expert Anne Jolly shares her enthusiasm for the free teaching resources available through the PBS platform Design Squad Global. Jolly highlights the engineering-oriented lessons and DSG's new Global Clubs that involve kids in Inventing for a Sustainable Future.
Graphite Blog
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
English-language learners (ELLs) come into our classrooms with a wide variety of specific and unique needs for language acquisition. It's hard to talk about them all as one group -- ELLs represent a diverse range of students in every sense. It's needless to say: Working with ELLs is often challenging and also highly rewarding. Because there are so many apps and edtech tools available today, you might expect to find lots of them made specifically for ELL, bilingual, or dual-immersion clas
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 Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Anyone with an adult child with special needs knows how hard they can fall after they leave high school and no longer have that safety net. In school, academic and other cognitive tests are used to bring tutors, therapists and other academic supports to students who need them. After high school, all they get are standardized tests, which play a far different role.
Fractus Learning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
I’ve always wondered what would have happened if I discovered NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) when I was still at school. If you ever desired writing a book but aren’t sure if you could, then NaNoWriMo […].
EmergingEdTech
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
The Growing Number of Young Students in Online Schools Need to Have Opportunities to Connect Socially and Develop Vital Social Skills For many children, a large part of their socialization comes from. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” – Billy Graham Think: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, or Star Wars, every good quest-adventure story has a team of contributors, each with a special skill set that contributes to the team’s successes. They fumble about lampooning the human experience on their way to epic saga-like success.
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.
Cycles of Learning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Before every major assessment I like to facilitate review activities in class. That being said, I can only handle the Kahoot theme song so much, play so many games of "Chemistry Jeopardy" , or figure out another variation of Periodic Table Battleship to satisfy review of the whatever skills we are learning that topic. Not that there is anything wrong with the above games, or the myriad of variations.
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
A new tech start-up is allowing parents to communicate constructive feedback to schools in the simple form of a text message. Possip—so named from a mashup of positive gossip—was created by a former educator and public school parent based in Nashville, Tenn. Shani Dowell, whose own children are in kindergarten and third grade, realized that parents often talk amongst themselves about what’s happening at school, but that the information rarely makes it back to the administration—unless an issue b
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
At SXSW EDU 2018, The Christensen Institute’s Director of Education Research, Julia Freeland Fisher, reveals innovative schools that are creating learning models that strengthen teacher-student relationships, and emerging edtech tools that promise to expand students’ networks to experts and mentors from around world. Julia’s current research focuses on emerging tools and practices that leverage technology to radically expand who students know–their stock of “social capital”–by enhancing their ac
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
TIME for Kids Kid-friendly news/info resource can help boost brain power Pros: Well-written articles, including ones written by kids their age, can help students learn about dozens of topics. Cons: Teachers must provide insight and feedback to personalize the experience; kids can't post comments, which increases safety but limits discussion. Bottom Line: News content is presented in a digestible format, which, along with educator guidance, can help kids learn about key current events and other t
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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