The CoolCatTeacher
MAY 31, 2018
Elizabeth Merce on episode 321 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Moving clips in kindergarten can not only embarrass children but can cause privacy concerns. There are alternatives! Kindergarten teacher, Elizabeth Merce, urges teachers to “ditch the clips” and shares what you can do instead.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 31, 2018
Review: K–12 Classroom Furniture Gets Flexible with the Ergotron LearnFit. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 05/31/2018 - 15:28. A major trend in education is flexible seating, so Ergotron’s LearnFit sit-stand desk may be the perfect fit for today’s modern classroom. Students can instantly adjust the desk to their preferred position, whether that’s sitting or standing.
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The CoolCatTeacher
MAY 31, 2018
Brian Bean on episode 323 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The Real-World Classroom model of teaching finance is part simulation part game. Invented by Brian Bean, this model of teaching is transforming Texas classrooms and beyond. SMART’s Give Greatness contest is today’s sponsor.
Neo LMS
MAY 31, 2018
I have recently started playing The Room , a series of incredible mobile games from Fireproof Games. It is an incredible, multi award winning game that test your mechanical and analytical problem solving skills, all within an incredibly detailed, steam-punkesque environment. While the game is deeply immersive, and a lot of fun, it got me thinking about if, and how, these types of “locked box” games could or do apply in an educational context.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 31, 2018
Wrapping up your school technology at the end of the school year is as complicated as setting it up in September. There are endless backups, shares, cleanings, changed settings, and vacation messages that — if not done right — can mean big problems when you return from summer vacation. If you have a school device, a lot of the shutdown steps will be done by the IT folks as they back up, clean, reformat, and maybe re-image your device.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 31, 2018
Earlier today we shared with you a collection of interesting websites to help students with their homework. That collection is general in scope and covers all content areas. In the present list.read more.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
eSchool News
MAY 31, 2018
Schools are using digital content more than ever before. They are relying on digital resources, open educational resources, and teacher-created content to support curricular goals. As more of our content is pushed out to students through online platforms, our responsibility to consider copyright as part of our planning process, no matter what the process looks like, grows.
Teacher Tech
MAY 31, 2018
The Faster I Type, The Faster I Am Done Keyboarding was possibly one of the most useful classes I ever took. I remember in 8th grade being mad that I had to touch type, it was slower than my 2 finger method. However, by the end of the class literally my classmates would stand around […]. The post How Fast Do You Type? appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 31, 2018
Young Science Lab is an educational platform developed out of a partnership between Discovery Education and 3M. It provides a wide variety of interactive and engaging activities, standards-aligned.read more.
Edsurge
MAY 31, 2018
After a series of bootcamp closures last year, including Dev Bootcamp and the Iron Yard, some insist that the coding bootcamp industry is in a downturn phase. But one continuing-education provider, Trilogy Education , is taking a different approach by offering short-term coding and other tech-skills training programs directly to universities. And they’re growing.
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
MAY 31, 2018
In today’s post we want to draw your attention to this excellent educational resource from The New York Times called ‘The Learning Network’. As a teacher, you can use The Learning Network to.read more.
MiddleWeb
MAY 31, 2018
The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox is all meat with 400+ pages of teaching tactics, techniques, and methods, organized for use by ELL teachers and their colleagues across content areas. Educator Rita Platt says the book's high impact strategies are perfect for summer PD.
ProfHacker
MAY 31, 2018
Building from the maxim that the best camera is the one you have with you, the camera(s) on any smartphone is one of its most important features. In addition to taking pictures of pets, loved ones, scenery, and lunch, folks also use their phones’ cameras to remember things–where you parked, a scrap of text, a gift you wanted to buy. basically anything that the camera’s sensor will register.
MiddleWeb
MAY 31, 2018
In the 100+ pages of Two Teachers in the Room, Elizabeth Stein provides a treasure trove of strategies, tips and ideas not only for co-teaching, but also for creating a student-centered learning environment in every classroom, says ESE leader Laura Von Staden.
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.
Fractus Learning
MAY 31, 2018
Bryan likes to tell his children – unlike a diamond, what you do on the internet remains intact forever. The web is a tool – one that leaves a lasting impression with your actions, both good […].
techlearning
MAY 31, 2018
Smithsonian Learning Lab Discover, create, remix, and share Smithsonian resources Teachers can make the collections more interactive by including annotations, quizzes, and discussion questions. Pros: Inviting interface, powerful tools, and the ability to curate, annotate, and share over 1 million Smithsonian resources. Cons: There simply isn't enough time to search through all the available resources.
Tech Helpful
MAY 31, 2018
What is the function of a pause button? To hit pause means you still want to continue but you need a little breather. When you are watching a movie, maybe you pause for a bathroom break. When you are listening to a podcast, maybe you pause because something more pressing needs your attention at the moment. The point I'm trying to make is that to pause is very different than hitting stop.
techlearning
MAY 31, 2018
How do you keep track of all your units, lessons, and track what standards you have addressed? Bullet Journal When I asked #NYCSchoolsTech educator Eileen Lennon how she does this, she shared her analog method. She has a section in her bullet journal track lessons across the year. This provides a great, at-a-glance tool for parents, administrators, and also the students themselves.
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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
Learning with 'e's
MAY 31, 2018
Photo by Sean MacEntee on Flickr Old Trafford. The Theatre of Dreams. It's the home of Manchester United - probably the greatest football team in the world. Ever. Yes, I know - I've probably just alienated a large percentage of readers, and some may never return, but I care not. I'm very proud to have been a Manchester United fan since 1970, when as a young lad, I first saw them play against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
techlearning
MAY 31, 2018
One of my favorite indulgences is to read a good book, and since there is no better time than summer to do this, I was happy to see that middle school teacher and author Pernille Ripp will launch her Passionate Readers Facebook group on June 17. In this online bookclub, educators can share their favorite pleasure reads as well as share ways they plan to re-energizing themselves over the summer.
The Principal of Change
MAY 31, 2018
Speaking at conferences is such an incredible opportunity and one that I feel incredibly blessed to do. Often when I am asked to speak, organizations at one conference invite me to join them and bring that same thinking to their school or district. It is incredibly humbling. Although I am often asked to share the same message, I do my best to personalize it to the groups I am working with.
techlearning
MAY 31, 2018
While summer is definitely a time to unwind without guilt for me, it is also a time where I want to grow as an educator. Where I want to think of new ideas, come up with a plan, and maybe even make a few connections. And I am not alone. When I asked the educators in our Passionate Readers Facebook group what their plans were for re-energizing themselves over the summer, every person who answered had some sort of professional learning they wanted to do.
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.
Hansen's Link to Tech
MAY 31, 2018
It’s one thing to experience VR, however to create in VR that’s taking your experience to a whole new level. Equitable access to meaningful tools continues to roll out more and more for creating virtual experiences, environments, etc. Over the past year using CoSpaces EDU has been the driving force for VR creation, however recently Google Tour Creator has brought another awesome avenue to all markets (especially within education).
techlearning
MAY 31, 2018
BOSTON, MA, and New York, NY —May 31, 2018—Today The Horn Book, Inc., and The Boston Globeannounced the 2018 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners. First presented in 1967, these awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. A winner and two honor books were selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction.
eSchool News
MAY 31, 2018
Effective social emotional learning (SEL) requires a thorough understanding of the student population’s needs, training to integrate SEL into everyday lessons, and the instructional resources. Although educators and education advocates acknowledge the importance of SEL, the funding has lagged behind. In the edWebinar, “ Funding Social Emotional Learning: Where’s the Money?
techlearning
MAY 31, 2018
BO S TON — May 31, 2018 — Beatriz Arnillas, senior educational advisor for itslearning, has been recognized as one of the two recipients of the IMS Global 2018 William H. (Bill) Graves Leadership Award. Arnillas received the award alongside fellow educator Lenny Schad, chief technology information officer (CTIO) for the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
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.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 31, 2018
New York City’s schools are among the most segregated in the nation, and at every level of the city’s education bureaucracy, policies and procedures may be preventing integration. This spring, eight high school and college students from across New York City are investigating the systems that have divided them by race and class, and are sharing their own stories and hopes for the future of the city’s schools.
techlearning
MAY 31, 2018
The Virtual High School (VHS, Inc.), a non-profit empowering schools with the industry’s most comprehensive online learning programs, today announced the winners of their 11th annual college scholarship program. Two thousand dollars in scholarship funds were awarded to three VHS seniors in Maine, Massachusetts and New Jersey to use toward college expenses.
Fractus Learning
MAY 31, 2018
Each year, our society becomes more and more inter-twined with the digital world. Children are comfortable operating with technology, but need help understanding the “Rules of the road” and the dangers that can be found online. […].
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