Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Coding–that geeky subject that confounds students and frightens teachers. Yet, kids who can code are better at logical thinking and problem solving, more independent and self-assured, and more likely to find a job when they graduate. In fact, according to Computer Science Education , by 2020 , there will be 1.4 million coding jobs and only 400,000 applicants.
The CoolCatTeacher
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Episode 394 of the 10-Minute Teacher Show. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Baltimore teacher Sia Kyriakakos continues her powerful interview about transformative teaching in tough situations. Her art classroom is an incredible place to learn and connect. Episode Sponsor: Project Pals has a useful classroom collaborative platform that lets you create and manage projects for your students.
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Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Last year, Digital Promise, with generous support from Google, launched the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP) to continue its effort to close the Digital Learning Gap. The DLP utilizes instructional coaching to increase powerful and impactful use of technology in 100 middle schools across the country. Instructional coaching is a form of professional development (PD) in which an accomplished teacher works with teachers in one-on-one settings to provide guidance and focus on practical strategies to i
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Intelligent PDUs Help K-12 Schools Integrate New Technology Solutions. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 11/28/2018 - 18:10. For K–12 schools interested in integrating state-of-the-art education technology, IT teams would do well to first invest in power distribution units. These solutions will help handle the load of any new technology in the school, whether adding new whiteboards or executing an entire digital overhall. .
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Battelle for Kids
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
The early childhood classroom provides the foundations for a child’s education and success in life. In addition to academic learning, children are growing in self-confidence, creativity and individuality. As a part of STEAM learning, art plays a large role in helping to build these skills.
Dangerously Irrelevant
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Jeff Utecht grabbed me for a podcast interview when I was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia a few weeks ago for the EARCOS Leadership Conference. Our conversation ranged widely, hit on some big ideas from my new book, Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning , and of course was a lot of fun… Shifting Our Schools Episode 72: The 4 Shifts Protocol. Happy listening!
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Edsurge
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Like many kids of my generation growing up in India, I was an avid reader of Enid Blyton ’s novels. Many of her books were written as a series (“The Famous Five,” “The Secret Seven” and “Five Find-Outers”) and I recall wondering if the lives of characters overlapped in any way. Did a character from one series ever run into one from another, for example?
Education Elements
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
“The more senior you are, the more important listening becomes. Once a leader speaks, most people stop listening to one another and start positioning themselves. But when the leader doesn’t speak, then, just like a great choir, people have to listen and respond to one another. That’s how and when distinctive work emerges. Knowing you will be heard creates space for thinking.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Like U.S. taxpayers trying to make sense of the federal tax code, many educators feel that education research is inaccessible and not written in a way they can understand. The resulting chasm creates a problem for educators, who may not be using or incorporating research-backed teaching practices into their instruction. It’s also a problem for the research groups whose primary audience are working educators.
Education Elements
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Several years ago, I was selected by the Lexington Institute for their initial leadership cohort, which focused on the implementation of personalized learning. It was a tremendous honor and a great learning experience for me. It is where I first met Anthony Kim and became aware of Education Elements. Over the next year, myself and a team of colleagues were involved in a series of phone conversations with districts from around the country and ultimately visited with other Lexington Institute Fell
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.
TeachThought - Learn better.
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
10 Pieces Of Advice That Could Save Your Teaching Career by Terry Heick Simple premise, as titled: what sorts of ‘things’ make teaching unsustainable, and what sort of advice can help teachers reflect on these ideas to mitigate any damage and make the profession more enjoyable, and thus sustainable. 10. Grow a healthy and useful […].
Education Elements
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
As a former superintendent and now consultant for a small startup tech company, I have experienced both sides of hiring a third party vendor. I have hired consulting firms and edtech vendors as a superintendent, and as a consultant, I have partnered with schools to employ a technology platform for growth and reflection.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Mississippi parent Annita Bonner plays with her infant son before heading to work. The Too Small to Fail campaign is aimed at getting more parents to interact with their small children like Bonner is doing here. Photo: Jackie Mader. Nearly four years ago, a baby boy named Anselmo Santos sat in his doctor’s office in Oakland, California, chewing on a cardboard children’s book.
TeachThought - Learn better.
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Data-Driven Teaching? The Unit Isn’t Doing You Any Favors by Terry Heick It’s been a great run. We’ve had some great times, and done some cool things we’ll never forget. Like that time in the summer PD where all the department teachers got together and sketched out their idea of a perfect unit, and made it happen. […]. The post Data-Driven Teaching?
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.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Edgecombe County Public Schools in rural North Carolina has long had trouble filling all of its open teaching positions. Historically, there just hasn’t been enough interest among qualified candidates.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
For those of you asking about Art apps to use with young learner, below is a collection featuring some good titles to start with. These are apps curated from iTunes App Store specifically for.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
The use of digital resources and tools in classrooms is at an all-time high, but educators still say they need more time and training if they are to effectively integrate technology resources into their curriculum. Ninety-six percent of the more than 1,200 teachers surveyed in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s fourth annual Educator Confidence Report say they see the many benefits of using ed-tech tools in the classroom, with 63 percent citing improved student engagement as the top benefit.
Teacher Tech
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Use the Drawing Feature in Google Keep Google Keep is a quick note taking app with some amazing features. One of my favorite Google Keep features is the ability to take a picture of something with text on it and extracting the text out of the picture. keep.google.com Draw a Note If you need to […]. The post Google Keep: Sketch a Note appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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eSchool News
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
If you’re like any other teacher or administrator I know, you are busy. You need to deliver effective instruction to your students, meet the demands of your school and district, and manage your own personal responsibilities, all at the same time. You have good intentions about giving feedback that is timely and purposeful for your students or teachers.
Marketplace K-12
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Teachers' use of a variety of digital tools and platforms, from learning management systems to free and open resources, has risen over the past year, a new survey finds. The post Teachers’ Use of Ed-Tech Tools Rises Across the Board, But Time Pressures Persist appeared first on Market Brief.
Teacher Tech
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Use the Drawing Feature in Google Keep Google Keep is a quick note taking app with some amazing features. One of my favorite Google Keep features is the ability to take a picture of something with text on it and extracting the text out of the picture. keep.google.com Draw a Note If you need to […]. The post Google Keep: Sketch a Note appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Jamf on EdTech
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Have questions about what the Apple deployment programs actually do? Today is the day we clear up the Apple vernacular and help you leverage the right services to get the absolute most out of your Apple devices.
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.
techlearning
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Educators must know how to empower students to understand how to use technology as a tool of engagement to support real learning.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Below is a selection of some good Mac apps curated specifically for Music teachers.
MiddleWeb
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
As someone who teaches media literacy and popular culture, Frank Baker understands the need to meet students where they are. We know they watch TV and they discuss the characters, plots, etc. While they're engaged, why not raise their awareness about TV commercialism?
TeachThought - Learn better.
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Discuss: ‘In Finland, teachers are not inspected’ by Terry Heick Non-negotiable. Out of all of my experiences as a classroom teacher in ‘struggling’ American K-12 schools, the term ‘non-negotiable’ sticks with me the most. On my first day teaching, I was given a list of what was ‘non-negotiable’ and at first I thought it was […].
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.
techlearning
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Sprint (NYSE: S) is working with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and CTL to create the all-new CTL Chromebook NL7 LTE with Sprint featuring Sprint’s built-in LTE technology. The CTL Chromebook NL7 LTE with Sprint integrates with Google’s G Suite for Education as well as G-Suite Basic, Business and Enterprise editions, and allows users to connect virtually anywhere without the need for a Wi-Fi connection or mobile hotspot.
Turnitin
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Scenarios that highlight the importance of using the Similarity Report as an investigative tool
techlearning
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
ThinkCERCA today announced that the Texas State Board of Education has approved its core curriculum for English language arts and reading for grades 6-8. ThinkCERCA. is designed by veteran teachers, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) authors, and nationally recognized literacy experts, and reaesrch suggests that it can help students achieve two years of reading growth in one school year.
Educator Innovator
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
It’s been a year since YALSA and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) started work on the Transforming Library Services for and with Teens Through Continuing Education (CE) Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) project. In that year the two organizations hosted a National Forum on the topic, sponsored virtual town halls to learn about the needs of library staff as they relate to teen services, and interviewed library staff and stakeholders to learn about models for su
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