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New Tools Support Teachers Returning to the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

As teachers begin to find themselves back in the classroom, armed with technology from a year of online and hybrid learning, it isn’t clear what tools will best benefit the future of learning. Many schools accelerated their one-to-one device programs or took the necessary steps to create such initiatives, and so many students returning to the classroom will be bringing these devices with them.

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End of the Year THRIVE-al (Not Survival) Guide

Ditch That Textbook

The end of the school year is a unique animal: extra time, review time, not enough time, etc. Here are some ideas and tools to help you thrive.As I write this, my kids have a little less than three weeks left of school yet. It’s the time of year when attention spans get shorter and […]. The post End of the Year THRIVE-al (Not Survival) Guide appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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Out of Gas: The School Year Isn’t Over Yet!

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Well, in addition to the interesting school year we’re having, now we have a gas shortage caused by a cybercrime syndicate. If I wrote a movie about the last few years and shared it with a Hollywood Studio in the year 2010, it would have been laughed out as “unrealistic” and “impossible.” Well, impossible is here.

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12 Tech Tasks To End the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer 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 backup, clean, reformat, and maybe re-image your device.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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.

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Why Summer Learning Programs Are Pushing More Fun Than Academics

Edsurge

The weather may be warming up, but this year more than ever, “school’s out for summer” won’t be true for thousands of students across the country. After more than a year of teaching under quarantine, school districts have big plans for summer learning. It’s a time to bring kids back together in person, try to address at least some academic stagnation due to COVID-19, and maybe most importantly, have fun.

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Can Teachers Measure Student Engagement?

MiddleWeb

Education stakeholders agree that student engagement is essential. The challenge arises when we're asked to define and measure it. Curtis Chandler shares a number of free methods and tools educators can use to measure three types: behavioral, emotional, and cognitive. The post Can Teachers Measure Student Engagement? first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Visual Note Taking- 5 Good Apps for Teachers and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Looking for some good apps to help you with your visual note taking? The list below has you covered. It features what we believe are some of the best options out there. These are apps you can.

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Gates Foundation Aims to Redefine College Value

Edsurge

A new definition of college value has been proposed by a research effort supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and managed by the Institute for Higher Education Policy. According to the final report of the Commission on the Value of Postsecondary Education : “Students experience postsecondary value when provided equitable access and support to complete quality, affordable credentials that offer economic mobility and prepare them to advance racial and economic justice in our societ

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Grading Made Easy- Four Helpful Apps for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Now that most of your instruction is done online, the need for digital gradebooks is even more persistent. In today's post we are sharing with you a list of 4 practical iPad apps that can help you in.

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FCC Finalizes $7 Billion Connectivity Fund: What Districts and Vendors Need to Know

Marketplace K-12

The Federal Communications Commission has finalized rules for a new $7 billion remote learning fund with big implications for school districts and ed-tech vendors. The post FCC Finalizes $7 Billion Connectivity Fund: What Districts and Vendors Need to Know appeared first on Market Brief.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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.

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How outdoor learning spaces lead to STEM engagement

eSchool News

A new sustainable outdoor learning space is giving students in California an engaging opportunity for STEM learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In late April, Thousand Oaks High School in the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) and Schneider Electric , a global energy and sustainability company, unveiled a first-of-its-kind Sustainable Outdoor Learning Environment (SOLE)–a solar-powered, state-of-the-art interactive learning space for boosting STEM education and providing a saf

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So, You Want to be an #MIEExpert? – Part 2 – Continuing Coursework by @VictoriaTheTech

Teacher Tech

Guest Post by Victoria Thompson In our last post, we spoke about the first step of becoming an #MIEExpert. The #MIEExpert community (short for Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Community, and often hashtagged on Facebook and Twitter to indicate involvement) is a community supported by Microsoft made up of passionate educators who are constantly learning, growing […].

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Mesa Public Schools and S.A.V.E. Consortium Name CoderZ as Approved Vendor

eSchool News

DERRY, N.H. – May 11, 2021 – CoderZ, creators of innovative educational solutions using virtual robotics to bring core subject areas like math and science to life through real-world applications, today announced that it has been selected as an approved STEM curriculum resource for enrichment by Mesa Public Schools and the Strategic Alliance for Volume Expenditures (S.A.V.E.) consortium.

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Let’s Not Forget the Hard-won Covid Lessons

MiddleWeb

Watching her teenager struggle through a day of virtual learning, teacher Dina Strasser is trying to not lose what we’ve learned about supporting kids and parents through the pandemic challenges, retaining the patience and concern so needed to buoy our school communities. The post Let’s Not Forget the Hard-won Covid Lessons first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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Swing Education Recognizes Substitute Teachers for Their Positive Impact on Students and the School Community

eSchool News

Three exemplary educators – Wanda Drayton, Marcella Kerbein, and Valerie Pierce – to be inducted into Swing Education’s Substitute Teacher Hall of Fame. SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2021 – Swing Education, a staffing application connecting schools to substitute teachers, has selected three exemplary educators to join its Substitute Teacher Hall of Fame.

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7 Lesser Known Zoom Features to Improve Remote Learning

EmergingEdTech

Image Source Due to COVID-19, learning has taken a new shape and form for both teachers and students. Today, classes no longer occur within the four walls of a classroom. Students no longer pack. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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5 great things the pandemic revealed about schools

eSchool News

The light at the end of the tunnel shines a little brighter every day, and it makes it easier to reflect on a handful of hard-won positives to emerge from the pandemic. These may not be universal truths, but some schools have unearthed opportunities from the past year’s challenges. Increased engagement. When given the opportunity to connect through teacher conferences, traditionally, parents could take it or leave it.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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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What is Microsoft PowerPoint for Education?

techlearning

Microsoft PowerPoint explained for teachers and students in class and beyond.

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ADVENTURE 2 LEARNING ACQUIRES MISSION MOVE, AN ACTIVITY-BASED EDUCATION PROVIDER

eSchool News

Mission Move’s standards-based video program utilizes kinesthetic movement to make math, language arts, and nutrition fun for elementary-aged students. New York, NY – Adventure 2 Learning, a leading video-based education platform, announces the acquisition of Mission Move to expand its offering of fun, interactive programs to help educators and parents make learning exciting.

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Building a Sustainable Social-Emotional Learning Plan

techlearning

Implementing SEL should be a systemic approach

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Mackin Announces Global Partnership with Ad Fontes Media

eSchool News

Mackin’s Global Partnership with Ad Fontes Media to Provide 130,000 K-12 Schools with Access to In-Depth News Literacy Curricula and Data. BURNSVILLE, MN, April 6, 2021 – Mackin, a leading provider of K-12 print and digital fiction and nonfiction titles, as well as educational curriculum materials, is pleased to announce it has partnered with Ad Fontes Media, the media bias intelligence leader, to provide K-12 schools around the world with access to Ad Fontes Media’s in-depth news literacy curri

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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NEW! The Zoom Master Class from Shake Up Learning

Shake Up Learning

The post NEW! The Zoom Master Class from Shake Up Learning appeared first on Shake Up Learning. BECOME A ZOOM MASTER! The COVID-19 pandemic has changed education forever. Teaching and learning online is now a part of almost every school across the globe. Teachers need the skills to facilitate and engage students in online and hybrid environments. If your school is using Zoom, you need the Zoom Master Class to prepare for the new normal. © Shake Up Learning 2021.

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CASEL Releases Recommendations for SEL Investments with American Rescue Plan (ARP) Dollars

eSchool News

CHICAGO, IL – The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 represents a $123 billion infusion in K-12 education, including support for social and emotional learning (SEL). To assist leaders and policymakers in this opportunity, CASEL has released a new policy brief, The Three Highest Priority Investments to Make in SEL with American Rescue Plan Dollars.

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What is NAC? Network Access Control Explained

SecurEdge

Network access control (NAC) is a security software that businesses can use to control the amount and level of access to their networks.

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New research may explain shortages in STEM careers

ScienceDaily (EdTech section)

A new study revealed that more college students change majors within the STEM pipeline than leave the career path of science, technology, engineering and mathematics altogether.

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

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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Colleges come under closer scrutiny for holding transcripts hostage over unpaid bills

The Hechinger Report

James Smith missed his final housing payment to the University of Massachusetts Amherst when he spent a year there in an exchange program on his way to a degree at the University of Minnesota. This story also appeared in GBH News. Strapped and with his family struggling financially at the time, he promised to pay off the $2,000 balance as soon as he could.

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OPINION: Neither heroes nor villains, teachers must be recast as vital partners

The Hechinger Report

Over the past year, in thousands of stories, we have been given a front-row seat to the tragicomic ways school districts make decisions. And while each of the stories has had its own distinct plot, most had one thing in common: The transformation of teachers from heroes into villains. This happened despite or perhaps because of the fact that so few teachers have a formal voice in the way we govern our schools.