The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 15, 2020
Elizabeth Peterson on episode 604 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Elizabeth Peterson was learning about SEL and as an art teacher, she knew she could teach Social Emotional Learning with the arts. So, she did. Then, she called it SEAL. Learn what she did, how it impacted students and her thoughts on this method of teaching social emotional learning.
Education Elements
JANUARY 15, 2020
After interviewing hundreds of parents, teachers, and students across the country, we’ve found almost everyone wants the same things for the kids they care about. We want “our” kids to flourish – to have productive work, meaningful relationships, creative self-expression, good health, and to participate civically in their communities.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 15, 2020
Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. This month, take your pick: January 15th-18th: 15% Discount Sitewide on. Structured Learning.net. Code: HAPPYHOLIDAY15.
Edsurge
JANUARY 15, 2020
Nina Radcliffe’s teaching practice was changing. The “Getting to Know and Love Your Brain” poster on her wall, which read “breathe deep into your belly to stay calm and help your PFC (prefrontal cortex) think clearly,” prompted her first graders to get their brains ready for learning. The chime she rang to remind students to take a calm breath before focusing their attention signaled that this breathing practice had become embedded into classroom culture.
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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.
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 15, 2020
Twenty or 30 years ago, the role of an IT director centered on maintaining devices and networks — a facilities role. But today, particularly in K–12 education, IT leaders play a much more integral part in maintaining technology used in school and districts, as well as supporting overall academic goals. . For example, when a superintendent is asked about district cybersecurity, “The answer can no longer be, ‘Go ask my IT guy,’” consultant Ann McMullan said at the 2020 Future of Education Technolo
TeachThought - Learn better.
JANUARY 15, 2020
Mediocre teaching loiters around the lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy, rarely asking learners to think critically. A Culture of inquiry can change that. The post Why Creating A Culture Of Inquiry Is So Important appeared first on TeachThought.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 15, 2020
Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning. Leave this field empty if you're human: Ten years ago, Courtney Dickinson wanted to create an innovative public school. She had a teaching degree and while she never got a job as a teacher, she had a lot of ideas about how schools should operate.
Edsurge
JANUARY 15, 2020
For many, the topic of cyber-crime instantly brings to mind a horde of “Mr. Robot”-like hackers striving for the greater good to take down “The Man.” Unfortunately, the reality of it isn’t as satisfying and large corporations aren’t the sole victims of weak cyber defense. The harsh truth is that all of us—along with our private data—are often the target, and we are constantly at risk for cyber-crimes, regardless of how blissfully unaware we remain of the threat.
MiddleWeb
JANUARY 15, 2020
Infusing more writing into science, math and social studies doesn’t have to be difficult – or require content teachers to grade like English class. MS science/ELA teacher Jeremy Hyler describes his Science Notebooks, used in a variety of ways with students year-round.
Edsurge
JANUARY 15, 2020
Scientists are finding better ways to “see” what happens in the brains of lab mice as the animals learn new skills, and the techniques are leading to new insights about how learning works. Just last week, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine published findings from an unusual study that used a laser-assisted tool to monitor brain-cell receptors in real time while a mouse was learning new motor skills.
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.
Vizor
JANUARY 15, 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutes Chromebooks are widely popular in the Education Sector. School districts buy thousands of Chromebooks at a time for their students. Google makes it an easy choice with Chromebooks’ durability, long battery life, and low costs. Although schools prepare for large investments, we are noticing that they are forgetting one important component of their acquisition – management.
eSchool News
JANUARY 15, 2020
I remember when the people I looked up to were older than me. These days, I’m looking to the younger generation for inspiration, and hoping they don’t disappoint. Our futures rest in the hands of today’s elementary, middle, and high schoolers. We need to stop labeling them in sometimes pejorative ways simply because they’re different than us. They are learning in a rapidly changing and global economy where their own parents, teachers and counselors might struggle to understand the new array of t
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 15, 2020
When it comes to education spending, middle-income Americans typically don’t put their money where their mouth is. How often do we hear politicians and parents wax poetic about education being the great equalizer? Yet they do nothing about lopsided budgets that favor wealthier districts. It’s impossible for education to be an equalizer if budgets don’t meet every kid’s needs.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 15, 2020
Google Docs add-ons are tools that provide you with extra functionalities that are not available in Google Docs. Below is a collection of some great add-ons you may want to try out on your docs. Some.
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.
Adjusting Course
JANUARY 15, 2020
One person can have a profound influence on the culture of a classroom. But that same person can also alter the trajectory of a team or school. In fact, one person is all it takes to start to change the culture of an entire organization. I’ve seen it happen, but not in the way you might expect. When I was a senior in high school I had a crush on the captain of the girls’ high school soccer team.
techlearning
JANUARY 15, 2020
Today at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), zSpace Inc. and MEL Science announced a partnership to bring MEL Science’s curriculum-based chemistry courses to zSpace’s augmented and virtual education platform.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 15, 2020
In today’s post we are sharing with you some very good iPad apps students can use to help them navigate the world in an easier and faster way. Using these apps will enable them to save time planning.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 15, 2020
We recently asked a 21-year-old undocumented Chicana in Los Angeles what she imagined the designers of social media platforms look like. “Definitely white, smart, educated. Young, wearing a tux, driving a nice car. Not using much social media themselves, sharing limited information about themselves.”. “[O]ur findings made clear that users felt a significant gap between themselves and the designers of the platforms they use…” Sounds about right, perhaps minus the tuxedo.
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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 Principal of Change
JANUARY 15, 2020
I have been trying to play guitar more as of late, and I was watching a video on playing guitar by Paul Davids. . I love listening to his content, and you will see people refer to him as the “Bob Ross of guitar,” and I get the comparison. I often listen to his video to relax and aspire to get better. I was reading the comments in a YouTube video (sometimes it isn’t horrible!
Vizor
JANUARY 15, 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutes Chromebooks are widely popular in the Education Sector. School districts buy thousands of Chromebooks at a time for their students. Google makes it an easy choice with Chromebooks’ durability, long battery life, and low costs. Although schools prepare for large investments, we are noticing that they are forgetting one important component of their acquisition – management.
techlearning
JANUARY 15, 2020
Lenovo™ is introducing its new portfolio of technology for education at the 40th annual Future of Education Technology Conference® (FETC) in Miami.
ExcelinEd
JANUARY 15, 2020
In late 2019, we defined Blaine Amendments and explained how states differ in their interpretations of these amendments, which prevent government money from flowing to faith-based institutions. Next week the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hear oral arguments in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue , which questions the constitutionality of so-called “Blaine Amendments” that are found in 37 state constitutions.
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.
Learning with 'e's
JANUARY 15, 2020
Photo by Lucélia Ribeiro on Flickr This is the second of three posts on school Management Information Systems (MIS). Part one can be found at this link in which several features of the RM Integris MIS are outlined. Children need a great deal of support throughout their learning journey. School is a complex and confusing environment to negotiate, and they need all the help they can get.
techlearning
JANUARY 15, 2020
Adaptive reading program for students and teachers combines reading, conversation, and meaningful analytics
EdTechnocation.com
JANUARY 15, 2020
Put this in your calendar ?? for February 21-23, 2020 for the Collaboration in the Digital K-12 Classroom online summit ! You won't want to miss these pre-recorded sessions from more than 50 presenters (I'm a Keynote!) from all over the world ?? ! Read on for all the details! What is this Online Summit? The Collaboration in the Digital K-12 Classroom Online Summit is a global online only event brings together innovative global educators to share and explore best digital classroom practices that
Reading By Example
JANUARY 15, 2020
Join us tonight for a 30 minute conversation on this literacy assessment topic. To participate in the discussion, you will need to set up a free account at readbyexample.substack.com. The discussion thread will be left open beyond 7:30 P.M. CST if you cannot make it right away.
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.
Technology Tidbits
JANUARY 15, 2020
Floop is an excellent learning tool for educators to give and receive student feedback in real-time. Floop is very easy to use and uses a drag-n-drop interface to collect student assignments and provide feedback and resubmissions through conversations threads, making it simple to assess students and differentiate instruction. Below is a brief demo. I highly recommend checking out Floop by clicking here !!!
eSchool News
JANUARY 15, 2020
Multimedia learning tools play an important role in classrooms in a number of ways–including, but not limited to, boosting creativity, encouraging student engagement, and helping students learn to collaborate. Shy students may come out of their shells when allowed to give a presentation via blog post or podcast. Natural leaders may emerge during group work as part of a team presentation assignment.
Technology Tidbits
JANUARY 15, 2020
Chronicle Cloud is an innovative educational all-in-one iOS app for teachers. Educators can use Chronicle Cloud in a number of different ways such as: assessing (using their "traffic light" system), note-taking, providing feedback, and much much more. Also, being on the "cloud" teachers can collaborate and share best "teaching" practices in an easy way.
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