Dangerously Irrelevant
JUNE 15, 2017
A growing number of schools are recognizing that they must start transitioning their learning environments toward deeper learning, greater student agency, more authentic work, and robust technology infusion. Making those transitions is complex work, however, and many school administrators and teachers aren’t exactly sure how to proceed beyond some vague ideas about doing things differently.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 15, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Future Ready Schools offers up a guide to ensure all students have access to the latest in learning.
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Digital Promise
JUNE 15, 2017
Busy education leaders and entrepreneurs don’t have time to sift through hundreds of papers, and often don’t know where to start. Still, there are increasing calls for educators and entrepreneurs alike to design and implement innovative education programs and products based on learning science findings. In 2016, we launched the Research Map to provide education stakeholders a visual way to explore the full landscape of education and learning science research.
The CoolCatTeacher
JUNE 15, 2017
DIY Productivity in Action From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Recently, I shared my 21-day productivity challenge sponsored by Post-it® Brand. To prepare, I took a quiz using the Post-it® Brand Productivity Tool to find out what type of planner I am. In that productivity quiz, I found out I’m a “Mindful Maverick” and need visual cues.
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Neo LMS
JUNE 15, 2017
“Self-directed learning” is a major catch-phrase of 21st Century educationalists, and undeniably a critical skill in the labor markets of the future. The modern world of work demands that people have demonstrable abilities to self-manage: their time and their inputs. Employees that can be tasked to solve a problem without micro-management, and can be relied upon to use their resources responsibly and sparingly, are highly prized.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 15, 2017
Here are eleven of the top classroom blogging tips according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: Can We Eliminate Blogs–Teachers Hate Them! 6 Tips I Wish I’d Known When I Started Blogging. 3 Problems to Address Before Blogging at Your School. 7–no 10, wait 12–OK, 13 Skills I Teach With Blogging. Once a Year Blog Maintenance–Are You Up to Date? 5 Great Tech Ed Blogs You May Not Have Heard Of.
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Edsurge
JUNE 15, 2017
One of Chipotle’s recruiting flyers features a burrito above the words “Start Your Career Rolling.” It’s cheeky, comical—and perhaps even a little controversial. Yet the fast-food chain is not confining its employees to a lifetime of tortillas and guacamole. In May, the company announced a partnership with Guild Education, a Denver-based startup, through which employees can take college classes at a discount and earn accredited degrees.
eSchool News
JUNE 15, 2017
One of the most important aspects of reaching students in a meaningful way is the ability to keep them engaged and engrossed in their work. As digital natives, today’s students desire participatory, not passive, learning experiences. Innovation-based courses are a fun, challenging and effective way to provide personalized, cross-curricular pathways.
Edsurge
JUNE 15, 2017
How can we train people to look at something—their own lives, their children’s education, their medicine—and understand the way in which connectivity impacts it? That’s the question raised with us by Joshua Cooper Ramo, co-chief executive of Kissinger Associates, the advisory firm of former U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger. Based in Beijing and New York, Ramo serves as an advisor to some of the largest companies—including FedEx and Starbucks—and investors in the world.
MIND Research Institute
JUNE 15, 2017
The mind-body connection is widely accepted in health and wellness, inspiring people to practice yoga or meditation, and for competitive athletes to seek sports psychologists. But what role does the mind-body connection play in the math classroom? Recently, a MIND Research Institute psychologist, mathematician and education researcher teamed up to explore decades of research into how our bodies can be involved in learning, and the ways that technology makes it easier than ever to put these power
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.
eSchool News
JUNE 15, 2017
With the shift in education towards data-driven instruction, teachers spend inordinate amounts of time on assessments: checking for understanding, formative assessment, summative assessment, quizzes, tests, essays, research papers, projects and any other way they can think of to not only assess whether a student has mastered a skill or topic, but also to assess the efficacy of their own teaching.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JUNE 15, 2017
The post Learning Theories: Bandura’s Social Learning Theory appeared first on TeachThought.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JUNE 15, 2017
June 15, 2017 Here are two interesting apps we reviewed in the past and which you can use with your students to create simulated TV shows. Students will get to experiment with a wide variety of.read more.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JUNE 15, 2017
The post What Works In Education And How Do We Know? appeared first on TeachThought.
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.
Gaggle Speaks
JUNE 15, 2017
The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires the adoption and enforcement of an Internet Safety Policy. In conversations with schools and districts across the country, we’ve learned that some districts still don’t have a policy in place, while others struggle to keep them accurate and up to date. What is an Internet Safety Policy? An Internet Safety Policy is a set of measures taken to ensure the protection of students using online resources.
MindShift
JUNE 15, 2017
It’s important to understand the distinction between “empathy” and “compassion.” Empathy allows us to sense other people’s emotions, like grief or joy, and imagine what someone else might be thinking. Compassion is similar, but also involves a desire to help the person. Earlier this year at a Chicago school, students felt compassion for their teacher — who was battling cancer — and followed up with a thoughtful act.
EdTechTeam
JUNE 15, 2017
Imagine this scenario. Your Principal wants you to share with the Board of Education the awesome way you handle classroom management in your classroom. You have about a week to create all the materials, write your dialog and your Principal wants the presentation done in the style of interpretive dance. Seems a bit ridiculous right, since you know you can make a much better presentation using PowerPoint, Google Slides, ThingLink, iMovie, etc.
Marketplace K-12
JUNE 15, 2017
The Clark County school system, which includes the city of Las Vegas, will use state funding to create a centralized tech database. The post Big Nevada District Reviews Bids for $17M Overhaul of Personnel Platform appeared first on Market Brief.
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Fractus Learning
JUNE 15, 2017
While research tells us that embracing fatherhood will dramatically impact a child’s life, the father’s role used to be limited to providing the income. The changing role of fatherhood enables men to express their emotions and […].
The Principal of Change
JUNE 15, 2017
Remember when SmartBoards were all the rage? Schools rushed to get these to every school, sometimes because they saw them as beneficial, and sometimes because the school across the way wanted them. I will be the first to admit, I was on the SmartBoard train. To this day, I still believe that every learning space should have access to a projector (or some type of screen), and audio.
MiddleWeb
JUNE 15, 2017
Andi McNair's "Genius Hour" is a valuable resource for educators who want to release potential in students but do not know how or where to start. Reviewer Terry Carter praises McNair's focus on scaffolding strategies that can help students pursue their passions.
EmergingEdTech
JUNE 15, 2017
Got Questions About Flipped Learning? Here's a Great Way to Get Answers and Dig Into Ideas … The Flipped Learning Network has a podcast and they're inviting teachers everywhere to submit. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
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.
Reflections
JUNE 15, 2017
We ended the department meeting with one of my favorite " Remembering Your Why " activities. Each person is given a post it note and asked to write the first name only of a student whom they feel they had the biggest impact on this year. Teacher after teacher took turns standing and sharing a brief story about the student. Many of the teachers cried with appreciation and we clapped for each other upon sharing our stories.
MiddleWeb
JUNE 15, 2017
In Routines for Reasoning, authors Kelemanick, Lucenta and Creighton make the case for establishing and sticking to routines to foster mathematical practices for all students. Educator Rita Platt finds she is "a better teacher and thinker for having read it.".
techlearning
JUNE 15, 2017
Engaging, interactive lesson plans help students grasp elementary science concepts.
MiddleWeb
JUNE 15, 2017
Whitaker, Zoul and Casas present a clear four-part framework to build leadership skills, stressing the importance of having a vision and taking the first step. Educator Laura Von Staden notes the standards relate both to teachers and to leaders identified by title.
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.
Hack Education
JUNE 15, 2017
I delivered this talk today at the NMC Summer 2017 conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Thank you very much for inviting me to your conference. I know there have been lots of murmurs about what it means that someone who’s been quite critical of the Horizon Report project would be invited to speak, let alone to get to offer the closing remarks.
Insight Education Group
JUNE 15, 2017
Dr. Atul Gawande, an acclaimed surgeon and research scientist, wrote in a 2011 New Yorker article , “Coaching done well may be the most effective intervention designed for human performance.”. In contemplating his own professional development, Gawande researched instructional coaches—providers of job-embedded support—and found compelling evidence of the positive impact that coaching can have on growth in any industry.
Graphite Blog
JUNE 15, 2017
As you probably know all too well, technology use is increasing for both teachers and students, and so are the types of tools that are being introduced in schools. Young students are wearing Google Glass to document their work, teachers are rushing to their computers to check email, and classrooms are bustling with activity as small groups gather around iPads to create projects.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JUNE 15, 2017
June , 2017 A few days ago we published a chart featuring a number of interesting iPad science apps for middle school students. We have turned that chart into a handy infographic that you can print.read more.
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