Catlin Tucker
JANUARY 1, 2019
The new year inspires reflection and resolutions. We take stock of the last twelve months noting the highs and the lows. We may have regrets about opportunities we did not pursue, projects we didn’t get to, students we could not reach, and activities we wish we had dedicated more time to in the last year. Often these feelings about the year inspire lofty new year resolutions.
Edsurge
JANUARY 1, 2019
Replacing VHS tapes with YouTube clips is probably not the ideal version of moving a classroom into the 21st century. While that type of digital substitution may tick the boxes of education technology frameworks like SAMR , it doesn’t always provide an opportunity for deep thinking and real-world learning. So how do teachers actually create meaningful work and allow students real agency in a 21st century classroom?
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TeachThought - Learn better.
JANUARY 1, 2019
12 Rules Of Great Teaching by Terry Heick Recently, I’ve been thinking of the universal truths in teaching. Students should be first. Don’t always start planning with a standard. Questions matter more than answers. Trust is a currency of a human classroom. So I thought I’d gather twelve of them to start with. The idea […]. The post 12 Rules Of Great Teaching appeared first on TeachThought.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 1, 2019
Leona Tate, 64, who helped to desegregate the Deep South when she was six years old. Gus Bennett/New Orleans People Project. NEW ORLEANS — Clutching a small purse, six-year-old Leona Tate walked into McDonogh 19 Elementary School here and helped to desegregate the South. Images of that November morning in 1960 are seared into the national memory: Tate and three other little first-grade girls in white dresses and hair ribbons walking into New Orleans schools, flanked by federal marshals and heckl
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TeachThought - Learn better.
JANUARY 1, 2019
Want To Become A Better Teacher? Try Slowing Down by Terry Heick The gift of my fifth year of teaching was patience. Every year something new occurs to me as an educator, and for year five it was the insurmountable scale of process. This was partly a response to beginning to see the things that […]. The post Want To Become A Better Teacher? Try Slowing Down appeared first on TeachThought.
eSchool News
JANUARY 1, 2019
Elkin City Schools (ECS) is my home. It’s a small district, located near the North Carolina border, with three schools and about 1,200 students. It’s a small, tight-knit community full of passionate leaders, dedicated teachers, and inspired learners. We rank considerably well in the state almost entirely across the board. We’re ranked 7th or better for ELA in grades 3-7.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Tom Murray
JANUARY 1, 2019
January K12 Education Paves Its Own Path, District Administration Magazine, Link.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 1, 2019
Today as I was browsing Larry Ferrlazzo’s resourceful website, I came across this post on the best tools for ELLs in which he mentioned Fakebook. I have already reviewed this tool a year ago.
MiddleWeb
JANUARY 1, 2019
Like many faculties, teachers at Jeremy Hyler's middle school have struggled to find a workable grading policy that addresses late work and takes into account grade levels, content areas, and differing philosophies. Hyler wants to encourage learners, but what about rigor?
Hack Education
JANUARY 1, 2019
I’m making some major changes to Hack Education this year – and no, not because I’ve received venture capital and my investors have told me I have to rewrite the publication’s mission statement again. That’s a different site you’re thinking of… For a good portion of the year, Hack Education will go dormant. ( The archives , I would note, are rich here.
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.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 1, 2019
Is your school looking to make some big purchases this year? Of course, it is! As school districts head into the spring and summer months each year they begin to look ahead at making large dollar purchases to prepare for the following school year. The question always pops up in meetings … “where do we get the best value for our school dollars?
techlearning
JANUARY 1, 2019
Doug Johnson, director of technology in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage (MN) School District, oversees technology for 9,000 students and 1,200 staff members in 17 buildings. His department supports 7,000 student devices and 2,000 devices in labs and on staff desks.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 1, 2019
There are several similarities between Tech Coaches and Orchestral Conductors. What do you look for in your Instructional Technology Specialist? The post Should You Hire A Tech Coach … Or A Tech Conductor? appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Tech Helpful
JANUARY 1, 2019
One of the things I love about posting my "Top 10" posts every year is seeing how much I've learned since they were posted. It allows me to see my growth educationally. It also allows me to see what others find interesting regarding what I do day in and day out. Without further delay here are my top 10 most read posts of 2018: Changing the Conversation about Technology: A Teenager's Attempt - This is by far my favorite post ever.
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.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 1, 2019
As school districts head into the spring and summer months each year they begin to look ahead at making large dollar purchases to prepare for the following school year. The question always pops up in meetings. "where do we get the best value for our school dollars?" One of the best answers to this question is Eduporium. The post What Makes This Website Great: EduPorium appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
The Principal of Change
JANUARY 1, 2019
For the last two years, I have shared some of my favourite quotes from the past year that have inspired me or made me think deeper about a subject. I wanted to provide some for this year as well. Have an amazing 2019! 2017 . 2018 . Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down.
SecurEdge
JANUARY 1, 2019
Everything You Need to Know About a Wireless Assessment Video Transcription: One of the many professional services offerings we provide here at SecurEdge Networks is a wireless assessment. To understand the benefits of this service I would like to walk you through what it is, why it is needed, how the service works and what you get from the service.
techlearning
JANUARY 1, 2019
New technology trends are an outgrowth of the Intelligent Digital Mesh—connecting people and digital activities in a way that supports continuous innovation. Artificial intelligence is driving everything from autonomous things (#1 on the list) and immersive experience (#6) to privacy and ethics (#9). Just because we can use artificial intelligence on something doesn’t necessarily mean that we should.
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Kathy Schrock
JANUARY 1, 2019
This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in January 2019 and is re-posted here with permission. __ Developing the higher order critical thinking skills, as outlined by Rasmussen College , includes multiple areas to concentrate on. The author, Will Erstad, states “critical thinking is the analysis of an issue or situation …the facts, data or evidence related to it (and) is a skill that allows you to make logical and informed decisions
techlearning
JANUARY 1, 2019
Students in Lane and surrounding counties in Oregon will soon benefit from a $642,000 federal grant to help high-school students transition from Career Technical Education (CTE) programs to post-secondary education and jobs.
ASIDE
JANUARY 1, 2019
Source: Accurat With so much turmoil this year across the political spectrum, with the upheaval in the economy, and with the constant headlines asking the question, "Why is there so much hate in society?," we found it hard at times to keep a positive attitude and neutral position in our classrooms. It's also no wonder that according to Google search trends for 2018, the world searched for " good " more than ever before; people needed something positive.
techlearning
JANUARY 1, 2019
Voters rejected an initiative that would have raised corporate taxes and state income tax for people earning $150,000 or more annually. The plan would have generated $1.6 billion for K–12 education across the state.
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.
Turnitin
JANUARY 1, 2019
Check out these five extraordinary examples of must-read Queer lit in 2019
techlearning
JANUARY 1, 2019
In Schooling Redesigned, the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovations makes the case for transformed schools that feature tasks and projects that challenge young people in authentic ways to build design, collaboration, and communication skills that prepare them to navigate new and complex situations.
ViewSonic Education
JANUARY 1, 2019
Over the past few years the education industry has been experiencing a shift away traditional learning environments. Incorporating technology in the classroom has paved the way for a myriad of innovative methods and practices that are aimed at improving upon teaching structures of the past. One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late.
techlearning
JANUARY 1, 2019
A new meta-analysis of 15 years of research studies reveals that giving every student a laptop increased student achievement and gave a boost to students’ 21st-century skills.
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.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 1, 2019
The other day, I had a technology coach from a neighboring school district visit my school and shadow me for the day. It was a fantastic experience and something that I hope to be able to do with other districts this year and beyond. The teacher and I had a great day of learning from one another, but I couldn’t help but use the day to reflect on many of our common conversation topics.
techlearning
JANUARY 1, 2019
Managing app sign up and use on the network is a perennial problem for tech teams.
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