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JUNE 21, 2017

By Jon Bergmann This classroom model shows how technology can maintain research-proven effective learning tactics.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 21, 2017

During the 2016 National Week of Making, as a part of President Obama’s Nation of Makers initiative, Digital Promise and Maker Ed announced the Maker Promise. A commitment made by school leaders, in-school and out-of-school educators, and community advocates to bringing quality making experiences to all students. By signing the Promise, individuals commit to becoming champions of making, supporting spaces for making, and showcasing what students have made.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2017

Have you ever walked into a classroom where students were engaged in serious on-topic discussion, debating ideas and challenging each other to provide evidence of their statements? And when you looked around for the teacher, s/he was calmly sitting in the back, observing, taking it all in but not participating? Chances are, you entered a classroom using a discussion method known as Socratic Debate , aka Socratic Method, Socratic Circle, or Socratic Inquiry.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.” – John Dewey, 1915. The availability of content and the multitude of distribution platforms have grown exponentially in recent years. The explosion of social media, combined with the ability to stream content to virtually all types of devices, both at home and while on the go, has radically altered the way in which people interact with media.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 21, 2017

“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” – Marc Riboud. Today is National Selfie Day. To celebrate I am sending you on a mission to create memorable conference experiences this year and go on an an Epic Selfie Conference Adventure. To complete this mission you will take at least 5 selfie images or videos, which meet any of the challenges listed below.

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Battelle for Kids

JUNE 21, 2017

A few months ago there was a great conversation, during a Twitter chat, hosted by #MeritKCI and involving educators who frequent the #dtk12chat. Embedded in the tweets from that chat was the relationship between Design Thinking (DT) and PBL. A blog post that was referenced was written back in 2012 by Ewan Mcintosh of Notosh.com.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 21, 2017

Jack Moran. Education Writer and Rankings Auditor. QS Quacquarelli Symonds. The 2018 QS World University Rankings are the largest guide to global higher education performance that QS, a London-based higher education think-tank, has produced since its inaugural edition of 2004. The table, based on a methodology designed for both simplicity and reliability , thus provide an extensive guide to both students seeking to compare potential study destinations, and those attempting to examine internation

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Education Elements

JUNE 21, 2017

If you’re an educator, my guess is that at some point in your career you’ve been to a workshop focusing on unpacking standards. Unpacking a standard refers to the practice of reviewing what is often a long, clause-ridden statement and breaking it down into component parts to identify what students should know and be able to do.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 21, 2017

Imagine students creating virtual reality. What do you see? Is it happening in a high-tech lab fully equipped with expensive technology? Do the students already have a high degree of technical expertise? Is this an extracurricular class for the highest achievers? Perhaps in some cases. However, creative production with technology is possible in many school contexts and for all learners.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.” – John Dewey. The availability of content and the multitude of distribution platforms have grown exponentially in recent years. The explosion of social media, combined with the ability to stream content to virtually all types of devices, both at home and while on the go, has radically altered the way in which people interact with media.

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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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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

For kindergarteners in Pennsylvania's Elizabeth Forward School District, grades have become a thing of the past. Instead, students earn badges, awarded for crossing academic milestones: reads sentences fluently, subtracts two-digital numbers. Imagine mastery-based grading, add colors, and you have our badging system. Badges have long been used to designate achievements.

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Teacher Tech

JUNE 21, 2017

Reuse the Same Google Form Daily Making new stuff every day = Tiring. Instead, just reuse the same Google Form every day and take advantage of sorting and filtering. Plan Carefully If you are going to reuse a Form you will want to consider what will happen when you reuse. This will be a learning […]. The post Google Forms: Reuse Your Bell Ringer appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

Coding curricula is sweeping into classrooms across the country, thanks to programs such as Code.org. According to the Education Commission of States, about 20 states now require that districts allow students to apply specified computer science courses toward completion of mathematics, science or, as a foreign language. But is coding preoccupying the hearts and minds of students after school hours?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 21, 2017

June , 2017 Noteflight is an interesting web tool for music teachers. It allows users to create, store, listen to and share notated music online. Teachers can use it to create and share music sheets.read more.

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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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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

Here's the start to an interesting story: a Google program manager, a Twitter engineer, and a Pinterest employee walk into a bar. What are they there to discuss? The skills that K-12 and higher education students should know. But in reality, it’s not a bar. It’s the EdSurge podcast. In today’s day and age, Google, Twitter and Pinterest are three of the largest employers in the United States and internationally.

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eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2017

It’s generally understood that integrating edtech into schools can be complex, but what’s less often discussed is that it represents one of the most universal pain points for administrators and educators today. And when you look at larger, more densely populated school districts–in urban markets like Los Angeles, Philadelphia, or Chicago–district leaders often face added pressures and challenges to do digital right, and often with little support.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

About two years ago Arizona State University famously inked a deal with Starbucks, allowing its baristas to get steeply discounted (in some cases free) tuition to take online courses from ASU. A cover story in The Atlantic hailed it as the future of college access. How is the program going? And what’s next for the university’s ambitious plans to rethink higher education?

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Teacher Tech

JUNE 21, 2017

Have Some Fun, Make a Word Search As many of you know I am highly critical of busywork, low critical thinking, low learning activities for students. Word Searches are not learning activities. However, they are fun activities. Save yourself some money from buying a word search puzzle book and make your own! Because coding is […]. The post It’s Summer – Make a Word Search appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

The robots are coming, and some of them are charming. That was my reaction on a recent visit to Singularity University, when I met two robots named Pris and Pepper. Even though her “brain” was turned off when I met Pris, she was still able to sit on the floor, c**k her head, blink, and follow my words and my body with her head. At times, she would even blink with a tinge of pink in her eyes.

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eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2017

With ISTE being one of the largest educational technology conferences, this behemoth of an event brings together thousands of educators from throughout the world. With so much to see, and so many people to listen to, where do you begin? In “ ISTE 2017: The Game Plan of What You Can’t Miss ,” Bryan L. Miller, educator community manager for Wonder Workshop, presented tips for how conference attendees can make the most out of ISTE 2017 from his own personal experiences of attending the conference.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

The enthusiasm shared by educators who understand that social media will forever impact their lives and practice is very reminiscent of the vibe expressed by dot-commers two decades ago during the first wave of the Internet boom—this is a very good thing. I’ve served as both a journalist and participant within each movement. My job is to interview and survey the pioneers, investors and stakeholders who drive technological change, share their stories, and collaborate with very smart people to bui

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 21, 2017

June 21, 2017 If you are looking for a good Google Keep alternative to use on your Android ColorNote is definitely worth trying. This is a free notepad app that provides you with a simple.read more.

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 21, 2017

The post A Road Map To Becoming A Better Teacher appeared first on TeachThought.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Tip of the Month for Writing Grants Organization Make sure your grant proposal is organized! Follow the format provided by the grantor whenever provided. Awesome Foundation Brinker International Brow.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 21, 2017

June 21, 2017 Looking for some good music apps to use with your students? The list below has you covered. This is a collection of some useful apps we curated from iTunes App Store specifically for.read more.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2017

The model brain was a hit at Achievement Prep Academy career day in Washington, D.C. When my colleagues found out that my husband, an elementary school teacher, had asked me to join his school for Career Day, they were incredulous. “You’re going to talk to 7-year-olds about being an Alzheimer’s advocate?” one asked. I understood the suspicion. As the millions of Americans touched by Alzheimer’s will tell you, it is a serious, complicated, and often tragic subject for families, one that never mak

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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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Veative

JUNE 21, 2017

Calling all ISTE 2017 attendees! Want to win a Veative VR Learn VR headset? If you’re attending ISTE 2017, there are two ways you can win your very own Veative VR Learn headset. Twitter contest. Enter Veative’s Twitter contest on Monday and Tuesday. It’s easy to enter and the rules are simple. All you need to do is: Visit the Veative booth (#2346) at ISTE on Monday, June 26 or Tuesday, June 27.

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MindShift

JUNE 21, 2017

Creativity has become a coveted skill as the world’s problems get bigger and more complex. Many schools recognize creativity as an important part of learning as well, but struggle to inject it into classrooms that are often dictated by district-mandated curriculum and focused on a narrow set of success criteria. But the challenges schools face could also be grounds for modeling the type of creativity teachers want to see in students. “Constraints aren’t the boundaries of creati

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 21, 2017

Some of our "founding fathers" of educational administration around the turn of the 20th century actually supported the "Science of Eugenics" as it is called. That's right; they supported sterilizations and other measures to "improve the human stock of America" because they considered it to be deteriorating. I realize that during this particular time period, these "founding fathers" of educational administration were products of their times and cultures as well, and that society had just begun t

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ProfHacker

JUNE 21, 2017

Back in February I wrote about the iOS browser called Firefox Focus, created by the Mozilla Foundation. If you’re concerned about privacy, this is “ a dedicated privacy browser with tracking protection and content blocking.” As I wrote when the iOS version was released, if you don’t want your Amazon shopping history (to cite one potential scenario) being communicated to the other websites you visit after you finish shopping, then this is the browser for you.

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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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