Tom Murray
DECEMBER 7, 2018
I often wonder how many times it’s been me. The roadblock. The great idea diverter. The dream killer. The innovation crusher. How many times has it been my own lens that has gotten in the way? …and I never even realized it? I honestly believe no educator gets up in the morning, heads to school, with the goal of being a tremendous roadblock on any given day.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Holiday-season strategies can make entrepreneurs even more productive in the near year. The post Entrepreneurs Can Have a Productive Holiday Season Without Working Long Hours appeared first on Market Brief.
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Ditch That Textbook
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Computer science is much more than just programming. It includes the study of computers, how they work, and how we can use them to solve problems. However, when we talk about computer science one piece of it comes to mind. Coding. We can use the excitement and engagement from events like the Hour of Code […].
Dangerously Irrelevant
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Tony Sinanis asked a few of us to send him some (relatively quick) leadership challenges for his district’s school administrators. Here are the three I came up with today: What three would you submit? No related posts.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Holiday gifts for teachers are a challenge. If your child has many teachers, it’s difficult to find a personalized gift for each that is both affordable and valued. For me, as a teacher, I am always happy with a gift certificate that works anywhere but there are time-proven ways to get more creative than a gift that sounds like “money” When I chat with teacher friends, here are the most popular gifts they’ve gotten over the years.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 7, 2018
As Computer Science Education week comes to a close, it’s important to highlight one group that’s frequently left out: young men of color. Eight years ago, as a New York City-based national journalist, my network was pretty wide. When I went to my first technology conference in 2011, I saw that the industry was an amazing engine of creativity and job creation.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Formative assessment as we have stated in multiple posts in the past is 'an evaluative approach that allows teachers to take quick snapshots of students learning in class. It’s an ongoing process.
Teacher Tech
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Binge on FREE #DitchSummit video presentations in December A Guest Post by Matt Miller What if you had access to a sort of Netflix for really good online professional development? You know, not boring videos of stuff that you’ll never use, but practical ideas. Inspiration. Plug and play activities you can use in class tomorrow. […]. The post #DitchSummit: The FREE Netflix of online professional learning appeared first on Teacher Tech.
techlearning
DECEMBER 7, 2018
The seven Mercury schools that have taken on the redesign challenge are creating schools based on the needs of their specific students and families, instead of the agrarian calendar that has determined school schedules in the past.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Bookshare is a platform that provides access to a huge library of reading materials for people with physical disability or visual impairment. The library has over 500.000 titles covering different.
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.
techlearning
DECEMBER 7, 2018
When the Humble Independent School District built a new STEAM-focused middle school, they decided that student collaboration didn’t have to end at the classrooms’ walls.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Teaching large numbers of students—who fall at different competency levels— English Language skills can be a challenge for educators. Often, teachers can gain efficiency by instructing every student.
Marketplace K-12
DECEMBER 7, 2018
The vast majority of ed-tech licenses are not use "intensively" by districts, according to a new analysis sponsored by the company Brightbytes. The post Digital Tools Are Everywhere–and Largely Unused–in Many Schools, New Analysis Shows appeared first on Market Brief.
Tech Helpful
DECEMBER 7, 2018
In 2013 I wrote my first blog post on managing technology usage in the classroom. The fear of off task behavior still seems to be one of the main reasons teachers are hesitant to use technology five years later. While the devices may vary, the concepts on how to teach students good internal management of appropriate use has not changed. It starts with intentional boundaries being placed on students anytime technology is in their hands from pre-K forward.
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.
techlearning
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Instead of just presenting my ideas, we had a brainstorming session. I gave them access to an editable Google Sheets where we began building an action plan.
Prodigy
DECEMBER 7, 2018
It happens all too often: the bell rings to signal the end of class, but some children are left with doubts and questions — while others are bored because the last hour was spent on material they already understood. These differences are often down to students’ learning styles — and this is a key reason personalized […]. The post 7 Personalized Learning Strategies and Examples appeared first on Prodigy Blog.
SpeechTechie
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Downloading videos from YouTube can have a number of uses for intervention. -Downloaded vids don't have the sidebar of distraction from which students will ask to see other things. -Or ads (another way to avoid these is to insert a video in a Google Slides presentation, sometimes also helpful because you can put a story grammar visual or other support on a following slide, or otherwise put the video in context) -If you download, you can keep an archive as you wish -Downloading helps you skirt bl
Fractus Learning
DECEMBER 7, 2018
In our last installment we focused on the story of Michael, a twelve year old who turned tragedy into triumph by using his COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY, and INNOVATION skills to grapple with the very tough topic of gun violence. […].
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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
DECEMBER 7, 2018
One of my favorite projects of the year has started. Our student book budget group is a group of 3rd-5th grade students who volunteer their time to decide on new books for the library. This project has been a part of our library for several years. Each year, we make some adjustments to improve the process and make sure student voice is heard. Over the course of December and January, students in this group will survey the school on reading interests, develop goals, meet with vendors, develop con
techlearning
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Supervisor of Instructional Technology Brandon Lutz identifies five top trends in K-12 education:
Technology Tidbits
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Storyboard That the free online resources that educators everywhere are using for a wide variety of teaching strategies has just released their Winter Holiday Classroom Activities teacher guides. From their site. Sometimes we use the seasons and holidays around us to engage our students in the skills we are teaching. Whether you want to use these activities just for fun, or if you have lesson plans centered around the winter holidays, Storyboard That is an excellent resource.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Chestnut Hill College director of student success Kim Cooney meets with senior Erin Crowley. Cooney changed her major at the end of her junior year in college, adding an extra semester to the time it took to graduate. Now she tries to help others make the right decisions sooner. Photo: Saquan Stimpson for The Hechinger Report. PHILADELPHIA — When she arrived as a freshman at Chestnut Hill College, Erin Crowley wasn’t sure yet what she wanted to do there.
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.
Technology Tidbits
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Extempore is an innovative new app (iOS/Google Play) for Foreign Language instructors. Extempore makes it easy for teachers to manage student's audio and visual assignments. This is all done in a simple to use app where educators can create assignments and seamlessly assess/grade student's work w/out having to worrying about them "reading" from a script.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. In the past, this all feeds the reviews I have written each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. I’m ending that series, I think, so I can focus on writing books. That means, after next week, I’m ending this particular series too.
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