Thu.Feb 14, 2019

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Ask Yourself, Why Am I Grading This?

Catlin Tucker

“If I don’t grade it, students won’t do it.” This reasoning leaves teachers with piles of work to grade, but I wonder how much of that time spent assigning points to student work results in improved student performance. I fell into this trap at the start of my teaching career. I gave points for completing annotations, bringing books to class, and completing homework.

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New Global Survey Offers Snapshot of Technology in the Classroom in 2019

EdTech Magazine

New Global Survey Offers Snapshot of Technology in the Classroom in 2019. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 02/14/2019 - 11:21. As K–12 educators prepare students for a world where change happens at a rapid pace, they use multiple tools to communicate lessons. More often than not, new classroom technology is implemented in conjunction with, rather than instead of, more traditional classroom tools, according to a new report from Cambridge International , which is based on an online survey of nearly 20,000

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5 Ways to Battle Burnout

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Tired teachers need strategies to stay refreshed and feel good. Today, we talk about battling burnout. For over 30 years, Advancement Courses has been a leader in professional development, providing expertly-crafted, classroom-applicable courses to thousands of teachers across the country.

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The very best videos on the future of education

Neo LMS

YouTube may be a rabbit-hole of clickable memes and fun compilations, but it’s also home to some essential watching for teachers and parents looking to understand not only key EdTech trends, but also the nuances of current K12 and higher education debates. After hours of digging into the video platform, here are the very best videos on the future of education I could find: Designing a university for the new millennium.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Engineers Week — A Must for High School

Ask a Tech Teacher

Next week, February 17-23, 2019, is DiscoverE’s Engineers Week. Their tagline: “A week-long event, a year-long commitment” Do you wonder why anyone would be passionate about engineering? Forbes published three good reasons: The U.S. has approximately 1.6 million engineering jobs that pay $42 per hour in median. Job growth from 2010 to 2014 was in the double digits in several engineering occupations.

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Developing Edtech Products to Support Learner Variability

Digital Promise

Each learner presents a unique reservoir of skills and challenges that can change among subjects and situations, throughout the day and year. Our goal with the Learner Variability Project (LVP) is to help educators support each of these individual learners—a task that we know is enormous, if not impossible, for a teacher to do alone. So, we are working with edtech product partners to help create research-based supports for teachers to turn to as they tackle this formidable challenge.

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Seven Steps to Ensure English Learners Aren’t Left Out of STEM

Edsurge

As demand for professionals in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields continues to surge , a significant population of potential workers is being left out of these career opportunities: English learners. This population is large and fast-growing, representing 4.6 million students, or about 9.4 percent of the school-aged population, according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

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Check out these 10 AR apps for your classroom—coding not required

eSchool News

For teachers who have always wanted to use augmented reality (AR)—tech that overlays content on top of the real world—but haven’t had the chance to explore it, Jaime Donally has heard you. In her presentation “ Creating Classroom Content in Augmented Reality ,” she gave attendees some inside help on which apps to use in the classroom. With programs ranging from beginner level to current AR practitioners, she offered 10 apps that can help educators get started with no coding skills needed.

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5 Reasons to Love Hyperdocs and Digital Lesson Design

EdTechTeam

Let me count the ways…Valentine’s Day has inspired countless poems throughout the ages. Poetry is a vehicle for creative expression and what better way to celebrate this Valentine’s Day with students but through digital lesson design and Hyperdocs. Hyperdocs are a vehicle that provides opportunities for students to be curious, creative, critical thinkers, collaborate with others and communicate while exploring content in a digital format.

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6 lessons our district learned from our move to blended learning

eSchool News

Temple Independent School District (ISD), which is located north of Austin and south of Waco, Texas, has a very diverse student population. More than 75 percent of our students are economically disadvantaged and our ethnicity is comprised of roughly equal distribution of African-American, Hispanic, and Caucasian. Like other similar districts, we meet our students’ needs through enhancing instruction, building strong relationships between students and their teachers, and creating opportunities fo

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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Here Is A Very Good App for Creating Green Screen Videos

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Green screen is a cinematographic technique that allows video editors to add a variety of visual effects to their videos. These effects include : adding virtual backgrounds, superimposing subjects.

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Failure: A Part of Learning

Tom Murray

Adam Bellow joins Tom for this #LeadershipMinute.

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8 Great Educational Websites for Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The platforms we curated for you today provide a myriad of useful resources to help students gain important skills.

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Upload Multiple Events To Google Calendar Using This FREE Google Sheets Template

TeacherCast

Download a FREE Google Sheets Template to help you bulk import multiple events into Google Calendar. Available ONLY from TeacherCast Educational Network. The post Upload Multiple Events To Google Calendar Using This FREE Google Sheets Template appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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Ed. Companies in Limbo as Florida Delays Curriculum Adoption Amid Standards Overhaul

Marketplace K-12

Florida has delayed its adoption of new instructional materials, a process that has huge implications for K-12 publishers. The post Ed. Companies in Limbo as Florida Delays Curriculum Adoption Amid Standards Overhaul appeared first on Market Brief.

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Why Investing in Mobile Apps Is Beneficial for Business

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Phone applications are everywhere today. Almost every business that has assets for developing a mobile application tries to do this. In reality, however, this is not so. Statistically, only a small.

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Learning From Mistakes but Not Allowing it to Hold Yourself Back

The Principal of Change

This article struck me on “self-compassion.” Here is a snippet: Many would jump to the conclusion that academic excellence is bolstered by self-esteem, which can certainly help. But there’s a dark side to focusing solely on helping your child boost his or her self-esteem (as you’ll see in a second). The better way forward? Focus on teaching your child self-compassion.

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Apply now for the new HP Teaching Fellowship. Deadline: February 22.

techlearning

Digital Promise Global and HP team up to celebrate innovative middle and high school educators. Program includes attending the Digital Promise Challenge Institute this summer in Monterey.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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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Google Certified Educator Level 1 Toolkit (FREE Download)

Shake Up Learning

The post Google Certified Educator Level 1 Toolkit (FREE Download) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. © Shake Up Learning 2019. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Kasey Bell and Shake Up Learning with appropriate and specific direction to the original content on ShakeUpLearning.com.

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From Consumers to Producers: Helping Kids Make Screen Time Meaningful

techlearning

Over Christmas break, I spent some time with my in-laws down in Ocean City. One of my favorite people to hang out with was there: my 3 year-old-niece. She is hysterical, 3 going on 16, and she loves to watch YouTube. Her favorite types of videos to watch are people unboxing toys, cartoons, and these weird videos about families going on vacation or otherwise living their day-to-day life.

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Integrating Multiple Nonfiction Texts

MiddleWeb

Nurturing Informed Thinking is filled with practical and inspiring ideas to help students integrate multiple texts about a nonfiction topic. Both content area and ELA teachers will find this book a valuable resource, writes middle school educator Mary K. Marsh.

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SchoolBondFinder Hires VP of Sales & Marketing

techlearning

Dr. Rachel Wisnefski brings over 10 years of business development and education market experience to the position.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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75 Ways to Be a Better Teacher Tomorrow

MiddleWeb

Annette Breaux and Todd Whitaker's concise, tips-packed book is a quick read with strategies that can easily be implemented tomorrow, says teacher leader Laura Von Staden. Among her favorites: "Leave One Compliment a Day" and "Ask Yourself Five Questions.".

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Happy Birthday!

SpeechTechie

Here at post 731, and next week is the 9 year Blogobirthday of SpeechTechie. Thanks for continuing to read! At a recent conference, I presented how play-based apps can be contexts for all kinds of language targets within an engaging context (e.g. vocabulary, microstructure aspects of verbs, noun phrases, pronouns, causals, social langauge). Additionally, we consider how a particular app or apps from a developer hits upon a particular play stage, moving from dramatic to removed-event sociodramati

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It's Back - The Writing Bee!

techlearning

This year's event includes a middle school Writing Bee that will take place concurrently with the Elementary Grade Writing Bee.

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What Are the Best Books to Read for Black History Month?

Turnitin

In honor of Black History month, we bring to you 10 books written by African American writers to read in 2019

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

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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Adaptive Learning Tool ALEKS Guides Kids Toward Math Mastery

techlearning

ALEKS is a self-paced, self-guided, self-contained math learning tool for students to use mostly within a classroom.

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How to Get VC Funding by Being a ‘Missionary, Not a Mercenary’

Edsurge

Evaluating the team running an edtech startup is the most critical step when considering investments, say two venture capitalists who will be coaches at the EdSurge Immersion Conference. Esteban Sosnik, a General Partner at Reach Capital, looks for early employees who are unified. “The most important thing about any company is the team: their talent, their passion, their mission alignment, their ability to hire and to become leaders of the organization.

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Lexia Learning Releases iPad App for Lexia PowerUp Literacy

techlearning

The entire Lexia Learning K-12 literacy portfolio is now available on iPad.

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Free Ebook: Demanding More from EdTech Evaluations

MIND Research Institute

Every edtech product has a study that says it’s effective. But what are the impact results of that study really saying? How meaningful is the difference between outcomes? And how do we know that difference is not due to chance? Changing the Research Conversation. For quite some time now, the traditional approach to edtech evaluation—the goals, the conventional process, the vetting, description and use—has been broken.

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks