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9 Great Websites for Free Images to Use in Class and School Projects

EdTech Magazine

January 6, 2018 Looking for some good places where students can access public domain and free images? The collection below has you covered. This is a curated list of some of the best websites that.

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Why Do You Run? Understanding Your Motivation

The CoolCatTeacher

Day 6 Challenge of 80 Days of Excellence From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. There’s a fantastic scene in Chariots of Fire where runner Eric Liddell tells his sister, “I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.” This post is day six of 80 days of excellence.

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Creative Ways of using Google Slides with your Students

TeacherCast

On this episode of Ask The Tech Coach, we examine how Google Slides can be used in ways other than your typical PowerPoint substitute. Join Jeff and Rob as we showcase how one school in New Jersey is turning Google Slides into Google Frames. The post Creative Ways of using Google Slides with your Students appeared first on TeacherCast. On this episode of Ask The Tech Coach, we examine how Google Slides can be used in ways other than your typical PowerPoint substitute.

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Some of The Best Writing Guides to Help Students Improve Their Writing Style

Edsurge

January 6, 2018 In today's post we are sharing with you this collection of some excellent guides to help you with the teaching of writing and help your students improve their writing style. The.read more.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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What Role Does Career and Technical Education Play For Todays Students?

TeacherCast

Welcome to the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEaA members … for NJEA members. Whether you are a teacher, an education support professional, or a New Jersey Student Education Association member, this show will serve as a platform to help YOU bring out the best in your students. each and… The post What Role Does Career and Technical Education Play For Todays Students?

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Math Problem: 3 Pennies and a Dime

Teacher Tech

3 Lilypads and a Frog A friend of mine showed me a math problem which posed the problem of a frog jumping over 3 lilypads twice and ending up in the same position. Does the frog always end up in the same place and why? The activity is represented with 3 pennies and a dime, […]. The post Math Problem: 3 Pennies and a Dime appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Six Years Gifted [One King for Three Kings]

The Jose Vilson

Alejandro is six years old today. Teaching up to that point felt like an exercise in organizing students who were mine, but not mine. I had each of them in 90-minute segments with 29 other kids to keep an eye on. Though I cared for them, I used words like "daughters" and "sons" too loosely. Part of it came from the way I felt so invested in them. Another part of it was my students' insistence on treating me like a surrogate father.

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What’s The Difference Between Children’s Books In China And The U.S.?

MindShift

What are the hidden messages in the storybooks we read to our kids? That’s a question that may occur to parents as their children dive into the new books that arrived over the holidays. And it’s a question that inspired a team of researchers to set up a study. Specifically, they wondered how the lessons varied from storybooks of one country to another.

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1 In 5 Has Treatable Condition Linked to Alzheimer’s

The Hechinger Report

Alzheimer's linked to condition that affects 1 in 5 people in the US. ~ THE EBOOKS ~. Escape from low mood or depression with my " Activate ebook ". Discover how to deal with anxiety in my " Anxiety plan ebook ". Boost your motivation for anything with my " Spark ebook ". by Dr JEREMY DEAN.

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The Value of Literature

Tech Helpful

I'm side tracking from my usual blog posts because I have a story that I need to release from my inner being. On December 5, 1997 I was 34 weeks into my pregnancy with my second child and I started spotting. Being absolutely clueless that anything could truly be really wrong I called the doctor and he told me to go to the hospital. I packed the diaper bag for my 18 month old, called my husband to come get us and nonchalantly called my mother- who being much more in touch with the real world said

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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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It’s Not About the Tool

EdTechTeam

The biggest question I get after a workshop or training session is how did our iPad roll-out have so much success both in my classroom and for our school. What I tell them is that it’s not about the tool or the gadget. It’s about the school culture and the growth mindset of the teachers and administrators. . No teacher has ever said, “I don’t want to do what is best for my students.

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I Want to Do More Action Research.

Cycles of Learning

As teachers we have an incredible opportunity to engage in Action Research. As a community of practitioners, we have access to a sample size of students that many researchers crave. We have access to a community of colleagues to help revise and reflect on the process, and we have the most powerful research lab at our disposal: our classrooms. Yes, each time we give a quiz, engage in formative assessment, design and test a new lesson, or observe a colleague we are engage in informal Action Resear

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Longwood snaps 28-game skid against Division I opponents

MiddleWeb

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — B.K. Ashe had his first double-double of the season with 21 points and 13 rebounds and Longwood beat Gardner-Webb 79-73 on Saturday to snap a 28-game losing streak against Division I opponents.

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A new precision dental center embodies Columbia University’s latest direction for oral medicine education

Shake Up Learning

Last month, Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine in New York debuted on the fifth floor of its Vanderbilt Clinic a 15,000-sf Center for Precision Dental Medicine, a loft-like facility that is part of a masterplan to restructure the institution’s dental education, research and practice.

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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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Asheville considers rule to curb short-term vacation rentals

iLearn Technology

ASHEVILLE — Asheville leaders are considering new rules to sharply limit short-term vacation rentals downtown.

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Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game

The Principal of Change

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