Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Ongoing assessment is necessary for student success. These assessments provide data on our learners’ progress and knowledge of the content. There are many different types of digital assessment tools and apps that allow teachers to quickly see what their students understand in a variety of ways through exit and entrance tickets, quizzes, student response systems, peer feedback, self-evaluation, graphic organizers, polls, and games.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Rollout is an exciting time for the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools community, as students receive their devices for the school year. Rollout marks the beginning of a journey for the 52 Cohort 6 schools who will be able to embark on new learning opportunities that are not possible without technology. The Verizon Innovative Learning Schools initiative—made possible by a partnership between Digital Promise and Verizon—works to bridge the Digital Learning Gap by equipping every student and teac

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 16, 2019

I graduated another doctoral advisee this past Saturday. Woo hoo! A hearty congratulations to Dr. Sobel – and thanks for maybe being my easiest doc student ever! Go forth and (continue to) do amazing things! No related posts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 16, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Kelly Christopherson has taught for twenty-five years and has been helping educators use to level up their learning for most of that time. As one of the leaders on #saskedchat (Saskatoon Ed Chat on Twitter), he has seen classrooms transform and is now studying the impact of social media on classroom pedagogy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Need a few websites to fill in free minutes? Here are Holiday websites that will keep students busy while teaching them: 12 Days of Christmas. Christmas puzzles and games. Christmas—history—fun video. Holiday Crossword. Holiday Elf Games. Holiday Hangman II. Holiday music II –sing along with the music–the site provides the words. Holiday—find the word.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 16, 2019

A survey of educators found that the majority lack enough information and classroom management strategies for students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and that they don’t feel capable to help them.[2] But the more familiar you are with recognizing and helping these students, the more likely they are to reach their academic potential and exhibit positive classroom behavior.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Trombone players in the David Douglas High School Marching Band march in the Starlight Parade in downtown Portland in June. Photo: Ariane Kunze for The Hechinger Report. PORTLAND, Ore. — Luke Said, 18, spent the summer of 2018 picking raspberries. In 2019, he got a job with a general contractor building food carts. He’s setting aside most of the money for college, but some goes to feed a school-year habit he just can’t kick: playing the trombone.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Looking for some good iPad apps to help you create educational videos to share with students? The collection below has you covered. It features what we think are some of the best video apps in iTunes.

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MiddleWeb

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Family involvement boosts student success. Yet parents of middle schoolers sometimes face a steep learning curve as they seek to interact with an increased number of teachers. Dr. Curtis Chandler suggests ways to engage and support families, including useful technology.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Even as a die-hard science geek, molecular biologist Melanie Peffer found her science classes painfully boring. It wasn’t until she started engaging in authentic scientific inquiry in real-world labs that she realized science is actually nothing like what she learned in school. Real-world science is dynamic, she discovered. It’s messy. And above all, it’s a verb — something you do.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Factile (former Jeopardy Rocks) is an excellent web tool that enables teachers to create multimedia quiz games for their classroom. Using a simple and intuitive gameboard, teachers will.

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Marketplace K-12

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Attorney generals from Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and other states called on the Federal Trade Commission to take stricter steps in enforcing federal data-privacy laws. The post Two Dozen State AGs Tell the FTC: Tighten Children’s Data Privacy Rules appeared first on Market Brief.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 189 Is Our Culture Limiting Females in STEM? Drew Perkins talks with Chrissy Newell about her work to help promote opportunities for girls and women in STEM. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @MrsNewell22 #mathgals bit.ly/mathgals original Twitter thread mentioned in our discussion Ben Orlin’s #mathgals post Katie Bouman Listen […].

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EmergingEdTech

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As computer science (CS) and technology continue to revolutionize the world around us, there is an increasing gap between these technologies and the skills required to best utilize them. For example, [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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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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The Electric Educator

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Three years ago I accidentally created a family Christmas tradition. ?? Let me explain. My wife and I have five kids: ages 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. As you can imagine, Christmas is a pretty big deal. Fortunately, my wife is super organized and LOVES Christmas. Each year we buy 5 different rolls of wrapping paper - one for each kid. This helps us keep track of which present belongs to which kid.

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Adjusting Course

DECEMBER 16, 2019

I’ve had people asking about T-shirts with a message from my newest book for awhile.and they’re finally here. The main text on the front of the T-shirt is based upon a key theme from Reclaiming Our Calling. The hashtag underneath the main text is accompanied by the iconic umbrella from the cover. I’m using Bonfire to plan a limited run of the shirts.

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techlearning

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Below I’ve listed free design tools teachers and students can use to create digital graphics and publications.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This fall, there were nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college than a year ago, according to new numbers out Monday from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which tracks college enrollment by student. “That’s a lot of students that we’re losing,” says Doug Shapiro, who leads the research center at the Clearinghouse.

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Learning With Lucie

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Are you currently a tech leader or coach in your school (or aspiring to be)? Does your teacher or library position provide you with leadership opportunities in your school or influence in how technology is used in your school? Are you considering the ed tech endorsement? If so, consider enrolling in the following course at UVM this semester Curriculum & Instruction: Leadership and Technology EDCI 325 OL1 ( CRN : 12861) This course is totally online Here is more information including a syllab

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techlearning

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Students can test their vocabulary knowledge with these engaging crossword puzzles.

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Online misinformation has significant real-life consequences, such as measles outbreaks and encouraging racist mass murderers. Online misinformation can have political consequences as well. The problem of disinformation and propaganda misleading social media users was serious in 2016, continued unabated in 2018 and is expected to be even more severe in the coming 2020 election cycle in the U.S.

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Prodigy

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Parenting is an amazing responsibility, but being an amazing parent is not easy. Let that sink in… Parenting styles can be a touchy topic, but every parent needs to decide what’s important to them and find the parenting style best suited to helping their children grow. In the words of 32nd U.S. President, Franklin D. […]. The post 5 Parenting Styles: What Works, What Doesn’t [FIND YOURS!

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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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ExcelinEd

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Thank you for believing in a quality education for all children!

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

. In 1967, on the first international comparison of educational achievement in math, the United States ranked 11 out of 12 nations. Students in Germany, England, France and Japan all scored ahead of students in the U.S. The only country behind the U.S. was Sweden. No one was surprised. A Washington Post news article explained that U.S. teachers weren’t as well trained in math pedagogy and that American society didn’t value mathematical achievement as much as other countries.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2019

On December 14, 2012, the planning of the late Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, principal of Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, Connecticut, saved the lives of 12 students during what CBS News called “one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.” Previously, she had taught students an emergency escape route out of the school. So, when the perpetrator’s semi-automatic rifle jammed, those 12 students who had been in his sights seized the opportunity and used the route to get away.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

“I hate mathematics, and I would rather die.” “It SUCKS, and I wouldn’t want to spend any more of my time looking at algebra and other crap.”‘ “I despise the way it is taught.” These student quotations, contained in a 2018 report from Just Equations , cut to the core of the problem: The teaching and structure of high-school math courses present critical barriers to math learning, educational achievement and equity.

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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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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Academic publishers are worried about an executive order the Trump administration is said to be considering that would impose new open access requirements on federally funded science research. Over the weekend, several draft letters addressed to President Trump circulated among and collected signatures from leaders of scientific societies and academic membership associations.

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