The CoolCatTeacher
AUGUST 5, 2019
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Genius hour and passion projects are transformational. Now, I strive to have personal interest projects for just about everything. Whether you’re already having genius hour at your school or you want to get started, this blog post will give you ideas for getting started with genius hour, no matter the age or grade.
Digital Promise
AUGUST 5, 2019
To thrive as content consumers and creators in an information age, media literacy is an essential skill set for both students and teachers. And the reality is that, from “fake news” to “deepfakes,” keeping up with the latest online apps, trends, and issues is an ongoing, ever-changing challenge. As co-directors of the Elk Grove Unified School District’s digital citizenship program , Kathleen Watt and I are excited to spread the word about the PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED.
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The CoolCatTeacher
AUGUST 5, 2019
Tyler Haggerty on episode 537 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, you’ll listen to a young man who became an entrepreneur as a result of his school’s genius hour. Listen with a purpose and prepare to get your daily challenge at the end and a link to the blog post I’ve written inspired by this show “ 7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects ” Bonus Material: Read the blog post about 7 Ways for Genius Hour and Passion Projects or scrol
Digital Promise
AUGUST 5, 2019
This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read the original version here. Schools and teachers often use summer as a time to rethink classrooms and learning spaces. The challenge — whether it’s rearranging the furniture or planning a complete school renovation — is to make these changes in a way that goes beyond aesthetics and actually results in an environment that sparks curiosity.
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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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 5, 2019
Here are the most-read posts for the month of July: Great App for Future Readers: Word Zoo. Math Webtools to Support Any Curriculum. How to Help Students Find Their Passion. Wonder Workshop’s Amazing Dash. How Tech Enhances Class Performance. How to Do Student-led Conferences. 5 digital tools to enhance the writing skills of your students. 11+ Back-to-School Night Tips.
Edsurge
AUGUST 5, 2019
Some U.S. teachers have just about had enough. No, really. A new report from Phi Delta Kappan International, a professional association for educators, finds that half of teachers have “seriously considered” leaving teaching in the last few years. Their reasoning? Many say they’re working longer hours for less pay than ever before. They juggle high-stress classrooms and constant pressure from administrators and state officials to improve students’ standardized test scores.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Edsurge
AUGUST 5, 2019
Can you learn empathy through interacting with a computer—even though, by definition, the skill requires understanding and sympathizing with real people? When Kathleen Marek first heard about virtual simulations designed to help teachers be more responsive and even empathetic to students in distress, she was skeptical. “I thought it was interesting that it was computer-based,” says Marek, who works as the mental health program coordinator for Santa Clara Unified School District in California, “b
EdNews Daily
AUGUST 5, 2019
By Vinod Lobo. The task of earning a diploma is particularly difficult for adults with low literacy skills, known as low-literate adults. More than 30 million adults cannot read, write, or have math skills above a third-grade level in the United States. Being aware of where they are starting from, it’s difficult for these adult learners who often don’t see a clear path to passing a five-part test which includes a tough math section.
Edsurge
AUGUST 5, 2019
While growing up in St. Petersburg, Russia, a young Vassili Philippov watched his father dip a nail into a container of blue copper sulfate solution. The metal turned into a red color, and the 7-year-old turned into a lifelong love of science. “It was like magic,” recalls Philippov, now 42. Now a father himself, Philippov saw home experiments as a way to teach his four children as well as a way to spend time together.
The Web20Classroom
AUGUST 5, 2019
Ever since I was a little kid I have enjoyed anything Disney. Even with my own daughters I have enjoyed seeing their faces light up when they walk down Main Street at the Magic Kingdom and they see Cinderella's Castle, even though they've seen it several times. We've visited all the parks and done a cruise. So when the team at Disney Youth Programs reached out to me to come down and check out all they have to offer I jumped at the opportunity.
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.
Edsurge
AUGUST 5, 2019
College advisors want to help students stay on track to finish their programs. But on many campuses, the high student-to-advisor ratios make it difficult, if not impossible, to identify and support every student who needs extra guidance. Over the years, higher ed institutions have deployed data analytics and technology tools to help advisors in their work.
EdNews Daily
AUGUST 5, 2019
By Tamara Fyke. In our world today, we understand the needs of the whole child include social-emotional learning, and we also know that technology is a ubiquitous, essential, and powerful part of education. So, we must ask ourselves this necessary question: How can SEL and EdTech work together to benefit students? In order to answer this question, we must take a look at the future of our children.
Edsurge
AUGUST 5, 2019
If you’re wondering why online learning is booming, take a look at the latest U.S. Department of Labor data showing heightened demand for skilled workers. Those with an undergraduate or advanced degree now represent about 40 percent of the nation’s workforce, while those with just a high school diploma have slipped in the last 25 years from more than a third to about a quarter of American workers.
TeachThought - Learn better.
AUGUST 5, 2019
50 Ways Google Can Help You Become A Better Teacher by TeachThought Staff While Apple products are known for their integration in classrooms, increasingly Google is the choice for schools and districts looking for something organized, useful, and inexpensive that’s available on tablet, laptop, Chromebooks, desktop, smartphone, and more. In fact, the sheer diversity of Google […].
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.
Edsurge
AUGUST 5, 2019
In the world of college test prep materials and tools, Don Phan considers himself a connoisseur. As a high school student in Louisiana, he spent hour upon hour practicing SAT questions through the Princeton Review and official practice exams. His efforts paid off: he boosted his SAT score by more than 350 points and landed a spot in Yale’s class of 2006.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
AUGUST 5, 2019
Smithsonian Learning Lab is a powerful learning hub where teachers and students can create, explore and share a wide variety of learning materials. Created by the Smithsonian Centre for Learning and.
eSchool News
AUGUST 5, 2019
“One of the challenges of teaching math, particularly in the United States, is that school math seems to come from a different universe than life math.” Attempts to bridge this “school math” with real-world math aren’t as hard as they seem, though—mathematicians are all around us. In a recent edWebinar , Sara Delano Moore, Ph.D., director of professional learning for ORIGO Education, underscored that we, as educators, need to help students engage in math by seeing math–real-wor
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
AUGUST 5, 2019
After we have seen how to use Google Images to search for and locate free-to-use images, here is another handy visual to help you make the best of your Google search experience. The content of this.
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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
techlearning
AUGUST 5, 2019
As the Educational Technology Coach and a District Personalized Learning Coach for Verona Area High School, in Verona, Wisconsin, a key part of my role is supporting my colleagues as they learn to integrate technology into the classroom. In our fourth year as a 1:1 iPad school (K-12), we have made great strides in our digital transformation, and in order to do this I have been actively working with teachers to develop lessons and content for our 1:1 iPad environment to meet the needs
eSchool News
AUGUST 5, 2019
A new survey demonstrates a critical need for continued federal investment in a fund that helps schools address the non-academic needs having a dramatic influence on student learning and achievement. The Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) program is designed as a flexible funding block grant and is flexible enough that schools can use it for a variety of needs.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 5, 2019
This map depicts districts where Latino children are attending schools across the country. The darker the blue, the more Latinos enrolled. Source: Bruce Fuller, University of California, Berkeley Photo: Zaidee Stavely for The Hechinger Report. The immediate coverage of an important July 2019 study on Latino children in America emphasized how they are increasingly “segregated” from white children at school.
MiddleWeb
AUGUST 5, 2019
New educators – particularly those in the middle grades – find themselves at the edge of the high dive, filled with enthusiasm and uncertainty. As they leap into the profession, Curtis Chandler shows how we can seek opportunities to provide support and collaboration.
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.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 5, 2019
One could say that a classroom of “heritage learners” is full of swans mistaken for ugly ducklings. The term “heritage learners” is defined as people whose proficiency or knowledge of a language (and culture) comes from their community or family. Instructors often see students in this category as culturally fluent, good at listening and speaking — but also as struggling readers and impossible writers.
techlearning
AUGUST 5, 2019
“One out of every 300 Americans will attend a New York City school. Ensuring all of these students have access to technology is crucial.
Nick's Picks for Educational Technology
AUGUST 5, 2019
Nothing is more important than building strong relationships during the first days of school. When you’re ready to break out the iPads, consider these two awesome activities to help students learn more about each other. All About Me Apple has created a fun activity to help students learn more about each other. It’s available on. Read more. The post Back to School iPad Activities appeared first on Nick's Picks For Educational Technology.
techlearning
AUGUST 5, 2019
What better way to celebrate International Clown Week (8/1 to 8/7) than by visiting an antique children's book about the circus from 1883. This picture book of poems describes the crew, performers, and animals of the circus.
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.
Learning with 'e's
AUGUST 5, 2019
Photo by Ramakant Sharda on unsplash Teachers do their best. I know they do. I worked for 20 years in classrooms, am married to a secondary school teachers, and I have been involved in teacher education for more years than I care to mention. I know teachers do their best, and I know the pressure they are under. Those who are at the peak of their abilities tend to go the extra mile to care for and support the children and young people in their charge.
techlearning
AUGUST 5, 2019
About three months ago I did something I often do but I am embarrassed to admit: I assigned a "sub lesson" when absent, asked students to submit evidence of completion, and then.wait for it. DIDN'T EVER LOOK at the document! Yes, I suppose it's a combination of my confidence in the accountability created by having students submit images via a collaborative google doc, and the pure hecticness during the school year.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
AUGUST 5, 2019
1. The 9th Annual Global Education Conference 2. Global Collaboration Week 3. Member and Partner Support! 1. The 9th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) November 18 - 20, 2019 The Global Education Conference Network's ninth annual world-wide collaboration on globally-connected education will take place around the clock starting Monday, November 18th, and continuing through Wednesday, November 20th.
techlearning
AUGUST 5, 2019
Complete social-emotional learning units in a neat and tidy package
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