The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 26, 2018
Day 23 of 80 Days of Excellence From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We know plants need fertilizer, sun, and the proper temperature to grow. As humans, we need proper conditions to grow as well. Children in a classroom depend on their teacher and school to help create a strong learning environment. As we get older, we become responsible for our own growth and learning.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 26, 2018
Collecting class data, asking for feedback on activities, and pushing out quizzes used to be laboriously accomplished by passing out paper documents, collecting them as they dribbled in, and then collating the data into a spreadsheet where you could sort and shake to come up with the useful information. These days, all of those tasks are accomplished much more easily with one of the many free/fee webtools designed to create and curate information.
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EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 26, 2018
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez A CDW•G expert offers his insights on how schools can innovate their spaces.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 26, 2018
Concept mapping is a learning strategy that involves visualizing relations between concepts and ideas using graphical representations. It is a form of graphic organizer that consists of various.read more.
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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.
Edsurge
JANUARY 26, 2018
A recent visit to my old high school library left me disappointed. Gone were the days of handwritten flashcards and ten-pound textbooks. Now, every student’s face was blankly fixated on the all-too-familiar glow of their computer screens. But the technology itself was not my concern. In fact, aside from the predictable few flickers of Facebook and Twitter, it seemed most of the students were actually working on something productive.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JANUARY 26, 2018
Where’s The Innovation In Education Coming From? by Terry Heick Innovation matters because it reflects and causes adaptations to a changing world. But while we stomp our feet for innovation in education and innovative teaching and innovative edtech and innovative innovation, it might be useful to clarify our thinking. First, how does education–as it exists–function as […].
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 26, 2018
In this episode of the TechEduactor Podcast, we invite Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Innovator, and author, Ross Cooper onto the program to discuss his new book Hacking Project Based Learning. The post What is Project Based Learning? | Featuring @RossCoops31 #hackpbl appeared first on TeacherCast. In this episode of the TechEduactor Podcast, we invite Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Innovator, and author, Ross Cooper onto the program to discuss his new book Hackin
Fractus Learning
JANUARY 26, 2018
I have had the pleasure of working in over thirty different school districts in two different countries over the past nineteen years. Those experiences, coupled with my passion for student-driven educational environments and strong leadership practices […].
TeacherCast
JANUARY 26, 2018
On this episode of the Jersey Educator Podcast, we welcome New Jersey State Teacher of the year Argine Safari onto the program to share her experiences in music education. Welcome to the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEA members … for NJEA members. Whether you are a teacher, an education support professional, or… The post Celebrating Educators: Both in and out of the classroom | Featuring @NJEA State Teacher of the year @ArgineSafari appeared first on TeacherCast.
SpeechTechie
JANUARY 26, 2018
When it comes to professional development, it’s great to have options. The end of your certification maintenance interval can sneak up on you. Additionally, it seems of late unfortunately difficult for clinicians to obtain release time to attend professional development and continue our high level of training--I know this as a frequent PD speaker! Online learning has always been an option, and MedBridge has elevated the format with their professional development courses.
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.
EdTechTeam
JANUARY 26, 2018
*After reading, if you’re inspired to share, please offer an idea (or more!) to this Padlet: [link]. Rushton Hurley has given us a witty, thought-provoking, and inspiring book for all educators. Teachers, administrators, and I would also suggest parents, would all benefit from reading this incredibly entertaining, and remarkably insightful book. If you’ve been looking for a no-nonsense book with practical ideas to improve your teaching practice, then Making Your Teaching Something Special from
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 26, 2018
. Read the full report. The post Chart: How much university endowments rose in 2017 appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 26, 2018
Toby Karten on episode 240 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We can include every child in our classroom with these five important reminders from inclusion expert, Toby Karten. Children are precious and important. These reminders can help us all be better teachers. PowerSchool is my SIS and LMS and is the sponsor of today’s show.
NeverEndingSearch
JANUARY 26, 2018
One of the reasons our students find and use news that is less than credible is that their news habits are less than energetic. Among the ten key trends Pew researchers gathered from among their research reports on social and news media were: Use of mobile devices for news continues to grow. Two-thirds of Americans (67%) get at least some news on social media. .
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.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 26, 2018
A welding student in a classroom at West Georgia Technical College. Photo: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report. CARROLLTON, Ga. — In a classroom of a technical college an hour from Atlanta, Kimberly Hinely picks up a welding torch and lowers her face shield. Sparks fly around her as she melts the metal, joining iron to iron. Three months into an evening welding program where she’s the only woman, the 44-year-old former tattoo artist said she feels like “one of the guys.”.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 26, 2018
Here is a handy visual we created for the post “9 Great Concept Mapping Tools for Teachers and Students”. We summarized the main points from that post, for more details you can always refer back to.read more.
Hack Education
JANUARY 26, 2018
Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. (National) Education Politics. The US government shut down. Then it re-opened. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The U.S. Department of Education Tuesday named Kent Talbert , a former general counsel and acting under secretary during the George W.
Educator Innovator
JANUARY 26, 2018
Engage your students in dissecting and speaking back to the State of the Union Address with resources from KQED Education , inspired by the #22×20 campaign. What do your students think of the state of the union? Will they be watching on January 30 when President Trump takes the podium for one of the most-watched political events of the year? Help students discuss the issues, fact-check the speech and evaluate the arguments with these resources for bringing the State of the Union into your c
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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
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