5 Apps to Help All Students with Math
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 13, 2017
By Calvin Hennick Mobile apps are a great way to offer personalized instruction to students with disabilities.
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Technology On Its Own Won’t Improve Your School
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
OCTOBER 13, 2017
There's no magic ed-tech tool to improve education. Technology must work in combination with other strategies, including professional development. The post Technology On Its Own Won’t Improve Your School appeared first on Market Brief.
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How to Cope with Bullying
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 13, 2017
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Started in 2006, it aims to educate and raise awareness of bullying prevention around the world and is supported by hundreds of schools, corporations, and celebrities. While schools can sponsor month-long events, the most popular is to wear orange on October 19th, designated Unity Day. Why is this so important?
6 paths to innovation under ESSA
eSchool News
OCTOBER 13, 2017
The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is a marked departure from its much-maligned predecessor, No Child Left Behind, and it puts much more power in states’ hands. Now, a new guide is helping ensure states harness that power to prioritize innovation. Part of the challenge in sustaining innovation lies in the need for states to go beyond stacking new metrics on existing policies, according to The State Innovator’s Toolkit: A guide to successfully managing innovation under ESSA
Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work
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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.
Woz U? Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Launches Online School to Teach Software Development
Edsurge
OCTOBER 13, 2017
He may be best known for co-founding Apple with Steve Jobs, but now, Steve Wozniak is dipping his toes in online education. Today, Wozniak announced his latest project, an online school called Woz U , which aims to provide tech training to aspiring software developers. The startup venture is part of Southern Careers Institute (SCI), a private for-profit school based in Austin, Texas.
Organizing as Teacher Pedagogy | @NJEA
TeacherCast
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Welcome to the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEA members, for NJEA members. Whether you are a teacher, an educational 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 every day in our schools. The shows are hosted by Jeff Bradbury of TeacherCast.net (@TeacherCast) and Jim Boice, a field representative with NJEA (@boiceinthehood).
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Keeping the Joy in Teaching | @NJEA
TeacherCast
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Welcome to the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEA members, for NJEA members. Whether you are a teacher, an educational 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 every day in your […]. The post Keeping the Joy in Teaching | @NJEA appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
A Free Google-designed Digital Citizenship Course for Teachers
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 13, 2017
October 13, 2017 Google has recently launched a free online training course for teachers and educators to help them learn more about the concept of digital citizenship. The Digital Citizenship and.read more.
Use More Tab
Teacher Tech
OCTOBER 13, 2017
The Tab Key Is Cool The Tab key is woefully underutilized. Try out some of these Tab key tips! Indent Let’s start with the obvious. The Tab key indents the first line of your paragraph. Place your cursor at the beginning of your paragraph and press the Tab key. Indent Bullets When creating a bulleted […]. The post Use More Tab appeared first on Teacher Tech.
How the New Compare & Connect K-12 Helps You Access Greater Bandwidth at Lower Costs
Education Superhighway
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Compare & Connect K-12 , a free tool we launched in 2016, has been a powerful vehicle for districts to compare their bandwidth pricing with that of nearby districts. We are thrilled to announce that we’ve made three critical updates to this tool to provide a more seamless search experience and help districts identify the price comparisons that are most relevant to them.
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.
MIT Moves Beyond the MOOC to Court Companies, Professional Learners
Edsurge
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Providing courses to companies, and adults not enrolled in a full-time degree program, has long been a way for universities to extend their reach (and pockets) beyond the physical lecture hall. In 2013, MIT began offering online programs for working professionals to meet learners across the globe. Until lately, those online MIT courses have somewhat resembled so-called massive open online courses, or MOOCs, says Clara Piloto, director of global programs at MIT Professional Education.
Colleges and universities join together to survive enrollment and financial problems
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Clark Atlanta University students Destiny Rudolph, Delaina Mims, Charles Finch and Jewel Cannon meet on the steps of the Joseph W. Woodruff Library, which is shared among four Atlanta colleges and universities. Higher-education institutions increasingly are pooling their resources to cut costs. Photo: Jesse Pratt Lopez for The Hechinger Report. ATLANTA — A business major at Clark Atlanta University, Delaina Mims said she spends at least eight hours a day at the Robert W.
Inside the Data: Parent Notifications Have Become the Norm in K-12 Market
Marketplace K-12
OCTOBER 13, 2017
More than 60 percent of parents of K-12 students report getting notes or e-mails about their students, newly released federal data show. The post Inside the Data: Parent Notifications Have Become the Norm in K-12 Market appeared first on Market Brief.
WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS
techlearning
OCTOBER 13, 2017
To help teachers and students transition to the new Iowa state standards for science, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, and Central DeWitt Community School Districts have become the first in the state to implement the STEMscopes Iowa comprehensive online science curriculum from Accelerate Learning.
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.
Change the World or Simply Maintain It?
The Principal of Change
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Image via Chris Bick (chrisbick1963) Two things stuck out to me this week… One was that I had the opportunity to work with students on how they use social media and tried to help them focus on “what’s possible,” not on what you shouldn’t do. When I was introduced at one of the school’s this week, it was announced that I was going to be talking about social media and the students in unison, made a large groaning sound.
How Can IT & Curriculum Work Better Together?
techlearning
OCTOBER 13, 2017
For this roundtable, T&L spoke with some IT leaders and—to keep us truthful—we invited a curriculum leader to share her experiences, too. We hope you’ll learn from their insights.
Where Have I Been and Why I've Not Been Blogging
The 21st Century Principal
OCTOBER 13, 2017
I realize my blogposts have dropped off precipitously lately, but there is a simple explanation: I've been working on my doctoral dissertation. The simple truth is that all the writing energy I could muster has been directed toward the creation of that document. Now, I am drawing closer to finishing it. My hope is to defend in November, and then graduate in December.
National Cooperative to Focus on Cybersecurity, Tech Interoperability, & Collaborative Solutions
techlearning
OCTOBER 13, 2017
K12 Federation (www.k12federation.org) brings together dozens of technology leaders representing over four million students, providing districts with low-cost services and solutions including federated identity management, cybersecurity, and access to products and services within an interoperational buying cooperative.
Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools
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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
States connect students with degrees they don’t know they’ve earned
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 13, 2017
A student at Guttman Community College in New York City reads before the start of a class. Momentum is building to give associate degrees to students who have left community colleges but earned enough credits to get one. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. A senior at Purdue University, Sage Archer was surprised to get an email out of the blue from the community college where she’d taken summer courses years before.
THE MORE YOU READ, THE MORE YOU’LL KNOW: ELA SOLUTIONS ROUNDUP
techlearning
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Which reading solution will best support your students and teachers so everyone can be reading on or above grade level by June? Here are some recommendations, best practices, and creative ideas from teachers, librarians, and administrators.
Teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials” for a 1:1 Classroom
eSchool News
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Technology is an incredible resource for learning. It connects us to people all over the world, it enables us to find answers to our questions with the click of a button, and it is versatile enough to be used by students of varying skill levels. I have been teaching in a 1:1 classroom for four years at Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School. We started in 5 th grade when my colleague got a Khan Academy grant to purchase 12 Chromebooks to supplement the Chromebooks our school provided.
QUICK THINKING: HOW SCHOOLS TURN DATA INTO KNOWLEDGE
techlearning
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Take a look at how these schools analyzed data to work on everything from attendance to social emotional learning.
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.
Weekend Reading: Friday the 13th Edition
ProfHacker
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Hey, we made it through another week! Here are five links and a video: Eddie Smith takes the history of mathematical typography to some really fascinating places: I think it’s critically important for those of us that write math to have at least a basic awareness of the history of mathematical typesetting. For me, knowing this history has had several practical benefits.
TOP TWEETS
techlearning
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Nothing’s more powerful than a group of committed educators who believe they can solve any problem together.
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Hack Education
OCTOBER 13, 2017
(National) Education Politics. “What Ivanka Trump Knows about Ed-Tech” by me. Thoughts from other “experts” in Inside Higher Ed. Also by me : “The Ivanka Trump Ed-Tech Industry Network.” “Even Pokémon Go used by extensive Russian-linked meddling effort ,” says CNN. Congrats to everyone who argued that Pokémon Go was the future of education.
STATISTICS AND SOLUTIONS
techlearning
OCTOBER 13, 2017
What’s the current state of network security in schools? According to research from Fortinet.
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.
Engage Kids With Digital Scavenger Hunts
techlearning
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Digital scavenger hunts provide dynamic, fresh learning experiences.
SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS ARE READY FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT)
techlearning
OCTOBER 13, 2017
85% claim IoT will make schools safer.
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