The CoolCatTeacher
MAY 26, 2017
A conversation with Starr Sackstein on episode 85 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today, Starr Sackstein @mssackstein shares 5 feedback strategies to supercharge your writing instruction and classroom culture. We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment.
Digital Promise
MAY 26, 2017
A fourth grader dressed as Super Mario rushes over to another student sporting a Luigi hat, who is frantically gluing green paper titles to complete a math puzzle. Once they complete this challenge and “unlock” the level, the students advance to more difficult tasks, all the while racing against the clock. When the bell rings, students rotate to a Reading and Social Studies class where another set of stages await them.
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Tom Murray
MAY 26, 2017
School leaders across the country are working to create meaningful, authentic, and real-world learning experiences inside their schools and classrooms. Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom , by authors Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy , is a dynamic read and addresses many of the myths associated with leveraging a PBL approach to teaching and learning.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 26, 2017
For years, my teaching revolved around textbooks as my resources. When the Internet arrived, I — as did my colleagues — adopted it mostly for two reasons: 1) research — in place of the library, and 2) rote drills, such as supporting math practice. But that has changed. Using the Internet in classrooms has morphed from optional to organic.
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eSchool News
MAY 26, 2017
According to curriculum therapists, multi-disciplinary sessions appeal to students’ creativity, are relevant to their everyday lives, and help them acquire important skills—especially students with autism. In a recent webinar, “ Art, Music & Recreational Therapy: Incorporating Creative Approaches for Students with Autism ,” Courtney Carnes, MS, ATR-BC, art therapist; Julie Hopkins, MT-BC, music therapist; and Erin Witschey, CTRS, recreational therapist, discussed how these types of therapies
Edsurge
MAY 26, 2017
What never ceases to surprise people is the sheer scale of the New York City school system, a district made up of 1,800 schools, 76,000 teachers and over a million students. Over the past five years—as the district has invested more and more in helping teachers identify their own needs—some equally large questions have been raised, namely: How do the city’s thousands of teachers find resources aligned to their unique professional goals—and how does the New York City Department of Education (NYCD
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MIND Research Institute
MAY 26, 2017
“Word problems are easy to teach!” said no teacher ever. We all know the truth - word problems can be wonderful opportunities for students to apply deep mathematical knowledge toward complex real world problems. But getting students there is the hard part. When it comes to tackling the challenge of teaching word problems, research can help guide us in the right direction.
Teacher Tech
MAY 26, 2017
Return Student Work in Google Classroom A new feature in Google Classroom is to show the count of returned student work. YAY! This was on my Android Classroom app for awhile and I’m so happy to see it now on the browser version. How to Return Click on the assignment title to view the assessment […]. The post Google Classroom: Return Student Work appeared first on Teacher Tech.
eSchool News
MAY 26, 2017
Be Transparent and Communicative. By Ali Alowonle. Award: Finalist for Minnesota’s 2017 Teacher of the Year award, nominated for Clark County’s New Teacher of the Year award. My homeroom is 4th- and 5th-graders: 21 gifted students, a mix of boys and girls. It’s nice because the 5th-graders are really the mentors, and next year the 4th-graders get to take on that role.
Edsurge
MAY 26, 2017
EDUCAUSE , the nonprofit that runs one of the largest higher-ed communities of universities and service providers, is opening its doors (and dropping its prices) for small companies looking to join its ranks. The membership-based organization is offering a new option for aspiring members: an “ emerging edtech membership ,” which goes for $750 per year and is available for companies earning less than $1 million per year.
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.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 26, 2017
The post 7 Questions To Guide Your PBL Implementation Plan appeared first on TeachThought.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 26, 2017
May , 2017 Bring your images to life with these useful iPad apps. Using these apps will enable you to annotate your photos the way you want. You can highlight text in an image, add shapes and text,read more.
ProfHacker
MAY 26, 2017
There are three (open access) books I’ve been meaning to read and review, but I realized if I waited until I finished them, it would take a while, so I thought it would be good to post a “preview” here, of why I hope to dip into these books over summer. Education and Technology: Critical Approaches. This CC-licensed e-book is edited by Giselle Martins dos Santos Ferreira, Luiz Alexandre da Silva Rosado and Jaciara de Sa Carvalho.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 26, 2017
May 26, 2017 Map of Contemporaries is an excellent interactive visual that chronicles the history of the world through the lifespans of famous people. It provides a biographical account of.read more.
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.
MindShift
MAY 26, 2017
Impulsive children become thoughtful adults only after years of improvements to the brain’s information highways, a team reports in Current Biology. A study of nearly 900 young people ages 8 to 22 found that the ability to control impulses, stay on task and make good decisions increased steadily over that span as the brain remodeled its information pathways to become more efficient.
Tech Helpful
MAY 26, 2017
I'll be honest, it's easy to become jaded in education. New initiatives, students that don't seem to care, parents that question everything you do, not being respected in your field.it's easy to allow the stresses of day to day make you forget what made you want to go into education to begin with. But then there are educators that are different. Ones that both value the relationships with their students and see the challenges of everyday as purposeful.
EdTechTeam
MAY 26, 2017
Today’s students, who have grown up with the emerging technologies at their fingertips, really challenge teachers to find new ways to engage them in their learning. These students operate in a global environment where information is just a click away and feedback is expected to be instantaneous. Their communications are brief and their emotions are shared via emojis.
EdTechnocation.com
MAY 26, 2017
The end of the school is finally here! But before you leave your classroom to enjoy the summer fun, there are few things you probably need to do. One of them is to clean up your Google Classroom dashboard. But, WAIT! Don't do it! Don't you even think about deleting those Classrooms! There's a better way! Follow these 3 steps to clean up your Classrooms and your dashboard before summer begins!
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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
Fractus Learning
MAY 26, 2017
Savvy do-it-yourselfers and self-educators know there’s an instructional YouTube video for everything. Want to learn how to make great Spanish rice? There’s a video for that. Several, actually. Speak Dutch? Sure. Replace the brake pads on […].
Marketplace K-12
MAY 26, 2017
Jonathan Knee, an investment banker and Columbia Business School professor, has studied education business failures and why some companies' grand ambitions often result in failure. The post ‘Class Clowns’ Author to Ed. Publishers: Forget ‘Revolution’ Talk and Keep Focused appeared first on Market Brief.
Fractus Learning
MAY 26, 2017
Most of the GeoGebra articles on the Learn Implement Share site demonstrate the power of GeoGebra for junior high school mathematics. The focus on GeoGebra for junior high mathematics is, in part, because there is a strong […].
Marketplace K-12
MAY 26, 2017
EdWeek Market Brief hosted a Twitter chat this week, delving into the data behind the Tech Titans K-12 special report. The post Educators, Experts Discuss Tech Titans Special Report in Twitter Chat appeared first on Market Brief.
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.
EdTechnocation.com
MAY 26, 2017
UPDATED: May 2019! New screenshots and updated information! The end of the school is almost here! But before you leave your classroom to enjoy the summer fun, there are few things you need to do. One of them is to clean up your Google Classroom dashboard. But, WAIT! Don't do it! Don't you even think about deleting those Classrooms! There's a better way!
Edsurge
MAY 26, 2017
This case study was originally published on Getting Smart With a student enrollment edging ever closer to six figures, Denver Public Schools (DPS) is Colorado’s largest school district. More than 4,300 teachers instruct students in elementary, middle and high schools, along with a mix of non-traditional and charter schools run by three main charter management organizations: Strive, KIPP, and Denver Sciences Schools of Technology.
eSchool News
MAY 26, 2017
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos offered a vague look at the Trump Administration’s plans for school choice during her keynote at the American Federation for Children’s National Policy Summit. In her remarks, DeVos again emphasized the administration’s support for local control of education, and she urged states to invest in school choice plans.
Hack Education
MAY 26, 2017
The Trump Budget. Via The New York Times : “ Trump’s Budget Cuts Deeply Into Medicaid and Anti-Poverty Efforts.” Via NPR : “ Trump Budget Reduces Education Spending , Raises Funding For School Choice.” Also via NPR : “President Trump’s Budget Proposal Calls For Deep Cuts To Education.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Trump Budget Would Slash Student Aid and Research.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What Trump’s Proposed 2
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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