Fri.Dec 22, 2017

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a fired employee still wants to attend the office holiday party

The CoolCatTeacher

A reader writes: Our office recently let an employee go for numerous reasons after several warnings. It for was for minor things such as frequent lateness, too many personal calls and emails on company time, and general friction with other coworkers, to more serious things such as a very sharp decline in his work quality, cursing at other coworkers, and admitting to getting high at work.

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Happy Holiday!

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’ll be taking a few weeks off–until after the New Year–to edit/format my website, work on writing projects with a deadline, prioritize life, and wish my two adult military children could come home to visit. I may drop in on you-all as you enjoy your holidays, but mostly I’ll be regenerating. I wish you a wonderful season, safe and filled with family.

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Galvanizing into ACTION

EdTech Magazine

My mother, Ramona Dorfman, had a lot of sayings, some in English, some in Yiddish. When she wanted one of us kids to get moving, my mom would say: "Galvanize into action!" Not sure where she got that phrase, but it's a good one. Galvanize : rouse, stir, electrify, fire, spur, animate Galvanize : To arouse to awareness or action What does it take to galvanize someone into action?

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7 of The Best Content Curation Tools for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

December 22, 2017 The internet provides us with a treasure trove of all kinds of educational content that is only a click away.However, effective browsing and curation of this content can sometimes.read more.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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.

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3 Easy Steps to Learn Windows PowerShell

EdTech Magazine

By Adam Bertram Code your way around repetitive tasks with this scripting language tool.

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Win Google Classroom Book

Teacher Tech

Win Alice Keeler Google Classroom Book Win a copy of my first book “50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom” co-authored with Libbi Miller. This book is for if you’re new to Google Classroom and looking for ideas on how you can use Google Classroom in your class. Already a Google Classroom user? Check […]. The post Win Google Classroom Book appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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I Was a Fan of This Nonprofit. Then I Wasn't. What I Discovered When I Checked Up On Them

Edsurge

"On Dec. 12, about 900,000 sponsored wreaths were placed on the graves of veterans by a nonprofit called Wreaths Across America. Every wreath was purchased from the for-profit wreath company that created both the nonprofit and the annual event." Source: MoneyTalkNews A few years go I wrote glowingly about Wreaths Across America (WAA) and their mission to lay wreaths on the graves of fallen soldiers.

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Education Technology and the New Behaviorism

Hack Education

This is part ten of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Perhaps it’s no surprise that there was so much talk this year about education, technology, and emotional health. I mean, 2017 really sucked, and we’re all feeling it. As support services get axed and the social safety net becomes threadbare, our well-being – our economic and emotional well-being – becomes more and more fragile.

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Using a “Literacy Lineage” Assignment For First Year Writing Students

Fractus Learning

After I published my third novel I was asked to be the opening act for mystery writer Sara Paretsky, a best-selling writer of fame, while I was a solid mid-list literary fiction author. The occasion was […].

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

(National) Education Politics. The GOP passed their tax plan. Various education-related updates – via The New York Times : “How the Republican Tax Plan Uses School Savings to Hurt States.” Via Education Week : “Final Tax Bill Keeps Teacher Deduction at $250 , Cuts State and Local Deductions.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Final GOP Deal Would Tax Large Endowments.” Via Buzzfeed : “A Small College That Mostly Accepts Poor Students Is A Last-Minute Loser I

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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.

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mLevel’s Top 3 Learning and Development Lessons Of 2017

EdTechTeam

As a team, we’ve all expanded our knowledge over the last year, from how to make business more efficient, to learning new technologies, to hosting company-wide brainstorming sessions, to expanding our internship programs. But there’s one area where we are all still learning – and that’s in the field of learning itself. At mLevel, we deliver an innovative platform to help others learn better, retain more information, and perform better on the job.

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How To Refinance Your Home Ready For Your New Renovations

The Hechinger Report

The best way to get the funds you need for your big home renovation project is to refinance your home. Homeowners can use the money they get from refinancing their home to fund any kind of home renovation. Here’s how to refinance your home and get your finances in order before meeting a lender. 1. Determine what’s the purpose of refinancing your home.

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EdSurge Fusion: A Reflection

There is no box

Last month I attended the EdSurge Fusion Conference where the focus for the event was on Personalized Learning. Right off the bat, the presenters acknowledged that we lack a common definition for what Personalized Learning is, what it looks like and what it might mean for the future of education. The idea behind Personalized Learning isn’t new.

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Christmas Lessons

Reflections

I watched as she just stared at the present. This young lady, invited to an after school Christmas party for her and some of her classmates, was mesmerized by the bows and glitter. She took in every moment of all things beautiful. She methodically moved the packages on all sides and smiled at every turn. She said something about not wanting to unwrap it.

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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.

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?Beyond Design Thinking: Why Education Entrepreneurs Need to Think in Systems

Edsurge

For the last few years, design thinking has been in vogue. I’ve worked for three years as a member of the team designing and running +Acumen courses. In 2013, we launched an “Introduction to Human-Centered Design course ” with IDEO.org which has since enrolled over 100,000 people. Yet, we’re also increasingly seeing a complementary methodology— systems thinking —gain traction among educators, entrepreneurs and investors.

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updates: too much money on cupcakes, the awful summer intern, and more

Edsurge

Continuing our December slew of updates from letter-writers, here are five updates from people who had their letters answered here in the past. 1. I’m spending too much of her own money on cupcakes and snacks for my team. So, unrelated to the query but something that helps with my overall frustration: I finally got a raise and a title bump to better match my responsibilities.

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Highlights From a Year of Tracking Future Trends in Education

Edsurge

If we look back on 2017 in educational technology, some of the biggest surprises were political and cultural. The first is the spread of free public-university tuition programs in American cities and states. I suspect the spark for them was Bernie Sanders’ proposal during the 2016 presidential campaign, as that clearly resonated with many voters, especially younger ones, and was soon revised and taken up by Hillary Clinton’s team.

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