Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 1, 2020
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EdTech Magazine
MAY 1, 2020
It’s the field trip fifth-grade students in Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 buzz about. They chat excitedly during the bus ride to Olson Elementary in Woodstock, Ill. Then they reach the Challenger Learning Center , which is housed in the school, and they step into a new world. The center is elaborately decorated with a space theme that includes a replica mission control room.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 1, 2020
As many of you know, I have a daughter in the Navy and a son in the Army. I love them both and live every day worried. But through it all, I appreciate what they are doing to make America what so many need it to be. I love America. I love our military. I love my daughter and son. You don’t have to watch all of these. I got carried away on YouTube.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 1, 2020
Episode 06 of Silver Lining for Learning was our first opportunity as hosts to come back together and make sense of what we had heard from our first round of guests. We talked about Episodes 02 through 05 and had an enthusiastic discussion about a variety of topics. Happy viewing! Related Posts. Silver Lining for Learning, Episode 05: Rethinking school with Will Richardson.
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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
MAY 1, 2020
For perhaps the first time in recent memory, parents and teachers may be actively encouraging their children to spend more time on their electronic devices. Online learning has moved to the front stage as 90 percent of high-income countries are using it as the primary means of educational continuity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If March will forever be remembered as the month that virtually all the world’s countries closed their school doors, will April be remembered as the month that the student
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 1, 2020
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in April 2020… This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn to See , Seth Godin [marketing]. What’s the Matter With Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America , Thomas Frank [politics]. Masked Prey , John Sandford [thriller]. Crashlander , Larry Niven [sci fi]. Hexed , Kevin Hearne [fantasy].
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 1, 2020
As school districts across the country adopt e-learning, it’s critical that K–12 leaders and educators promote digital citizenship among students. When Loudoun County Public Schools closed their school buildings and shifted to remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia hosted a virtual panel discussion on digital citizenship via Zoom, Nathaniel Cline reports for the Loudoun Times-Mirror.
Edsurge
MAY 1, 2020
The idea of taking a gap year between high school and college has been growing in recent years, but it has always been a niche thing. About 40,000 students did some kind of gap year last year, according to the Gap Year Association. But that’s out of more than 2 million first-time college students starting as freshmen in the U.S. each year. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a rush of interest in the gap year, since most campuses have not yet decided whether they will be open for traditional class
EdTechTeacher
MAY 1, 2020
A guest post by Dr. Courtney Pepe. Leading Innovation: Ray Nashar’s Three Car Train Model, Point of Reflection during Covid-19. Our current educational system is now more dynamic and complex due to Covid-19. When reflecting upon the impact of Remote Learning and teacher practice, I often think of Rogers’ Law of Diffusion of Innovation, and the Three Car Train Concept of Ray Nashar.
EdNews Daily
MAY 1, 2020
Never has technology taken on a greater role in education, and at no time has there been more pressure to get it right. In this installment of the Learning Counsel’s Emergency National Virtual Discussion series, technology leaders from around the country talk about the steps they took to get it right and offer advice to districts across the nation. In order to serve our students during this pandemic, Dr.
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.
Teacher Tech
MAY 1, 2020
In Google Classroom students see either a “Mark as done” button or a “Turn in” button. The difference is whether or not the student is submitting an attachment. No attachment = “Mark as done.” Notice in the animation below that the student has a “Mark as done” button and once a document was added to […].
EdNews Daily
MAY 1, 2020
By Ryan Schaaf What will the future of education look like, and how do we get there? What and how should future generations learn? How should training and education help learners prepare for a workforce that pits their skills and expertise against equally skilled, lower-paid workers from other countries? Eventually, how will these same learners compete in a workforce increasingly driven by software, apps, robots, and artificial intelligence?
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 1, 2020
Ideally, a 'post-app' era in edtech would be characterized by blended learning, and genuine mobility in communities native to the learner. The post The Post-App Era: What Is The Next Stage Of Education Technology? appeared first on TeachThought.
EdNews Daily
MAY 1, 2020
By Alesha Arp The user interface is more than just the skin that allows us to interact with an educational game. It can also be a window into that game’s learning value. User interfaces (UIs) are a bit of a paradox. If they’re well-designed, they’re almost unnoticeable to many users, while poorly designed UIs can render a program nearly unusable or, in the case of educational games, much less effective.
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 1, 2020
Arizona Science Center is another resource you can draw on to help your students enhance their at-home science learning. The site offers a wide variety of educational resources and materials for.read more.
EdNews Daily
MAY 1, 2020
There has never been a more urgent time for learning institutions to transition to a fully-blended model, with the ability to instantly change from an on-campus to an online trajectory. In this Learning Counsel Emergency Nation Virtual Discussion, some of America’s top education leaders share how they are getting there. According to Dr, Kiesha Taylor, National Education Administrator for T-Mobile, “What we’ve seen happening over the last month and a half, we’ve had to increase ourselves fr
eSchool News
MAY 1, 2020
To help teachers with the transition to online instruction, an April edWebinar featured educators sharing what is working for them as they teach students online during the COVID-19 crisis. The presenters also provided recommendations for other educators who are now making the shift from being in a classroom to working remotely with students. Organized by SETDA, the State Education Technology Directors Association, the edWebinar included a 2nd grade teacher who had previously taught online only d
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 1, 2020
One of the major problems that faced us, the pre-Internet English learners, was the practice of English in real-life situations with native speakers. Practice is key in learning any language and more.read more.
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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
eSchool News
MAY 1, 2020
For more than seven years, I worked in a fully online public school that served general education and special education students in kindergarten through high school. During my teaching time, I specialized in special education needs. Since then I have worked as a professor at California State University, Fresno, conducting extensive research and presenting nationally and internationally on both online learning and special education.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 1, 2020
With the current school closures due to the pandemic, students are more and more relying on their digital devices for learning, connecting, and doing the school work that would in normal times be.read more.
Marketplace K-12
MAY 1, 2020
The CEO of Move This World is prioritizing flexibility, being open to feedback and addressing pain points during the coronavirus crisis. The post A Social-Emotional Learning Company Shifts Strategy to Meet Needs During COVID-19 appeared first on Market Brief.
Edsurge
MAY 1, 2020
Discussions of literacy education often focuses on five particular areas of instruction that demonstrate the strongest impact on childhood literacy—commonly known as The Big 5. When searching for the right reading tool for your students, it’s helpful to know what these are and, more importantly, how you can put them to use with your students. Here, we explore the history of The Big 5, discuss the practical application of each concept within the classroom and offer specific advice on supporting E
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.
N2Y
MAY 1, 2020
So many of us are trying to juggle three full-time jobs these days—childcare, working and teaching. Teaching usually means facilitating distance learning or leading some type of homeschooling program.Parents or caregivers are weighing priorities and deciding how best to use their limited hours each day. Should you join that important conference call this afternoon and allow your preschooler another hour of screen time?
The Hechinger Report
MAY 1, 2020
Becoming a teacher in Mississippi usually starts with a solid GPA going into one’s sophomore year of college and either a score of 21 on the ACT or a passing score on the Praxis Core teacher exam. Teacher candidates who can’t meet those requirements can’t enroll in the state’s schools of education. In the past, this bar has been too high for many would-be teachers, especially those who come from high-need areas.
techlearning
MAY 1, 2020
How the changes brought about by remote learning can be implemented long-term
The Hechinger Report
MAY 1, 2020
Earlier this month, California State University, Fullerton, asked its faculty to prepare for teaching all their fall classes online. It was one of the first major institutions of higher education to say that courses could be virtual to start the semester, depending on updates from health officials about in-person classes. If it does go that way, CSU-Fullerton would benefit from the fact that it already offers a significant amount of online coursework.
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.
eSchool News
MAY 1, 2020
A record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week. It’s the biggest jump in new jobless claims in US history. There are nearly 67 million Americans working in jobs right now that are considered high risk for layoffs, and some experts predict the Covid 19 pandemic could ultimately eliminate 47 million jobs. Additionally, 3.3 million high school students and 4 million post-secondary students will be graduating into a world that isn’t hiring in the way it was two months ago.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 1, 2020
While there's a long road ahead to recovery, we're curious what the near-future holds for in-person education at K-12 and university levels. The post The University Of Kentucky’s Coronavirus Reopening Plan For Fall 2020 appeared first on TeachThought.
eSchool News
MAY 1, 2020
eSchool News Curriculum, SEL & Instructional Tools Guide. Everything You Need to Know. Everyone You Need to Reach. • Emerging classroom trends. • How to let students drive their learning. • Balancing assessment and digital learning. • Using SEL to combat stress in students. • The right way to choose digital resources. • Discover how movement helps reinforce learning. • Identifying the best curriculum resources for you. • Helping students build life-long SEL skills.
techlearning
MAY 1, 2020
The Education Market Association and The Amos Group have developed the online communications platform EDcommunity.
AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.
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