eSchool News
JUNE 9, 2022
As new VR technologies emerge, educators at all levels are finding new applications to augment the classroom experience – and for good reason. VR allows educators to move past pages in a textbook to create totally immersive experiences that stimulate and inspire students. Imagine a social studies teacher leading a discussion about the Taj Mahal, for example.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 9, 2022
With the growing interest in tech comes a call for summer school programs that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. If you’ve been tasked (or voluntold) to run this activity, here are six activities that will tech-infuse participants: Debate. Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class.
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EdTech Magazine
JUNE 9, 2022
Next-generation video surveillance is shaking up the typical school IT infrastructure. Before video was encapsulated in IP, many school physical security teams kept their distance from in-building IT infrastructure and, instead, ran parallel data networks on campus as they migrated to Video over IP. Those days are rapidly ending as security camera networks merge with campus IT infrastructure.
Edsurge
JUNE 9, 2022
Which schools deserve to top lists of the best colleges in the U.S.? That depends on what you mean by “best.” If “best” means the most prestigious and more selective admissions, then sure, current college rankings are doing what they’re meant to do. But if the point of higher education is to buoy economic mobility, those lists that make headlines every year aren’t showing the whole picture.
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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.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 9, 2022
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Cierra Kaler-Jones wasn’t your traditional dance teacher. When Kaler-Jones taught dance, her students didn’t come just for the dance lessons.
techlearning
JUNE 9, 2022
Zoom Whiteboard allows users to collaborate in real-time while staying within a Zoom meeting.
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techlearning
JUNE 9, 2022
This Slido Lesson Plan is designed to help educators implement the digital tool into their instruction.
N2Y
JUNE 9, 2022
Consistent and Structured Summer Learning for Special Education. Searching for standards‑based academic instruction for the summer? n2y’s Summer Unit has you covered! Extended School Year (ESY) teachers and summer tutors can boost learning and success with robust, standards‑aligned content that’s built on evidence‑based practices. Keep students excited about learning with innovative instructional materials, including embedded differentiation to support the needs of unique learn
MiddleWeb
JUNE 9, 2022
Any educator who leads in schools will find Matt Renwick’s Leading like a C.O.A.C.H. grounded in real boots-on-the-ground work and loaded with opportunities to reflect on and improve leadership practices. Instructional Walks are key, writes principal Rita Platt. The post Lead Like a COACH on Your Instructional Walks first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Fractus Learning
JUNE 9, 2022
Table of Contents First Day Of School Read Aloud Books First Day Of School Books For Pre-K: The Circles All Around Us – Brad and Kristi Montague First Day Of School Books For Pre-K-Kindergarten: The Kissing Hand – Audrey Penn First Day Of School Books For Starting Kindergarten: The Night Before Kindergarten – Natasha Wing Back To School Books For First Grade: We Don't Eat Our Classmates – Ryan T Higgins Back To School Books For Second Grade: School's First Day
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.
eSchool News
JUNE 9, 2022
Educators across the country are seeing a greater need to collect and use data to inform decisions as they work to help students. The pandemic severely disrupted our schools, and many districts used any student data they had to identify who was struggling and how to best provide support. As districts continue to respond to the evolving circumstances of the pandemic, making the most of all available data to improve student outcomes remains critical to understanding the factors that most contribut
Brainscape
JUNE 9, 2022
You know that scene in the Matrix where Neo gets plugged into a machine and then magically wakes up and says "I know kung fu"? Well spaced repetition systems (SRSs) are the closest that scientists have gotten to injecting your brain with knowledge that efficiently. And the science is still advancing every year. In a nutshell, SRS algorithms are learning tools that determine the frequency of each concept’s repetition based on the user's performance.
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