Fri.Apr 29, 2022

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How to flip the classroom and create avid learners

eSchool News

The traditional sequence of teaching using lectures, discussion, projects, and testing was upended during the pandemic as teachers adapted to digital classrooms and students took on more responsibility for their learning. Now that students are back in school, many teachers are finding that continuing to use a blend of digital and face-to-face classroom learning methods can be effective in boosting student engagement and fostering constructive discussions.

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Pandemic-Era Tech Continues to Add Value to K–12 Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

Educational technology saw an explosion of growth and innovation over the past two years as companies worked to meet schools’ needs in the wake of the pandemic. Existing companies built new solutions and updated old favorites, while new companies entered the playing field with creative innovations. These technologies and updates were created with remote and hybrid learning situations in mind.

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Transforming Education through the Ingenuity of Communities

Digital Promise

The post Transforming Education through the Ingenuity of Communities appeared first on Digital Promise.

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How Schools Can Build a Culture of Support for Educator Mental Health

Edsurge

Considering the ongoing traumatic upheaval on school communities in recent years, and the unrelenting pressure on educators to work under difficult, uncertain and constantly vacillating circumstances, it is not a matter of if educators will experience the corrosive effects of prolonged and extreme stress, but rather when. The question is, what can schools do to prioritize and support the mental health and well-being of the invaluable educators at the heart of their school communities?

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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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Podcast: Become a Hybrid Learning Pro – Tips & Resources

EdNews Daily

In this episode of the EduJedi Report, we’ll explore the transformation of learning where suddenly students and teachers are not physically together has driven widespread use of video conferencing. Screen fatigue complaints and disengagement were center stage early on, but certain folks like Suzanne Phillips rode in to show how to do it right.

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Can the Metaverse Improve Learning? New Research Finds Some Promise

Edsurge

The metaverse is the latest tech frontier, with Facebook ( now called Meta ) and other tech giants rushing to build a parallel social and professional universe in virtual and augmented reality. And plenty of schools and colleges are wondering: Will this new realm work for education? A new study co-authored by one of the world’s most prominent researchers on the effectiveness of edtech, Richard Mayer, offers some answers to that question.

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Teacher Appreciation Week 2022…It’s True…  I Teach Because I Can’t Do Anything Else!

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

“To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.” ? John Dewey. it is especially important this years to say… Happy 2022 Teacher Appreciation Week! The amazing work that teachers have been doing at meeting student needs has really been apparent during this past year. Keep in mind that educators have been doing this all along!

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Not a Tech Expert? Not a Problem. How Principals Can Choose the Best Edtech for Teachers

Edthena

Principals wear a lot of hats but ‘tech expert’ isn’t always one of them. So how can school leaders help roll out the best and right edtech for teachers in their building? According to Monica Burns, ClassTechTips.com founder, school leaders don’t need to know the ins and outs of every app on the market to support edtech for teachers. In this PLtogether Lounge Talk with Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller, the two talked about best practices for strong classroom technology integration and usage.

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Animalia and Rise Vision Partner to Teach Animal Facts and Statistics Through K-12 Digital Signage

eSchool News

(April 29, 2022) –– Looking for new and exciting ways to teach your students about the animal kingdom? Look no further than Animalia, an online encyclopedia of 6341 mammals, 10360 birds, 4464 reptiles, 3421 amphibians, and 4906 mollusks. This month, Rise Vision has partnered with Animalia to help students learn, explore, and value the magnificent diversity of the animal kingdom.

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Does Growth Mindset Work?

techlearning

Does growth mindset really help students? The research has shown yes and no.

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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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Pikmykid Achieves Success With Positive Reviews and Excellent Ranking

eSchool News

TAMPA, Fla., Apr. 29, 2022 – Pikmykid , the leading provider of school safety and dismissal solutions, today shares its success among schools nationwide, including its impressive Net Promoter Score (NPS), measuring customer experience and predicting business growth. The Pikmykid platform has achieved an NPS score of 60, putting the platform in the same category of customer experience management as major brands including Starbucks, Netflix and Amazon, as well as Samsung, Intel and John Deere.

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Grand questions about grand challenges

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

This afternoon I had the pleasure of giving one of the keynotes for the Teaching Experiment Academy (TEA) Summit. The TEA consists of STEM faculty from a group of California universities, all committed to a year-long process of redesigning their courses around mastery learning and alternative grading systems. Last year as the TEA was just getting started, I gave a talk on alternative grading systems as fuel for the group's work.

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ASU Prep Poly students win NASA challenge

eSchool News

April 29, 2022 — When NASA’s Blue Origin rocket launches in January 2023, its cargo will include a 4-by-4-by-8-inch container that weighs a little more than a pound. Inside that container will be two sponges, a syringe, a motherboard, two cameras, LED light strips and the intelligence and curiosity of six students at Arizona State University’s Preparatory Academy Polytechnic STEM High School.

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How to: Deploy Jamf Protect with Jamf School

Jamf on EdTech

Learn how to deploy Jamf Protect with Jamf School to fortify the security posture of your devices while managing your fleet, allowing students and educators to learn and teach without compromises to productivity or endpoint security.

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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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Best Classroom Pencil Sharpener

Fractus Learning

Table of Contents Best Classroom Pencil Sharpeners Compared Top Classroom Pencil Sharpener Reviews Best Electric Pencil Sharpener For The Classroom: School Smart Vertical Pencil Sharpener Quietest Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener: QuietSharp 6 Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener Runner Up For Best Classroom Pencil Sharpener: X-ACTO School Pro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener Best Manual Pencil Sharpener For School: CARL Angel Manual Pencil Sharpener Best Electric Pencil Sharpener for Color

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A day in the life of a school social worker

The Hechinger Report

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Just before 7:20 a.m. on the day before February break, the black Ford SUV was the first vehicle to pull into the school parking lot. Inside, Nathaniel Wylie listened to the last refrains of the gospel praise song “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus” before turning off the engine and heading inside the beige brick building. His morning playlist always consists of something uplifting, including the occasional motivational speaker.

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