Catlin Tucker
APRIL 20, 2020
Feedback is one of the most powerful tools teachers have in their “teaching toolbelts” for guiding learners toward mastery. Without feedback, students do not have a clear sense of what they are doing well, what they need to focus on, and what they can do to improve. Despite the power of timely and actionable feedback, it is easy to neglect.
The Web20Classroom
APRIL 20, 2020
Remote Learning. What the we as the the collective group of educators need to realize is that no matter how well we plan lessons and learning in virtual environments it just won't be enough for our most vulnerable learners. Nor will it meet the differentiated needs of our students with special needs. Instead of focusing on the Edtech tools and ways to keep learning going (which is a valiant effort) let's instead look at the (perhaps more important) non-edtech ways to encourage learning and creat
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Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 20, 2020
Every year, the world celebrates Earth Day on April 22nd, a day the United Nations recognizes as International Mother Earth Day. It is a day to remind ourselves of the importance of clean air, fresh water, and unlittered land. It’s when we can all participate in making that happen rather than accepting the trash-filled oceans, the smoggy skies, and the debris-laden land that is becoming the norm in our lives.
Dangerously Irrelevant
APRIL 20, 2020
I am talking with schools to see how they’re responding in the wake of this global pandemic. I invite you to join me for the Coronavirus Chronicles , a series of 10-minute check-ins with educators all over. Episode 019 is below. Thank you, Aaron Lippman and Jori Broidy, for sharing how the Milwaukee Jewish Day School in Wisconsin has been adapting to our new challenges and opportunities.
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EdTech Magazine
APRIL 20, 2020
Cybersecurity threats are a persistent problem for K–12 schools, and that’s true even when classes move online for remote learning. Phishing is the primary gateway for cyberattacks, according to the Consortium for School Networking. Phishing emails are a tool to trick people into revealing personal information or to click links that lead to malicious software, CoSN explained.
Dangerously Irrelevant
APRIL 20, 2020
Episode 03 of Silver Lining for Learning occurred on April 4. Our special guests shared their perspectives on remote learning in China. Mina Dustan of the Quarry Bay School in Hong Kong and Spencer Fowler of the Dalton Academy in Beijing shared how their international schools are thinking about learning and teaching during the pandemic. Shuangye Chen of East China Normal University shared photos of how public schools and families are responding across urban, suburban, and rural contexts.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Dangerously Irrelevant
APRIL 20, 2020
Episode 02 of Silver Lining for Learning occurred on March 28. Our special guest was Sugata Mitra, winner of the 2013 TED Prize. Professor Mitra talked with us about the possibilities of self-organized learning. Happy viewing! Related Posts. Silver Lining for Learning, Episode 05: Rethinking school with Will Richardson. Silver Lining for Learning, Episode 01: Introduction and overview.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 20, 2020
Transitioning to a remote learning environment, especially during times of uncertainty, is no easy feat. School districts must be prepared to tackle numerous challenges — from dealing with data privacy threats in virtual classrooms to ensuring that educators are prepared to teach in an online environment. But before even launching a tech initiative to shift learning and teaching online, school districts should assess whether students and teachers have the devices and internet connectivity necess
Dangerously Irrelevant
APRIL 20, 2020
Episode 04 of Silver Lining for Learning focused on the potential of open educational resources to foster learning opportunities for students. Our special guests on April 11 were Sanjaya Mishra, Tony Mays, and Frances Ferreira from the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), who shared fascinating stories and photos across a variety of international contexts.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 20, 2020
District leaders have a lot to think about when it comes to implementing and navigating remote learning during school closures. But they must not forget about how crucial it is to have cybersecurity measures in place before rolling out their e-learning plans. Schools are already increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. Since 2016, there have been more than 800 cybersecurity-related incidents affecting U.S.
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.
Dangerously Irrelevant
APRIL 20, 2020
Episode 01 of Silver Lining for Learning occurred back on March 21. During our launch episode, our five primary hosts and special guest talked about our hopes and desires for this initiative. Conversation was robust… Happy viewing! Related Posts. Silver Lining for Learning, Episode 05: Rethinking school with Will Richardson. Education in a digital world [VIDEO].
Edsurge
APRIL 20, 2020
Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students. But this is exactly what Kate Sample did, at the age of five, when her parents became actively involved in the FIRST ? (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) program at the high school in their small Kansas town. Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students.
Teacher Tech
APRIL 20, 2020
Mark Loundy has been on top of reporting how the new Meet integration works in Google Classroom. Follow him on Twitter: @markloundy He’s the guy to ask for Meet questions!!! Super helpful. Check out his short video on using video chat Meet in Google Classroom. The post Using Meet in Google Classroom by @markloundy appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 20, 2020
Resumes are key in showcasing one’s skills and abilities to prospective employers and as such they require scrupulous attention to details when designing them. The strength of a resume lies in two.
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.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 20, 2020
The K-12 learning landscape in the United States has shifted dramatically in the past several weeks. Educators have mobilized for remote learning, with remarkable efforts. The learning curve has also been steep. Beyond technical challenges, school closures have surfaced big vulnerabilities in our educational systems. Some are obvious, such as inequities in access to resources needed to continue learning at home.
Edsurge
APRIL 20, 2020
When Kevin enrolled in college after high school, he chose the cheapest and closest four-year public college. But after a semester, he didn’t like the experience and transferred to a local technical college, wanting to earn a credential faster so that he could enter the workforce. As he enrolled in his new school, he started from scratch. What limited credits he accumulated before did not transfer and help him on his path toward finding a job.
Teacher Tech
APRIL 20, 2020
“This didn’t work for me.” “It wont’ let me login.” “I can not edit this.” “I can not open this file” Use Chrome logins NOT add accounts. This is the number one reason you have issues. I think I respond more often than not to someone having an issue with “You are having account conflicts.” […].
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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
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 20, 2020
University of Virginia researchers find that classroom simulations, combined with coaching, help prospective teachers improve their classroom management skills. Credit: Courtesy of the Curry School of Education and Human Development. The coronavirus school closures have triggered a mass experiment in using educational technology, from video conferencing to automated feedback.
TeacherCast
APRIL 20, 2020
Connecting with our students during distance learning has evolved into a world all its own! We have two big tools that allow us to connect with each other. Those being Zoom and Google Meet. In my school system we have been using Zoom and as we have moved along, taught our teachers the proper settings while keeping abreast of security measures to take to keep our students safe and cover ourselves as we follow guidelines from COPPA and FERPA.
MiddleWeb
APRIL 20, 2020
“Covid-19 is a red contrast dye,” writes Dina Strasser. “Dumped into the cauldron of schools, it shows us the cracks and flaws that were already there.” Even so, as her students slowly figure out their tech, “they are coming alive to me and for me in ways I never could have predicted.”.
SpeechTechie
APRIL 20, 2020
Vooks has produced beautiful, slow-paced video animated books, and offers a free year to educators (quite a snarky teacher video there, lol). The selection of books looks great and many are titles I have in my library of picture books. There is a process to request free access but I was approved quickly. The titles also have lesson plans with activity suggestions, ideas for questions and vocabulary cards.
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.
Sell Courses Online
APRIL 20, 2020
The post Stu McLaren’s TRIBE Course: The Ultimate Review (2020) appeared first on Sell Courses Online. Building a membership site is the best way to add a recurring revenue stream to your online business and create financial stability. Now, there are quite a few online programs focused on helping you build a successful membership site but there’s none more popular than Stu McLaren’s TRIBE Course.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 20, 2020
Always in the context of providing teachers, educators, and parents with resources to help them deal with the interruptions and school closures caused by the lockdowns, this webpage shared by.
eSchool News
APRIL 20, 2020
Schools should be prepared for some students to be nearly a year behind in math come fall, according to new projections analyzing the impact COVID-19 could eventually have on students’ academic progress. NWEA , a nonprofit provider of assessment solutions, released projections that current school closures due to the COVID-19 global pandemic could result in substantially lower achievement levels for students.
Reading By Example
APRIL 20, 2020
For the last three summers, contributors have responded here to the following books: Becoming a Literacy Leader by Jennifer Allen (2017) Literacy Essentials by Regie Routman (2018) The Listening Leader by Shane Safir (2019). This summer our book study selection is Engaging Literacy Minds: Developing Children’s Social, Emotional, and Intellectual Lives, K–3 by Peter Johnston, Kathy Champeau, Andrea Hartwig, Sarah Helmer, Merry Komar, Tara Krueger, and Laurie McCarthy.
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.
Reflections
APRIL 20, 2020
In the late 1970s, the Hasbro toy company released a new toy known as Stretch Armstrong. Stretch was a bendable (yes, stretchy) action figure filled with purple gel. You could pull Stretch's arms for what felt like as far as you wanted and he never broke. The only time I recall Stretch being "harmed" was when we might have poked him with scissors -- on purpose.
Cycles of Learning
APRIL 20, 2020
Today and tomorrow's posts will feature advice from students, to teachers, during the period online teaching. Below is a screenshot from a conversation I was having with a student this morning. For context, this student is in 11th grade. Have a great day "in the classroom" everybody!
Marketplace K-12
APRIL 20, 2020
The White House and congressional lawmakers soon hope to reach a deal to reinvigorate the Paycheck Protection Program, which could critically support small education firms. The post Lawmakers Wrangling on Deal to Revive Critical Loan Program for Education Firms appeared first on Market Brief.
eSchool News
APRIL 20, 2020
Social skills are an area that has been so neglected in the speech language field, and something that I incorporate with all of my students–even those who don’t have a social or emotional goal. Our high-poverty, rural district serves 9,600 students across 13 schools. I work with students in pre-K through high school, including those in alternative school placements and those with emotional behavior disorders.
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