Mon.Feb 08, 2021

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5 (free) Tech Problem Solving Posters

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every month, we’ll share five themed posters that you can share on your website (with attribution), post on your walls, or simply be inspired. This month: Problem-solving. –for the entire collection of 65 posters, click here. If this link doesn’t work (we’re redoing the website), visit Ask a Tech Teacher’s Free Posters page or search ‘Posters’ on StructuredLearning.net.

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5 Ways to Build Trust Between Principals and Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Craig Randall shares how to improve the dialog and improve teaching From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Things can be a little tense between teachers and the principals, but less in-person communication can put a real strain on those relationships, and eventually, turn into distrust. To alleviate those problems, today·s guest, Craig Randall, wrote Trust-Based Observations.

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How to Support Digital Literacy in Adult Learners

Digital Promise

The glare of a smartphone first thing in the morning is an all too familiar picture for many adults. Often our first instinct is to reach for the little device to help us navigate through our days: to provide a weather update, outline our calendars, give us a news rundown, and connect us with others. In a typical day, the average adult spends around 11 hours per day looking at screens, including smartphones, computers, and tablets, often without even realizing it.

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TCEA 2021: Getting Started with Esports May Be Easier Than You Think

EdTech Magazine

Kicking off a session on the “Infrastructure of Esports in Education,” Joe McAllister, CDW’s education esports expert, noted that a lot of misinformation exists about what K–12 schools need to start an esports program. He set out to address some of those misconceptions by identifying the essential building blocks. He emphasized that while schools may choose to go above and beyond these basic elements — and may need to, if they want to build an intensely competitive program or position students f

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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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Could VR Be the Missing Piece in Meaningful Language Instruction?

Edsurge

In the early ’80s—when Euan Bonner was just five or so—he and his dad would tinker with their Commodore 64, copying code from magazines into the PC so they could play games. Bonner later taught himself to code and even dreamed of one day building a virtual reality platform. That passion carried through to his university studies, where he majored in Communications with a sharp focus on media.

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Chrome: Modify the QR Code

Teacher Tech

Google Chrome has a new feature to allow you to create a QR code right from the Omnibox (address bar). Quick and easy! Notice the icon of 4 squares with a broken square around them. Click on this to generate the QR code. Force a Copy I create a lot of Google documents where I […]. The post Chrome: Modify the QR Code appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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10 teaching resources for Black History Month

eSchool News

During Black History Month, educators are encouraged to go beyond surface-level teaching and delve into the difficult–and often uncomfortable–experiences of Black people in the U.S. and around the world. In the middle of civil rights campaigns and protests calling for racial equality, educators can take this opportunity to talk with students of all ages about the realities surrounding racism, equal rights, privilege, and bias.

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Here Is One of The Best Tools for Creating Mind Maps on Google Drive

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MindMeister is one of our favourite tools for creating mind maps on Google Drive. It provides users with an intuitive brainstorming platform where they can discuss projects, sketch out plans, and.read more.

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TEACHER VOICE: In dark pandemic days, we are teachers, watchdogs, technology experts and therapists

The Hechinger Report

We all know that what happens outside school impacts a student’s academic performance. Never before have the two been so closely intermingled. School closures and remote learning have upended classrooms, relationships and support systems, putting students at higher risk of developing anxiety and depression. I teach at the Pioneer Charter School of Science in Everett, Massachusetts, a city just north of Boston.

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The Big Picture: 8 Ways To Future-Proof Your Teaching

TeachThought - Learn better.

School improvement is really less about reform and more about what's missing in these discussions--the big picture: Students. The post The Big Picture: 8 Ways To Future-Proof Your Teaching appeared first on TeachThought.

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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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The Case for Applying an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Teaching and Remote Learning

EmergingEdTech

I teach high school. But I'm not a teacher. I'm a tech professional who believes in transforming education. This is a story about where high school education might go. The High School Entrepreneur. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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The STEM Careers Coalition Celebrates Black Leaders in STEM with Dynamic Digital Careers Content and Exclusive Virtual Events

eSchool News

The STEM Careers Coalition – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by Discovery Education – invites educators, students, and communities to celebrate Black leaders in STEM year-round with the launch of dynamic careers content and a series of virtual educator events. The array of new on-demand resources leverages the power of digital content to connect all learners to their innate curiosity by bringing real-world STEM to life in the

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4 Ways to Co-Assess ELs with Colleagues

MiddleWeb

Assessments that aren’t designed with language learners in mind perpetuate an equity gap, writes teacher Tan Huynh. When language specialists co-assess with subject area colleagues they can ensure the right balance of challenge and support for each student. Here's how! The post 4 Ways to Co-Assess ELs with Colleagues first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Podcast Playlist - 10 Podcasts for Innovative Educators

The Innovative Educator

While some people Netflix bindged during the pandemic, I choose another form of entertainment: Podcasts. Podcasts are great for multitaskers like me. Whether you’re jogging, cleaning, driving, flying, doing yoga (don't judge me) or out walking your dog, a podcast provides a great way to keep the learning going while you’re doing something else. Check out the playlist below to see what I'm listening to these days.

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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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3 tips to use teachers’ life experiences to create original curriculum

eSchool News

When a school is fortunate to have exceptional teachers with diverse backgrounds, those teachers can draw on their experiences and interests to create a strong, engaging, and original curriculum. Our school, Laurel School , is one such school. Laurel School is a nationally recognized independent K-12 day school for girls, and it includes a co-ed pre-primary as well.

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From legal pad to your laptop — instantly, wirelessly & in real-time with @Wacom’s Bamboo Slate #edtech #flipclass #remotelearning

techieMusings

Years back, I wrote a blog on Using @Wacom’s #BambooSlate, @zoom_us, & @SlackHQ to Teach Online. That has been one of my most viewed posts. I thought it was time to share a video with an updated & easier workflow. Wireless Whiteboard, Digitized Handwritten Notes, & Handwriting to Text with the Wacom Bamboo Slate. wireless whiteboarding in the classroom handwriting ?

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IXL Learning Agrees to Acquire Wyzant Tutoring Marketplace

eSchool News

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced it has agreed to acquire Wyzant , the nation’s largest marketplace for online tutoring. The addition of the Chicago-based company will expand IXL’s capacity to address the needs of all students with personalized, one-on-one mentoring. . Founded in 2005, Wyzant offers an expansive digital network of more than 65,000 tutors from a broad spectrum of academic and professional fields.

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Vocab Victor Classroom

Technology Tidbits

Vocab Victor the innovative mobile (iOS/Android) app for building vocabulary words/skills just released a major update for educators, their digital "classroom". This new update offers lots of features but mainly lets teachers create classrooms where students can join and then customize and create wordlists from their curriculum to include in Vocab Victor's educational games and is WEB BASED!!!

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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What’s Ahead for Turnitin in 2021

Turnitin

Chief Product and Marketing Officer Valerie Schreiner shares Turnitin's 2021 priorities for our broad portfolio of feedback, grading, and assessment solutions.

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Feynman and Delayed Direct Instruction

Cycles of Learning

I just finished the audiobook for the autobiography of the legendary Physics Professor Richard Feynman. A fabulous listen, I have always been inspired by Feynman's contagious curiosity and desire to learn all things with a seemingly vicious intensity. I find myself also drawn towards a similar, addictive need, to ask questions and search for answers to things that others might find meaningless or not directly relate to vocation.

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Strategies for Retaining Teachers of Color and Making Schools More Equitable

MindShift

Imagine – just for a moment – going through your entire K-12 experience without seeing a teacher that shares one of your most significant identities. This might be baffling to some, but it’s an everyday reality for many Black and Latinx learners making their way through public school systems. According to the National Center for Education Statistics 2017-18 report, 79% of teachers are white , even as the majority of students attending public schools are children of color.

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PROOF POINTS: Even older teens benefit from catch-up classes

The Hechinger Report

Students work on a math problem in a remedial class in New York. An Israeli study found long-term benefits from high school remedial instruction taught by the students’ teachers after school. Credit: Meredith Kolodner/The Hechinger Report. There is considerable research on the benefits of intervening early when a child is falling behind at school.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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.

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More Counselors, Summer School And Other Bold Ideas To Help Students Catch Up

MindShift

It’s been 11 months since schools first shut down across the country and around the world. And most students in the U.S. are still experiencing disruptions to their learning — going into the classroom only a few days a week or not at all. To respond to this disruption, education leaders are calling for a reinvention of public education on the order of the Marshall Plan , the massive U.S. initiative to rebuild Western Europe after the devastations of World War II.