Wed.Apr 01, 2020

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Coronavirus Chronicles 008 – Shanghai American School

Dangerously Irrelevant

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 008 is below. Thank you, Troy Harkin , for sharing how the Shanghai American School in Shanghai, China is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities.

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Cultivating Resilience through Daily Wellness Practices

Education Elements

During this time of uncertainty and rapid change, the students, families, educators, and broader communities that we support and belong to need our strength, encouragement, and bold leadership more than ever. In order to be the calm, responsive, and joyful leaders we need to be to best support our loved ones through this challenging time, it is essential that we prioritize our own wellness so that we have the energy and resilience to bring our best selves to this work.

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With Cyberattacks, Districts Should Plan for the Inevitable

EdTech Magazine

Savvy K–12 district administrators and IT staffers know to plan for when, not if, a cyber incident occurs. That planning involves having a comprehensive response strategy for mitigating the effects of ransomware or other malware. Experts also advise that, in the end, people are a key part of any cybersecurity approach. It’s important to develop a culture around cybersecurity.

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Books I read in March 2020

Dangerously Irrelevant

Books I finished reading (or rereading) in March 2020… Personal and Authentic: Designing Learning Experiences That Impact a Lifetime , Tom Murray [education]. Culturize , Jimmy Casas [education]. Smart Baseball , Keith Law [baseball]. A Plague of Giants , Kevin Hearne [fantasy]. The Last Dance , Martin Shoemaker [sci fi]. The Songs of Distant Earth , Arthur C.

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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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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

Edsurge

About 14 percent of all public school students receive special education services, and for many of them the switch to remote learning has been difficult on families and the schools that teach them every day. How are schools adjusting? What resources are they turning to? And what’s most important to focus on? To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion.

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Using Comic Strips in Education: Teachers' Guide

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Comic strips and cartoons are two effective instructional tools to use in class with students from different grades. They are effective because they engage students in meaningful learning experiences.

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Concept Mapping in Education: Teachers Guide

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Concept mapping is a learning strategy that involves visualizing relations between concepts and ideas using graphical representations. It is a form of graphic organizer that consists of various.

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7 keys to effective online learning

eSchool News

Online learning’s reputation has taken a hit in recent years amid reports of poor academic performance and concerns over lax regulation. While there is certainly some cause for concern, many of the problems center on for-profit providers who manage full-time virtual schools. The truth is that not all online learning experiences are of suspect quality.

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STUDENT VOICE: I couldn’t wait for high school to be over, until it was

The Hechinger Report

A couple of weeks ago, I badly wanted a break from school. I went to bed that night with the intention of skipping the next day. While I was sleeping, Gov. Ralph Northam issued a mandatory two-week hiatus for all Virginia public schools. I got what I wished for. I don’t wish for it anymore. As the week progressed, it became evident that the situation wasn’t getting better, and on Monday, March 23, Gov.

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4 Items on Instructure’s To-Do List After the Sale of the Canvas LMS Provider

Edsurge

Even without a pandemic, Instructure faced a transformative 2020. The learning management system provider—best known for its Canvas product popular among colleges—is officially under private equity ownership. One of the benefits of this change is a focus on long-term planning over displays of quarterly growth to impress shareholders, says Mitch Benson, the company’s chief product officer.

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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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HMH, Pearson Release Details About Impact of School Disruption from COVID-19 on Their Businesses

Marketplace K-12

Pearson anticipates a negative impact on its K-12 assessment business in the U.S. and HMH has made dramatic changes in the month since COVID-19 school closures have gone into effect. The post HMH, Pearson Release Details About Impact of School Disruption from COVID-19 on Their Businesses appeared first on Market Brief.

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Because Together Still Matters

Adjusting Course

I’m not sure about you, but the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, and supporting our own kiddos’ distance learning at home has been hard. It’s also very heavy stuff. Maybe that’s why it seems like there’s an underlying stress behind many of the things we’re doing throughout the day? I wanted to share a story in the hopes it might bring us together or connect us in some way.

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New remote learning hub

eSchool News

Buncee recently released their new Remote Learning Hub – a centralized collection of resources to support your remote learning needs! If you’re looking to transition to a distance learning environment, Buncee’s new site features helpful resources and lessons to help integrate Buncee along with tools like Microsoft Teams and Immersive Reader, Google Classroom, Wakelet, and Flipgrid.

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School @ Home: Extending a helping hand to schools and students

Jamf on EdTech

With the changes in educational needs, we wanted to still offer schools the existing features of Jamf School, Jamf School Teacher, Jamf School Student, and Jamf Parent while releasing three new features that target the direct needs of students and teachers. That is why we created the “Raise Hand”, “Teacher Guide” and “Share a Lesson” features.

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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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FCC Extends Key E-rate Program Deadlines Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Education Superhighway

On April 1, 2020, the FCC announced extensions of several key E-rate deadlines to provide relief to program participants affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. T hese are in addition to the already extended Form 471 filing deadline, which has been moved from March 25 to April 29. These extensions have been put in place to alleviate administrative burdens while most public schools have closed and are transitioning to remote learning.

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4 Buckets Manage ALL Our Virtual School Tech

MiddleWeb

When thinking about the tsunami of ed-tech recommendations shared lately on social media, think "less is more." You probably don’t need more tech apps; you need to do more with the apps you have. Tan Huynh divides his tools into four buckets, tied to learning objectives.

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Practical Advice for the Remote Teachers & Families

techlearning

The most important thing to know about remote learning is that it is not simply doing school at home. It's different. Throw the bell schedule out!

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What is a good history major?

The Hechinger Report

The number of college students choosing to major in history has dropped dramatically over the past decade. Students are choosing disciplines like business, economics and computer science – subjects they believe are better suited to the modern job market. After the Great Recession hit in 2007, the number of business majors nationwide went, up while enrollment for humanities majors dropped.

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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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Remote Learning in Action: Dr. Amy Warke on Rapid eLearning Implementation

techlearning

Christine Weiser interviews Dr. Amy Warke to learn how the district quickly ramped up their elearning program to meet the needs of longer term remote learning.

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How School Leaders Can Make Lasting Change

edWeb.net

WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. As a new principal at the Dunwoody Springs Elementary School, Fulton County Schools, GA, Ivy Goggins faced pockets of success in the building, a climate of teachers working in silos, and the lack of true collaboration. These are common challenges for many instructional leaders, teachers, and coaches, and Goggins sought to find a way to create a culture of mutual respect, cooperation, and equitable learning opportunities for her teachers and students.

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eSchool News launches Online and Blended Learning Guide

eSchool News

We are excited to bring you the latest in the eSchool News Guides series. eSchool News Guides are full of resources, tips, trends, and insights from industry experts on a variety of topics that are essential to the classroom, school, and district. The April Guide, the Online and Blended Learning Guide , delves into the complications schools face as many have been pushed online in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Online Teaching Reflection: Day -1

Cycles of Learning

Today we had short, 30 minute classes with our students to introduce them to our system. As stated here I will be asking students to work through three steps daily asynchronously (1. Check-In, 2. Lesson 3. Check-Out) that include pre-recorded videos and assignments WITHIN a synchronous time frame. As you can see above, if students need extra help during this time, they can can go to a Zoom room or a Google Doc where I have set up a table for a live Q & A.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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.

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How Digital Assessment Tools Make it Easier to Prove Learning Outcomes | TAO

TAO

Digital assessment tools can be revolutionary in education; the right tools foster personalized testing and provide holistic insights to student learning.

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PuroGamer Volume Limited Gaming Headset: Esports and Remote Learning Use

techlearning

The PuroGamer Volume Limited Gaming Headset is an esports headset built for everyday and remote learning use

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What assessment practices are working (and not) with distance learning? #wednesdaywondering

Reading By Example

Assessment by itself can be challenging. Now that we are teaching and learning from a distance, what is and isn’t working for you? Please share your celebrations and challenges in this thread (link). If you haven’t already, sign up for a free account below to participate.

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Remote Learning in Action: Interview with Ryan Imbriale

techlearning

Christine Weiser of Tech & Learning interviews Ryan Imbriale, Executive Director of Innovative Learning at Baltimore County Public Schools.

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

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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‘Essential’ Child Care Workers Struggle To Balance Family Needs, Safety

MindShift

Child care providers around the country have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with many facing closure even as others struggle to stay open. At least 12 states have shuttered all child care except for essential workers, according to The Hunt Institute, an education nonprofit. In California, the decision is up to each provider, who must balance the needs of families with the health and safety of workers and children. “The bottom line is we need our child care facilities, our dayca

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Reverb Record: Record and Share Lessons

techlearning

A teacher can create a 10-minute audio lesson and then share it with her class online.

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No Caps, No Gowns: For Many In The Class Of 2020, Commencement Is Called Off

MindShift

It was a pretty normal St. Patrick’s Day. Nathan Stewart and a couple of friends were hanging out, drinking a few beers, soaking up senior spring at the University of Virginia. Then an email landed in their inboxes: Classes were moving online and graduation was indefinitely postponed. “Honestly, my friends and I just immediately started crying,” says Stewart.

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5 Tips for Teaching Online

Catlin Tucker

As teachers embrace their new roles as designers, instructors, and facilitators of online learning, many are grappling the details associated with teaching remotely. It can be daunting to think about how to present information online, when and where to post assignments, how much to assign, and when to expect that work to be completed. Below are five lessons I learned as an online professor that helped me to adapt to and navigate the challenge of teaching online. #1 Think of Your LMS as Your Onli

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks