The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 6, 2019
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Classroom management is a challenge for many teachers. Stacey Corrigan talks about how she manages her classroom. From transitions to handling disruptions, Stacey talks about the 20+ year classroom journey. She even shares the mistakes she has made and how she tries to help teachers not make those same mistakes.
A Principal's Reflections
JANUARY 6, 2019
I was honored to have been interviewed for Educational Leadership, ASCD's flagship magazine, on the power of Twitter as part of a Personal Learning Network (PLN). You can read the article HERE. Since only snippets of my responses were embedded into the piece I wanted to share the specific questions that were asked and my thoughts on each. As you will see, the true power of connected learning is what you glean from the people you engage with.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 6, 2019
MTI 562: The Tech-infused Teacher. MTI 562 starts Monday, January 7, 2019! . Click to sign up. The 21st century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding.
eSchool News
JANUARY 6, 2019
Saint Patrick’s is a small, pre-K–8 Catholic school in Yorktown Heights, New York. Last. year, we received a grant to revamp our computer lab into what we call a STREAM lab, which stands for science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and math. The grant allowed us to invest in 30 new MacBook Airs to supplement our existing iPads and Chromebooks.
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TeachThought - Learn better.
JANUARY 6, 2019
A Visual Summary: 32 Learning Theories Every Teacher Should Know by Terry Heick Learning theory–and the research that goes into it–is a topic seen frequently in universities and teaching programs, then less frquently after once teachers begin practicing in the classroom. Why this is true is complicated. (If you’re teaching, you may have more pressing […].
MiddleWeb
JANUARY 6, 2019
For English learners, academic language is much more challenging to master than social language. Specialist Valentina Gonzalez says EL students need "massive opportunities" on a daily basis to practice using content-specific words and phrases. She shares 10 techniques.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 6, 2019
Teamwork is encouraged at the nightly study sessions. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. NEWARK, N.J. — By most measures, Sabrina Vasquez is smart. The Kearny, New Jersey, native earned 1330 on her SAT and successfully took AP classes in high school. So when the 18-year-old began the summer Educational Opportunity Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, she thought she knew what she was in for.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 6, 2019
Today as I was sifting through Apps Gone Free searching for new deals on educational apps, I came across iTrace. This is one of my favourite app for teaching kids handwriting. The app, which I.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 6, 2019
In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Nick discuss the importance of not only identifying what school districts want their student and staff cultures to be but how to set up a successful roadmap to help everyone achieve their goals each year. The post How Do You Change the Culture and Climate in your School District? appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 6, 2019
Below is a collection of some of the best Chrome apps to help your students and kids master the art of touch typing.
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.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 6, 2019
In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Nick discuss the importance of not only identifying what school districts want their student and staff cultures to be but how to set up a successful roadmap to help everyone achieve their goals each year. The post How Do You Change the Culture and Climate in your School District? appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 6, 2019
Twitter is an important platform for sharing stories, ideas, and connecting with others. However, many Tweeters are unintentionally leaving out 15% of the world’s population who have disabilities by not composing accessible Tweets. Fortunately, making accessible Tweets only requires awareness in a few areas. Camel Case Hashtags When you use hashtags, make them camel case.
Tech Helpful
JANUARY 6, 2019
Our school's professional development focus for this year is on assessment. As we have been talking about what good assessment looks like I have been thinking about my own life and what assessment looked like as well. This week: There was a focus on looking at the data analytics when using the LMS Canvas. There was a focus on the value of formative assessment for both students and teachers.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 6, 2019
. As a young child, I spent the hours before and after school with Mrs. Johnson, a retired teacher. She helped me practice my letter sounds and hone my problem-solving skills through games that encouraged my love of reading and learning. In eighth grade, when I found myself struggling in Algebra 1, Mr. Williams came to the rescue. A retired math teacher who lived a half mile up the road from my family, he opened his home to me every Wednesday afternoon for tutoring.
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.
iLearn Technology
JANUARY 6, 2019
What it is: GeoGuessr is a fun map-based game where students get virtually “dropped” somewhere in the world, and must explore the landscape around them through Google Street View to determine where in the world they are. When they’ve determined where in the world they are, they click on the world map to make a guess. Students will be shown the actual location they are, as well as how far off they were from the correct location.
techieMusings
JANUARY 6, 2019
Our resolutions often focus on the person we are tired of being rather than the person we want to become. The purpose of this OneWord exercise is to focus on something positive — a one-word intention that can help serve as your guide throughout the year. In my previous post, I shared my #OneWord2019 :: EMPOWER. I created that graphic in Buncee.
The Principal of Change
JANUARY 6, 2019
A couple of things that I have been thinking lately: When we say, “We want our students to change the world” or “solve tomorrow’s problems,” I wonder if we are acting like the generation of teachers before didn’t? A lot of the great things that are being created by people today is because of teachers in the past having the same intentions of teachers’ today.
EmergingEdTech
JANUARY 6, 2019
Informative, inspiring, or just plain interesting education and digital technology content from across the web, posted on Twitter over the past week and collected here to share with our blog readers. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
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Reflections
JANUARY 6, 2019
Many of my posts are about students and their struggles. I sometimes use this forum to process extraordinary efforts made by the talented people I have the privilege of working with. Sometimes, I use this medium to process mistakes I've made so that I can become better, recognizing I am deeply aware of the flaws I bring to the work I try to do each day.
Veative
JANUARY 6, 2019
What should teachers expect from Virtual Reality in the classroom? How can teachers use VR most effectively to ignite young minds? As Jaime Donally has rightfully pointed out in her book, Learning Transported , many educators are won over by the wow factor of immersive technologies, but they fail to make a direct connection between technological tools such as VR and AR and content areas and student objectives.
Adjusting Course
JANUARY 6, 2019
What are you feeling called to do as an educator? What are the challenges you encounter in your daily walk? Join us for a hope-filled dialogue every Tuesday evening starting February 5. Each week, we’ll kick off our book study with a 30 minute Facebook Live video conversation at 8pm EST (5pm PST). We also plan to archive the videos so you can participate even if you’re not able to join us live.
iLearn Technology
JANUARY 6, 2019
What it is: GeoGuessr is a fun map-based game where students get virtually “dropped” somewhere in the world, and must explore the landscape around them through Google Street View to determine where in the world they are. When they’ve determined where in the world they are, they click on the world map to make a guess. Students will be shown the actual location they are, as well as how far off they were from the correct location.
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.
MindShift
JANUARY 6, 2019
Classrooms across the U.S. have increased access to technology for learning, but that doesn’t mean devices and apps are always being used well. Teachers regularly ask for more professional development on how to use the tools districts are buying, but large skill-based workshops aren’t the most effective way to get teachers integrating technology into their practice in ways that actually shift learning.
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