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Is K–12 Education Ready for 5G?

EdTech Magazine

Is K–12 Education Ready for 5G? eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 10/31/2018 - 12:13. 2020 is just around the corner. That’s when experts predict that 5G wireless will be broadly available. . Increasing data speeds and responsiveness times by nearly 1,000 percent , a fully functioning 5G network could be a game-changer in the way universities use, manage and set up everything from IoT devices to data-heavy applications like augmented and virtual reality.

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Teachers Explore Innovative Education in South Korea

Digital Promise

What happens when educators go beyond school walls to gain a global perspective on teaching and learning? Four teachers from across the United States were invited to join Digital Promise at the e-Learning 2018 Korea International Conference in Seoul, South Korea. The conference brought together educators, students, researchers, and policymakers to explore challenges and opportunities related to preparing the next generation for a future filled with technological innovation, referred to as the Fo

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Subscriber Special: November

Ask a Tech Teacher

November 1st-8th: Buy the K-8 curriculum ; get the 55-page Hour of Code bundle for free. What’s in the Hour of Code bundle? 30 K-8 coding activities, organized by grade. 138 images. aligned with ISTE and Common Core. lots of options to differentiate for student needs. Questions? Ask Jacqui Murray at askatechteacher at gmail dot com. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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A Day in the Life of a Student in a Personalized, Competency-Based School

Education Elements

This blog post was originally published on the CompetencyWorks website, based on data from former Ed Elements team member Mike Wolking.

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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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The Secret to Student Success? Teach Them How to Learn.

Edsurge

Sometimes the details former students recall from class is nothing short of amazing. A few years ago I had a student named Abby in my history class, who had always been in self-contained special education classrooms. Her teacher wanted her in my class for socialization purposes, and she did well. A year later, Abby began stopping by my class to deliver notes from the office a few times a week and I was always delighted to see her.

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Sometimes, you have to walk in the rain

Ditch That Textbook

Today was an unseasonably warm yet gloomy, drizzly day in Indiana. If you were in a school today, you might have spent it indoors, away from the elements and completely dry. I spent part of it walking in the rain. On purpose. I was leaving the airport and making my way toward the long-term economy […].

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The Difference Between Assessment Of Learning And Assessment For Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

The Difference Between Assessment Of Learning And Assessment For Learning by Terry Heick What is the difference between assessment of learning and assessment for learning? It boils down to purpose. In 50 Ways To Measure Understanding, I talked about the purpose of assessment: Is the assessment for the teacher or the student? If you’re not […].

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A Test Worth Teaching To? How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT

Edsurge

Rebecca Kantar is fighting an uphill battle. She says so herself. The 26-year-old entrepreneur has set out to replace the standardized tests that are deeply entrenched in K-12 and higher education, like the SAT and ACT, and she tells EdSurge her efforts to do so are sure to spark controversy. But if Kantar is fighting an uphill battle for Imbellus , the simulation-based assessment company she founded in 2016 and now manages, then a handful of venture capital firms are ready to fight it with her.

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Here’s how teachers think SEL can truly help students

eSchool News

A resounding majority of administrators, teachers, and parents say they believe social and emotional learning (SEL) is just as important as academic learning. SEL is the process that helps students understand and regulate their emotions, understand different points of view and show empathy toward others, and develop intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies.

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Some Very Helpful Educational Resources from Google

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This is a quick post to share with you this wonderful free resource from Google for Education where you can access tons of helpful guides, training lessons, tips, and educator-created materials to.

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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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‘Hamilton,’ cultural relevance and the quest to personalize learning

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! When Eleni Saridis taught the founding era in her U.S. history class this year, she described the American revolution and then expanded on the lesson, making connections to historical events in Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic and elsewhere in the Caribbean.

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Help Students Stay Safe Online with These Excellent Videos

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In today’s post we are sharing with you four oldei but goodie YouTube videos to help you teach your students how to navigate the web smartly. As good digital citizens, students need to be.

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8 easy ways to improve your public relations efforts

eSchool News

Families and community members want to know what’s happening in your district, and they want to know right now. There’s a huge need to educate the public about security, data privacy, curriculum, and all the rest, but you have to do it the right way. We spoke Justin Martin, president and chief executive officer of Martin & Associates , a K-12 communications management consultancy, to see what districts can do to spread their good word. 1.

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Blending Grammar into Daily ELA Instruction

MiddleWeb

One of the most common concerns Sarah Tantillo hears from ELA teachers is “I want to teach grammar, but I’m not sure how to fit it in.” Her new MiddleWeb post explains a systematic approach that blends grammar into narrative reading and writing classes, day by day.

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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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The 5 Ways Tech is Shaping Humans in the Digital Age

The Innovative Educator

In a presentation titled Constantly Connected - The Role of Humans in the Digital Revolution, Digital Anthropologist Rahaf Harfoush shared with attendees at the 2018 #GovTechLive Forum five ways technology is shaping humans in the digital age. Rahaf pointed out that we shouldn't be afraid by what we hear, but rather we should use the knowledge as power so that we control our technology rather than become slaves to it.

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Digital Assessments: More than an online quiz

Class Tech Integrate

There is a sea of assessment tools out there in the EdTech world: Kahoot, Google Forms, GoFormative, Nearpod, Socrative. the list goes on and on. All of these types of tools are good. They can give students instantaneous feedback, and can become more engaging. The but the question is, how are these tools more than just a digital worksheet? There are many reasons that districts jump on the 1:1 digital bandwagon.

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YouTube Puts Up $20 Million in Call for Entrepreneurs to Create Educational Content

Marketplace K-12

YouTube is inviting individual content-creators and organizations to apply for a portion of $20 million to fashion educational content. The post YouTube Puts Up $20 Million in Call for Entrepreneurs to Create Educational Content appeared first on Market Brief.

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How resources and opportunities differ for NYC students

The Hechinger Report

?. What happens when two students in New York City compare notes on their education? Coco Rhum, a high school senior who attended middle school at M.S. 51 in Park Slope, now attends Beacon High School in midtown Manhattan, where most classrooms have computers and printers, and there are plenty of extracurricular activities like drama club, bowling and tennis.

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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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The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 138 Is Knowledge Being Overlooked For Inquiry In Progressive Education?

TeachThought - Learn better.

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 138 Is Knowledge Being Overlooked For Inquiry In Progressive Education? Drew Perkins talks with Katharine Birbalsingh, Headmistress and Founder of Michaela School in London, and Tom Hudock, Director and Founder of ARC Academy in Victoria, BC about the different approaches to addressing the importance of knowledge and and inquiry in teaching.

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What Student Passion Looks Like

techlearning

In my Fair Haven Innovates , I’ve been using social entrepreneurship to help expose students to design, computer science, engineering, and the digital arts as well as to help them develop the soft skills they need to be successful. In its second full year, student passion is on full display as I’ve given up even more control of the classroom to students as I’ve asked them to grow a business around what they care about with whomever they want.

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The Possibilities of PicCollage: Practical Pedagogy in the Classroom

EdTechTeam

Utilising technology within the classroom is something I feel extremely passionate about. After all, as teachers, our pupils come to our classes digitally literate, ready to explore what’s next. We are incredibly lucky to teach the future, but with that comes the responsibility of ensuring our teaching is current, relevant and open to change. I love being creative with technology and using it to enhance the learning of my pupils.

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Top Rated by Teachers, This Free Site Invites Broad Exploration of History, Science and More

techlearning

[ Top Timeline Creator Engages Students with Images, Videos ] Big History Project Fascinating look at life's bigger questions with a fresh perspective Pros: High schoolers will benefit from looking at their world from a broader perspective. Cons: The reading level of some texts surpasses that of 9th and 10th graders; extra scaffolding may be needed to ensure student buy-in and comprehension.

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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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NERCOMP Event on ‘EDU-Hacking’

ProfHacker

If you live within range of NERCOMP (The NorthEast Regional Computing Program), then you might be interested a professional development event on November 13: “EDU-Hacking: Using the Tools and Tactics We Have to Address Our Challenges” Here’s the description: Folks at the intersection of technology, teaching, and learning have many aspirations but rarely the budget to go with it.

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Discovery Educator Network Announces 2018-2019 Leadership Council Members

techlearning

Educators Around the World Leading the Growth and Development of Discovery Education’s Professional Learning Network– Silver Spring, Md. (October 31, 2018) – The Discovery Educator Network today announced the members of the professional learning network’s 2018-2019 Leadership Council (LC). The Discovery Education Network is supported by Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content for K-12 classrooms.

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Punkin’ Chunkin’: A Halloween Makerspace Event

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Our makerspace sessions this year have been following a month-long theme, but for Halloween, we decided to have a one-time special makerspace. In the past, we’ve done a “ design something spooky ” challenge where kids designed haunted houses, ghosts, etc and used littlebits to give them lights, sound, and movement. This year, Gretchen Thomas from UGA suggested pumpkin catapults, and it was the perfect suggestion.

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Makerspaces A to Z: Enterprising

techlearning

I recently launched a new blog series, Makerspaces A to Z. You can read all about the letter A here , B here , C here and D here. Thank you to all those who shared their thoughts about those posts using the #MakerspacesAtoZ hashtag. Thank you also to those who shared their thoughts about letter E words there, as well. Letter E words shared included: Experience, Eclectic, Ethereal, Efficacy, Emerge, Energy and more!

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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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Night Zookeeper's International Writing Cup

Technology Tidbits

Night Zookeeper is an excellent new site for students to help them w/ their Writing skills through fun interactive lessons/competition. Also, it has an educational portal that allows educators to: assign lessons, track student progress, and assess their work in real-time. This makes it easy for teachers to differentiate instruction and implement project based learning in their classroom.