Thu.May 13, 2021

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Is It Worth Teaching School Kids SQL?

Ask a Tech Teacher

I get a lot of interest from high school teachers about teaching databases. These digital tools allow users to query vast amounts of information based on specific areas of interest. They are one of the most effective ways to apply higher order thinking to the world around us. . There are simple ways to teach these in an introductory format for youngers, but by HS, kids should be learning methods that prepare them for college and career.

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New National Survey Analyzes Impact of COVID-19 on Teaching and Learning

Digital Promise

“ Learning in the 21st Century: How the American Public, Parents, and Teachers View K-12 Teaching and Learning in the Pandemic, ” a national survey (conducted in January 2021) produced for Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Project by Langer Research Associates, documents the broad range of difficulties in K-12 teaching and learning as perceived by the American public, public school teachers, and parents.

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2 hours, up to 200 people, 1 low price

Dangerously Irrelevant

[Trying something new here…]. The 4 Shifts Protocol is taking off in schools around the world. We’ve got tens of thousands of educators already using it for instructional redesign. Schools who are trying to focus on deeper learning, greater student agency, more authentic work, and rich technology infusion are finding the protocol to be helpful in their efforts.

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Protecting Valuable Data from Cyberattacks

EdTech Magazine

It’s impossible to put a value on the data K–12 districts collect and store, so it’s important to treat it as an asset and defend it with the protection it deserves. Whether stored on-premises, in the cloud or with a hybrid strategy, data is always vulnerable to attack. Cybercriminals are revising their attack techniques as quickly as new security tools are being developed, and reports show that K–12 educational institutions have been a primary target for these bad actors.

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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 LMSs are facilitating growth for students and educators

Neo LMS

A version of this post was originally published in District Administration , on April 15, 2021. Since March last year, schools, colleges, students, and teachers have been on a roller coaster. They have seen traditional education methods turned upside down with school closures. As a result, everyone had to quickly adapt to the new remote learning environment and teaching practices.

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Elite Colleges Started EdX as a Nonprofit Alternative to Coursera. How Is It Doing?

Edsurge

It was 2012, and online learning was suddenly booming. Courses at Stanford and at MIT were opened for free online to the masses, and the masses signed up—with some courses attracting more than 160,000 each. Amidst the hype, two competing entities were formed within a few weeks of each other: One of them was Coursera, a for-profit startup backed by the biggest-name investors in Silicon Valley, who argued that they were building a billion-dollar company, a rare “unicorn,” as venture capitalists sa

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Helpful EdTech Rubrics for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

As you strive to enhance your online teaching and optimize your students' learning experiences, rubrics are particularly helpful in this process. They, together with other EdTech resources we covered.

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OPINION: We should not leave Black students out of any debate to reinvent schools

The Hechinger Report

With schools being pushed to reopen after a year of Covid-related shutdowns, many people have challenged stakeholders to reimagine education. The Learning Policy Institute, for instance, recently released a report laying out 10 priorities for state and district leaders to “rethink school in ways that can transform learning opportunities for students and teachers alike.”.

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BlocksCAD- A Good Resource for Teaching Students Computing and Coding Skills

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Here is the beginning of my post. And here is the rest of it.BlocksCAD is a great platform that allows students to design 3D models using their computing and coding skills. The site features a.

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Google Slides: 8.5 by 11

Teacher Tech

Use Google Slides instead of Google Docs. You can make your Google Slides portrait by setting it to 8.5 by 11. The post Google Slides: 8.5 by 11 appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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Transition Planning for Students with IEPs

N2Y

Transition planning is a required part of the individualized education program (IEP) that helps students with disabilities prepare for life after high school. But it is never too early to plan for the future! Begin discussing hopes and desired outcomes as soon as possible. After honest conversation with the student and family, transition planning starts and the IEP team creates IEP goals.

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Teacher Tech, Welcome to the @Schoolytics Community! By @MjmcalliWrites

Teacher Tech

Guest Post by Melody McAllister Last week, Alice Keeler and I hosted the Schoolytics Team on our Teacher Tech LIVE Broadcast: We talked with the Schoolytics Team about their Mission and Vision of measuring, monitoring, and managing student data. Alice shared the reason she loves Schoolytics is because no one loves data more than she […]. The post Teacher Tech, Welcome to the @Schoolytics Community!

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5 ways to honor students’ time and advance equity in a post-pandemic world

eSchool News

If our goal is to accelerate learning for those most impacted by the pandemic, we must make the most of the time that we have. We’ve known since TNTP’s The Opportunity Myth study that, all too often, only a quarter of students’ time in their classes is spent on activities that are moving them sufficiently toward college and career readiness. Simply doing more of what we did before the pandemic will not get us where we need to be as we seek to recover from it. .

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What Is the Future of the Edtech Conference?

techlearning

Just as education has changed thanks to the pandemic, so will edtech conferences

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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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Defining Future Ready by reflecting on the past

eSchool News

Confession: I’m a bit of a hoarder. I’ve kept every email, text message, and document I’ve ever written. It’s probably the journalist in me. Or it’s being the daughter of two antique collectors and the granddaughter of a collector of everything. Yet quite often, calling on history can help us make more informed decisions about the present. As I reflected on the structure of this article, my archived files got some exercise as I reflected on the origins of Future Ready Librarians ® and why the jo

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How to Schedule Zoom Meetings in Google Calendar

Shake Up Learning

The post How to Schedule Zoom Meetings in Google Calendar appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did you know that Zoom and Google Calendar can work together? In fact, Zoom and Google work very well together. Here’s how to schedule a Zoom call using Google Calendar. (HINT: You need this Chrome extension.). The Zoom Scheduler Chrome extension will make it super easy to schedule Zoom Meetings in Google Calendar.

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The Math Game Teachers Have Been Waiting For

Nick's Picks for Educational Technology

99math 99math.com 99math is an engaging review game exclusively for math. Intended for grades 1-8, 99math covers the basics, but also offers more advanced topics like equations, perimeter and area, conversion of fractions, and more. Like many of my favorite games, 99math provides reports — making it a great formative assessment tool. Easy Teacher Setup Teachers.

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New Investigations Now Available for Middle School Science Teachers to Help Engage Students in Three-Dimensional Learning

eSchool News

Teachers can help spark curiosity and collaboration among students with standards-aligned curriculum. BEAVERTON, Oregon, May 13, 2021 — Vernier Software & Technology is offering new, robust investigations to help middle school teachers engage students in science as they learn in the classroom or they continue to learn from home. Designed with the three-dimensional learning approach in mind, these new investigations will help students work towards meeting the Next Generation Science Standards

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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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How to Redesign Your Report Card Template

Gradelink

Today. Right now. This moment might just be the perfect time to rethink your school’s report cards. Maybe you’re looking for new frames of reference that convey students’ performance in areas of work habits or specific skill sets in addition to core subjects like science and math. Or perhaps you want a more user-friendly aesthetic that allows parents to check their child’s progression using grade-level standards and expectations.

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Lexia Learning Wins Gold Stevie Award in 2021 American Business Awards

eSchool News

BOSTON (May 13, 2021) – Rosetta Stone® English from Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company , was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the ELL/World Language Acquisition Instructional Solution category in The 19 th Annual American Business Awards®. The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

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An Updated ‘Oregon Trail’ Gives Native Americans Better Representation

MindShift

Jazz Halfmoon, 38, remembers playing the educational video game Oregon Trail as a reward for doing well in class. “It was on a super-old computer,” she says. “The green screen was like the only color.” She says it was really exciting, and the kids would often clamor and fight over who could play the game at their school on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation , in northeast Oregon.

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Solving Challenges Teachers Face Now

MiddleWeb

Discover solutions to common class and school challenges in Education Write Now, Volume III, which brings together the expertise of ten writers. It’s a perfect book for right now as teachers deal with extra stress and search for quick and effective solutions, writes Linda Biondi. The post Solving Challenges Teachers Face Now first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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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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Schools Are Deciding What The New CDC Mask Guidelines Mean For The Classroom

MindShift

Updated May 13, 2021 at 10:49 PM ET. This week has brought a few dizzying updates to the year-long school-reopening story. In a surprise move, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its COVID-19 safety guidance , telling people who have been fully vaccinated that, with some exceptions, they can now gather indoors as well as outside without face masks or social distancing.