Sun.Jun 07, 2020

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Are Schools Ready for What Comes Next?

A Principal's Reflections

At the beginning of 2020, no one could have foreseen the impact of the pandemic. In the face of a myriad of obstacles, educators have stepped up to implement remote learning to get through the remainder of the academic year. Now schools are either winding down or starting back up depending on where they are located in the world, as the pandemic still has a grip globally.

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OPINION: ‘To create lasting change, we must sustain this anti-racist work beyond the heat of the moment’

The Hechinger Report

My son, nine years old and in third grade, asked me why George Floyd was killed and why so many people were protesting. I asked him what he knew about racism and his answer was, “Well, it happened a long time ago, during slavery and also when black and white people were treated differently. But now we are all the same, so I don’t know.”. I was flummoxed.

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Crafting a Class Brand Together

Learning in Hand

As a teacher, I didn’t want my class to be known as “Mr. Vincent’s Fifth Grade.” Rather than making myself the focus, I set out to give my students ownership over our collective brand. The process gave our class a unique identity while jumpstarting a strong sense of community. Under Construction My 2018-2019 class spent the first week “under construction.

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Let’s Ask Students How We Can Teach Better

MiddleWeb

Collecting feedback from students about how his teaching can improve is often “eye-opening and sobering,” says Curtis Chandler, and that’s certainly been true during remote learning. Find out about the polling tools and questions he uses – and what students have to say.

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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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A Useful Educational Resource Featuring Free Textbooks, Podcasts , MOOCs and Many More

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In today's post we want to bring your attention to this excellent educational resource that, we believe, should definitely make it into your digital teaching toolkit. Open Culture, for those of you.read more.

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5 Tools for Virtual Yearbook Signing - All Free!

The Innovative Educator

Virtual yearbook signing provides a great way for students to have those they care about from near and far share kind, inspiring, and important memories that marked their year. There are several ways to create a way to sign a personalized virtual yearbook. Google Slides Use Google Slides for yearbook signing. Here's a sample of what that can look like.

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Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready Learning and Assessment Platform

techlearning

With millions of educators and students involved in our great national remote learning experiment, companies are listening to teachers' feedback about how to improve their digital learning platforms.

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Beyond Protests: 5 More Ways To Channel Anger Into Action To Fight Racism

MindShift

Protests against the violent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others are emboldening and expanding the movement to fight racism. But to make progress, many of us may need to adjust our thinking — and our actions. We talked to several African American and Hispanic psychologists and leaders for strategies to fight racism. You know that old adage: “Don’t talk about race and politics at the dinner table.

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VHS Learning Creates New Professional Development for Teaching Online

techlearning

Educators, students, and administrators face a great deal of uncertainty about the upcoming school year. Questions include, Will we have classes in-person?, Will we continue remote teaching and learning? Or will it be a combination of both? How can I prepare to implement remote learning next year using best practices?

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TeacherCast Launches New Studio Paving Way for New Era of Educational Broadcasting

TeacherCast

What a difference a few months makes. Heck, what a difference a few weeks makes. I am proud and excited to announce the launch of a brand new adventure for myself, my family, and the TeacherCast Educational Network. This past summer, while living in North Jersey, I accepted a new position teaching middle school in Norwalk Public Schools. For the first 3 marking periods, I woke up bright and early and made the 80+ mile drive to Norwalk CT to have the opportunity to work with an awesome group o

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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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KidLit4BlackLives Rally

NeverEndingSearch

“This is not a meeting. This is a roll of thunder.” Kwame Alexander. “Crawl towards judgment. Sprint towards understanding.” Jason Reynolds. “ Love alone is not going to free us from the practices that reduce school to twin acts of compliance and regurgitation.” Cornelius Minor. “ We have work to do.” Paula Chase-Hyman.

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TeacherCast Launches New Studio Paving Way for New Era of Educational Broadcasting

TeacherCast

What a difference a few months makes. Heck, what a difference a few weeks makes. I am proud and excited to announce the launch of a brand new adventure for myself, my family, and the TeacherCast Educational Network. This past summer, while living in North Jersey, I accepted a new position teaching middle school in Norwalk Public Schools. For the first 3 marking periods, I woke up bright and early and made the 80+ mile drive to Norwalk CT to have the opportunity to work with an awesome group o