Fri.Mar 04, 2022

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K–12 Digital Resource Libraries Continue to Engage Students Returning to In-Person Classes

EdTech Magazine

As the name implies, digital resource libraries can provide a wide array of digital resources to students. While some schools stood up these sites in response to the pandemic to give students a central hub of resources for remote learning, others have been using them for much longer. Karina Quilantán, a library media specialist for the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, took over her school’s online library web page about seven years ago.

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College Enrollment is Dropping: Here Are a Few Observations I’ve Made Talking to Recent High School Graduates

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center , undergraduate enrollment year over year fell by 3.6 percent in fall 2020 and by 3.1 percent in fall 2021. Total undergraduate enrollment declined 6.6 percent from fall 2019 to fall 2021, representing a loss of just over a million students.

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5 (free) Posters about Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every month, we’ll share five themed posters that you can share on your website (with attribution), post on your walls, or simply be inspired. This month: Learning. –for the entire collection of 65 posters, click here. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Video: Digital Transition Event Panel Discussion

EdNews Daily

Perhaps the favorite part of The Learning Counsel’s Digital Transition Discussion events is the Guest Administrator Panel Discussion, and for good reason. They take some of the brightest, most highly regarded administrators in the nation, set them in a panel setting, fire away questions, and ask them to take the filters off. The result is often a candid, no holds barred discussion where the challenges fly fast, and the solutions come just as quickly.

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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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How Coding Teaches Virtuous Skills Like Patience

Edsurge

Editor’s note: In an excerpt from her upcoming book, professor and inventor Marina Umaschi Bers shows how coding can help students learn human virtues. When it comes to teaching students to code, and the skills and ideas they will learn, it can help to think of a painter’s palette. But in this metaphor, instead of thick daubs of oil paint, imagine a collection of virtues and values.

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Busting The Myth of Learning Styles

techlearning

The idea that different students have different learning styles pervades education, but cognitive scientists say there is no evidence learning styles exist.

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What is Google Arts & Culture and How Can It Be Used for Teaching? Tips and Tricks

techlearning

Google Arts & Culture is a great tool for use in teaching, here's how you can get the best out of it.

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5 tips to bring engineering into the classroom

eSchool News

STEAM education is critically important in the classroom, and engineering education is a key part of STEAM learning. And on World Engineering Day , the need for students to explore engineering and pursue it in college and the workforce has never been more apparent. The 2020 Global Engineering Survey launched by DiscoverE, the organization responsible for World Engineering Day, found that 54 percent of respondents believe that there will be a shortage of engineers in the future, and a recent cens

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Overwhelmed by Flashy Apps? Prioritize This When Choosing Classroom Tech

Edthena

Edtech tools are in abundance nowadays, which makes choosing the right classroom tech for students tricky. Should you adopt the latest flashy app? Should you stick to the tried and tested that your school has been using for years? Or, perhaps it’s just time to return to papers and chalkboards. There’s no one right answer for every classroom. Rather, Monica Burns, author of “Ed Tech Essentials” and ClassTechTips founder, told us how educators can decide what classroom tech they should use.