EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

5 Ways K–12 Teachers Can Take a New Approach to Computational Thinking. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 01/23/2019 - 16:34. New educational guidelines from ISTE stress the importance of contextualizing science, technology, engineering and math skills through everyday classroom activities. . STEM courses are a central component to K–12 learning , but incorporating STEM into the classroom can be difficult.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Toby Travis, Headmaster and leadership consultant, talks about the effective methods of evaluating school leaders, focusing on the research. Listen to the Show Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. Toby Travis Headmaster – Arizona Dr.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

Here Is What the Right Tools for Mixed Reality in the Classroom Look Like. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 01/23/2019 - 12:56. In K–12, educators have found ways to use augmented and virtual reality to enhance and support deeper learning in the classroom. However, evaluating the best immersive technology resources requires an understanding of current technology limitations and offerings. .

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Education Elements

JANUARY 23, 2019

“Coaching" means something different to everyone. Many of us have had both positive and negative experiences with coaches in the past, which influences our definition of and expectations from coaching. Becoming an instructional coach is often seen as a natural next step for classroom educators. Unfortunately, all of the skills that make one a good teacher may not be everything that makes a person a successful coach.

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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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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 23, 2019

I recently had the good fortune to talk with Aaron Maurer , an amazing Iowa educator who I’m proud to call friend. Aaron also received one of ISTE’s 2018 Making It Happen Awards! Aaron invited me to participate in his Coffee for the Brain podcast and the end result is below. How to take our leadership and teaching to new levels. Happy listening! Related Posts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2019

Over the past week, friends of mine—former colleagues who teach in the Los Angeles Unified School District—stood outside their school, exposed to the cold, rain and loss of daily wages. Undeterred, they documented their cause on social media and found solidarity with others fighting for the district to reinvest in its schools rather than divest them to private interests.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2019

We can build robot teachers, or even robot teaching assistants. But should we? And if the answer is yes, what’s the right mix of human and machine in the classroom? To get a fresh perspective on that question, this episode we take you to China, where a couple of us from EdSurge recently traveled for a reporting trip. One of the events we attended was a two-day conference about artificial intelligence in education organized by a company called Squirrel AI.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

While Vertus High School doesn’t assign homework, Clovis Meikle, 17, says he works on his online classes at home to get ahead in advance of basketball season. Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. ROCHESTER, N. Y. — Before Michael Mota goes to sleep each school night, the 17-year-old lies in bed thinking through his plan for the next day. Michael is a senior at Vertus High School , an all-boys charter school in the Rochester City School District whose hallmark is a program that blends onli

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2019

Coding and computer programming are slowly becoming part of the core curriculum in schools and districts across the U.S.–and some educators say the earlier students start coding, the better. Research says students are more likely to maintain their interest in coding if they’re exposed to it at an early age, and now, some schools are starting in elementary school.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

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! Aliza Blackburn, an 18-year-old senior at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania, has felt the inside of a live cow.

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2019

At the beginning of the edtech wave, superintendents saw many benefits from using digital resources in the classroom. But, they also saw a large number of resources being recommitted to just this one aspect of education: space for server farms, money for hardware and software upgrades, overworked personnel, etc. District IT offices were taking on the same tasks as Fortune 500 companies without the ability to implement them as effectively.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2019

If it seems baffling that companies with no revenue can raise money from private investors ( ahem , as some edtech startups did in the early 2010’s), then EdTechX Holdings might just sound outright crazy at first. Last October, the London-based education group went public on Nasdaq with no revenue, assets or product. Wild as it may sound, such a public listing is not unheard of.

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MiddleWeb

JANUARY 23, 2019

Optimism is alive and well in many schools. It's not dependent on school demographics or staff longevity, say Jack Breckemeyer and Debbie Silver. It flows from a leader’s ability to demonstrate optimism in action, to inspire others to join in, and to teach them how.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 23, 2019

The U.S. Department of Education hosted its 6th annual ED Games Expo, and about a fifth of the featured games incorporated virtual and augmented reality. The post Expo Highlights the Rise of VR, AR in Educational Game Design, But Will Educators Want It? appeared first on Market Brief.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 23, 2019

Given that interaction with the client is a ubiquitous element of doing business, telecommunications are an indispensable attribute in ensuring success. Given the recent evolutions in technology, a.

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techlearning

JANUARY 23, 2019

Scratch is a powerful platform for learning to code because it not only teaches all the essential concepts of coding but can also be easily integrated into almost any subject area.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 23, 2019

If you are a member, moderator, or admin of any Facebook group, you may have heard a buzz that they are kicking out members unless they prove they are active. Is this true? Let's look at the buzz. Some admins are complaining that they're losing thousands of members. Some are saying they weren't informed in advance and there is no way to appeal. To prevent this, some admins are encouraging members to show some activity to stay in the group.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2019

One of the most important features of E-rate is that it set an annual target of $1 billion annually to help schools upgrade their internal networks and implement Wi-Fi in every classroom. That amounts to $150 in E-rate Category 2 funding per student, to deploy a robust LAN / Wi-Fi network. In today’s schools, this is a critical resource because of the demand to keep up with rising digital learning curriculums, including 1:1 device policies and multimedia learning programs.

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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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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 23, 2019

The coaching model for writers came out of desperation. I was hired after resigning as a full-time English teacher at a massive high school to create and run something called ‘study lunch’. Yes, not an attractive […].

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ExcelinEd

JANUARY 23, 2019

In today’s #AskExcelinEd, our Associate Policy Director of Charter Schools Sam Duell takes a timely look at the struggle for school choice. School Choice Is a Struggle. Many of the best things in life come after intense struggle. Think children after birth, endorphins after marathons, civil rights after protest and freedom after revolution. The struggle and its antecedents are not always good in and of themselves, but struggle can lead to better outcomes.

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Tech Helpful

JANUARY 23, 2019

For the last two years, Bradley Metrock of Score Publishing has brought the Alexa Conference to my fair city, Chattanooga the Beautiful. Due to my reaching out to Bradley last year, I not only had the opportunity to attend this cutting edge event but I also spoke during the conference about Alexa from an educator's perspective. Last year my mind was blown by the creative geniuses in the room that traveled from all over the world to attend.

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Ditch That Textbook

JANUARY 23, 2019

The Internet is full of useful information … and it’s getting fuller every day. The struggle these days isn’t finding enough information. It’s knowing what to do with it when we find it. That’s curation. Students can act like museum curators, finding the best and most representative pieces to add to their collections to share […].

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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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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 23, 2019

The massive ed-tech conference is playing out in the shadow of political upheaval over Brexit, Britain's uncertain path toward abandoning the European Union. The post At Bett Ed-Tech Show, British Secretary Calls for Companies to Step It Up appeared first on Market Brief.

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techlearning

JANUARY 23, 2019

In booth 1119 at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), Jan. 27-30 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, HoverCam will showcase its Pilot Series of digital teaching stations; wireless Ultra 10 document camera; and ClassFusion, a classroom presentation and learning management system.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2019

We’ve been building excitement for weeks to get ready for an author/illustrator visit with Lincoln Peirce. Many people know Lincoln from his bestselling series Big Nate, but he has an equally fantastic new book out called Max and the Midknights. This new book is a spoof on the Sword in the Stone and other medieval stories. It is filled with surprises, adventure, a wicked king, an evil sorceress, unlikely knights, a dragon, a few zombies, and plenty of humor.

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techlearning

JANUARY 23, 2019

Looking for ideas that just might spark a PBL math idea?

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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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JANUARY 23, 2019

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techlearning

JANUARY 23, 2019

Encyclopaedia Britannica and Binumi announced today that they have partnered to bring video storytelling into Britannica’s global product lines.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2019

No one who even glances at the news can deny the importance of cybersecurity experts. I know first-hand the dearth of qualified people available to fill these critical positions. If you’re a high school teacher trying to prepare students for a career in this field, Sam Bocetta, a retired cybersecurity analyst currently reporting on trends in cryptography and cybercrime, has some suggestions: Creating cybersecurity programs for K-12 students is something schools and educations around the w

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techlearning

JANUARY 23, 2019

Verso Learning, provider of classroom feedback and collaboration tools, will be showcasing their education tools at this year’s upcoming FETC conference.

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AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.

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