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Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
When we frame making in terms of these three values, we are reminded that making is most importantly a way to learn, and not only a set of skills to learn about. Agency is about more than just autonomy and choice, but empowerment as well. Valuing student agency is not a new idea to education.
MiddleWeb
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
We love to share writing about student writing! Here, in no particular order, are 10 of our readers' favorite articles. You'll find a range of posts by teachers, authors and writing coaches. And there's a bonus for teachers who love to help students fuse words and images.
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MIND Research Institute
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
One aspect that we really like about ST Math is the non-linguistic approach,” says Matt Blundin, Lead Instructional Coach for Mathematics at ACPS. Every day she witnesses how students are excited about learning new math concepts all thanks to JiJi, the program’s lovable penguin character.
MindShift
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
Young kids who are playing don’t worry about making mistakes. READ STORIES ABOUT MISTAKES. There are lots of good children’s books about mistake making. This book is a wonderful jumping-off point for a bigger discussion about how to handle mistakes and how mistakes can lead us in new, inspiring directions.
Learn what the general public and business leaders think about these programs as training/preparation for technical jobs and careers. This report from BestColleges.com explores trends in awareness and acceptance of bootcamps in the U.S.
Edthena
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
As a result we closely track statistics about success rates for uploading videos and, in particular, the success rate on the first attempt to compress and upload the video. As an example, a 20-minute video shot in HD would be about 2.6 Gb and take about 33 minutes to upload on an average connection. Really big, in fact.
Tech Helpful
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
Sometimes I would create web searches for our students to learn more about what they were studying in class but also learn the skill of good Internet searching. I was excited about having options for instruction and learning more about mobile learning.
Here they are – and what you can do about it. Do you know three of the biggest reasons families leave schools?
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SplashLearn is the fastest growing elementary school math program in the US, used by more than 440,000 teachers in about 77,000 schools across the United States. Loved by more than 30 million kids, SplashLearn is a game-based learning program that creates engaging learning experiences to nurture a generation of fearless learners.
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It isn’t possible to talk about trends in digital learning without talking about the “digital” part first. It is what everyone expects. Most articles on trends discuss mobile, augmented reality, virtual reality, LMS options, apps, and authoring software.
Speaker: Todd Theobald, Noel Gomez, Marcus Painter
Using assessment data to make informed decisions about instructional strategies. Join educators and assessment experts as they discuss the role of formative assessment in student learning, how formative practices can guide the teaching and learning cycle, and the positive impact assessment can make on your classroom.
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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.
Speaker: Joseph Clay, Business Transformation Strategist at Oracle, and Jeffrey Haynes, Director with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Hear from Jeffrey Haynes, Director with Baker Tilly, and Joseph Clay, Oracle VP HCM Transformation, to learn everything you will need to know about the biggest trends impacting higher education HR professionals today.
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Get the facts about: The exploding market potential of virtual teaching. For every student to reach their full potential, virtual teaching apps have to ensure a great experience for every session, every time, everywhere. This infographic lays out the technology challenges that can impede teachers and students—and how they can be solved.
Speaker: Deborah Olson, Lead Strategist, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group & Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Lyra Health
Join Lyra Health’s Medical Clinical Director of Psychiatry, Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, and Deborah Olson, Genentech’s Lead Strategist for Well-Being, for a discussion about why it’s crucial for employers to provide streamlined access to disability leave requests as well as high-quality care with Lyra’s new Clinical Leave Evaluation program.
Speaker: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy & Development at Blue Sky eLearn
This webinar will help you evaluate the accessibility of your current learning efforts and learn about the tools needed to ensure your eLearning is in alignment with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (proposed WCAG 2.2).
Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive
How to foster an inclusive and open conversation with your workforce about AUD and SUD, including ways that your organization can help. Join this important webinar that addresses: How to identify employees at risk for - or experiencing - AUD or SUD in your workforce.
Speaker: Vic Vuchic, Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Director, Learner Variability Project
You'll discover how much more we know now about how students learn - and how we can use that knowledge to create EdTech-enabled classrooms that can meet the diverse needs of diverse students.
Speaker: Pat D'Amico, Founder and CEO of About-Face Development
Join Pat D'Amico, Founder and CEO of About-Face Development, LLC, for this illuminating discussion on how to keep the gears turning. In this session you will learn: Summarize how distance learning evolved from WW2 to today.
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