Doug Levin
MARCH 14, 2017
Thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I thought I’d take the opportunity to briefly share my perspective on the high-level cybersecurity challenges facing K-12 schools, why it is an important issue (for schools and government), and what should be done about it.
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 14, 2017
Episode #32 with Scottish Maths Teacher Chris Smith From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Chris Smith @aap03102 is a Maths teacher from Scotland where his irrational passion for Pi earns him geeky renown. He is an enthusiastic ambassador for the beauty and usefulness of Mathematics and shares this message with his anyone who will listen.
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Ed Tech from the Ground Up
MARCH 14, 2017
As a company grows, startup leaders need work hard to stay in touch with the inner workings of their product. The post Startup Founders Need to Refresh Their Skills Regularly appeared first on Market Brief.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 14, 2017
I posted this last year, but it’s still valid. One addition: new activities down toward the bottom of the post. Pi Day is an annual celebration commemorating the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 since 3, 1, and 4 are the three most significant digits of π in the decimal form. Daniel Tammet, a high-functioning autistic savant, holds the European record for reciting pi from memory to 22,514 digits in five hours and nine minutes.
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Neo LMS
MARCH 14, 2017
We people are funny creatures. We fight for our liberty of choice like a gorilla beating its chest, yet when we have too many options to choose from we hold still and try to blend in with the surrounding environment like a chameleon and avoid making any decision. You’d think this behavior makes no sense, but the paradox of choice is real. When we have to choose between A and B we complain that there isn’t an option C as well.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 14, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Heading to Chicago for the conference? We’ve got you covered.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 14, 2017
March 14, 2017 Esri Story Maps is a web tool that enables you to combine the power of maps and narrative text to create engaging and inspiring stories to share with others. Besides maps, your stories.read more.
Edsurge
MARCH 14, 2017
The image of screens strapped to students’ faces is what the future of education looks like to some, but others see it as a passing fad that educators will look back on and say, ‘What were they thinking?’ Many proponents of immersive virtual reality in classrooms—using devices like Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard—say one question will be key to the fate of the tech in education: Will these new systems make students and professors content creators, or merely consumers?
District Administration
MARCH 14, 2017
Video technology allows teachers to bring together K12 classrooms from all corners of the world Elaina Loveland In rural eastern Kentucky, teacher Jill Armstrong connects her high school students not just with towering historical figures, but also with real-live teens from schools on the other side of the world.
Edsurge
MARCH 14, 2017
There are many elements critical to the success of change management initiatives, including those involving blended and personalized learning. Having worked with almost 200 districts across two organizations, we have learned that communications is one of the areas districts have the least experience with, but which can have the biggest impact. That's why we've designed a communications guide for school leaders and districts, with tips, examples and resources.
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.
ProfHacker
MARCH 14, 2017
For the past two years, right around this time, I’ve compiled a post gathering the various Digital Humanities training opportunities that take place during the summer months ( 2015 , 2016 ). This year, Katherine D. Harris beat me to it on her blog. One thing that that becomes clear, as Katherine notes, is that although there are many opportunities, many of them are either not geared towards beginners in digital humanities or are prohibitively expensive for most faculty: So, we need something low
Edsurge
MARCH 14, 2017
This story is part of a series from EdSurge Research on how schools are redefining student success using MyWays , a framework created by Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC). Stay tuned for the complete guide, due out in April. The work is supported by NGLC. EdSurge takes full responsibility for all editorial content. With the realization that many students today are unprepared for college and the changing career landscape, some schools are exploring new instructional models and broadenin
TeachThought - Learn better.
MARCH 14, 2017
The post 9 Characteristics Of A Competitive Learning Environment That Protects Children appeared first on TeachThought.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 14, 2017
March 14, 2017 This is the sixth post in a series of posts geared towards helping teachers, educators and students make the best of Google services in education. Today we are featuring Google Sheets,read more.
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.
MIND Research Institute
MARCH 14, 2017
As a continuation of the series bringing you programming from the Deeper Learning Symposium: Empowering Your Math Superheroes , we share with you this panel discussion covering important and relavant topics for inspired educators who see the need for change in the way math is taught in schools today. Panel moderator Greg Toppo is the author of the nationally renowned book, The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter , an insightful commentary on how innovative teachers a
Teacher Tech
MARCH 14, 2017
Stop Saying Attached I am trying to break myself of the habit of saying “attached.” I am also trying to break myself of the habit of saying “taped” since digital video does not have tape. Saying attached is old school mentality when we used Office and would attach documents… which creates a COPY. This is […]. The post G Suite: It is NOT Attached appeared first on Teacher Tech.
SpeechTechie
MARCH 14, 2017
Visual supports are key to our work. A takeaway I always emphasize in my workshops is that we can use technology in simple ways to engage. Fact is, a visual support displayed via a screen as opposed to a piece of paper has a cool, glowing factor we can't dismiss. Make it Big is a simple, free app for iPad that allows you to type in a message so that it is displayed in color and, naturally, big.
EmergingEdTech
MARCH 14, 2017
Image Source Keep the Celebration, and Encouragement, Going Year Round With These Ideas Last week, we celebrated International Women’s Day, and March is Women’s History Month. There are some great. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
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My Paperless Classroom
MARCH 14, 2017
When I first started puppet making, just four years ago, I never guessed the passion I would develop for puppets in education. They certainly have made conferences easier to navigate. If I feel at a loss, I just let Wokka find us a friend to talk to, if I need a wingman, my puppets always get […]. The post Puppets and Friends at #SXSWEDU: Teacher Vlog by @SamPatue appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
Reflections
MARCH 14, 2017
Recently, the #compelledtribe published a collaborative post about building relationships with students. It was a neat experience to be part of a writing team that combined ideas from so many authors. It got me thinking about the power of collecting thoughts and inspiration from everywhere including those we work directly with every day! With that in mind, I posted an open blog post to the Google Classroom I keep for our Special Education Department.
MiddleWeb
MARCH 14, 2017
How students feel about what is being taught and what they're being asked to do works either as a catalyst or a deterrent to learning. Curtis Chandler shares activities and digital resources to help boost engagement and achievement by 'emotionalizing' learning.
Fractus Learning
MARCH 14, 2017
Continued on from Part 1: Examining the Use of Cannabis in the NFL. It is no secret that drug abuse, especially heroin, is at an epidemic level in America. According to the American Society of Addiction Medication , “Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., with 52,404 lethal drug overdoses in 2015. Opioid addiction is driving this epidemic, with 20,101 overdose deaths related to prescription pain relievers, and 12,990 overdose deaths related to heroin in 2015.
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.
EdTechTeam
MARCH 14, 2017
Who’s already thinking about Summer Vacation? Only a few short months and some very long days before you’ll be sleeping in, reading books for fun and heading to the EdTechTeam California Summit in Mountain View! We know most people think teachers “take the summer off” but in reality it is the time of the year where YOU get to be the learner! You get to stretch your mind, dig into something new and learn about all the amazing ways that technology can transform learning.
Fractus Learning
MARCH 14, 2017
When you hear the names Josh Gordon and Ricky Williams, what do you think of? Perhaps you think of a talented running back and wide receiver. Maybe you even associate each with your favorite NFL team such as the New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins or Cleveland Browns? Or perhaps you conjure up images of two troubled athletes who have drug problems, specifically marijuana.
Graphite Blog
MARCH 14, 2017
A few years ago, formative assessment returned as a frequent topic of discussion in faculty meetings and professional development sessions. I started mulling it over -- examining how I did it, how I used it, and how I saw students using it. Like most teachers, I always knew there were things I could do better, but with formative assessment, I couldn't really figure out what that was.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MARCH 14, 2017
We hope you'll consider joining us for The Symposium on Global Competencies , April 3rd, in Chicago, Illinois, at the Sheraton Grand Hotel. This event is the kickoff day for the 2017 CoSN conference, and is being held in partnership with UNESCO, the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, and our own Global Education Conference Network. Registration for the full day including lunch is only $69.
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.
The Principal of Change
MARCH 14, 2017
I am taking part in the #IMMOOC “3 Blog Challenge” this week. 3 blog posts under 200 words. If you are interested in participating, details can be found here. I noticed this commercial (which is rare since I never watch commercials) from Chick-fil-A , which had a gentleman standing in a hole, and his colleague comments about him being “stuck in a rut”, to which he is oblivious.
Learning with 'e's
MARCH 14, 2017
This is number five in the ongoing blog series about the lives of former students who have gone on to become teachers. This post features Chris Nesbitt, who graduated from Plymouth University in 2015 with a first class B.Ed degree in primary education in the same group as Hannah Shelton and Megan Douglas. Chris is now leading computing and teaching Year 5 at a primary school in Bristol.
Teacher Reboot Camp
MARCH 14, 2017
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. – Dr. Seuss. April Fool’s Day is coming! Now is a great time to engage your learners with humor. Humor makes learning fun, is a great way to ease the anxiety of preparing for tests, makes boring topics more bearable, and prepares the brain to learn difficult topics.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 14, 2017
Skye Morishita working on the robot she programmed at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. Photo: Chris Berdik. On a recent Saturday, a squad of Lego robots fitted with markers limped, hopped and spun dizzily across the table. Some flipped over or trailed broken Lego limbs as they covered butcher paper with ragged squiggles. But the kids who were building and programming these bots weren’t deterred.
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