Catlin Tucker
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
As students of all ages spend more time learning online, it’s worth asking, “How effective is online learning?” The answer varies dramatically and depends entirely on the design of the online learning experience. For the purpose of this blog, I will use the lens of situated learning theory, introduced by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger, to examine the potential effectiveness of online learning.
Teacher Reboot Camp
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Technology is a huge part of our students’ lives. Students all over the world have access to knowledge, resources, and experts to help them learn in rich ways and accomplish great things. The Internet and social media provide learners with a worldwide audience in which to share their ideas, passions, innovations, thoughts, and brilliance. The Internet and social media also presents many influences that can negatively impact our physical, mental, spiritual, psychological, emotional, and soc
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Edsurge
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
For better or worse, computing is pervasive, changing how and where people work, collaborate, communicate, shop, eat, travel, learn and quite simply, live. From the arts to sciences and politics, no field has been untouched. The last decade has also seen the rise of disciplines generically described as “computational X,” where “X” stands for any one of a large range of fields from physics to journalism.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
If you enjoy and love reading, you should definitely consider these apps. These are audiobooks apps you can easily fit into those contexts where ‘traditional’ forms of reading are just not feasible.read more.
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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.
The Cornerstone for Teachers
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Getting to interview Regie Routman for my Truth for Teachers podcast is like a tennis player getting to interview Serena Williams. Regie is probably among the top five people who have influenced my teaching practice and philosophy. She’s now had over 40 years of experience teaching, coaching, and leading in diverse schools across the United States and Canada, and has been publishing books since 1988.
MiddleWeb
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
It’s difficult to learn from someone we don’t trust, writes literacy consultant Regie Routman. Bonding with individual students and their families builds that trust. Routman offers 10 ways to make sure that none of our students ever become "mostly silent and unseen.".
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
In keeping with our goal of introducing teachers and educators to the state-of-art educational technology tools and platforms, here is a list of some notable websites we culled out from the piles of.read more.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Ed. note : Video of the Week picks are supplied by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to watch the video at Common Sense Education. Video Description: Digital devices put the world at our students’ fingertips, whether with their own cell phones or with school-provided computers and tablets.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Tania Figueroa, a fourth-grade teacher at Patrick Henry Elementary School in Chicago. When I was a student, as the child of Mexican immigrants, I felt pressure to leave my own stories and experiences outside to fit into my classrooms’ cultures. I did what I was asked in the way I was asked because I knew I was expected to adapt to the educational environment around me, not the other way around.
Nick's Picks for Educational Technology
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Choice Boards Student choice is not only a simple way to increase student engagement, it’s also an essential factor in developing digital literacy while building 21st century life and career skills. Choice boards typically start with a specific learning goal, then provide students with a variety of ways to practice.
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.
Teacher Tech
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Have fun with Quizizz I Periscoped Steve Isaacs experiencing a Quizizz for the first time. Quizizz gamifies multiple choice questions. This is not substitution, Quizizz genuinely makes learning better. Unlike a worksheet, Quizizz builds in engagement. Engagement matters to make learning sticky. Unlike a worksheet, the student gets immediate feedback as to if they were right […].
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Learning is a never-ending process, but for those in the education field, learning is a necessity of the profession. At SXSW EDU we spend a lot of time thinking about opportunities for learning and professional development (PD). It is something that is often top of mind for teachers and education leaders as well. PD is the process of continued education.
The Principal of Change
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Educators around the world are embracing new ideas on what school can look like in today’s society and are advocating for growth in themselves first, and others around them. Times have changed, and education is not in isolation of needing to change; this is in all organizations and industries. If you invest money in stocks, would you invest in a company that continuously holds on to what has been done in the past, or one that consistently realizes the importance of changing with the time
NeverEndingSearch
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
We all search Google. But I am not sure if we’re always sure of the most effective place to begin our Google searches. The basic and familiar search box may not be the only one and it may not be the smartest place to begin. Among the Google options are Books, Images, News, Newspapers and Scholar. Most all of Google’s search types have their own similarly useful post-search filters, as well as their very own contextually difference Advanced Search Screens.
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.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Ed. note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. ShapeKit. What’s It Like?
Teacher Tech
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
CoffeeEDU at ICE If you are in the Chicago area meet me Tuesday morning at 6:30am for CoffeeEDU. This is a ONE HOUR unconference meetup of educators. The topic is NOT chosen in advance. Talk about what you want to talk about! I will have stickers! Holly Clark is coming and will be giving away […]. The post Tuesday 6:30am CoffeeEDU at #ICE18 or Host Your Own appeared first on Teacher Tech.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Editor's note: This is part of a series entitled " Innovative Approaches to Support At-Risk Youth.".
EmergingEdTech
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers. This week in the wrap …a few pieces touching on. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
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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
Fractus Learning
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Quite a bit of adolescent hand-wringing starts to snake through the room after a couple of minutes. Kids look at me puzzled, but I pay them no mind. I’m in full test-proctor-mode. “But Mr. Bowen, this […].
My Paperless Classroom
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Combining science and programming makes perfect sense. So much of the work of researchers and scientists involves complex data management and coding as well as simulations and modeling. I have talked with some teachers recently about using programming to model systems. This is great and super duper common core thinking as a way to demonstrate understanding.
Fractus Learning
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Quite a bit of adolescent hand-wringing starts to snake through the room after a couple of minutes. Kids look at me puzzled, but I pay them no mind. I’m in full test-proctor-mode. “But Mr. Bowen, this […].
My Paperless Classroom
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
This lesson is a great application of an open studio app and allows for student creativity while allowing for easy assessment. The goal is content-based and not tool based. This lesson was midway through the year and the students all had some experience programming in Hopscotch. The post How can we infuse Coding and Computer Science into our Science Classes?
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.
A Principal's Reflections
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Pedagogy has been at the forefront of my thinking and work as of late. Decades of solid research have laid the foundation for current studies that bring to light how we can improve teaching, learning, and leadership. As Tom Murray and I highlighted in Learning Transformed , this research has been taken to heart by schools across the world as they have transformed learning while improving results in the process.
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
It all started with a vision. That vision was simple. To create one location where teachers can come and no matter how they want to learn, be that single place where everyone wants to visit for their professional learning. What could be so hard in achieving this dream … right? The post What Goes Into Creating Your Perfect Website? | A Personal Journey about TeacherCast appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
In this episode of the TeacherCast Educational Network, we take a look at our brand new website and what it took to make the decision to finally merge all of the content on TeacherCast down to one single website. . The post The TeacherCast Educational Network Relaunches … Check it out Today! appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
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