Teacher Tech
JUNE 3, 2018
Sign up for giveaways and discounts: teachersareprofessonals.com Teachers Are Professionals We know teachers pay out of pocket for supplies for their classroom. We joke about it, but it’s not a joke! We know this happens so why doesn’t anyone do anything about it? I want to do something about it. I contacted PledgeCents which is a […].
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 3, 2018
A teacher works on reading with a small group of students in Mississippi. Photo: Jackie Mader. Despite the claims of those who propose to “disrupt” education with video lessons and a well-intentioned emphasis on STEM, reading remains the backbone of a real education. Unlike other species, humans use language as a kind of operating system for our big brains.
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TeacherCast
JUNE 3, 2018
Are you looking to keep track of your blog posts and podcasts? With this Editorial Calendar Template from TeacherCast, you will be able to keep track of all of your digital and downloadable content in one simple Google Sheet! The post Free Podcasting Editorial Calendar: Keep Track of your Blog Posts and Podcasts with this Downloadable Spreadsheet appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JUNE 3, 2018
Here is a very good coding tool we are adding to our coding resources here in EdTech and mLearning. Dystopia 2153 is a new project from TEACH Magazine that enables students to learn the basics of.
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TeachThought - Learn better.
JUNE 3, 2018
Drew Perkins talks with writer, educator, and futurist Zak Stein about the past, present, and possible future of education. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: ZakStein.org Social Justice and Educational Measurement (Zak’s book) The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 41 Is School Choice And Charter Schools The Answer? (Gary Houchens) Dave Rubin Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual […].
The Principal of Change
JUNE 3, 2018
I read this snippet from the article, “ Why Children Aren’t Behaving, And What You Can Do About It ,” (a great read) in an interview with author Katherine Reynolds Lewis, regarding her new parenting book, The Good News About Bad Behavior : Whether you’re trying to get your child to dress, do homework or practice piano, it’s tempting to use rewards that we know our kids love, especially sweets and screen time.
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MiddleWeb
JUNE 3, 2018
Each year Cheryl Mizerny looks forward to exploring her options for summertime learning. As you relax, reflect and look ahead to a new school year, try out some of her ideas for do-it-yourself professional development. They run the gamut from PJ's to PD with Friends.
MindShift
JUNE 3, 2018
Childhood — and parenting — have radically changed in the past few decades, to the point where far more children today struggle to manage their behavior. That’s the argument Katherine Reynolds Lewis makes in her new parenting book, The Good News About Bad Behavior. “ We face a crisis of self-regulation,” Lewis writes. And by “we,” she means parents and teachers who struggle daily with difficult behavior from the children in their lives.
EmergingEdTech
JUNE 3, 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 … science says learning. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
techlearning
JUNE 3, 2018
Recognized for their accomplishments in ensuring the creation and advancement of opportunities and innovation across the education landscape, the 8 honorees for CER ’s 25th Anniversary will receive their awards and recognition at the Center’s Silver Anniversary Summit & Celebration, October, 25 – 26, 2018 in Miami, Florida, “The Road to Innovation for ONE America.
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.
The CoolCatTeacher
JUNE 3, 2018
Dr. Todd Finley on episode 325 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Cognitive overload happens to students and teachers. Often looking like ADHD, cognitive overload can happen for a variety of reasons including challenges to your working memory. Todd Finley some ways to help your students and yourself when you struggle with cognitive overload.
techlearning
JUNE 3, 2018
Beatriz Arnillas, senior educational advisor for itslearning, has been recognized as one of the two recipients of the IMS Global 2018 William H. (Bill) Graves Leadership Award. Arnillas received the award alongside fellow educator Lenny Schad, chief technology information officer (CTIO) for the Houston Independent School District (HISD). [ Taking Student Voice Beyond The Classroom ] Named after one of its founders, the Bill Graves Leadership Award is the highest honor awarded by IMS Global.
A Principal's Reflections
JUNE 3, 2018
I wasn’t an overly confident student when it came to engaging in open conversations during class. If one of my teachers posed a question, I only raised my hand if I was 99.9% sure that I knew the correct answer. I guess you can chalk this up to the fact that I lacked a certain degree of confidence in my knowledge acquisition or the fact that I was a relatively shy student when it came to class participation.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JUNE 3, 2018
Father’s Day is approaching. What a great time to inspire young people to create and learn with some cool web tools and apps by encouraging them to express their appreciation for an important father figure or male role model. Not only do students learn how to edit and design with technology; more importantly, they also experience the joy of using technology to uplift others.
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.
Edsurge
JUNE 3, 2018
I changed my privacy settings, did you? Who among us didn’t review our Facebook privacy settings this past March? Were you spurred to do so by the Cambridge Analytica news? By Facebook’s full-page apology in the New York Times? Perhaps you are naturally cautious and just happen to always review your social media privacy settings on the second-to-last Sunday in March?
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 3, 2018
Jacob Maldonado and Maria Campos, friends and DACA recipients, on their graduation day. Photo by Jesse Pratt López for The Hechinger Report. NASHVILLE — On the day after Donald Trump was elected president, Jacob Maldonado sat in a Chipotle restaurant with his best friend, Maria Campos, and wondered aloud. “Is it worth it?” asked Maldonado, who had been working days and studying nights to get through Trevecca Nazarene University, where both were juniors.
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