Sat.Jul 20, 2019

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How Education Can Thrive in the Age of Innovation

EdNews Daily

By Dr. John Kao. Worldwide, it is becoming abundantly clear that members of Generation Z — the generation born around the millennium — are more socially engaged and concerned about the condition of the world than previous generations. They are eager to learn the capabilities of innovation and entrepreneurship that will empower them to have a positive influence on the world.

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Behind the Story: When Online Tutors Witness Child Abuse

Edsurge

Online tutoring is big business—especially for a growing number of companies that connect native English-speaking teachers with children in China for live video lessons. These services can work really well as second jobs for teachers in the U.S., who may wake up early and get in a couple of hours of tutoring before going in to their traditional classrooms.

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A Collection of Good YouTube Channels for Math Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Math learning and teaching can be so much fun especially when done through the right strategies. One of these strategies is through engaging video content. To this end, we have compiled 20 of.

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What is a GenMars Mindset?

EdTechTeam

Getty Images. 3… 2… 1… Blast-Off. “Takeoff and landing are the most thrilling part of a trip on an airplane.” -The Martians in Your Classroom. Stepping into a new role this year has me a little on edge. I have all of these ideas and plans, but I know that others are going to look at me like I am a Martian! The Martians in Your Classroom: STEM in Every Learning Space written by Rachael Mann and Stephen Sandford confirms that I am doing what is best for “Gen Mars” (the students of today).

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Make The Best of Google Maps in Your Instructions with These Handy Guidelines

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A few weeks ago we started a series of blog posts covering some of the main Google services for us in education. For each of these services we create a chart featuring the main features.

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Best Kids Lunch Boxes

Fractus Learning

The variety of lunchboxes available is astounding and enticing. How it looks may attract the kid, but parents consider other factors too. It may seem like a great lunch box but is it durable, especially with young active kids? […].

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