Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

Can teachers who are teaching an AP course use blended learning models and cover the extensive curriculum? I get asked this question frequently as a blended learning coach. My answer is a resounding “Yes!” In this guest post, Cori Schwarzrock shares her experience using blended learning models in her AP psychology course. Over the past few years, I have been involved in the implementation of blended learning in my district.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2020

As a classroom teacher, I have always kept a bright orange poster on display that asks students two critical questions: Do you know it? Can you show it? If a student can answer a resounding YES to both questions, that student is able to make progress as a learner. To KNOW the concept is important, but the two questions are fundamentally linked; it’s just as important to SHOW what you know.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 13, 2020

Jorge Valenzuela on Episode 602 of the 10 Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Sixty-seven percent of STEM jobs will be in computing. Schools and teachers have the daunting task of lining up the needs of today’s workforce with what is being taught. Jorge Valenzuela, the author of Rev Up Robotics, discusses the three things schools should be teaching so students are ready.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 13, 2020

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: My Pic’s a BMP and I need a JPG.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2020

The 40th annual Future of Education Technology Conference is once again offering an opportunity to start the new year learning about the latest educational technology as well as related trends, strategies and best practices related to teaching and learning. . This year, the event will be held Jan. 14 to 17 in Miami. The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other e

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 13, 2020

Welcome to my first post of the New Year! In fact, the year starts out with two amazing conferences … FETC and then TCEA. I am on my way to one of my favorites, FETC which happens to be in Miami Beach, Florida this year. It will be back in Orlando in 2021. Presently I am close to 30,000 feet in the air flying from Indiana to Florida. It is a perfect time to write a blog since the wifi is down, but my creativity is up.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

Recently, we’ve seen a global shift in approaches to security and privacy across all aspects of our digital footprint. As school districts have never been better equipped with digital devices than they are now, we must make sure to adopt practices that will protect the security of our students and teachers. Issuing a device to any user—whether a student or a teacher—brings an incredible responsibility to provide a safe and secure experience.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

A study of 2,500 middle school students finds that the acquisition of scientific reasoning skills produces stronger learning gains. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images). In September 2019, I wrote about a review of the research on how to teach critical thinking by University of Virginia professor Daniel Willingham. His conclusion was that generic critical thinking skills don’t translate from one subject to another but that subject-specific critical thinking skills can

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It may have been the seventh time that the U.S. Department of Education hosted its annual ED Games Expo. But it was only the first that the event convened a room full of researchers, entrepreneurs and practitioners to showcase innovations in early childhood development and learning. While the ED Games Expo features a range of learning games and technologies supported by the federal government, the early learning showcase provided a space for experts and advocates to share idea

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Teacher Tech

JANUARY 13, 2020

Pear Deck for Interactive Presenting Pear Deck is an awesome company with very fun pear graphics. But they are more than great graphic design, Pear Deck brings interactivity to your Google Slides and PowerPoint presentations. Reduce Look at Me I am into student centered classrooms. My eduwish is to eliminate the front of the room. […]. The post Pear Deck: Project to Student Devices appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

Student data privacy has become one of the greatest educational concerns of our time. Knowing that student social security numbers and birthdates are 50 times more valuable than other pieces of personal information, data ransomers, hackers and cyberthieves have made this data a top target. While preventive measures are being put into place, the threat continues to grow.

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MiddleWeb

JANUARY 13, 2020

Although we have always known the importance of teaching vocabulary, there’s been a recent surge of interest in teaching academic vocabulary across the content areas. Author Barbara Blackburn describes three strategies she recommends to help make the new words stick.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

A couple of decades ago, when I was dean of online learning at Stevens Institute of Technology, a small STEM college on the Hudson with a view of mid-Manhattan, we polled our digital students about why they chose to enroll as virtual learners. Did they come to our virtual classrooms for the strength of our faculty? The quality of the program? The reputation of the college?

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2020

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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.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 13, 2020

Below is a collection of some of the best math solver apps to help students with their homework. Students can use them to solve a wide variety of math problems through a step-by-step detailed.

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Jamf on EdTech

JANUARY 13, 2020

Learn about the benefits and challenges of Apple's Activation Lock, and how to address them with device supervision.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 13, 2020

Formative assessment is an form of evaluation that happen anytime during a lesson regardless of content area. Unlike summative assessment whose goal is to assess students overall learning.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JANUARY 13, 2020

Our Foundations of PBL Workshop, the center of both PBL Hilton Head and PBL Grow 20, is focused on helping you learn project-based learning through the creation of a project for implementation in your classroom. Over the course of the two and a half days you’ll think more deeply about your teaching as you focus on design and planning, scaffolding and assessment, and implementation and management of projects.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Many companies designing games for the education space are falling short in anticipating the demands of special-needs populations, attendees of the recent ED Games Expo said. The post The Struggle to Make Games Accessible to Special-Needs Students appeared first on Market Brief.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

OverDrive Education’s K-12 student reading app Sora is now available in over 23,000 schools worldwide – a 28% increase over 2018, and schools using Sora saw student reading time nearly double throughout the 2018-19 school year. Sora was named one of TIME's 100 Best Inventions of 2019. With Sora, students have 24/7 access to ebooks and audiobooks from not just their school’s digital collection but also their local public library.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2020

Educators can make their instruction more effective and provide practice linked directly to progress monitoring and formative assessment results using a number of free digital tools. Teachers can also take advantage of time-saving features such as automatic grading and the computerized compilation of points awarded for correct answers so that test administration takes less time and there is more time teaching.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Aperture Education, in cooperation with its partner Dovetail Learning, is hosting a free webinar series providing resources and insight about trauma-informed practices.

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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.

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Reading By Example

JANUARY 13, 2020

I peeked on Twitter today – part of my minimal diet of social media now – and I was intrigued by this tweet from Will Richardson. I'm all for convos about "transforming schools" and ending the "status quo." Just not if those discussion are being held without a lot of serious truth-telling that cuts to the very DNA of "school." Grades.

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techlearning

JANUARY 13, 2020

Innovative educators understand that there is more to learning than processed worksheets and tests.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

My mother’s side of the family never immigrated to North America — they’ve always been here. While many people can trace their family history back to a great-great-great-great grandfather who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean in search of the famed “American Dream,” my ancestors inhabited the lands and waters in the Great Lakes region since the beginning of time itself.

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techlearning

JANUARY 13, 2020

The telescope will soon be retired and replaced by a newer, more powerful telescope.

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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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2020

Most teachers today view edtech as an essential part of an increasingly digital classroom, and a new report from Common Sense sheds light on the role these edtech tools play in teaching and learning. Today, edtech tools are ubiquitous, and the rise of personal devices and anytime, anywhere access have changed how we consume and create. The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom looks at how K-12 educators have adapted to these critical shifts in schools and society.

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techlearning

JANUARY 13, 2020

Animated parts-of-speech app enlivens grammar lessons

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

Less than a year into the job, Heather Hiles says she will resign from her post as CEO of Calbright College , the name of California’s online community college. Her last day will be March 31, according to a statement from Calbright board president Tom Epstein. Hiles will be on leave until that time. “The board will appoint an interim CEO until a permanent replacement can be hired,” he wrote.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

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AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.

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