EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Faced with ongoing and unpredictable pandemic challenges, K–12 schools have been forced to get creative — finding new ways to facilitate learning at a distance, sustain student engagement and deliver consistent success. It’s been no easy task. Data collected by Education Week highlights the continually changing, state-by-state nature of the U.S. COVID-19 response: Some school districts have been ordered open, others remain completely closed and many are left to find a functional balance between

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Thank you so much to Norah Colvin for inviting me as a guest on her wonderful education blog, Norah Colvin. Norah covers so many great topics, I’ve been a long-time subscriber, always coming away a little smarter and up-to-date on teaching our youngest learners. A topic dear to me–and one I get lots of questions about–is teaching Kindergartners to Tech.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

With distance learning increasing the demand for IT user support, many K–12 schools are embracing technologies to simplify and streamline their operations — particularly virtual desktop infrastructure and application virtualization. What’s more, the value of these tools extends into the post-pandemic classroom. Virtualization allows IT teams to streamline remote device management, and it helps to ensure all students can access the resources they need to succeed.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

There are challenges to teaching in highly uncertain pandemic times that no amount of planning can mitigate. Still, teachers are tirelessly putting in their best effort to make distance learning work for their students. Engaging students as individuals meaningfully and equitably, supporting students’ well-being as their social and family lives are disrupted, and monitoring learning while teaching online full-time or simultaneously teaching students in person and online remain educators’ top prio

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The popular lesson-sharing site Teachers Pay Teachers first landed on Jenny Kay Dupuis’ radar a little over a year ago. Friends and social media users began alerting her that images and material from one of her children’s books, “I Am Not a Number,” about a young Indigenous girl sent to a residential school in Canada and based on the experience of her grandmother, had made their way into paid lessons on the site that she had never seen before.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This past year has been, without a doubt, the most challenging one of my entire teaching career. As an art teacher, I always say that my teaching style relies on that one-on-one connection with each student in order to help them build their confidence to prepare them for an engaging, hands-on learning experience. This approach is even more crucial given my students are newcomers and English language learners, as I was just a decade ago.

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MiddleWeb

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

When we take the time to research and develop leadership styles that are true to our beliefs and values, while at the same time encouraging others to develop themselves and their own leadership styles, we become ethical and transformational leaders, writes AP DeAnna Miller. The post Effective School Leaders Are Like Thermostats first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A new report from the Clayton Christensen Institute offers unique insights and recommendations for education as schools strive to move toward student-centered learning practices. In the report, author Thomas Arnett highlights findings from survey data and discussed trends in instructional practices that could help redirect education and reshape its future.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The National Apprenticeship Act passed the House last week. The bill proposes a plus-up in funding for apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship programs, including for areas like computer science and cybersecurity. The post Congress Eyes Major Expansion of Apprenticeship Programs appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

SplashLearn, the US-headquartered learning company began 2021 on a high note raising $18 million in Series C funding round led by Owl Ventures. San Francisco based Owl Ventures is the largest edtech sector-focused venture capital firm in the world. Accel, who earlier invested $7 million in Series B, also participated in this round. SplashLearn was incorporated in 2010.

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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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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. While teaching students about social skills and emotions has become widespread and proven especially helpful during the pandemic, less attention has been paid to the ability to adjust emotions, thoughts, and actions in response to changing environments and challenging times, which is known as “executive function.”.

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Turnitin

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

After your students have completed assessments, what can educators do to transform assessment into learning?

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EmergingEdTech

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The world of education is no stranger to controversy. Every year, you'll find a splashy headline about how different school districts teach different versions of history from very different history. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Raise your hand if your digital workspace could use a good declutter! You find yourself spending 25 minutes searching for that one Doc you need or you can’t even open your inbox because that unread number causes your stress and anxiety to shoot through the roof. We’re here to help with some tips for managing multiple Google accounts, organizing bookmarks, and taking control of your inbox.

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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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Edthena

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As educators, we often think of video as a tool to conduct observations and coaching sessions with teachers inside their classrooms. At Western Colorado University , they have implemented video as a way for teachers to collaborate and observe each other. The end-result is that these teachers in training are developing a stronger professional vision about the real-world meaning of diverse classrooms and student populations. .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We invite you to join us this Friday, February 12th, for a 60-minute webinar presented by Library 2.0 and Dr. Steve Albrecht: " Better Communications with Our Patrons and Employees: What is Your 'I-Speak Your Language' Type? " Information on registering to attend online and to access the recording is below. Also, coming up: Friday, February 19th: " Helping Library Patrons with Autism : Start with Understanding ” with Dr.

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Teacher Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

“What happens after FEb. 28? Do we go back to what we were doing? That’s not equity. We have to do better about recognizing people every, single day,” says Dr. Basil Marin. The post What Happens After February 28th? With @Basil_Marin @ThriveInEdu @Rdene915 @Mjmcalliwrites appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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