Fri.Feb 11, 2022

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3 tactics to center educator wellness

eSchool News

I’m currently a 4 th grade teacher at an elementary school in North Carolina, a Post Master’s student at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, and a Science partner with Next Generation Academy. I have been in the profession for nearly two decades. So much has changed over the years: from overhead projectors to online collaborative tools–not to mention the internet as a teaching resource, district leadership, teaching standards… the list goes on. .

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Prepare K–12 Students for a Digital Future

EdTech Magazine

Technology planning can be challenging, even during the best of times and in stable environments. Given the ever-changing circumstances of the pandemic, it can feel nearly impossible to think very far ahead at all. There is no doubt that over these past two years, K–12 students, teachers, leaders and families have experienced an academic, social and emotional roller coaster.

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14 Valentine Sites For Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are some fun Valentine sites to fill those few minutes betwixt and between lessons, projects, bathroom breaks, lunch, and everything else: Apps for Valentine’s Day. Drag-and-drop games. Google Drawings Magnetic Poetry from Ctrl Alt Achieve. Games and puzzles. Games and stories. ‘I love you’ in languages Afrikaans to Zulu. Match.

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TCEA 2022: One School District Shares What Not to Do to Prevent a Ransomware Attack

EdTech Magazine

“It’s like your home was robbed, and there’s nothing you can do about it. We had 800 employees and 5,200 kids, and everybody is shut down,” said Julie Gauthier. The deputy superintendent of Port Neches-Groves Independent School District in southeast Texas explained to a room full of TCEA attendees in Dallas what it felt like when her school district was hacked back in November 2019.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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.

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16,000 Shuttered Child Care Programs Push the Sector Closer to Collapse

Edsurge

Nearly 16,000 child care programs across 37 U.S. states have permanently closed since the pandemic began, representing a 9 percent decline in the total number of licensed child care providers, according to a new report published this month by Child Care Aware of America. Though perhaps less severe than some of the worst-case scenarios laid out in early 2020, the loss of thousands of providers reflects an ever-worsening crisis in the field of early care and education, accelerated by—but not origi

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Best Science YouTube Channels

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Science is all about exploring (and enjoying) the wonders of the world around us. Videos make this exploratory experience even engaging and fun. Through videos science is brought to life.read more.

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Live from TCEA – Sharing the Learning

Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

If you missed TCEA 2022 in Texas here are the live snippets I shared. Technology connects us and brings us together. Sharing the learning is how we can all benefit even when we can not be together in person. The post Live from TCEA – Sharing the Learning appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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4 ideas to infuse critical thinking in ELA and social studies

eSchool News

Every teacher knows the importance of critical thinking in education. Strong critical thinkers make better decisions, are more informed, have more career opportunities, and are generally better equipped to navigate the challenges of everyday life. In the classroom, critical thinking is essential to the growth and betterment of our students. It’s not enough for them to simply memorize that 6 times 6 equals 36; they also need to know the underlying principle behind the equation.

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5 Tips for Online Tutoring Based on New Research

techlearning

Matthew Kraft, a professor at Brown University, shares some best practices for implementing online tutoring programs based on his recent research.

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Grading in my Discrete Mathematics class: a 3x3x3 reflection

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

This article originally appeared back in December at Grading for Growth , a blog about alternative grading practices that I co-author with my colleague David Clark. I post there every other Monday (David does the other Mondays). Check the end of this post for some extra thoughts that don't appear in the original. Click here to subscribe and get Grading for Growth in your email inbox, free, once a week.

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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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K-12 Dealmaking: Handshake Doubles Valuation; GoStudent Makes 2 Acquisitions

Marketplace K-12

Handshake will expand its reach and launch a new scholarship program, and GoStudent snaps up two more companies. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Handshake Doubles Valuation; GoStudent Makes 2 Acquisitions appeared first on Market Brief.

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What’s New ~ February 2022

myViewBoard

Many schools around the world are about to kick off a new semester. Kids are coming back from holidays. And I believe as a teacher, you are excited to get back to the physical classroom and meet your kids. To make sure you’re fully prepared for the class, myViewBoard prepares more updates that make your work smoother. Welcome to myViewBoard What’s New February 2022.

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