Tue.Jan 24, 2023

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Under the Right Conditions, Can Remote Learning Be an Asset?

Edsurge

During the first week of the new year, parts of Minnesota were deluged by a winter storm , blanketing the Twin Cities and surrounding areas with almost a foot-and-a-half of snow. Those conditions were enough to prompt school closures, and on Wednesday, Jan. 4, students in Minnetonka School District got a proper snow day. Many students, no doubt, built snowmen, went sledding and delighted in the unique childhood experience of an impromptu day out of school.

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5 Easy Photo Skills For Your Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Some students just don’t like writing. A page filled with black-and-white words intimidates–or bores!–them making it almost impossible to explain their ideas for an assignment. That is one reason graphic novels are becoming so popular–telling a story or thoughts with a blend of images and words The drawback is finding a photograph that fits the assignment requirements in a legal, copyright-appropriate manner.

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Celebrating Youth Voice and Innovation on International Day of Education

Digital Promise

The post Celebrating Youth Voice and Innovation on International Day of Education appeared first on Digital Promise.

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The Next Gen of Retaining Teacher Talent

Education Elements

Raise your hand if you are still trying to fill teacher vacancies, even though it’s the end of the first semester. How about if you’ve had teachers start the year, but they’ve since exited? Maybe you’ve heard this: “I’m considering not staying another year because even though I love my students, I no longer feel connected to the work.” These experiences represent an aspect of our current educational landscape.

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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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ChatGPT Has Colleges in Emergency Mode to Shield Academic Integrity

Edsurge

Colleges around the country have been holding emergency meetings of their honor code councils or other committees that govern student cheating. The reason: a whole new kind of cheating that is suddenly possible, thanks to a new AI tool called ChatGPT. The technology, which emerged just a couple of months ago, can answer just about any question you type into it, and can adapt those answers into a different style or tone on command.

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FETC

EdTech Magazine

Join EdTech Magazine as we cover FETC 2021 from Jan. 26 to 29!

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OPINION: After the pandemic, young people need music education more than ever before

The Hechinger Report

When 15-year-old Ka’iulani Iaea first moved schools, she struggled. She missed her friends and familiar teachers. Life at her new school started to change for the better when she began learning the music of her Native Hawaiian culture. “It was very hard and rough because I hate change. But being able to feel the music and express myself freely made it very much easier for me,” the high school student shared on the Tamron Hall Show during the announcement of the 2023 Lewis Prize awards for commun

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10 Best Science Games for Kids

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Are you looking for a fun and exciting way to get your kids interested in science? Or do you have kids at home who need an educational yet entertaining activity? Look no further! In this blog post, I cover some of the best resources where you can access a wide variety of entertaining and educational science games. Kids can play the games and learn complex science topics in an accessible and enjoyable manner.

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How computer science education bridges the digital divide

eSchool News

Amid the havoc that the pandemic wreaked on our lives, there were important lessons to be learned. It proved that people skilled with technology could navigate and succeed, and that many of the potential problems of the future could be solved by technology. Many institutions and people who embraced technology survived–and in some cases, thrived.

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IMPROVING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION WITH THE RIGHT PD

American Consortium for Equity in Education

IMPROVING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION WITH THE RIGHT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR THESE TIMES Teaching the Science of Reading and Brain Based Literacy to educators in an ongoing approach improves their teaching and their job fulfillment in an age when we Keep Reading IMPROVING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION WITH THE RIGHT PD The post IMPROVING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION WITH THE RIGHT PD appeared first on Equity & Access Pre K-12 | The American Consortium for Equity i

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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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How computer science education bridges the digital divide

eSchool News

Amid the havoc that the pandemic wreaked on our lives, there were important lessons to be learned. It proved that people skilled with technology could navigate and succeed, and that many of the potential problems of the future could be solved by technology. Many institutions and people who embraced technology survived–and in some cases, thrived.

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“We should work on changing ourselves before trying to improve others.”

The Principal of Change

I loved this excerpt from “The Maxwell Daily Reader,” a collection of excerpts from John Maxwell’s work in short page segments. It is an excellent concept for a book, and although I don’t read it daily, there is no day when I can’t pick it up and take a lesson from it. This was a snippet from the page on the importance of leading by example first: When times are tough, uncertainty is high, and chaos threatens to overwhelm everyone, followers need a clear picture from their leaders the most.

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How to engage your students in order to build literacy

eSchool News

In this episode of Innovations in Education , hosted by Kevin Hogan: 8 predictions about literacy learning in 2023 6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy classroom How Active Learning Environments Help Students Engage in Content

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Unlocking the Potential of K-12 Students with ChatGPT: How AI Could Transform Education – SULS0184

Shake Up Learning

The post Unlocking the Potential of K-12 Students with ChatGPT: How AI Could Transform Education – SULS0184 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m taking a deep dive into a new AI platform, Chat GPT, and the GPT-3 language. I’m sharing insight and ideas on how this technology could potentially transform education as we know it.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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Survey Finds Doubts About Ed-Tech Managers’ Ability to Drive Company Growth

Marketplace K-12

Executives of ed-tech companies worry that many managers in their organizations are “out of their depth" and not poised to promote expansion. The post Survey Finds Doubts About Ed-Tech Managers’ Ability to Drive Company Growth appeared first on Market Brief.

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Kami Micro Tips Series: My Best Tips & Secret Hacks to Make the Most of @KamiApp #edtech #techtip #microtip

techieMusings

I recently had the opportunity to collaborate with the team at Kami, creating a series of micro tips. These tips were initially posted on Kami’s TikTok and Instagram channels. To make it easy for you to watch them all in one place, I’ve compiled them into one video. You can use the table of contents below to navigate to the tip(s) you’re looking for!

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Podcast: "Personal Space Issues" | Thursday Webinar: "Coaching Skills (2023)"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We've just posted a new Dr. Albrecht podcast in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security " section of Library 2.0 : " Personal Space Issues." Personal space is something that's individual and unique to all of us. I've been thinking about the concept of personal space awareness in the workplace, especially in the library--a public space--where people come around you, often in close proximity.

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Addressing Learning Gaps by Centralizing Assessments and Student Data

techlearning

Better assessments can lead to deeper learning and quicker adjustments to meet the needs of students.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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English Learners Need a Better Access Point to Math

MIND Research Institute

If you haven’t had a chance to join one of the webinars from our English Learners series, or if you’d like to view them again, the on-demand recordings are now available! MIND partnered with edWeb, a professional online community for educators, to develop this webinar series to encourage math achievement for English learners in the classroom. English learners (ELs) make up one out of every 10 students and are the fastest-growing group in public school classrooms.

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How to engage your students in order to build literacy

eSchool News

In this episode of Innovations in Education , hosted by Kevin Hogan: 8 predictions about literacy learning in 2023 6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy classroom How Active Learning Environments Help Students Engage in Content

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Lightspeed Wins Consecutive THE Journal New Product Award

American Consortium for Equity in Education

Lightspeed, a leading provider of powerful instructional audio solutions, announces that its Mobile PA offering has won the Platinum THE Journal 2022 New Product Award in the Classroom Audio Distribution/Sound Enhancement category. This is the second year in a row that Lightspeed has won Keep Reading Lightspeed Wins Consecutive THE Journal New Product Award The post Lightspeed Wins Consecutive THE Journal New Product Award appeared first on Equity & Access Pre K-12 | The American Consortium

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DLEMS 00: Deeper learning in elementary and middle schools

Dangerously Irrelevant

And so it begins… I am on sabbatical in Spring 2023, unpacking deeper learning in elementary and middle schools. I have been named a New Pathways Fellow by Getting Smart in support of this work. If you would like to know more, I made a one-page summary of what I am hoping to accomplish (the text is below as well). If there is an inquiry- and problem-based learning school that serves grades K-8 that you think I should try and visit, or if you’d like to learn more about what I’m

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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.