EdTech Magazine
MARCH 5, 2021
Artificial intelligence is a broad term. For educators and administrators, it can be helpful — but also confusing. AI is often thought of as something that impacts the world of business, but it is starting to have an influence in school districts. During CoSN2021, we spoke with experts to help illuminate how AI will improve and enhance outcomes for both students and educators.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 5, 2021
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: Create Shortkeys for Windows Tools.
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EdTech Magazine
MARCH 5, 2021
When it comes to selecting the right technology solutions for their districts, K–12 IT professionals and educators have countless options — not to mention some tough decisions. For high-stakes technology investments, decision-makers can take meaningful cues from the concept of structured choice. This increasingly popular educational strategy is designed to provide students with learning options tailored to their specific strengths, interests and needs.
Edsurge
MARCH 5, 2021
This afternoon, Coursera filed its S-1 paperwork , offering a first look at how the Mountain View, Calif.-based online education provider is faring as it prepares to go public. And the numbers reveal both increasing growth and losses during a year of great disruption to schools and businesses impacted by the pandemic. Coursera reported $293.5 million in revenue in 2020, marking a 59 percent increase from the previous year.
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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.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 5, 2021
With the federal E-rate program, K–12 schools can offset the costs of network upgrades and related technology and service purchases, allowing them to modernize learning environments. The program has been around for a long time, helping school districts to fund the technology they need. During CoSN2021, we spoke with experts to try to answer some urgent questions.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 5, 2021
Even as the twin blows of a pandemic and a recession have slowed down the construction industry, B & I Contractors in Fort Myers, Florida, isn’t short of work. It is, however, short of workers. The company, which specializes in commercial buildings, offers enviable benefits — employee stock ownership, in-house training, paid time off, sick days, a 401(k), health insurance that includes dental and vision and, in some cases, a $1,000 signing bonus.
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My Island View
MARCH 5, 2021
Whether it is called an “Aha Moment” or ”an Epiphany” educators are seeing many aspects of their profession in a different light over this last year of the pandemic education plan. They are questioning, what was considered normal for centuries, as a system in need of change more than had ever before been realized. The pandemic blew up the existing education system, forcing changes that could never have evolved naturally at such a rapid pace under normal circumstances.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Students submit work, teachers grade work, we move on. Sound like what happens in classrooms? Mine neither. However, when we transitioned to remote learning I found myself falling into this cycle. The consequences were obvious immediately–student work deteriorated. I quickly had to figure out–how could I incorporate the feedback cycle that was so effective in my classroom but online?
NeverEndingSearch
MARCH 5, 2021
This week, I was excited to attend the launch event for The Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy. At a time when school districts are focused on delivering curricular essentials. At a time when school districts have seen a 50-year erosion of civic education schools— to the point that the federal government now spends only 5 cents per student per year on civics, and fewer than a quarter of American 8th graders score as proficient on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Educators have been talking about the achievement gap since at least the 1960s and the publication of the Coleman Report. This year, of course, the gap everyone is focused on is between where we would expect students to be in a typical school year and where they are now, given all the learning disruptions of the past year. But what happens when those gaps combine, as they have for millions of students around the country?
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 5, 2021
If you are a tab collector like me and like to have several tabs open simultaneously on your Chrome this little hack will definitely be of great help. I used to (and still do) rely on the services of.read more.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Future of School (FoS) today announced that Microsoft has joined as a partner in the Resilient Schools Project (RSP) to provide access to valuable training sessions from Microsoft Store aimed to support educators with remote and hybrid learning. The RSP, a partnership between FoS and the Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC), is an initiative designed. to help schools and districts respond to instruction disruptions during the 2020-21 school year and beyond.
Fractus Learning
MARCH 5, 2021
Ginger Software is one of the top online grammar and spell checker tools. How does Ginger Software compare with its competitors? Does it compete with accurate spelling and grammar checkers like Grammarly and the detailed multiple reports ProWritingAid offers? This Ginger Writing review uncovers Ginger’s unique features and why people would use Ginger to catch their spelling, grammar, punctuation mistakes, and more.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
This school year, teachers have valiantly confronted the challenge and uncertainty brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers are doing their best to keep students learning no matter what, adapting to ever-changing rules and regulations on the fly, preparing for distance learning, hybrid learning, or in-person classes. Those who support students with reading barriers, like dyslexia, cerebral palsy, and low vision, encountered additional challenges as they worked to find new ways to provide
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.
Cycles of Learning
MARCH 5, 2021
1. Discovered the polling feature in Zoom and I am excited to start trying to use it to facilitate Peer Instruction (PI) during distance learning. Perhaps use it for PI during face-to-face instruction as well? 2. Contemplating the use of Jamboard for peer collaboration in the online learning space as a supplement to Padlet. Padlet for final product presentation and Jamboard for group brainstorm?
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Nonprofit VHS Learning is partnering with Continental Han Feng Network Technology (CHF) to develop a full Chinese language high school program. Chinese 1 through AP® Chinese Language and Culture courses will be added to the more than 250 online courses currently offered by VHS Learning. CHF and VHS Learning are working collaboratively to develop Chinese 1 and Chinese 2 courses during the first year of this multi-year partnership and VHS Learning is training qualified teachers in preparation for
ScienceDaily (EdTech section)
MARCH 5, 2021
A new data-driven study casts serious doubt on the stereotype that male students perform better than female students in science -- specifically, physics.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
New supplemental reading program for Grades 3–5 engages students with grade-level content using culturally relevant texts. To help students build confidence while mastering critical reading skills, Curriculum Associates has launched the supplemental Magnetic Reading program for Grades 3–5. By providing actionable data and insights, knowledge-rich learning, culturally responsive pedagogy, and scaffolds to support learner variability, the blended research-based program helps teachers facilitate li
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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
MIND Research Institute
MARCH 5, 2021
A new bar has been set for state-grants-funded digital math programs evaluation. The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. This represents a new high water mark in a seven-year progression towards the vital practice of holding education programs and school districts using state funds accountable for achieving student learning impacts.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Neuroscientific research conducted by Total Brain and the Center for Adolescent Research and Education shows students’ focus, planning, memory and resilience scores fall well below standard average. The COVID pandemic is having a dramatic impact on U.S. students’ mental health which, in turn, is affecting precious cognitive capacities like memory, focus and planning.
edWeb.net
MARCH 5, 2021
By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Edtech is no longer a one-time purchase or a luxury item—it’s integrated across every system in school districts from the central office to classrooms to school buses. But for district leaders, the active support of the board and community stakeholders is just as important as the strategic tech plan and budget.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Experts agree that ventilation in schools is inadequate and many administrators seek clarification regarding best practices to improve classroom air quality and reduce infectious disease transmission. School administrators continue to struggle with selecting the right ventilation system for classrooms, as more states reopen schools for in-person learning.
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.
MindShift
MARCH 5, 2021
One year after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered classrooms around the country and the world, U.S. parents are guardedly optimistic about the academic and social development of their children, an NPR/Ipsos poll finds. But 62% of parents say their child’s education has been disrupted. And more than 4 out of 5 would like to see schools provide targeted extra services to help their kids catch up.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Vernier Software & Technology recently launched a new lab book that uses food as a means to help high school and college students explore important chemistry concepts. Food Chemistry Experiments , which is available in both electronic and print versions,includes 14 ready-to-use experiments utilizing Vernier technology such as the Go Direct ® SpectroVis ® Plus Spectrophotometer, Go Direct Temperature Probe, and Go Direct CO 2 Gas Sensor to help students investigate complex questions involving
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Schools Invited to Join the Challenge This Coming June 2021; Winnings Include Cash Prizes, Large Print Book Collections and Virtual Author Visit. Thorndike Press from Gale, a Cengage company, has teamed up with Beanstack and Mark Cuban to bring schools a national K-12 summer reading challenge, ‘Level Up.’ The challenge was designed to lessen the impact of summer slide and keep students engaged and reading all summer long.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Standard for Success, the industry-leader in teacher evaluation software, and Stride, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of online and blended education, have entered into a new agreement that will allow online teachers at Stride K12-powered schools, and even school districts to evaluate online teacher performance, competencies, and domains in real-time.
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.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Carousel Digital Signage announces the immediate availability of Carousel Express Players, a new cloud-based software media player solution designed for keeping remote workers and students informed and up to date. The players help organizations extend their digital signage beyond location-based end points, and reach people wherever they work, learn and live.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2021
Discovery Museum announced today the launch of its Feel the Force laboratory toolkit, the first offering in a new product series for K-5 remote learning called Field Trip on Tour. Field Trip on Tour is the Museum’s third unique distance learning offering launched since the COVID crisis hit, all developed to provide hands-on STEM exploration for students both at home and in the classroom.
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