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100 things I wish someone had told me about teaching

Ditch That Textbook

As a brand new teacher, I was trapped out on an island. Isolated. Stuck in a “silo,” so to speak. I had a lot to learn. Sadly, I had a hard time learning from others. I felt like I had to do it all. Plus, I was the only teacher in my content area in the [.].

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169 Tech Tip #117–How to Use an Internet Start Page

Ask a Tech Teacher

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: #117–How to Use an Internet Start Page.

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10 EdTech Questions You Might Be Asked At Interview (Answer Tips Included!)

EdTech4Beginners

It’s coming up to recruitment season, so I thought I’d share some advice in preparation for a teacher job interview. Here are 10 questions you may be asked along with some tips on how to answer them: 1) How do you use technology in the classroom? Make sure you give an overview of the ways you use it daily and then outline some specific apps or tech tools you have used recently.

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Survey Finds Some Ed Tech Software and Applications Are Lacking Proper Security

EdTech Magazine

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Here’s how to make sure your digital tools are secure.

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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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Dave Burgess Talks Student Engagement #MondayMotivation #tlap

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Great teachers attract their students to today’s topic of learning like a 3-year old boy to a mud puddle. Hooking students into a lesson is part of our essential craft of teaching. In my opinion, this artisanal craft of “hooking in” or “engaging” our students into a topic is best captured in Dave Burgess’ best-selling book, Teach Like a Pirate.

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Face to Face: Using Videoconferencing to Create a Shared Virtual Space for Students

Edsurge

Colleges have long linked classrooms via videoconferencing. But when two theater professors in different countries wanted to collaborate, they decided to make a video link with a little more depth. The project began when Tiina Syrjä, a lecturer in voice and speech at the University of Tampere, in Finland, met an administrator from Coventry University, in Britain, and they decided to organize a collaborative long-distance theater seminar.

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These Community Colleges Are Still Fulfilling the American Dream

Edsurge

As a Hispanic and former English language learner, my path to success was not easy. But with the assistance and supports provided in community college, I was able to meet other diverse students, encouraging professors and career counselors. They rallied around me on my post-secondary journey, which prepared me for my eventual career promoting equity in education.

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3 Untapped Social Media Resources Worth A Second Look

The Web20Classroom

In a world where we are constantly bombarded with information as adults and as educators, there are still many untapped resources to learn from and share with and grow, especially through social media. Being a connected educator doesn’t mean sticking to one favorite platform and having that singular lens to learn from. We want students to have multiple perspectives so we should expect the same from ourselves.

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Colleges Remake Remedial Education by Going Back to High School

Edsurge

It’s a statistic no educator—or student—would boast about: Half a million high school graduates , or about one in four, can’t perform math or write English well enough to avoid having to take remedial classes when they get to community college. Those get-up-to-speed courses, however, typically add years to college completion time and thousands of dollars to tuition bills.

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UNESCO Launches Five Laws of Media and Information Literacy (MIL)

NeverEndingSearch

This week UNESCO launched a framework illustrating its Five Laws of Media and Information Literacy (MIL). This global strategy marries the large, but often separated, disciplines of information literacy and media literacy and creates a common vocabulary for folks in multiple areas of knowledge to engage in conversation. It also positions these critical literacies as a combined set of competencies–knowledge, skills and attitudes–central for living and working in our world today.

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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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A Great Tool for Generating Word Clouds from Tweets and Hashtags

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

February 20, 2017 Tweetroot is an interesting app that is free today and only for a limited period of time. Tweetroot allows you to easily generate word clouds from tweets. Source data of your word.read more.

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How I Use Data To Motivate Students To Become Better Readers

TeachThought - Learn better.

The post How I Use Data To Motivate Students To Become Better Readers appeared first on TeachThought.

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Playing at Computational Thinking with The Tessera

ProfHacker

Earlier this month, a team of researchers from Brigham Young University and University of Maryland, led by Derek Hansen and Kari Kraus, launched a new free educational game The Tessera: Ghostly Tracks. Funded in part by the NSF, the game is a beautiful way to explore principles of computational thinking in a multiplayer, narrative-driven setting while unraveling a ghost story.

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The Full Version Of Mark Zuckerberg’s Manifesto On Building Global Community

TeachThought - Learn better.

The post The Full Version Of Mark Zuckerberg’s Manifesto On Building Global Community appeared first on TeachThought.

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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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Is It Time To Go Back To Basics With Writing Instruction?

MindShift

Most educators acknowledge that literacy is important, but often the focus is on reading because for a long time that is what achievement tests measured. In the last few years there has been more focus on writing in classrooms and on tests, but many students still have difficulty expressing their ideas on paper. Often students struggle to begin writing, so some teachers have shifted assignments to allow students to write about something they care about, or to provide an authentic audience for wr

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School buildings on autopilot

District Administration

The internet of things starts with lighting and climate control, and it could soon transform classrooms Brian Nadel When the central Connecticut town of Cheshire moved to reduce power use, it upgraded six of its eight public schools with the latest internet of things technology. The plan combined energy-efficient LED fixtures with sensors and cloud-based servers that automatically turn the lights off in an empty room or adjust brightness.

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Infographic: 3 Key Characteristics of Successful School Leaders

Fractus Learning

It’s no secret that it’s tough at the top. As a leader, it can be difficult to gain respect, make changes and deliver results (and I don’t mean academic results). However, in a minimum of 21 days, new habits can form, so grit your teeth, think of the three P’s, and you’ll be well on your way to being a dynamic school leader! Ask yourself: Am I acting in a principled manner?

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Micro-Credentials for Teachers and Parents

The Thinking Stick

The world we exist in now is very much an on-demand one. We expect to watch our favorite TV shows when we want where we want, we expect to have the entire music library in our pocket. We want what we want when we want it. We believe professional development for educators is headed in the same direction. Over the past six months, the team and I at Eduro Learning have been working on a new online learning system that not only is on-demand but could lead to new micro-credentials.

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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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If Students Begin to Drift, Instruction Must Shift

MiddleWeb

Elizabeth Stein urges co-teachers to co-create an action plan for the remainder of the year that supports any students who are beginning to drift and fall behind in reaching their goals. Using UDL videos and other resources, Stein shows how to meet diverse needs.

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The new Google Sites

NspireD2

Google Sites went through a MAJOR upgrade recently and a new version was released in November 2016. Gone are the ugly, old-school pages. You can arrange things into columns, drag and drop, and incorporate all kinds of elements. See TechRepublic’s article 5 key features of the new Google Sites for some of the highlights. Watch the two videos below for a quick tutorial […].

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7 Superb Shape Sorters to Engage Your Little One

Fractus Learning

We all remember our favorite childhood toy or toys. Perhaps it was a telephone with googling eyes, or a toy vacuum so you could “help” with chores. We never realized that many of the toys we played with had some educational value as well. These shape sorters are a great toy to allow your child the opportunity to have fun while learning, and not even realize it!

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Buffering: A Recap of a Weekend Google Summit

EdTechTeam

Cross-post from Anderson EdTech Over the weekend of January 28-29, I attended the EdTechTeam's Las Vegas Google Summit. This was the third consecutive year that I have attended the summit, and overall, the sixth EdTechTeam event. Every time I attend one of these events, I am amazed at the number of people that take time out of their weekend to learn and grow, the knowledge of the presenters sharing the great tools that they use in their classrooms, and at this point, seeing people that I conside

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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.

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Differentiate with Google Classroom | Episode 5 of The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast

Shake Up Learning

The post Differentiate with Google Classroom | Episode 5 of The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast appeared first on Shake Up Learning. How to Differentiate With Google Classroom (Episode 5 of the Google Teacher Tribe Podcast). In this episode, Matt and I discuss differentiation strategies with Google Classroom. We also have some Google news and updates to share, and some great resources from our blogs.

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Tiny House Summit Day 1 Videos Are Live. Watch the First 8 Speakers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The first day of the 2017 Tiny House Summit is now live, with presentations by Macy Miller, Valerie Cook + Tim Boffe, Becky Elder, Darren Hughes, David & Jeanie Stiles, Jewel Pearson, Laura M. LaVoie, and Jenn Baxter. These videos will be available to watch for free for 24 hours (ending at 12:00 pm US Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, February 21st), at which time they will be replaced by eight more!

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Fun Challenge Engages Kids With Words

techlearning

Games, creative activities give 360-degree view of common sight words.

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Calling Education to A Count

Hack Education

This article first appeared in the Data & Society publication Points in September 2016. It’s a response, in part, to the organization’s primer on accountability in education: “ The Myth of Accountability: How Data (Mis)Use is Reinforcing the Problems of Public Education.” To be accountable is to be answerable; to be required to justify one’s actions; to be called to account.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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Reactions flare to DeVos’ confirmation

eSchool News

President Donald Trump’s nomination of billionaire Betsy DeVos for U.S. Education Secretary caused immediate and intense reactions from supporting and opposing sides. Her final approval by the U.S. Senate, which required Vice President Pence to cast a historic vote to break a 50-50 tie, shows just how turbulent her nomination process was. That approval came after a close party-line vote in the Senate HELP Committee.