Ed Tech from the Ground Up
MARCH 31, 2015
'Are you preparing to pitch your ed-tech startup at a business plan competition? Here are the eight points you need to cover. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 30, 2015
'By Scott Hamm Research into texting between teachers and students shows that it can drive engagement and deliver results.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 30, 2015
'AATT contributor, Krista Albrecht, has a balanced evaluation of Chromebooks in the classroom I think you’ll find useful. Krista is a NY State certified Instructional Technology Specialist working in public education on Long Island, NY. She has over 15 years experience in the field ranging from classroom teacher to tech teacher, to Professional Developer, to 1:1 integration specialist.
A Principal's Reflections
APRIL 2, 2015
'I routinely write and speak about the changes leaders need to address in order to create schools that work for kids. The most important job of a school leader is to remove the barriers that teachers encounter so that they can be the catalysts for change. After all, it is our teachers that work with, and are the most connected to students, on a day-to-day basis.
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Ed Tech from the Ground Up
APRIL 2, 2015
'Each of 10 selected ed-tech startups will receive $170,000 when they are chosen for the first class of this new accelerator in the Big Apple. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 2, 2015
'By Tara E. Buck At Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in Tennessee, there’s a major push to use data analytics to help teachers, administrators and parents improve student performance.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Brilliant or Insane
MARCH 29, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. My brother in law is battling cancer. He has been for some time, and it seems that every time I’m with him, I learn something new. Something very important. Yesterday, as I was winding my way toward the parking ramp at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, I found myself feeling overwhelmed again. I was running late. [.]. The post Make a Fellow Teacher’s Day with These Twenty Acts of Kindness appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.
Tom Murray
MARCH 30, 2015
' Finding strength in the midst of heartache Today was one of the those days. The kind of day that’s difficult to forget and one that rips your heart out as a parent. What started out as any Monday would, ended with me appreciating life and the love of my little ones that much more. My little girl was born with severe food allergies - tree nuts and sesame seeds to be exact.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 31, 2015
'By Heather B. Hayes Schools find there is no one-size-fits-all approach to assistive technology.
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 30, 2015
'Pixar, the company behind Toy Story, Cars and other incredible animated movies, has announced that it''s in-house 3D rendering software, RenderMan , is now free for non-commercial use. RenderMan creates the rendering with lighting effects. It does not create the original 3D model. You would need to first create the 3D model first. Maya is a great 3D modeling program that has a free version for students and teachers.
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.
Brilliant or Insane
APRIL 1, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. If you think a classroom bereft of traditional tools like homework, bell work, worksheets and even grades sounds intriguing, you are ready to convert your classroom into a workshop setting, where learning will really soar. Here are a few simple ways to transform your classroom today. Say Goodbye to Order Order means control. There is no room [.].
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 31, 2015
'Bob Lenz said: Teachers have long struggled with the tension between breadth and depth. It’s a hard choice, hard enough that we are tempted to avoid it, dismiss it as a false choice, or contend that it is a dilemma we can dissolve through tinkering. Maybe we don’t have to choose between covering a lot of content and focusing on a particular concept or skill.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 30, 2015
'By Calvin Hennick With wireless available everywhere, students and teachers find compelling ways to use it.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 3, 2015
'April is National Poetry Month. For thirty days, we celebrate the value and joy that poetry brings to our world. According to the Academy of American Poets , the goals are: Highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets. Introduce more Americans to the pleasures of reading poetry. Bring poets and poetry to the public in immediate and innovative ways.
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.
Brilliant or Insane
MARCH 30, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. Much has been said about growth mindset and grit this year and for good reason. When learners begin valuing growth and learning over grades and the production of perfect final works, great things happen. When they’re able to persevere, even through moments of frustration, they typically meet with success. It makes sense that teachers are [.].
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 30, 2015
'When you approach your work with the humility that everything you do is open for dialogue and can be made better, the rewards you reap are immeasurable. #makeitbetter. No related posts.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 3, 2015
'By Chad A. Stevens, Ph.D. Sometimes the only way to make progress is to leave something behind.
Ditch That Textbook
APRIL 2, 2015
'For a long time, I’ve been a list-maker and a note-taker. You should see my desk. It’s littered with them. The worst is when I take down some valuable details and then leave the paper sitting on my desk at school. I have literally driven to school late at night to retrieve notes I forgot [.].
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Brilliant or Insane
APRIL 2, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. Last year, inspired by some online conversations about old school leadership, we published this “Dear Principal.” post. Now, we’re rehashing it to see if anything has changed and how we can continue to “hack” learning. Please take another look at this article, and share your thoughts in our comment section below and on [.]. The post How Old School Mandates May Be Destroying Your School appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 31, 2015
'Will Richardson said: I think the fact that only 44% of our kids reporting engagement in high school strongly suggests [that school is] “broken.” I think the difference of educational opportunities for the kids in Camden v. the kids at Lawrenceville Prep is “broken.” I think spending an inordinate amount of time on curriculum that will soon be forgotten, curriculum that most kids don’t care about despite our best efforts to make them care, curriculum that then gets assessed in ways that really
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 1, 2015
'By Ryan Petersen The classroom and tech for teaching are once again attracting serious attention.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 2, 2015
'Mentoring Minds is an education publishing company and resource site created by former teachers. Their goal: Critical thinking for life– ” to develop affordable, effective learning tools that help children think critically, giving them the skills to succeed not just in the classroom, but in life.” Focus is on both teacher and student.
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.
Brilliant or Insane
APRIL 2, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. Moving to a Bring Your Own Device school or classroom is a major transition. I’ve heard many horror stories of monumental failures from first-year BYOD teachers, and most could have been avoided with some simple planning. It’s one thing to tell your students to bring their devices one day, so the class can engage in [.]. The post 5 Strategies for Building a Powerful BYOD Classroom appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.
Dangerously Irrelevant
APRIL 1, 2015
'My notes from yesterday’s Code.org elementary coding workshop… Ben Schafer , University of Northern Iowa, Facilitator. Our agenda for the day. Ben’s slides (PPT). Complete instructor handbook (PDF). Iowa workshop schedule. Notes. Code.org’s elementary school courses overview [VIDEO]. In fifteen years we’ll be teaching programming just like reading and writing… and wondering why we didn’t do it sooner. – Mark Zuckerberg.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 30, 2015
'By Julie Smith New research finds school embracing cloud as mainstay for delivering IT services.
The Journal
MARCH 31, 2015
Singapore’s Ministry of Education provides a clear answer to the question raised by a third-grade Singaporean science teacher: It’s no longer about preparing children for the Industrial Age. It's about preparing children for the Age of Knowledge Work. Okay, American education: Time to enter the 21st century!
Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions
The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 30, 2015
'Meetings are something that all managers and leaders need to be able to plan, organize, run and follow up on. When I was a project engineer, I had to run lots of meetings and had training in effective meetings at a couple different companies. I''ve attended good meetings, and really bad meetings. In education, many meetings seem to be a complete waste of time, or the entire faculty is at a meeting that only affects a small number.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 30, 2015
'Here are my notes from today’s 2015 Iowa STEM Summit … Welcome , Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds & Mary Andringa. STEM should be a catalyst for active learning. Launching a STEM Council Seal of Approval for programs (e.g. Exploring Iowa Archaeology ). Over 5,100 applications were submitted for STEM Scale-Up Grants. Numerous STEM externships are available for teachers.
User Generated Education
MARCH 29, 2015
'In a past post blog I discussed the idea that every educator has a story and that they should share those stories: Educators are doing amazing things with their learners in spite of the standards-based and accountability-driven movements. If all educators publicized the accomplishments they had in their classrooms using technology, hands-on activities, global collaborations, project-based learning; then an informal qualitative research project would result.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 2, 2015
'By Robert Springer Learn how desktops as a service and virtual desktop infrastructure compare and where they fit best.
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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