The 4 Biggest K–12 Education Tech Trends in 2016
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 20, 2016
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Here’s a look at back at some of the year’s most impactful and buzzworthy ed tech trends.
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Technology’s Impact on Adult Learners and their Children
Digital Promise
DECEMBER 20, 2016
The Critical Importance of Family Literacy. Only 36 percent of our nation’s fourth-graders are proficient in reading. This result earned the U.S. a ranking on reading achievement of only 17 out of 34 countries by the Program for International Student Assessment. Even though the U.S. spends more per student than other countries on K-12 education, that spending is not translating into better performance.
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Grit in the Classroom
EdNews Daily
DECEMBER 18, 2016
Guest Article by: Matthew Pietrafetta, Ph.D. Grit has been celebrated and critiqued by many in academic circles and the academic press, but the conversation has remained largely focused on the work and opinions of researchers. Less attention has been given to the day-to-day experiences of educators who are working to strengthen students’ grit and incorporate grit into classroom curricula.
Is the emphasis in your school on punishment and compliance or autonomy and dignity?
Dangerously Irrelevant
DECEMBER 22, 2016
When I was in high school, we didn’t have an ‘open campus.’ We were supposed to stay at school and eat our lunches in the cafeteria. Many of us would drive off anyway, hoping that we could make it back in time for our next class. We often were late because of the distance between our school and the fast food joints. But since I ran with a crowd of ‘good kids’ who got high grades and were heading off to college, we could stroll into class late – sometimes with coffee or an ice c
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Introducing: The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast
Ditch That Textbook
DECEMBER 20, 2016
I love listening to podcasts. They’re kind like personalized radio. I can pick shows that I like and listen to them whenever I want. Podcasts have been a driving force for me in becoming a better educator. I’ve listened to hours of them while driving, exercising or cutting the grass. I can take that down time [.].
4 Ways to Teach With Play
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 20, 2016
(and captivate your bored students) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Welcome to episode 295 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast. In this episode, Leanna Prater and I discuss how to use play in the classroom to teach. I’m also unveiling a new listening guide for you to use with this show. If you’ve taught for very long, you’ve struggled with the “bored student.” These students might have ADHD or just aren’t eng
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The Imperative of Experiential and Hands-On Learning
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How a school LMS encourages parent involvement
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There are people who believe that they are only responsible for educating their children until they start some organized form of education: preschool, kindergarten, primary, and so on. Like most of you probably, I don’t agree with that. The human brain learns continuously, throughout our entire lives, from the moment a baby becomes aware of its surroundings.
The One Present I Wish Parents Would Give My Students
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DECEMBER 19, 2016
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The gifts that change your life are the ones you didn’t know you wanted in the first place. I can tell the kids who get this kind of gift. They are different. Let me tell you how. This post is written as part of Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for Education. The question is “what one gift do you wish parents would give your students this year?
A Primer on Maker Learning: Authenticity
Digital Promise
DECEMBER 20, 2016
This post is part of a series in which we frame maker learning in terms of three core values – Agency , Authenticity, and Audience – as the key components to creating the highest quality making experiences for learning. Authenticity is key to effective maker learning. It is also a complex idea that can play out in many different ways. Here are three examples: Social Authenticity.
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.
?Brain Science and Education: How Much Should Teachers Know?
Edsurge
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Jasselle Cirino’s classroom might surprise those accustomed to traditional lectures. Instead of being told to sit quietly and listen, her first graders absorb material through physical movement, vocal exercises and group activities meant to indulge in students’ tendencies to socialize, move and speak. “We’re teaching to use multiple parts of the brain to better engage students and retain more information,” says Cirino, a former classroom teacher now training for Reading Recovery, a nonprofit tut
The Next Generation Of Teachers…
EdTech4Beginners
DECEMBER 18, 2016
At university, I was lucky enough to have some amazing lecturers, including Steve Wheeler. Steve Wheeler is Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at the Plymouth Institute of Education where he chairs the Learning Futures group and leads the Computing and Science education teams. Steve was always keen to prepare us as teachers for the future and share the implications it might have on our practise.
How to Keep Kids Safe
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 20, 2016
(and prevent problems online) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Welcome to episode 296 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast. In this episode, Shannon Mclintock -Miller and I discuss current best practices about digital citizenship and online safety for kids. If you’ve ever taught kids who have their own smartphones, you know how quickly social media problems can escalate at school.
All I Want for Christmas is the Butterfly Effect
Education Elements
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Dear Santa, I hope that you noticed how good I was this year! I even learned how to make more friends at school this year! We had these special days at the beginning of the school year where our teacher talked about bullying. My teacher talked to me about why I was mean to the other kids sometimes and I told her I just get mad at them because they are smarter than me.
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.
What Does a 'Modern Classroom' Look Like—and What Should Educators Leave Behind?
Edsurge
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Want to hear the full panel? Check out the latest episode of the EdSurge On Air podcast here. The classroom. Since the 1950s, the setup of your average second, sixth or tenth grade classroom hasn’t changed all that much. Desks lined up, students facing forward, teacher up at the front giving a lecture. The same can be said for higher education oftentimes, as well.
The Maker Movement: Learning How To Bring Maker Spaces Into Your Classrooms featuring @Mrnavas | @NJEA @MakerDepot
TeacherCast
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Learn how you can get your students involved in STEM Education and the Maker Movement in this great podcast featuring a fantastic New Jersey Educator. The post The Maker Movement: Learning How To Bring Maker Spaces Into Your Classrooms featuring @Mrnavas | @NJEA @MakerDepot appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. Learn how you can get your students involved in STEM Education and the Maker Movement in this great podcast featuring a fantastic New Jersey Educator.
The Maker Movement in New Jersey
My Paperless Classroom
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Learn how you can get your students involved in STEM Education and the Maker Movement in this great podcast featuring a fantastic New Jersey Educator. The post The Maker Movement: Learning How To Bring Maker Spaces Into Your Classrooms featuring @Mrnavas | @NJEA @MakerDepot appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. Learn how you can get your students involved in STEM Education and the Maker Movement in this great podcast featuring a fantastic New Jersey Educator.
6 Great Search Engines Designed Specifically for Kids
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DECEMBER 23, 2016
December 23, 2016 After posting about the 10 most popular academic search engines that teachers and student researchers can use to locate and access scholarly content online, today's post features.read more.
Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools
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Enhancing education with assistive technology
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Understanding G-Suite File and Folder Sharing Settings
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By understanding Document Sharing settings in G-Suite, you can create dynamic projects without the worry of having others edit your documents. The post Understanding G-Suite File and Folder Sharing Settings appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
10 Great Academic Search Engines for Research Students
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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.
How Universities Are Bringing the Entrepreneurial Experience Back to Campus
Edsurge
DECEMBER 22, 2016
American higher education, particularly in the liberal arts, is currently on the edge of a precipice. Rising tuition costs have put pressure on schools to prepare their students for a financially successful future. Many students are turning to STEM and other vocational fields in hopes of better job prospects. Another career path that’s increasingly popular, but less clear-cut, is entrepreneurship.
#9: Virginia heading for dramatic high school overhaul
eSchool News
DECEMBER 19, 2016
[ Editor’s note: This story, originally published on April 6th of this year, was our #9 most popular story of the year. The countdown continues tomorrow with #8, so be sure to check back!]. Virginia high school is going to look different for the freshmen who enroll in 2018. Even the idea of high school will be different, according to architects of a plan that the State Board of Education will flesh out over the next two years.
A Video Walkthrough of All of the Question Types in Google Forms
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Edtech Needs More Infrastructure, Educator Support in 2017
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College and university enrollment is down for fifth straight year
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