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Classroom Furniture: Does it impede or improve learning?

Catlin Tucker

My first year teaching I remember spending the week before school setting up my new classroom. I hung pictures, organized my desk, and set up all of the desks and chairs into neat rows. I believed that putting students in rows facing the front of the room would make them easier to manage. I also believed that an effective classroom was a quiet classroom.

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How to Fight Bullying By Teaching Kids To Be Kind

The CoolCatTeacher

Make Your School A Better Place From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Perhaps meanness in school happens because we don’t teach students what to do. The #tbk ( to be kind) movement is spreading like wildfire among many schools. The Schmucker Middle School National Junior Honor Society is encouraging the entire school to be kind.

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So, When During the School Day Should Teachers Create Curriculum?

The Journal

OER – Open Education Resources – are being touted by the Department of Education as the key to future of K-12 curriculum. While there is no question that OER are a component of the new digital curriculum, in this blog, we answer the question raised in the blog post’s title.

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How Ever-Worsening Malware Attacks Threaten Student Data

EdTech Magazine

By Amy Brown Emerging cybercrime trends, such as malvertising and ransomware, are creating significant challenges for school and district IT staff.

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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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14 copyright essentials teachers and students must know

Ditch That Textbook

Students and teachers toe a very fuzzy ethical line every day — many without even realizing it. Some end up on the safe side of the line, but others cross the line and cross ethical boundaries — and sometimes costly legal ones. That line is the copyright line, deciding how teachers and students can respect [.].

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The Journey from “Just Awful” to Great Teacher

The CoolCatTeacher

Taking the Leap of Faith with 39-year Veteran Teacher Lou Zulli From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Great teachers are always great. Right? Wrong. Most of us start off teaching by making mistakes — LOTS OF THEM. Lou Zulli is a pro. He’s been teaching for more than 39 years. And yet, today, he remembers the times he failed.

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CoSN 2016: Join the Social Media Conversation

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut Thought leader Eric Sheninger offers tips on how schools can market and brand themselves online, as well as engage with stakeholders.

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Change Needed Today to Prepare for Tomorrow

A Principal's Reflections

There is always a great deal of talk about what schools need to do now. The problem though is that most of the talk is not followed with action. Then there are those who want to act, but do not have the adequate support to do so. Herein lies the issue with all the change talk, rhetoric, and opinions. Very few people reading this post will deny that the education system has to change now or we run the risk of preparing students for a world that no longer exists.

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How Innovative Educators Observe, Reflect, and Share

The CoolCatTeacher

The Innovator's Mindset with George Couros From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Many teachers say they don’t have time to connect. I live and breathe that feeling. However, when I’m down, sometimes an idea on Twitter or a suggestion on Facebook turns my day around. I get tons of ideas from the many education superstars I write about and interview on my show and blog.

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Snapchat 101 for teachers — What you need to know

Ditch That Textbook

In my first conversation about Snapchat with another educator, I didn’t have a very open mind. “Let’s Snapchat each other to talk about it more!” she said. I politely declined. I didn’t want anything to do with it. Snapchat had gained a reputation as a place where kids go to swap inappropriate pictures. Today, it [.].

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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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Flipping Your School's Professional Development

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

Here's why flipping professional development for teachers makes sense. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.

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Four Signs It’s Time for Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

This post was co-authored by Center for Teaching Quality CEO Barnett Berry. . Studies suggest American schools invest $18 billion in teachers’ professional learning annually. But considerable evidence indicates that formal professional development often misses the mark. And while teachers are also learning in informal ways, existing systems don’t track or make the most of that growth. .

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3 Comic Creators That Will Wow Your Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

Comics are a robust medium for sharing empathy and perspective in a story. It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing in a fun, agile way that appeals to students. When your students write with comics, they’ll follow a few simple rules: Each panel includes detail to support the plot, characters, and setting.

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WHAT’S BETTER THAN A SATURDAY MORNING OF TV CARTOONS?

Battelle for Kids

Volume 3, Issue 3, Number 17. Driving question: Why are kids so excited to spend their Saturday mornings at our school? * Imagine fifty students waking their parents up early Saturday morning to be at school by 8:00 am. No TV cartoons! They are excited about going to school on the weekend to develop their math, logic, and critical thinking skills. * Imagine full engagement while students cheerfully compete in a series of games that use complex mathematical concepts.

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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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Flipping Your School’s Professional Development

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

. Guest post by Swaroop Raju, co-founder of PlayPosit. A few years ago, flipped instruction was a concept touted by only the most adventurous of educators. Now the movement has taken off and is an integral part of thousands of classrooms all over the world. According to research from online course provider Sophia Learning and the Flipped Learning Network , the number of teachers who have flipped a lesson has grown from 48 percent in 2012 to 78 percent in 2015.

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Navigating the Digital Transformation Journey

Digital Promise

You lower your hands to the ground and feel the texture of the rubber track against your fingertips. You slowly inhale the clean smell of fresh-cut grass and feel the wind gently pull the hair away from your face. The referee stands to your left, ready to count down to the beginning of the race. You pause and close your eyes; you see yourself spring out of the blocks, swing your legs, and raise your arms in victory as your feet cross the finish line.

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Ten MS Word Tips You Don’t Want to Miss

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are ten of the top MS Word tips according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: #109: MS Word Skills Assessment for Grades 3-8. Dear Otto: How do I set the default font on MS Word. Tech Tip #37: My MS Word Toolbar Disappeared. Tech Tip #20: How to Add an MS Word Link. MS Word for Grades 2-5. #45: How to Use MS Word to Teach Geography. Easy Photo Editing in MS Word.

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CoSN 2016: NMC Offers a Taste of the Future of Classroom Technology

EdTech Magazine

By D. Frank Smith Virtual reality’s role in education is obscured by the hype curve, according to a leading industry technology analyst.

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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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Wainhouse Research Presents New Findings on LRM

Fidelis Education

By Alan Greenberg. Ending the Expectation of Average while Getting Back to Basics. Many educational technological tools have been designed to solve a specific functional requirement, whether meant to support institution, educator / learner, or classroom needs. Some of these have been terrific point solutions that have enhanced teaching and learning and improved institutional efficiency and productivity.

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The Teacher’s Guide to Tech Might Be Your New Best Friend

Brilliant or Insane

Brilliant or Insane. Who needs an EdTech guru? You may be shouting, “I do” and that’s okay, because all educators need as much technology help as they can get. So, what if your tech guru were always with you–24/7? It might sound impossible but it isn’t. The Teacher’s Guide to Tech is every educators’ new best friend Longtime educator, bestselling author, popular blogger and podcaster Jennifer Gonzalez […].

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10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

It’s the end of school. Everyone’s tired, including you. What you want for these last few weeks are activities that keep the learning going, but in a different way. You want to shake things up so students are excited and motivated and feel interested again. Change your approach to teaching. Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom.

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CoSN 2016: The Good, the Bad, and the Ubiquitous

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut Leadership survey announces major concerns and priorities from K–12 IT leaders for the coming year.

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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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Wainhouse Research Presents New Findings on LRM

Fidelis Education

By Alan Greenberg. Ending the Expectation of Average while Getting Back to Basics. Many educational technological tools have been designed to solve a specific functional requirement, whether meant to support institution, educator / learner, or classroom needs. Some of these have been terrific point solutions that have enhanced teaching and learning and improved institutional efficiency and productivity.

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Some Videos of Our Favorite Things From #ASCD16

The Web20Classroom

If I've said it once, I've said it 1000 times. The ASCD Annual Conference is the must attend conference for any educator each year. The quality of the sessions is not something you find at too many conferences. The shear amount of educational leaders and growers that are so accessible is not something you find at many conferences. I would save all my pennies each year to come to this conference.

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Subscriber Special: April

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every month, subscribers to Ask a Tech Teacher get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. April 1st through May 15th: 10% Discount ( use code SUMMERPD ) on any of our Summer Learning online classes: The Tech-infused Teacher. The Tech-infused Class (must take Tech-infused Teacher first or get approval of instructor). Teach Writing with Tech. 20 Webtools in 20 Days (space limited–sign up early).

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Q&A: Talking Tech and Mobility with CoSN's Marie Bjerede

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut Education advocate offers tips on preparing for the future of teaching and learning.

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The Roses and Thorns of an LMS Strategy: How to Flourish with the Right LMS

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.

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Being a Blended and Online Learning Mentor: The Key to Success

FuelEd

Contributor: Ashley Shorter Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 9:15am A mentor is by definition someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced, often younger, person, i.e., a trusted counselor or guide. While this may sound like a familiar role in a traditional brick-and-mortar teaching environment, when it comes to online and blended learning a mentor role takes on a new life.

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4 Great Chromebook Apps to Create and Edit Music

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

April 7, 2016 We received few requests from some of our readers here in EdTech and mLearning asking about a good Chromebook app to use for creating and editing music. Below is a.read more.

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My #GoDaddyNightmare

Ask a Tech Teacher

For those of you who are trying to visit my resource site, StructuredLearning.net , it’s down. I’ve talked with Go Daddy, addressed their issues. Money’s there, bank’s on my side, fault is somewhere besides me, everything’s straightened out, and still it may take them 24 hours to re-activate my site. F *. It’s not just me; it’s my entire group of cooperative teacher publishers.

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CoSN 2016: Technology's Role in Addressing the Homework Gap

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut Schools find ways to enable students to work on digital assignments at home.

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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.