User Generated Education
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Today, during a podcast interview, I was asked what it takes to be an educational thought leader. My responses was, “courage.” In this test driven, accountability-laden era of education, it takes courage to be an educator driven by authentic, constructivist , and student-centered values and practices. Courage: Courage is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Apply this advice from the front lines of a successful crowdfunding campaign to your new venture. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
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A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 20, 2015
Students spend an average of 12,000 hours in the classroom in their lifetime, and these hours are important. Not only does time spent in the classroom impact student learning, but studies show that the physical layout of those classrooms (variables including use of light, color and wall space) have a significant impact on student behavior, motivation and achievement.
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 21, 2015
By Jan Zanetis Video helps teachers capture students’ imagination and attention and improves their own teaching style.
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Brilliant or Insane
DECEMBER 24, 2015
Brilliant or Insane. Dear Parents, I get it. You’re frustrated. You want to help your child with his or her school work. It’s supposed to make sense. After all, if an adult can’t grasp it, how is an 8-year-old supposed to? So when it doesn’t make sense and you can’t help, something must clearly be wrong. And since the only […]. The post Dear Parents: Should We Stop Mocking the Common Core?
Neo LMS
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Everything we do today is somehow digital-based. We often get news updates from the internet. We share photos on social media. Trending topics are discussed on Twitter. Bloggers opine and fill the minds of avid readers. Photographers publish their photographs online so the world can see their works of art. Teachers are even more keen on digitizing their learning content.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 23, 2015
By Meg Conlan An IT expert explains the features and bugs of three popular classroom technologies: TVs, interactive whiteboards and projectors.
Brilliant or Insane
DECEMBER 20, 2015
Brilliant or Insane. In her new book, Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School, Starr Sackstein suggests an array of ways to give students a voice in the assessment process, while eliminating traditional grades. One way to “hack” assessment, according to Starr, is to teach students to reflect on their own learning. See exactly […].
Battelle for Kids
DECEMBER 21, 2015
Volume 2, Issue 14, Number 11. 2015 was an incredible year in education. As we close out 2015, I can't help but reflect on all the amazing 21st century learning we saw and shared over the course of the year on the Blogazine, through our Exemplar Program, and in conversations with educators around the country and through our webinars on edWeb as part of P21's Partners in 21st Century Learning community.
Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 19, 2015
I’ll be taking a week (or so) off–until after the New Year–to edit/format my website, work on writing projects with a deadline, prioritize life, and wish my two adult military children could come home to visit. I may drop in on you-all as you enjoy your holidays, but mostly I’ll be regenerating. I wish you a wonderful season, safe and filled with family.
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.
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 22, 2015
By John Breeden II The Chrome OS, combined with a small footprint, makes this ThinkCentre a worthwhile (and secure) option for K–12.
User Generated Education
DECEMBER 20, 2015
I’ve discussed the need to be a learner and lead learner in this era of education which includes maker education. What I find absolutely exciting about being a maker educator is that they need to be learners; dedicated and invested in attitudes and behaviors related to being lifelong learners as the maker movement is ever evolving with seemingly daily advances.
FuelEd
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Contributor: Andrea Ritchie Monday, December 28, 2015 - 1:15pm One of the advantages of working with so many clients around the nation is the ability to see the diverse ways in which different schools create blended and online learning programs. The true beauty of a virtual education is that one size doesn't have to fit all. At the same time, however, there are many tried and true principles that work universally in setting up students for success in their online courses.
Brilliant or Insane
DECEMBER 21, 2015
Brilliant or Insane. Improving Learning With Metacognition: Part 2 by Starr Sackstein Overcoming Pushback Students will not like reflection at first; they will see it as additional work that doesn’t feel like it’s helping. Like most new things, students won’t appreciate it until they see the growth later on. Be prepared for various complaints. Why do I need […].
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.
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 20, 2015
By D. Frank Smith Four schools were awarded 3D printers from the manufacturer for garnering support on social media channels.
Battelle for Kids
DECEMBER 20, 2015
Volume 2, Issue 14, Number 10. Yesterday, Kate shared thoughts on the episodic, unconnected, mandate-directed professional development commonly provided today's educators. Kate introduced a response: the Proactive Professional Learning Experience (PPLE). In this post, Kate describes the elements of the PPLE cycle of professional learning.). Driving Question: What does the proactive cycle for professional learning look like in practice?
21st Century Educational Technology and Learning
DECEMBER 24, 2015
Did you know that Santa believes in Project Based Learning? It’s true… in fact I have worked quite hard at finding evidence that supports this conclusion. I decided to use some of the essential elements of PBL from the Buck Institute (BIE)… note that last summer these essentials were updated to the Gold Standards. As you might know , BIE is the premiere organization promoting and providing professional development on PBL for the United States and internationally.
TeachThought - Learn better.
DECEMBER 25, 2015
What It Means To ‘Teach’ by Terry Heick What does it mean to “teach”? I’ve been meaning to write this post for weeks, but a dozen side projects have kept. The post What It Means To Teach appeared first on TeachThought.
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EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 22, 2015
By Steve Zurier School districts use wireless displays to enable collaborative learning and engage students. .
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 24, 2015
December 25, 2015 Crossword puzzles are an effective tool to use in your teaching. You can use them for a variety of educational purposes but most importantly in teaching vocabulary. Crossword.read more.
The Jose Vilson
DECEMBER 20, 2015
I’m not a fan. I do think we need to have a nation education reform. I do believe that there should be as much federal oversight as possible in the name of equity. I just happen to disagree vehemently with the folks who’ve been doing education reform on the state and federal level. This ping-pong politic where we think we’re making a dent by giving education back to the states makes me nervous, even in “blue states” like New York.
TeacherCast
DECEMBER 21, 2015
Download. Listen in a New Window. iTunes. Stitcher. SoundCloud. Leave a Review. Clammr It. Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Follow @TeacherCast. Leave a VoiceMail. The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com. In this weeks episode, we discuss Star Wars Episode VII “The Force Awakens” from all angles and hypothesize what is to come in Episode VII.
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.
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 21, 2015
By Will Kelly Outside help desk providers can handle the growing load of supporting mobile users. .
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 23, 2015
December 50, 2015 Today we are sharing with you some excellent Google Docs templates to use with students to create newspapers. These templates belong to the old Docs template gallery which, of.read more.
TeachThought - Learn better.
DECEMBER 19, 2015
What Minecraft Can Teach You About Pedagogy by TeachThought Staff Minecraft is a simple, clumsy-looking little game full of blocky graphics and unclear terms of play. It is essentially a. The post What Minecraft Can Teach You About Pedagogy appeared first on TeachThought.
TeacherCast
DECEMBER 23, 2015
As 2015 comes to an end, we will continue on into the 16 th year of the century, and a number of us will soon be collecting our diplomas and venturing out into the world to start this next chapter of our lives. Houses, cars, families… a majority of the things we hold closest to ours hearts are all excavated within what seems to be a mere sliver of time.
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.
Edutopia
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Photo credit: Valerie Hinojosa via flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Jennifer Ng'andu Social and Emotional Learning Building a culture of health starts with developing children's social and academic aptitude from a young age with self-knowledge, empathy, communication skills, collaboration, and growth mindset.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 25, 2015
December 25, 2015 Safety is always an important issue. Fortunately, mobile technology gives us new ways for making sure that the people we care about remain safe and sound. Here are some notable apps.read more.
TeachThought - Learn better.
DECEMBER 20, 2015
5 Ways To Support Students With Sensory Processing Disorders by Rebecca Dean Sensory processing disorder is characterized by difficulties in accurately processing a range of sensory information, such as touch, sound, The post 5 Ways To Support Students With Sensory Processing Disorders appeared first on TeachThought.
TeacherCast
DECEMBER 23, 2015
Writing a research paper does not actually take long at all. Your students can do a 10-page paper in one day if they really knuckle down and get going. The most annoying things about this academic assignment are at the beginning and the end of the process: the research and the bibliography. Your students will seldom find all the information they need in one database.
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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