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30 K–12 IT Influencers to Follow in 2022

EdTech Magazine

There is no innovation without innovators. This year, EdTech sought out the IT innovators and collaborators who are making meaningful changes in K–12 education. Their work is driving the next iteration of educational technology and digital transformation. As K–12 leaders struggle to find balance with the right technological tools, the achievements and challenges in education, and a sustainable path forward, it may feel as though school districts are at a precipice.

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The Ever-Evolving Leadership Lens

A Principal's Reflections

Good leadership is, quite frankly, good leadership. The tenants have remained the same for centuries. What’s changed is the environment in which one leads, and this impacts the lens that is, or should be, used to drive change. Employing well-known and research-based strategies within a current context is a hallmark of influential leaders. I am of the opinion that being able to adapt in a way that results in improvement across various dynamics is what it is all about.

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9 New Zoom Features (and one that’s Kind of Creepy) Announced April 19, 2022

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Zoom has announced a slew of new features that educators have been longing to have. This blog will go over the highlights of gesture recognition, viewing all of the breakout rooms from the main room. (Yes!) And even a way to implement Chat etiquette policies. There's also a new (kinda creepy) Sales tool that I've heard will lead into education at some point and my concerns about that.

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How to make competency-based education possible through an intelligent learning platform

Neo LMS

Teaching constantly meets new challenges. If frontal lessons were the norm decades ago, things have changed significantly. The focus is now on students and making classes interactive by encouraging student participation. All educational acts should and usually do revolve around them. The purpose of education is no longer to pass on theoretical knowledge.

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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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Q&A: Victor Hicks on Blending Computer Science with Culture

EdTech Magazine

Since mid-2020, the Coding with Culture program has offered project-based courses that incorporate cultural elements and computer science–based instruction. Participants from grades K–8 may, for instance, design a historically Black college and university (HBCU) campus, create a video game featuring a superhero of color or undertake other hands-on digital skill exercises.

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Social Entrepreneurship with Elementary Students: A Perfect STEAM Lesson

User Generated Education

I have done a social entrepreneurship unit with three groups of gifted students, grades 3rd through 6th. It was one of my favorite units. ever, and from their reactions, I believe it was one of theirs, too. I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit. The first part of this post explains some of the rationale for this project, and the second part describes the unit, itself.

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Digital Literacy in Busy Classrooms

Ask a Tech Teacher

This is a common complaint in my grad school classes. Yes, teachers know students don’t have all of the skills they need for the technology required in education, but who has time to teach it? Newsweek has an interesting article addressing exactly that: How Schools Can Find the Time To Teach Digital Literacy Skills. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer science jobs are projected to grow 13% between 2020 and 2030.

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4 Must-Listen Ed Tech and IT Podcasts

EdTech Magazine

With the rapid expansion of educational technology — including new tech hitting the market and updates to old favorites — it’s easy to get overwhelmed trying to keep up. Whether you want to use the latest tools with your students or are looking to buy the right solutions for your district, this year’s K–12 IT influencers have the answers. And they’re delivering it over the airwaves.

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sRGB vs Adobe RGB: Which One to Use?

ViewSonic Education

The sRGB vs Adobe RGB comparison is unavoidable when it comes to color management. Be it photography, digital art, computer monitors, or digital displays, these two color spaces have different applications depending on the use case. Both of them have their plus points and drawbacks and in this article, we’ll break them down for you. Keep reading to learn more about the sRGB and Adobe RGB color spaces, or you can jump straight to explore our product solutions for next-level creative work.

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Building a Sustainable City

User Generated Education

As I’ve discussed before, I offer electives to my 4th-6th grade GT students (see Offering Electives to Elementary Students ). They chose paper engineering. A few started making city structures. They then stated that they should make a city. I suggested that it be a sustainable city (Sustainable Development Goal 11). From there, the innovation, creativity, passion, fun, and final product exploded due to the efforts of the students.

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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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Tech Tip #159: Create a Macro

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: Create a Macro. Category: MSO, Problem-solving, Keyboarding.

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Roundtable: The Inspiration Driving Women in K–12 IT Roles

EdTech Magazine

Working in today’s educational landscape presents many challenges. For women in educational technology roles, these can be magnified by a lack of representation. Across all industries, women hold only 26 percent of computing-related jobs, according to an article by Built In. The disparity is worse for women of minority groups, with 3 percent, 6 percent and 2 percent of computing-related jobs held by Black, Asian and Hispanic women, respectively.

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How Student Choice Helped Me Grow Out of My Perfectionism

Education Elements

I am a recovering perfectionist. As a kid, I always colored within the lines of my coloring book; not because I wanted to follow the rules, but because I enjoyed precision. As a teacher, I bought a laser level tool so that my posters would all be hung at the exact same height. Perfectionism can bring a sense of pride, especially when applied to a tangible outcome.

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7 Edtech Trends to Watch in 2022: a Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs

Edsurge

As we navigate the roadmap drawn by COVID-19, we know there will continue to be accelerated digital transformation and rapid innovation of education intended to positively impact student outcomes in 2022. This will take many forms, from institutions evolving their operations to students optimizing their learning with technology to caregivers connecting directly with their children’s education through edtech services.

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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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Earth Day Classroom Activities

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every year, the world celebrates Earth Day on April 22nd, a day the United Nations recognizes as International Mother Earth Day. It is a day to remind ourselves of the importance of clean air, fresh water, and unlittered land. It’s when we can all participate in making that happen rather than accepting the trash-filled oceans, the smoggy skies, and the debris-laden land that is becoming the norm in our lives.

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Bring Powerful Maker Learning Experiences to Learners

Digital Promise

In 2021, six educators representing community-based organizations, libraries, public schools, and the Digital Promise Maker Learning team embarked on a journey to increase opportunities for virtual and remote maker learning. The insights from this experience are valuable to all who wish to engage in powerful maker learning. This blog post is the beginning of a series sharing our Maker Learning team’s experience designing this professional learning opportunity.

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What Is Additive Grading?

TeachThought - Learn better.

Additive grading is method of grading that starts all students at zero and adds points for accomplishments and mastery. The post What Is Additive Grading? appeared first on TeachThought.

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Pell Grants for Short-Term Programs Would Help Students at My Community College

Edsurge

At the end of March, I had the honor of representing the Community College of Aurora and providing testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development. The hearing , titled “Skill, Upskill, and Reskill: Analyzing New Investments in Workforce Development,” provided an opportunity for our country’s leaders to hear firsthand from educators, researchers and business leaders regarding the impact of coll

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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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City Guesser- Learn Geography through Virtual Video Tours

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

City Guesser is a geography based quiz game designed to test users geography knowledge. The way City Guesser works is simple: you are provided with a short video footage of a specific location and.read more.

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How to Create Slides from Google Docs

Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

How to Create Slides from Google Docs is pretty fun and easy! Check out these options to outline your presentation first in Docs and then send to Google Slides. The post How to Create Slides from Google Docs appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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What Traditionalists Get Wrong About Inquiry Teaching

TeachThought - Learn better.

False dichotomies about inquiry teaching advanced by critics are detrimental to the students and society that so desperately need it. The post What Traditionalists Get Wrong About Inquiry Teaching appeared first on TeachThought.

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Sec. Cardona: This Is Our Moment to Improve Education. Here’s Our Plan.

Edsurge

I once read a story about someone who studied photography for years and was thought of as an expert without ever taking a picture. When he was invited to photograph a friend's wedding, he panicked. It was easy to examine photography, analyze the great photographers of our time or critique other peoples’ photography. But when it came to capturing one of the most memorable days of a friend’s life, being a photographer took on new meaning.

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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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1 Million New Teachers Needed in 2022: Welcome to Education’s Great Resignation & Re-Shuffle

EdNews Daily

By LeiLani Cauthen Learning Counsel Research estimates that 32 percent of administrators in K12 education have quit or switched jobs within the last 25 months. A good number of those are Superintendency roles. Altogether, it’s an estimated 485 thousand workers quitting, being lost to the pandemic through death or disability, or shuffling to new roles in 2021 alone.

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Guest post: Caston Binger Explains How the Digital Revolution Has Transformed Education

EdTech4Beginners

The digital revolution has profoundly impacted all aspects of our lives, including education. Traditional educational methods are no longer adequate in preparing students for the workforce of the 21st century. Educators must embrace new technologies and adapt their teaching methods accordingly to keep up with the ever-changing landscape. In this article, Caston Binger , an Assistant Principal in Rochester, NY, will discuss how the digital revolution has transformed education and provide examples

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What Is Happy Numbers? Teacher Review

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Happy Numbers is an educational platform that offers individualized math instruction to Pre-K to grade 5 students. Using gamified exercises, students explore the world of math with the help of.read more.

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Why One University Is Moving Toward a Subscription Model

Edsurge

One big theme in education-innovation circles is that the professional world is changing faster than ever, and so schools and colleges must adjust how they teach to meet those needs. One college in St. Louis, Maryville University, is embracing that argument in a big way by revamping its curriculum and even changing its business model to include options like a subscription model—with the goal of helping its students get good jobs after graduation.

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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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What Does Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Look Like in Practice?

techlearning

At the CoSN conference in Nashville, school district administrators gathered for the first annual meeting of “The Network” to discuss what DEI looks like in practice in their districts - and what more work needs to be done.

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Enterprise Cloud Computing – The Shift From On-Premises to the Cloud

EdTech4Beginners

The cloud has been a game-changer for enterprises, offering them increased agility, scalability, and cost savings. However, making the transition from on-premises to the cloud can be daunting, especially for large organizations with complex IT infrastructures. In this blog post, we’ll explore the challenges and best practices for transitioning to the cloud, so you can make the move with confidence.

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9 Great Android Mind Mapping Apps

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Here is a collection featuring some of the best Android mind mapping apps. You can use them to capture your thoughts and organize your ideas into various visual modes. As I stated in a previous post.read more.

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Employers Claim to Value Alternative Credentials. Do Their Practices Match Their Promises?

Edsurge

There’s plenty of interest among workforce experts about the potential of alternative credentials—like certificates, badges and apprenticeships—to help more people find better jobs without necessarily having to go to college. But in order for that to actually work, employers have to value those credentials. Many company leaders say that they do, as part of their efforts to reward skills , not just degrees.

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Building the Foundation for a Modern K-12 Classroom

K-12 looks different these days. But one thing remains the same: you need a reliable learning platform that serves as the foundation for teaching and learning––for all students, in a variety of learning experiences. Discover how the Instructure Learning Platform supports today's K-12 classroom through: A central, consistent, connected hub of the digital learning environment.