Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2015

’ You might even understand the purpose of a PLN–to provide educators with a collaborative learning environment–but think you don’t need one, or staff development provided by your school is all you can handle. You reach out through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, G+, forums, and discussion boards. What is a PLN.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2018

Mary Howard on episode 293 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. We’ll have free resources available for downloading. What is Open Sim?

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

Offered by Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, LETRS provides educators with the deep knowledge required to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading. Hemet USD began rolling out LETRS in March 2022 as a two-year, cohort-based program. LETRS for Administrators. About Lexia Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

5 Ways to Teach Students to Think From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. ” According to the Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR) “We must deeply redesign curriculum to be relevant to the knowledge skills, character qualities, and met-learning students need in their lives.”

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MindShift

MARCH 25, 2018

Earlier this year, math educator and Demos executive Dan Meyer published a piece entitled “Lonely Math Teachers” in which he raised the shortcomings of social media and the need for innovative math teachers to connect online. In his post, he made the case for Twitter. — David Butler (@DavidKButlerUoA) July 29, 2017.

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The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 1, 2012

Top 10 List for Using Social Media for School Leaders & Other Educators 1. Educate your entire school community and all stakeholders about what social media is, what its benefits are, and provide them ideas on how to best use it. Having a Twitter account or Facebook account for your school simply isn''t enough anymore.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 27, 2021

The terminology is all the same giving kids a strong knowledge base for both subjects. . Twitter: @33heupel. Google Certified Educator Level 1. Vicki also talks about how this process helps kids make connections in their English classes. Defending their claims with evidence is the same process for writing arguments.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

My goal was to really listen to what the educators had to say, and to try to understand what problems they faced every day. Focus on Process: Knowledge Isn’t Always the Goal. Increasingly, knowledge isn’t what we strive for as educators. Assessment should not just test knowledge, but also process. Until next time!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

A study was published by IDEA, a non-profit organization that focuses on academic success in a higher education context, which explored whether class size is a factor in perceived learning. It’s worth noting, though, that the courses that were large tended to emphasize knowledge-based material. The authors—Stephen L.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

A new national education think tank – the Learning Policy Institute – will conduct high-quality research to inform evidence-based policies that can prepare all students for the challenges of our fast-changing, knowledge-based society. Learning Policy Institute to bridge research and policy; respond to “New Moment”.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 27, 2015

by Grant Wiggins , Authentic Education. You have rich and interesting knowledge based on research that can overcome confusions and missing elements in the current course. Why Do High School Teachers Lecture So Much? Why do high school teachers lecture so much? And you needn’t take my anecdotal word for it.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 19, 2015

by Dr. Matthew Lynch , Dean of the School of Education, Psychology, & Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Union University. Schools have the responsibility to teach all students how to synthesize cultural differences into their knowledge base, in order to facilitate students’ personal and professional success in a diverse world.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The Twitter bot was built to “learn” by parroting the words and phrases from the other Twitter users that interacted with it, and – because, you know, Twitter – those users quickly realized that they could teach Tay to say some really horrible things. Templated knowledge. Templated writing.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

million search enquiries on Google, nearly 2 million photos created on Snapchat , over 4 million hours of video watched on the video sharing channel YouTube (and 400 hours uploaded), nearly half a million tweets sent on Twitter, and more than 16 million text messages sent. The trick is knowing where to click.'

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Tech Helpful

MAY 6, 2016

I recently participated in a #TnTechChat Twitter chat moderated by @TeachTnTech regarding Technology skills needed in preservice teachers. There were a few higher education professors in the discussion that gave a bit of insight into how slowly changes in curriculum often happen in higher Ed courses.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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