MiddleWeb

MARCH 18, 2024

Meetings can waste time and resources. Education consultants Ronald Williamson and Barbara R. Blackburn’s strategies can help you avoid pitfalls and lead effective meetings with norm setting, planning, agenda setting, and options for decision making. Productivity tools included!

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2024

As we navigate the shifting currents of the educational landscape, it's clear that transformative change is not just necessary—it's inevitable. To foster an environment where every student thrives, we must reimagine our approach to education from the ground up. SET grounds everything we do at Aspire Change EDU.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2020

Educators may be looking for resources they can lean on as they navigate these complex issues with their students who understandably have a variety of feelings about what is taking place in our country. The website includes: Interviews and advice from experts Resources list Articles. Parents and teachers can use these resources.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 14, 2021

October has become the month where educators participate in events focused on digital citizenship. We can model best practices for our students, bring in a specific digital citizenship curriculum to guide them through their learning, or use digital tools and resources available to have students explore and create.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

On October 19-21, the League of Innovative Schools convened in Los Angeles, California, for their biannual League meeting, which was hosted alongside Compton Unified School District and El Segundo Unified School District. Greenfield Union School District learned to make no assumptions about their needs and meet them where they are.

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Hapara

JUNE 16, 2022

Open educational resources, also known as OER, provide a great way to supplement curriculum to differentiate instruction and better meet each learner’s needs in your classroom. This scenario is pretty common for educators, but remains an obstacle when equally distributing resources. So what does that mean?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Google Meet is increasingly becoming one of the best video conferencing platforms for the education community. The recent new features are one example of how this platform is planning to.read more

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Google Meet is increasingly becoming one of the best video conferencing platforms for the education community. The recent new features are one example of how this platform is planning to.read more

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Waterford

APRIL 9, 2024

Keep these resources in mind as you get to know the students with autism in your class to help support their sensory needs. Depending on your available resources, you can either stock your classroom with a few fidget toys or make some of your own. Specific sensitivities and accommodation needs vary depending on the individual.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we struggle with the coronavirus COVID-19 health crisis, many of us educators are figuring out how to prepare to teach online. Learn about 16 Free Resources for Schools Who Are Closing Due to Coronavirus Get prepared now. Learn more here.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Google recently announced that Jamboard is winding down in 2024 (Details here) and educators across the world are now in search of viable alternatives. In this post, we provide suggestions and resources for three powerful white boarding alternatives that integrate seamlessly with Google for Education.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 5, 2021

These are challenging times, and I cannot express my gratitude enough to dedicated and resilient educators who continue to show up for kids and each other. Educator voice is critical and even more so now as people are burnt out and emotionally drained. It’s no shock that their number one response is time.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 6, 2020

Google Hangouts Meet is one of them. I recently found out about some extensions for Hangouts Meet that can help teachers: Nod Reactions for Google Meet - [link] This allows muted attendees to use quick emoji's as reactions. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

As I received the onslaught of teach-online resources, I collected those that made the most sense. Understanding the Impact of Coronavirus on K-12 Education –from EdSurge. Newsela COVID-19 resource center (and free access to their paid products this school year). Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 1.

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. Let’s take a look at how to develop K-12 open educational resources.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Charlotte, NC — In celebration of Earth Day 2023, Discovery Education presents K-12 teachers and students a diverse array of cross-curricular digital resources inspiring exploration of the natural world and environmental stewardship. This resource is part of the Celebrations collection in the Sesame Learning channel.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2023

Building an impactful education ecosystem is a challenge that many educators have been faced with at some point in their careers. What’s more, building an impactful education ecosystem involves the cohesive integration of several key components if teachers are to see improved student outcomes.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2023

With shifting societal norms, advances in technology and evolving pedagogical practices at play, it's no surprise that change is the only constant in education. This dynamic is significantly magnified within the education workforce. Recognizing and addressing these fears is crucial in smoothly navigating a major shift in education.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2024

Department of Education and will last five years. She notes that the partnership aims to avoid “parachuting,” the phenomenon when large research institutions extract information from communities that have fewer resources or fail to tap into local expertise. Other challenges seem to have set back STEM education, too.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

In September 2018, I noticed a pattern emerging—multiple teachers at the school were shifting toward practices supported by Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) research. To my surprise, people were interested and they voted to meet before school at 7 a.m. I unofficially named the PLC “NeuroNIST” and planned our first session.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital resources nurture student curiosity and drive deeper engagement in instruction—presents educators a wide array of new, free digital resources to support National Financial Capability Month activities.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The annual report, now in its fourth and final iteration, includes findings on the nation’s progress toward meeting the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) bandwidth goal of 1 Mbps per student and combating a lack of internet access–and the effects of lack of internet access–for students. “A per megabit.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2022

Throughout my career in education, teaching has been prodded, pushed, tweaked, nudged, and reformed. Education is focused on college and career with tech an organic, transformative tool. These are big enough to require an updated curriculum, but now, according to US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, it may be time for a huge reset.

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Digital Promise

JULY 22, 2022

Educators are a resourceful bunch. Understandably, many educators are leaving the classroom for less stressful work environments. The resources I learned about, and the teachers I have met, have made me more confident with powerful digital learning. I am now much more resilient and open to change as well.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The term metaverse dates back to 1992, but the realized potential of the metaverse is relatively recent with metaverse education still in its infancy. Naturally, this means educators will have questions about where this technology is heading and what comes next for virtual learning. Understanding Metaverse Education .

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

. — Discovery Education today unveiled a new collection of engaging, high-quality digital learning resources supporting Black History Month observances. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform nurtures student curiosity and supports learning wherever it takes place.

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2021

Earlier this month, two education researchers revealed an unsettling (though perhaps unsurprising) truth about today’s educators in an article here on EdSurge. Months later, the same educators continue to report high levels of traumatic stress. It’s no secret that the past year has been filled with challenges.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2020

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Tech coaching/mentoring is available from experts who work with you via email or virtual meetings to prepare lesson plans, teach to standards, integrate tech into core classroom time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 9, 2021

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Tech coaching/mentoring is available from experts who work with you via email or virtual meetings to prepare lesson plans, teach to standards, integrate tech into core classroom time.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

Department of Education, there are signs that the disruptions from COVID-19 may be exacerbating long-standing disability-based disparities in academic achievement. Teachers utilized a combination of technology, one-to-one engagement models, and supporting parents with in-person resources to create learning systems.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). I recently received an email from the folks at Model Teaching.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 20, 2019

For a few days at the end of this month Philadelphia will also be home to the most comprehensive educational technology conference in the world: ISTE. Bold educators go to ISTE 2019. Meet NEO at ISTE 2019. Jen is also a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Microsoft Master Trainer and Microsoft Innovative Educator.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 29, 2018

When you do this at the beginning of the day , it’s called not a warm-up but a morning meeting. What is a Morning Meeting. Morning meetings are a time when students and teacher gather together, usually in a circle, for an organized start-of-day activity. Goals of a Morning Meeting.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

It is the time of year where we analyze the data from the first two months of school, tweak instruction to meet student needs, and accelerate our efforts to help our students achieve as much growth as possible. Epic is currently a free resource for teachers and allows students access to around 20,000 books from 7-3.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 11, 2014

Yesterday Google announced the launch of Google Educators Groups. This is a program made up of communities of educators who can connect with each other to learn, share, and help each other. This is a great resource for educators. Related: Google for Education Resources. See you in GEG!?

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into higher education to address challenges such as personalized learning and operational efficiency. However, the integration of AI into higher education also raises concerns about its ethical use , including data privacy, security and the potential for bias in algorithms.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2024

Today, the use of this technology in education settings is underway, and states are even beginning to release guidance on how to navigate AI in schools. Over the past year, the tone of that guidance has shifted from skepticism and resistance to acceptance and optimism, according to an analysis from the Center for Reinventing Public Education.

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