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CoSN2023: 5 Themes You Won’t Want to Miss at This Year’s K–12 IT Event

EdTech Magazine

This year’s conference welcomes notable speakers such as author Michael Horn, who will deliver the event’s opening keynote, “From Reopen to Invent.” Four days of networking, learning and innovating await attendees of this year’s Consortium for School Networking conference.

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TCEA 2022: 4 Takeaways from This Year’s Event

EdTech Magazine

The past couple of years have put educators through the wringer. However, as TCEA 2022, the biggest educational technology conference in Texas, drew to close, attendees shared how reconnecting with fellow educators armed them with needed resources to continue working during these challenging times.

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Enliven Current Events with Fantasy Geopolitics

MiddleWeb

Imagine an activity that takes little class time but engages students in current events and encourages them to speak with their families about what’s happening in the world. The post Enliven Current Events with Fantasy Geopolitics first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Video: Digital Transition Event Panel Discussion

EdNews Daily

Perhaps the favorite part of The Learning Counsel’s Digital Transition Discussion events is the Guest Administrator Panel Discussion, and for good reason. The moderator for the event was Learning Counsel CEO LeiLani Cauthen, and the panelists for the event included Dr. […].

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The Ultimate Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

Every business has a strategic responsibility to improve Conversion Rate Optimization across their product or site. Learn 7 detailed steps to infuse data into your process, surface customer drop-off points, and generate ideas to drive conversion.

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Eventbrite- Teachers Tools for Creating and Managing Virtual Events

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Eventbrite is a platform that allows you to create and manage events. Events creating toolsI have been using the site for some time now and found it really helpful. Teachers and educators can use it to create,read more.

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Taking Extra Care in Teaching Current Events

MiddleWeb

Current events add immediacy to history class, but with crowded curricula and the challenges of the political climate, Sarah Cooper is fine-tuning the news discussions in her 8th grade classes. Current Events Future of History civics current events current events in ELA class eighth grade middle grades political climate Sarah Cooper teaching history

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Teach Current Events as ‘History in the Making’

MiddleWeb

The social studies classroom is an obvious place to examine current events, write teacher-authors Elisabeth Johnson and Evelyn Ramos. Highlighting “history in the making” helps students recognize that historical events don't occur in a vacuum. Articles Current Events current events Elisabeth Johnson Evelyn Ramos history social studies teaching ideas

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Automate – Share Calendar Events With Yourself

Teacher Tech

I have coded a way to automate my Calendar events to auto add myself. Google Apps ScriptYou can… Read More » Automate – Share Calendar Events With Yourself. The post Automate – Share Calendar Events With Yourself appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Live Education Events Are Back. But if They Host It, Will You Come?

Edsurge

After a grueling and prolonged pandemic, the days of stacked education conference calendars spanning the globe and events pulling in thousands of attendees might almost seem like a relic of bygone era. DLAC’s live event portion does come with some caveats. Education Technology Events

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4 Online Ideas for Civics and Current Events

MiddleWeb

For social studies teachers, incorporating civics and current events is an important part of the job, says teacher and civics blogger Brian Rock. Articles Civics and Current Events civics CNN10 cspan classroom current events gerrymandering icivics online civics social studies

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The SaaS Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

Every SaaS business has a strategic responsibility to improve Conversion Rate Optimization across their product or site. Learn 7 detailed steps to infuse data into your process, surface customer drop-off points, and generate ideas to drive conversion.

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Virtual Proms and Alternative Remote Event Ideas

techlearning

Virtual proms and other online events are becoming the new normal

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Teach Current Events by Double-Dipping Lessons

MiddleWeb

Veteran teacher and current events advocate Dina Strasser shares her strategy – double dipping. Articles Current Events citizenship civics class discussions current events Dina Strasser double dipping E/LAFinding the rationale to bring news discussions into class can be tricky. Here's how to have "productively messy" conversations in 5-10 minutes without losing curriculum focus.

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How to Launch a Hybrid Event

techlearning

New hybrid event models, such as Confluence 2020, combine the best of face-to-face and online presentations

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5 Takeaways from Microsoft’s Back to School Live Event

EdTech Magazine

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez The tech giant held the first of its Facebook Live PD events. Classroom Game-based Learning Productivity Suites Software

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Remake Learning Days Celebrate Hands-On Learning Through Free Events

Edsurge

Welcome to Remake Learning Days Across America (RLDAA), a celebration of nearly 850 hands-on learning events continuing to the end of May on topics relating to arts, making, the outdoors and technology. The majority of events are free, located across America from Eastern Kentucky to Pennsylvania and Chicago to Tennessee. The types of events vary widely. These are just two of the hundreds of events taking place during across the country.

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Add 5 Minutes of Current Events into History Class

MiddleWeb

Moving current events front and center has been one of the most influential paradigm shifts in Sarah Cooper's years of teaching U.S. Current Events Future of History awareness current events eight grade Sarah Cooper social studies timing U.S. History. How does she find the time? Learn three simple ways to help students stay attuned to the news and make historical connections.

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Teaching Current Events in the History Classroom

MiddleWeb

Sarah Cooper's Creating Citizens is brimming with insight on how to connect current events to history, writes social studies teacher Joanne Bell. Book Reviews Social Studies citizens civics critical thinking current events empathy eye on education history Joanne Bell middle grades nonpartisan op-eds primary sources Routledge Sarah CooperCooper offers fresh ideas, higher order skills, and excellent implementation tips, all applicable to any period of history.

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Create Meaningful Connections through Current Events

N2Y

Join us to hear from the experts about how to get the most out of News‑2‑You and help your students connect with current events, build social‑emotional skills, and spark learning recovery. Create Meaningful Connections through Current Events. Presenters.

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Why Earth Day May be the Most Important Event at School

Ask a Tech Teacher

Too often, Earth Day events focus on massive worldwide apocalypses that students can have little impact on, events like the death of rainforests and the melting of glaciers.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. Occurring amid a shifting political landscape, the event will provide a new opportunity to tell your story about how digital learning benefits your students, teachers, families and communities.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. Occurring amid a shifting political landscape, the event will provide a new opportunity to tell your story about how digital learning benefits your students, teachers, families and communities.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. Occurring amid a shifting political landscape, the event will provide a new opportunity to tell your story about how digital learning benefits your students, teachers, families and communities.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. Occurring amid a shifting political landscape, the event will provide a new opportunity to tell your story about how digital learning benefits your students, teachers, families and communities.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. Occurring amid a shifting political landscape, the event will provide a new opportunity to tell your story about how digital learning benefits your students, teachers, families and communities.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. Occurring amid a shifting political landscape, the event will provide a new opportunity to tell your story about how digital learning benefits your students, teachers, families and communities.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. Occurring amid a shifting political landscape, the event will provide a new opportunity to tell your story about how digital learning benefits your students, teachers, families and communities.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

When developing this year’s theme for the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking , we decided to build the event around changing mindsets. Occurring amid a shifting political landscape, the event will provide a new opportunity to tell your story about how digital learning benefits your students, teachers, families and communities.

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Using tracking sites to bring current events to students

eSchool News

There is a lot of conversation about supply chains and logistics in the news these days. As a picture is often worth a thousand words, maps and tracking sites that allow students to visualize the traffic making up these supply chains can be helpful.

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EdSurge’s First International Education Technology Events Calendar

Edsurge

Twice per year, EdSurge creates a calendar of K-12 and higher education technology events in the U.S. Each year, as the list grows, the font gets smaller and smaller—while there are still plenty of events to include. That’s why in 2019, we’re offering something new: an additional events calendar dedicated to edtech events happening outside the U.S. And like our K-12 and higher-ed events calendars, this one is also free to download. edtech events?

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Violence and Tragedy in Current Events Class

MiddleWeb

history class, they begin with a 5-minute discussion of current events. Future of History Tragic Events anxiety current events eighth grade mass attacks Sarah Cooper United StatesEach day in Sarah Cooper's 8th grade U.S. The sheer number of mass attacks in the United States this semester has pummeled Sarah and her students. She ponders how she and other teachers can continue to respond.

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Consider This: Meaningful Current Events

SpeechTechie

context current events curriculum connections emotions sentence formulation social cognition story grammar text structureI'll wrap up Consider This with an example from this week. I have a student who is a Red Sox fanatic (a husband too) and they are of course in the playoffs.

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TeachThought Updates & Events For July 2017

TeachThought - Learn better.

The post TeachThought Updates & Events For July 2017 appeared first on TeachThought. TeachThought Updates & Events

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50+ Can’t-Miss K-12 Education Technology Events for 2017-2018

Edsurge

How to stay posted on the latest edtech events. Check out our Events board. To help you plan your upcoming travels, we’ve compiled a shortlist of more than 50 education technology events for the K-12 community happening across the world through June 2018. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but to keep posted on upcoming events near you, make sure to check out our. Events page. Aw, you left out my favorite event! Education Technology Events Communit

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What’s Next? Check Out These Upcoming K-12 Edtech Events in 2019-2020

Edsurge

For many educators, summer is a season filled with activities—vacations, outdoor time, sporting events and camps … summer school. Our team has crisscrossed the country during the first half of 2019 to bring you stories from schools , campuses , conferences , convenings and other education events all over the map—from SXSW EDU in Austin and ASU GSV in San Diego to ISTE in Philadelphia and ASCD in Chicago. Aw, you left out my favorite event!

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Ready to Hit the Road in 2019? These K-12 Edtech Events Are Worth Your Time

Edsurge

That’s why, at EdSurge, we believe the flurry of education events held each year provide an invaluable opportunity for us and our readers—teachers, administrators, entrepreneurs, investors and everyone in between—to challenge our assumptions, share best practices and forge new partnerships. To kickstart our travel planning—and help you with yours—we’ve compiled a list of over 60 K-12 education events taking place across the U.S. events? Aw, you left out my favorite event!

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Adding Attachments to Google Calendar Events

Teacher Tech

is the ability to add attachments to an event. This is helpful for my own organization and efficiency but especially helpful for events with guests such as virtual or in-person meetings. The post Adding Attachments to Google Calendar Events appeared first on Teacher Tech. Posted by Erin Whalen One of my favorite features of Google Calendar (of which there are many – I love Google Calendar!)

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Mark Your Calendars: 70+ US K-12 Education Events to See in 2020

Edsurge

We’ve tallied nearly 80 K-12 events happening in 2020, from sunny San Diego to beautiful Boston. The calendar below lists events happening in 2020. The PDF includes links to the event pages where you can find the most current information for each conference.

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Making Family Night Events Truly Engaging

MIND Research Institute

Building on our previous conversations that discussed ways to promote student engagement and drive active learning, we explore the challenges that schools face when trying to put together family night events that truly engage parents and students. What we found, through all of the events that we hosted, is that when we as facilitators drive the experience, the event stops when the doors close.

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Travel the Globe With These 50 International Education Technology Events in 2020

Edsurge

Now we present our second annual international events calendar, stuffed with 50 events to help you do the same. Check out our collection of conferences, summits and convenings, a healthy mix of education events catering to K-12, higher ed and business audiences.

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?Up, Out and Away! The 2018 Higher Education Technology Events Calendar

Edsurge

So we’ve compiled a list of the education technology events for the higher-ed community happening across the world in 2018. This is by no means an exhaustive list, so make sure to check out our events page to keep posted on upcoming events near you.). Some new events have also been added, including the New York Times’ invite-only gathering for higher education leaders, and the Connect Higher Education Summit by LearningHouse. Aw, you left out my favorite event!

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Coming soon to a book shop near you…

Dangerously Irrelevant

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