Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2018

After some brainstorming we decided we would give it a try during our last period of the day, where students in our class could volunteer to facilitate sessions to teach other students about things they are interested in and knowledgeable about. Kids volunteered to make signs and asked about other ways they could be a part of the event.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2015

Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2016

Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research.

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Khan Academy Digital Citizenship eBook Groups 150

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

and also one of Reshan’s colleagues) exudes positivity, warmth and a bone-deep knowledge about the best ways to nurture our youngest learners toward growth. The General Approach Beth O’Brien, Head of Early Childhood Education, New Canaan Country School Student well-being is our priority. A sense of humor will be helpful here as well.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

Rosy Taveras, a kindergarten teacher at P.S. 218 in the Bronx, models fluent and expressive reading. Among low-income students in general, just 22 percent of fourth-graders were proficient readers. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. BRONX, N.Y. — It’s simply malpractice.”.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 17, 2018

In a 45 minute class period, a student can complete multiple iterations of a functioning video game, an animation, or a model. Programming apps are generally categorized as leveled game-style apps or as open studio apps. A general guide is this: fist pumps = good, face in hands = bad. Why Blockly?

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STEM Education Tablets iPad 52

Education Superhighway

MAY 24, 2018

TECH 20XX, now in its 28th year, is a conference organized by Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) that gives students the opportunity to display their technology-related school projects to elected officials, business leaders, and the general public. Cause and Effect Rube Goldberg Machines. VBC: Virtual Book Clubs.

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

In demonstration of this theory, one study found that students who receive adaptive testing paired with individualized instruction show significantly better performance than their peers who receive more generalized instruction (Huey-Min, 2017). #3: Every eSpark video, activity and game features at least one check for understanding question.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

The government’s overall appropriation of funds for special education preschool programs has varied by year, but generally decreased between 2002 and 2015 , from $390 million to $353 million, before getting a slight bump to about $368 million in 2016 and 2017. I didn’t know where to go with him,” she said. “I

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Now that content knowledge, such as computing a formula or remembering historical dates, is easily accessible through online tools, the demand for skills needed by employees shift to collaboration, iteration, critical thinking, and persevering through challenging and novel problems--all skills listed above or adjacent to skills listed above.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 17, 2018

In a 45 minute class period, a student can complete multiple iterations of a functioning video game, an animation, or a model. Programming apps are generally categorized as leveled game-style apps or as open studio apps. A general guide is this: fist pumps = good, face in hands = bad. Why Blockly?

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STEM Education Tablets iPad 40

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Engaging 500 pre-kindergarten to 12th grade teachers across the U.S., Over 8 in 10 believe that supplemental learning programs providing enrichment exercises can mitigate the Covid-19 learning gap (84%), as well as prevent learning gaps in general (84%).

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Now that content knowledge, such as computing a formula or remembering historical dates, is easily accessible through online tools, the demand for skills needed by employees shift to collaboration, iteration, critical thinking, and persevering through challenging and novel problems--all skills listed above or adjacent to skills listed above.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

You can only take care of it on a daily basis and tomorrow something entirely new can come up and make your whole game plan obsolete. I have joked that I have OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) about detail and organization but, truth be told, I think that is a good thing. Everything was organized. University Habits.

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

Among low-income students in general, just 22 percent of fourth-graders were proficient readers. Kindergarten teacher Rosy Taveras, pictured left, receives feedback from reading coach, Xiania Foster. Kindergarten teacher Rosy Taveras, pictured left, receives feedback from reading coach, Xiania Foster. BRONX, N.Y. —

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

The reason that it’s generally easier for them to see how this model could work for their students is because they are already accustomed to using learning stations in their daily instruction. One extremely fun kindergarten teacher utilized every bit of technology she had access to. Many ask me what the best device is for learning.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2018

If the employees here have any stress at all, they can blow it off on the indoor skateboard ramp, the vintage videogames or the guitars strewn about one of the many break rooms, or with a round of Magic: The Gathering, a Dungeons and Dragons-style game, in the quiet of the replica Airstream trailer. Photo: Alex Tran for The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Another platform, Stack Overflow, defines itself as “the largest online community for programmers to learn, share their knowledge, and advance their careers.” Edcamp events are free, generally locally organized “unconference” meetings where the agenda is decided by those in attendance.

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Saving Socrates

MARCH 19, 2014

Hirsch''s rather well respected book Cultural Literacy and then his older book, The Knowledge Deficit. Having had an incredibly progress, yet elitist, education at TC, I began thirsting for different viewpoints on education in general that were more in sync with my own views. I began reading Ed. This leap was unfathomable to me.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Students uncover the true cost of Christmas as they travel around world, play critical thinking games, and uncover data required to answer the question: What is the true cost of the 12 Days of Christmas ? At each spot, students collect a gift by playing a problem-solving game. NORAD Santa. Penguin Show. Reindeer Orchestra.

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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 17, 2016

But speaking as a teacher with more than 10 years of experience, coming from a family of teachers with over 50 years of combined classroom experience from all levels from kindergarten to college, it is not exactly the choicest curriculum for students in the 21st Century. I am going to cut to the chase. It is unprecedented. How do I know?

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Second, practitioners need to become intentional in insuring that a full spectrum of making skills, attitudes, and knowledge is offered to learners.

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User Generated Education

JULY 25, 2016

General Observations from the Cardboard Challenges Maker Education Camp: How the Learners Interacted with the Materials, Projects, and Each Other . During the making activities, I had one learner who often generated ideas for extending the projects we were doing. hours each morning. Going with Learners’ Energy and Ideas.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This story was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission. It was 2015 and Jack Silva, the chief academic officer for the public schools in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, had a problem: Only 56 percent of third-graders in his district had scored proficient on the state reading test. ” he said. The stakes were high.

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MindShift

AUGUST 12, 2019

Excerpted from THE KNOWLEDGE GAP by Natalie Wexler, published by Avery, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. They peopled it with four-inch wooden baseball players arranged to simulate the beginning of a game. When prior knowledge was equalized, comprehension was essentially the same.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Each time that happened, Frazier was that much more certain that teaching was what she wanted to do. For others, the calling didn’t come as early. Steve Middleton worked as an engineer for more than a decade before transitioning to education. First-year teachers already face many challenges. As Frazier, a fourth grade teacher in Hinesville, Ga.,

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 28, 2019

I also think schools and parents, and the world in general back then wasn’t really set up to understand kids like me. I was reading at a sixth grade level in kindergarten, and was tested and diagnosed as gifted very early on. Other times I’d create a game where I’d time myself to see how fast I could complete a worksheet.

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MindShift

AUGUST 12, 2020

Each time that happened, Frazier was that much more certain that teaching was what she wanted to do. For others, the calling didn’t come as early. Steve Middleton worked as an engineer for more than a decade before transitioning to education. . First-year teachers already face many challenges. As Frazier, a fourth grade teacher in Hinesville, Ga.,

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

Before he began meeting with Carr, whom he described as “funny,” he was spending his days playing video games. Zachary Carr hadn’t known Victor for long. Carr, 21, began tutoring the rising fifth grader in mid-June, shortly after wrapping up his junior year at Middle Tennessee State University. This story also appeared in USA Today. “I

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 9, 2014

The Internet is shifting the boundaries of these worlds, and we believe that as they increasingly overlap and integrate these conversations will be critical to framing and preparing for the learning revolution starting to take place. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution. Submit Your Future of Museums Proposal.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Ivanka Trump with an op-ed in The New York Post : “Why we need to start teaching tech in Kindergarten.” Via the AP: “A new federal lawsuit by Pennsylvania ’s attorney general says the nation’s largest student loan company engaged in abusive practices that have cost borrowers billions of dollars.”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2022

Lauren McKinnon, who has two daughters at Solar Prep for Girls, said she and her husband got “lucky” when they were to able to enroll their children in the popular “Transformation School,” which generally has more applicants than slots available. This story also appeared in The Guardian.

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