EdNews Daily

AUGUST 14, 2019

At this level, teachers are redesigning tasks via technology. For example, in a brainstorming activity about westward expansion in American history, Paul puts students in groups of four, gives them a tablet and tells them to type a list of things they already know about the Old West. Modification.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Along the way, we learned a lot about how to teach coding skills and what types of professional development opportunities effectively supported our efforts. I became increasingly frustrated with the lack of technology support and PD opportunities in our district. I decided I was well-positioned to help make a change.

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Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 14, 2022

In online education, it may not be obvious for an instructor (unless it is made explicit in the course design) that a student is from a community in which the basis of learning and how to learn, understanding of what "information" or "knowledge" is, and/or the rhetorical style is different from the standards of the educator/educational system.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

So much of today’s educational technology supports students in mastering new skills and standards, but few tools facilitate inquiry- or project-based learning. Download How to Inspire Effective Teachers. Consider the ways that technology can streamline these processes for teachers. Explore a demo of Frontier.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

How can educators, technologists and academic researchers—three groups that don’t often convene—shape new ways to assess teachers and students? That was one of many questions posed at CRESST CON , an annual conference for those working at the intersection of education, technology and research.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Innovative educators know how to move technology from being viewed as a weapon of mass distraction to being used as a tool of engagement, but this isn’t intuitive for everyone. Not sure how to begin? Start with these ideas of ways to use technology to support teaching and learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We had a group of these young men here. You have 300+ million people who have 300+ million ideas about how education is. So great classroom teachers understand how to look outside of the box. But I really appreciate those teachers that have learned how to go above and beyond to create that magic in a classroom. #3

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Learning With Lucie

MARCH 2, 2016

First on the agenda — INSPIRATION from PI Innovators and brainstorming about how to use the resources provided by the Computer History Museum. Next we heard advice from David Saunders about how to take what we learned this weekend and create a change in our schools. How can technology support the Science Practices?

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Our graduation ceremony on Plymouth Hoe yesterday saw not one, but two of my student teacher groups receive their degrees. The picture above is one of those two extraordinary groups of young people. In fact, over half this group achieved first class degrees - something that is rare in any field of academic study.

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MindShift

MARCH 8, 2017

They’d change the code and run it and show other groups.”. In that program, high school students learn how to fly drones over farm fields and analyze data from those flights. Along with learning how to fly the drones, students learn data analysis. Bowers isn’t just teaching kids how to crunch numbers on spreadsheets.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 3, 2018

The implicit message communicated by this rhetoric is that technology transforms education through the medium of specific tools—that these tools are what structure and produce powerful teaching and learning. As such, it suggests that teaching and learning should be designed to support these competencies.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Two assistive technology teachers shared their experiences and recommendations during a recent edWebinar led by Terrie Noland, Vice President of Educator Initiatives at Learning Ally. With over 180,000 students, FCPS is the currently the 10 th largest school district in the U.S.,

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

When a reluctant tech user learns how to do something with a project about which they''re personally passionate, they''re gonna be instantly engaged, work hard at it, and feel super exultant when it works! From there we teach how to import, edit, crop, enhance, adjust, and then export those photos in different sizes. Go to THEM!

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 31, 2009

On Nov 18 we discussed how to motivate teachers to use more technology in the classroom. I think that for many teachers, however, if given more technological support and resources, they might be more prone to check things out. Not enough time to learn how to use a new tool. Time is easy to address. Expect to fail.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 12, 2012

Every time I meet up with her I'm impressed by her energy and drive, and her ability to come up with new and exciting ideas on how to engage learners. It was completely informal, un-assessed, and gave me the opportunity to explore a range of disciplines (music, computing, writing, performing) and learn with a group of friends.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 3, 2012

Anderson is known to many in the world of education as a passionate and knowledgeable promoter of social media and technology for learning. He has been a prime mover in some of the most innovative projects for technology supported learning in the past few years. The same can be said of the educational technology movement.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

We had a group of these young men here. You have 300+ million people who have 300+ million ideas about how education is. So great classroom teachers understand how to look outside of the box. But I really appreciate those teachers that have learned how to go above and beyond to create that magic in a classroom. #3

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

SERIES: How to reopen schools safely. Here’s how they did it. Students were able to come get technological support or a bit of face-to-face homework help. Then, age groups were brought back to classrooms in intervals to test out safety measures and build trust in the community.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2017

Baked-In Innovation Schools are staffed with operations, logistics and technology teams that enable teaching and learning staff to focus on curriculum development and delivery, assessment, and professional learning. By the 2017–18 academic year, three network schools will follow this model.) The Greenfield model uses a “dream team” concept.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

A core element of my job has always been to consider how I can tailor instruction to meet the needs of each student—that’s the crux of special education. IEPs are legal documents designed to include specific goals, objectives and strategies for how to modify instruction to meet each student’s needs. It wasn’t sustainable.

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

If we want technology to finally transform education and teach the 21st century skills our students need to succeed, we need to design tools with the understanding that teachers are activators of learning and the secret to achieving better student outcomes. How to Empower Effective Teachers. How to Empower Extraordinary Teaching.

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

If we want technology to finally transform education and teach the 21st century skills our students need to succeed, we need to design tools with the understanding that teachers are activators of learning and the secret to achieving better student outcomes. How to Empower Effective Teachers. How to Empower Extraordinary Teaching.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

The technology supporting these metaversities comes from Engage, an Irish company that has produced virtual-reality experiences depicting the Titanic voyage, the Apollo 11 space mission and the bombing of Berlin during World War II. Ten higher education institutions across the U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2014

Each week we interview teachers, principals, superintendents, authors and presenters to learn about how to become more effective educators! Highlighted Recordings Dr. Sandra Hirsh from the Library 2.012 Conference - on "How to be a Catalyst for Change: Redefining the Library 2.0 Read more about Kapur''s research here.

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