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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

Imagine a classroom buzzing with engaged students, actively constructing knowledge and diving deep into topics that spark their curiosity. This vibrant learning environment does not just happen by chance. It thrives under the guidance of a passionate, skilled educator who is constantly evolving alongside their students. However, like their students, teachers need personalized growth opportunities to stay engaged, motivated, and effective.

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What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. In the classroom, it provides students with an outlet to: ask questions when the teacher is talking–isn’t at a lesson point where she can pause engage in conversation with other students without disturbing the class add comments to a conversation even after the class has moved on in the lesson plan.

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Shifting Education with Learning Pathways: New White Paper Examines Portrait of a Graduate

Digital Promise

The post Shifting Education with Learning Pathways: New White Paper Examines Portrait of a Graduate appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Maximize Your Podcasting Setup with the Best Microphone Boom Arm

TeacherCast

Microphones are essential for podcasting, and a good boom arm helps keep the workspace organized and ensures optimal microphone positioning. RODE offers the premium PSA1+ with smooth operation and adjustability. The more affordable PSA is praised for its sturdy build and versatility, making it a great choice for budget-conscious creators. Elgato provides the Wave Mic Arm for extensive reach and adjustability, while the Low Profile Mic Arm is suitable for compact workspaces.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Can AI Aid the Early Education Workforce?

Edsurge

Since ChatGPT was released in November 2022 and exploded into public discourse, the emergence of generative AI tools has been met with both excitement and concern, across virtually every industry, ideology and age group. 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.

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Books to Help Students Explore Body Image

MiddleWeb

As students experience physical and emotional changes as part of adolescent development, body image can become a complex and sensitive topic. Reading books that explore body image can help. Kasey Short shares some favorite titles and questions for reflection and discussion. The post Books to Help Students Explore Body Image first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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PROOF POINTS: Only a quarter of federally funded education innovations benefited students, report says

The Hechinger Report

An early warning and intervention system, called BARR, pictured above, was one of the most successful education interventions to come out of the Department of Education’s research and development program that issued $1.4 billion in grants between 2010 and 2016. Credit: Staff/ The Hechinger Report Education journalism is chock full of stories touting some brand new idea that could fix schools.

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Playful Pedagogy: Gamer Types and Board Games for Inclusive Learning

Edsurge

Educators often find themselves exploring innovative approaches to enhance student learning, and one particularly creative pathway is integrating games and playfulness into the learning environment. Navigating this terrain requires a delicate balance, ensuring that the joy and engagement of games enhance rather than detract from educational objectives while aiming to foster an inclusive and responsive pedagogy.

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E-rate insight protects school technology infrastructure

eSchool News

Key points: Schools still rely on E-rate funds to upgrade and protect their technology infrastructures Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding? 3 ways the E-rate program helps level up learning For more news on the E-rate, see eSN’s IT Leadership hub When the Federal Communications Commission’s E-rate program first emerged in 1996, only 14 percent of the nation’s K-12 classrooms were connected to the internet.

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330: Demystify student motivation with Tyler Rablin

The Thinking Stick

In this conversation, Jeff Utecht interviews Tyler Rablin about his new book, ‘Hacking Student Motivation.’ They discuss the importance of feedback and assessment in motivating students, the impact of grades and assessment on student motivation, and the need for change in education. Tyler shares his experiences working with students in rural agricultural communities and the challenges they face in finding motivation in school.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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OPINION: I’m a college access professional. I had no idea filling out the new FAFSA would be so tough

The Hechinger Report

I participated in an online completion event recently with the aim of supporting students with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form so I could gain new insights for the counselors I work with at New Visions for Public Schools. As someone who’s been a college access professional for nearly a quarter century, it was eye-opening. I was painfully aware that the new, “Better FAFSA” launch has been a nightmare , even though Congress passed the law that created it with the intent o

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You Can Make Meetings More Productive

MiddleWeb

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! The post You Can Make Meetings More Productive first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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The National Center on Intensive Intervention Adds Classworks® Evidence-Based Reading Intervention to Academic Interventions Tools Chart

eSchool News

Classworks®, an award-winning special education and tiered intervention platform, is validated by the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) as an evidence-based reading intervention. The best-in-class program is listed on the Academic Intervention Tools Chart and joins Classworks Universal Screener and Progress Monitoring in the company’s highly rated, NCII-validated offerings.

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TEACHING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING

American Consortium for Equity in Education

A conversation with a well respected expert in this specialized field who is the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher of the Year Therese Copple who works at The Riverside County (CA) Office of Special Education on the special needs of Keep Reading TEACHING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING The post TEACHING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Curipod Lesson Plan

techlearning

This Curipod Lesson Plan is designed to help educators integrate the digital tool to support instruction

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Dr. Steve Book Interview - Kate Hall on "The Public Library Director's HR Toolkit"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We've just posted the lastest in a new book interview series by Dr. Steve Albrecht in our " The Safe Library " section of Library 2.0 : Kate Hall on The Public Library Director's HR Toolkit. "Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook, IL Library. She is the co-author, with Kathy Parker, of The Public Library Director's HR Toolkit (ALA, 2022).

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What to do when you just can't sleep!

Brainscape

Battling insomnia? In this video, Brainscape’s founder and CEO, Andrew Cohen, talks about how to overcome insomnia and use it to your advantage in the short term. We hope this helps you improve your sleeping habits (or at least not beat yourself up if sleep is your arch nemesis).

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Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

eSchool News

Key points: Every student can be a math person—we just need the right resources Friday 5: STEAM education in action How this middle school teacher gets students to challenge themselves in math For more news on math learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Say what you will about the universality of numbers and symbols; I’d politely argue that it does not follow that mathematics is a universal language.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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Best Headphones for Students

techlearning

Get the best headphones for students for in class and beyond.

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