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Residential campuses that serve foster youth are a mix of large for-profit and nonprofit providers, religiously affiliated organizations and smaller groups, like this one, run by Pathways Adolescent Center, in Oil City, Pennsylvania. Photo: Caroline Preston for The Hechinger Report/HuffPost. MORE
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! MORE
This blog has gained many new readers over the past year. Because of that, I thought it might be worth sharing a daily “A Look Back” where I share a best post from the past twelve years. You can also see all of my choices for “Best” posts here. MORE
PBL Software Review From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Project Pals is a powerful new tool that lets students organize projects. MORE
Hate crimes rose 17 percent last year, according to new FBI data is the headline of a depressing, but not surprising, Washington Post article today. MORE
Gamification in education is not new, and thanks to Michael Matera and his book, Explore Like A Pirate, a thriving community has been formed that helps educators all over as they start their own journey. If you are already a part of that amazing community, then high fives and woot woot! If you are on […]. Guest Blog Teaching creative teaching game-based learning games gamification MORE
Attentat 1942 is a story-based game focused on uncovering a family's story of survival during World War II MORE
A man watches an artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor from a state-controlled news broadcaster, on his computer in Beijing on November 9, 2018. MORE
bmewett / Pixabay. Here are new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About World War I : Breaking News English: Lesson on World War 1 is for ELLs. 100th anniversary of the end of WWI is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe. social studies MORE
Jose Vilson: Recently, there’s been some conversation as to whether or not our schools should be compared to war. Lots of folks, for example, say that teachers are the “people in the trenches.” MORE
What Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2019 Mean for Education. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 11/12/2018 - 13:21. MORE
It was the end of a long few days. Days that felt fuller of mistakes than accomplishments. Days that felt bumpier than they needed to be. I was saying good night to a colleague and caught myself almost commenting about how hard this job is. MORE
Annual contest selects education technology products that are improving teaching and learning in the classroom MORE
In September, TNTP released a provocative report with a disheartening finding: many students’ expectations for life after high school are a myth. They assume their success in their K-12 schools will prepare them to pursue their ambitions in college. MORE
It’s time for us all to start making plans and building excitement for World Read Aloud Day 2019 with Litworld. This year, World Read Aloud Day takes place on February 1, 2019, but many of us will celebrate the entire week of January 28-February 1, 2019. MORE
I know that the end of the trimester is typically a popular time for student presentations. So, I wanted to share a couple of tips that might be helpful in planning projects. The goal of these tips is to encourage all students to actively engage with the presentations. MORE
geralt / Pixabay. In my nineteen year community organizing career prior to becoming a public school teacher, one tool we used to encourage people to do something they had never done before — participate in public life — was develop what we called “fixed-fights.” MORE
The NEO Blog turns three the day after tomorrow! But since November 17 is a Saturday this year and we’re not talking about the celebration of a toddler’s birthday but about that of a blog, the NEO team decided to do something special about it today! MORE
The post How to Create a Class Template in Google Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. What if I told you that you could create a class template inside Google Classroom? You can! MORE
In education, a lesson makes or breaks a learner’s experience in a classroom. Planning takes time. MORE
GDJ / Pixabay. The Science of Racism is a new video from YouTube’s “Creators for Change” program. I’m adding it to Revised & Updated: Useful Resources For Learning About Race & Racism. social studies video MORE
In this five-part series, Five insights for innovating in emerging markets , I explore several insights, one by one, that my research has uncovered for innovators interested in emerging markets. This is part three of the series, based on an earlier blog. MORE
A study found that studious friends influence study habits and boost college grades. Photo by Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images). Choose your friends wisely may not only be good parental advice but also a way to do better in college, a research study finds. MORE
Freckle is a practice website (and app) that addresses skills and concepts for Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards MORE
Excerpted from The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching © 2018 by Patricia A. Jennings. The following is from Chapter 8: “Compassion.” ” Used with the permission of the publisher, W. Norton & Co. By Patricia A. Jennings. MORE
Have you ever felt like autumn has arrived and your desk is covered with sticky notes like leaves falling from the trees? You have sticky notes on your monitor, on your computer, on the filing cabinet, on your desk … There are stacks of sticky notes. There are stacks of stacks of sticky notes sometimes! […]. Ed Tech digital brainstorming google slides activities google slides in the classroom sticky note brainstorming MORE
This blog has gained many new readers over the past year. Because of that, I thought it might be worth sharing a daily “A Look Back” where I share a best post from the past twelve years. You can also see all of my choices for “Best” posts here. MORE
When reading the research on Curiosity , Involuntary Curiosity is of particular interest to us teachers. Defined by Loewenstein (1994) as curiosity that ".arises MORE
Enoch Jemmott, right, is a New York City public high school senior struggling with his own college applications while helping his peers in the film “Personal Statement.” Source: VIMEO. BROOKLYN, N.Y. MORE
Doodling as Visual Note-Taking A Guest Post by Sylvia Duckworth Sketchnoting, or visual note-taking, has so many benefits for students. Many studies have proven that images are considerably more effective than words when it comes to memory retention, comprehension and motivation. There are psychological benefits as well, because sketchnoting has a calming effect similar to […]. The post 5 Ways to Create a Doodling Culture in Your Classroom by @sylviaduckworth appeared first on Teacher Tech. MORE
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Young children across the globe enjoy playing games of hide and seek. There’s something highly exciting for children about escaping someone else’s glance and making oneself “invisible.”. MORE
How Can We Best Differentiate Instruction for ELLs is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. Tonya Ward Singer, Valentina Gonzalez, and Jenny Vo join me in the conversation, and they have also all contributed written commentaries to my Education Week Teacher column. By the way, the BAM! MORE
. As a middle school teacher, I often see my colleagues taking pains to keep students quiet during class. After all, the rhythm of the traditional classroom doesn’t leave much room for chatting among students, and socializing in class is often viewed as a proxy for poor behavior or inattentiveness. MORE
Education Elements
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Do you ever have trouble falling asleep because you can’t stop thinking about what you need to accomplish the next day? Maybe you’re one of those people that has your best ideas for solving a problem while washing your hair?
Ditch That Textbook
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Gamification in education is not new, and thanks to Michael Matera and his book, Explore Like A Pirate, a thriving community has been formed that helps educators all over as they start their own journey. If you are already a part of that amazing community, then high fives and woot woot! If you are on […]. Guest Blog Teaching creative teaching game-based learning games gamification
The CoolCatTeacher
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
PBL Software Review From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Project Pals is a powerful new tool that lets students organize projects.
The Christensen Institute
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
In this five-part series, Five insights for innovating in emerging markets , I explore several insights, one by one, that my research has uncovered for innovators interested in emerging markets. This is part three of the series, based on an earlier blog.
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Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Young children across the globe enjoy playing games of hide and seek. There’s something highly exciting for children about escaping someone else’s glance and making oneself “invisible.”.
Ditch That Textbook
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Have you ever felt like autumn has arrived and your desk is covered with sticky notes like leaves falling from the trees? You have sticky notes on your monitor, on your computer, on the filing cabinet, on your desk … There are stacks of sticky notes. There are stacks of stacks of sticky notes sometimes! […]. Ed Tech digital brainstorming google slides activities google slides in the classroom sticky note brainstorming
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Jose Vilson
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Jose Vilson: Recently, there’s been some conversation as to whether or not our schools should be compared to war. Lots of folks, for example, say that teachers are the “people in the trenches.”
The Christensen Institute
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
In September, TNTP released a provocative report with a disheartening finding: many students’ expectations for life after high school are a myth. They assume their success in their K-12 schools will prepare them to pursue their ambitions in college.
techlearning
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
To enter the competition, students age 13 to 22 must take a qualifying Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office products
Larry Ferlazzo
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
How Can We Best Differentiate Instruction for ELLs is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. Tonya Ward Singer, Valentina Gonzalez, and Jenny Vo join me in the conversation, and they have also all contributed written commentaries to my Education Week Teacher column. By the way, the BAM!
Speaker: Joseph Clay, Business Transformation Strategist at Oracle, and Jeffrey Haynes, Director with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Today’s universities and colleges face many challenges ranging from reconciling financial pressures, to ensuring student success, to managing complicated workforce dynamics. One thing they all have in common: Their head of HR must align the HR function to best support the institution as it navigates this current landscape.
The Principal of Change
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
A study found that studious friends influence study habits and boost college grades. Photo by Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images). Choose your friends wisely may not only be good parental advice but also a way to do better in college, a research study finds.
techlearning
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Annual contest selects education technology products that are improving teaching and learning in the classroom
Shake Up Learning
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
The post How to Create a Class Template in Google Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. What if I told you that you could create a class template inside Google Classroom? You can!
Larry Ferlazzo
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
GDJ / Pixabay. The Science of Racism is a new video from YouTube’s “Creators for Change” program. I’m adding it to Revised & Updated: Useful Resources For Learning About Race & Racism. social studies video
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
. As a middle school teacher, I often see my colleagues taking pains to keep students quiet during class. After all, the rhythm of the traditional classroom doesn’t leave much room for chatting among students, and socializing in class is often viewed as a proxy for poor behavior or inattentiveness.
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
What Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2019 Mean for Education. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 11/12/2018 - 13:21.
Teacher Tech
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Doodling as Visual Note-Taking A Guest Post by Sylvia Duckworth Sketchnoting, or visual note-taking, has so many benefits for students. Many studies have proven that images are considerably more effective than words when it comes to memory retention, comprehension and motivation. There are psychological benefits as well, because sketchnoting has a calming effect similar to […]. The post 5 Ways to Create a Doodling Culture in Your Classroom by @sylviaduckworth appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Larry Ferlazzo
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
geralt / Pixabay. In my nineteen year community organizing career prior to becoming a public school teacher, one tool we used to encourage people to do something they had never done before — participate in public life — was develop what we called “fixed-fights.”
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 10, 2018
Residential campuses that serve foster youth are a mix of large for-profit and nonprofit providers, religiously affiliated organizations and smaller groups, like this one, run by Pathways Adolescent Center, in Oil City, Pennsylvania. Photo: Caroline Preston for The Hechinger Report/HuffPost.
A Principal's Reflections
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
In education, a lesson makes or breaks a learner’s experience in a classroom. Planning takes time.
MindShift
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Excerpted from The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching © 2018 by Patricia A. Jennings. The following is from Chapter 8: “Compassion.” ” Used with the permission of the publisher, W. Norton & Co. By Patricia A. Jennings.
Larry Ferlazzo
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
This blog has gained many new readers over the past year. Because of that, I thought it might be worth sharing a daily “A Look Back” where I share a best post from the past twelve years. You can also see all of my choices for “Best” posts here.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
A man watches an artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor from a state-controlled news broadcaster, on his computer in Beijing on November 9, 2018.
Reflections
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
It was the end of a long few days. Days that felt fuller of mistakes than accomplishments. Days that felt bumpier than they needed to be. I was saying good night to a colleague and caught myself almost commenting about how hard this job is.
techlearning
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Attentat 1942 is a story-based game focused on uncovering a family's story of survival during World War II
Larry Ferlazzo
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
This blog has gained many new readers over the past year. Because of that, I thought it might be worth sharing a daily “A Look Back” where I share a best post from the past twelve years. You can also see all of my choices for “Best” posts here.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
Enoch Jemmott, right, is a New York City public high school senior struggling with his own college applications while helping his peers in the film “Personal Statement.” Source: VIMEO. BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
It’s time for us all to start making plans and building excitement for World Read Aloud Day 2019 with Litworld. This year, World Read Aloud Day takes place on February 1, 2019, but many of us will celebrate the entire week of January 28-February 1, 2019.
techlearning
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Freckle is a practice website (and app) that addresses skills and concepts for Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards
Larry Ferlazzo
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Hate crimes rose 17 percent last year, according to new FBI data is the headline of a depressing, but not surprising, Washington Post article today.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today!
Neo LMS
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
The NEO Blog turns three the day after tomorrow! But since November 17 is a Saturday this year and we’re not talking about the celebration of a toddler’s birthday but about that of a blog, the NEO team decided to do something special about it today!
Cycles of Learning
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
When reading the research on Curiosity , Involuntary Curiosity is of particular interest to us teachers. Defined by Loewenstein (1994) as curiosity that ".arises
Larry Ferlazzo
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
bmewett / Pixabay. Here are new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About World War I : Breaking News English: Lesson on World War 1 is for ELLs. 100th anniversary of the end of WWI is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe. social studies
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