EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Adopting virtual reality technology in K–12 can enhance student engagement, foster immersive learning and support interactive environments that stimulate curiosity and creativity. Recently, my middle school technology students and I spent a few weeks with the VIVE Focus 3 virtual reality headset. In a nutshell, HTC pairs a comfortable-fitting headset with two ergonomic controllers.
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter On September 18, episode 2 of Cool Cat Teacher talk will air on WDJY 99.1 in Atlanta at 4pm. These are the show notes for that episode. The following Wednesday, this show will air on the Cool Cat Teacher Channel on Youtube so subscribe at www.youtube.com/coolcatteacher so you don't miss an episode.
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A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Effective leadership is not just about setting goals, improving pedagogy , and making decisions; it's also about managing relationships and resolving conflicts. Adaptability, inspiring trust, and leveraging an empathetic lens are crucial elements for a positive resolution (Kouzes & Posner, 2017; Goleman, 1988; Tannenbaum & Schmidt, 1973). As a leader, your ability to defuse the situation and restore calm can have a profound impact on the learning environment in your school or district.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. Here are a few tips from the Ask a Tech Teacher team for High School students who want to get the most out of these important years: Creating A Digital Study Plan: Tips And Tools for High School Students Developing a digital study plan can be a game-changer for high school students aiming to improve their academic performance.
Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
As CIO for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Vanessa Wrenn holds a unique perspective. The former teacher, principal and district technology leader has particular insight into the challenges facing each K–12 educator and the importance of protecting student and staff data. In an interview with EdTech Managing Editor Taashi Rowe, Wrenn discussed the importance of the state partnering with school districts to fund technology and cybersecurity and how that helps her to enable dig
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Given the rapid advances in AI and the momentum in the education field to understand how these technologies can support teaching and learning, last year the Gates Foundation launched a pilot initiative to provide funding to test new AI ideas that are in support of equitable K-12 mathematics outcomes. This is the first in a series of five blog posts elevating key learnings from this set of investments.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
September 18-29 I’m off to visit my two military children and then my sister. My son is preparing to deploy overseas to places I won’t mention while my daughter does what she can to keep him safe. After time with them, I’ll go see my sister in rural Marion, Indiana for a recentering. I hear a James Dean car show is on the agenda!
Hapara
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Listen to an audio version of this post: Digital resources are expanding the limits of today’s K-12 classrooms. From interactive learning platforms and collaborative tools to virtual reality and interactive chatbots, the technology options available for education are exhilarating. Hidden within mind-blowing bells and whistles of technology lies the capacity to reach a wide range of students with varying needs.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The post The Transformative Impact of Challenge Based Learning appeared first on Digital Promise.
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Schools face increasing challenges as technology becomes integral to education. Efficient device management is essential for maximizing technology use and safeguarding investments. Our article discusses the importance of tracking devices, outlines current challenges, and suggests modern solutions that go beyond traditional methods like Excel. Learn how advanced tracking systems can streamline operations, improve maintenance, and offer real-time updates for better resource allocation.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
The Ask a Tech Teacher team has come up with the best little-known LMS platforms for 2024. Honestly, we hadn’t heard about most of these before one of our team members brought them to our attention. If you’re looking for an alternative to your current LMS, check out these. Read on to learn key criteria for choosing the right LMS to enhance your school’s digital learning experience Best LMS for Schools in 2024 In the rapidly evolving landscape of education technology, Learning M
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The possible use cases for generative artificial intelligence appear endless. As this mighty tech tool continues to evolve, it has given K–12 administrators and teachers an opportunity to solve a wide spectrum of operational and pedagogical challenges. Microsoft Windows devices are at the forefront of this transformation, enabling schools to harness the power of AI effectively.
EdNews Daily
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Discovery Education is offering teachers and administrators a free guide to applying for government and private grants. Entitled Your Guide to K-12 Education Grants, this resource illuminates the wide variety of K-12 grants available to educators and provides practical advice on how to prepare successful grant applications. K-12 grants are a lifeline for schools and educators, offering much-needed financial support to innovate and enhance educational experiences.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The post Bridging the Literacy Gap: 4 Resources to Boost Adult Literacy for Social Mobility appeared first on Digital Promise.
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How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Four years ago this month, one of the most devastating wildfires in Oregon’s history erupted across the southern portion of the state. As the COVID pandemic raged, leaving children out of schools and away from regular routines and social interactions, the fire only magnified the disruption. It destroyed thousands of homes in the agricultural towns that make up the Phoenix-Talent School District, displacing hundreds of families and closing as many businesses.
The Jose Vilson
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
I got a story to tell. Yesterday, I was running errands when one of my former students stopped me at the local supermarket. She’s a manager there and she told me, “Mr. Vilson, did you do something recently that I should be congratulating you for?” Me: “I think so? I just passed my doctoral dissertation defense.” Her: “Oh yeah!
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
With the help of CDW, leaders at Fresno Unified School District in California placed Promethean interactive panels on height-adjustable carts and rolled them into every classroom. It was important to the team that every student and teacher in the district had access to the same audiovisual technology, and the height-adjustable feature ensures the board is always visible and accessible.
EdNews Daily
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
While decodable readers are an essential part of a Science of Reading K-2 classroom, many educators say that such books are often too short or lack the appeal to engage early readers. To help schools provide educators with more resources to support students at school and at home, Capstone has introduced Stairway Decodables. What are Stairway Decodables?
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.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Two superintendents share their perspectives on priorities, aspirations, and vision for the coming school year.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
College students around the world have deep-seated fears, if not despair about the existential threat of climate change — fears they may have harbored since childhood. As the frequency of severe weather events increases and the Earth’s temperature inches upward, emotions have intensified for a lot of students in the United States and it turns out that many keep their concerns about living on a warming planet to themselves.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Key points: Digital learning tools must engage students in modern ways How 5 educators use digital tools in the classroom Hands-on learning will help Gen Alpha reach new levels of technical innovation For more on digital classrooms, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Today’s kids are built differently. It’s the number one recurring theme in conversations with educators at every level, from the classroom to the district office.
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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
EdNews Daily
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The next issue of Educate AI Magazine is now available, free of charge. By Charles Sosnik Congratulations to Joel Backon and the team at Educate AI Magazine for another stellar issue. This is an amazing collection of articles, running the gamut from AI in Special Education to AI’s new role in creating a pathway from school to workforce readiness.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The post A Walk Down Memory Lane: 10 Years of Research on Micro-credentials appeared first on Digital Promise.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
One of the country’s richest nonprofits focused on online education has been giving out grants for more than a year. But so far, the group, known as Axim Collaborative, has done so slowly — and pretty quietly. “There has been little buzz about them in digital learning circles,” says Russ Poulin, executive director of WCET, a nonprofit focused on digital learning in higher education.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Key points: Chronic absenteeism remains a pain point for school districts Addressing the root causes of chronic K-12 absenteeism 3 tips to combat chronic absenteeism in high schools For more news on absenteeism, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Across the country, teachers and education leaders continue to fight rising rates of student absences.
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.
Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Options for how you present your Google Slides. Perhaps you want to present Google Slides NOT full screen. The post Present Google Slides NOT Full Screen appeared first on Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler.
The 21st Century Principal
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
".it was in the 1990s that shop class started to become a thing of the past, as educators prepared students to become 'knowledge workers.'" Matthew B. Crawford, Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work The education system has taken on the role of distributing people in the niches needed by business and industry. When business calls for "knowledge workers," the education system reacts and cuts funding of some programs and distributes students into the chosen learning niches of
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
This annual contest recognizes outstanding education products that support effective teaching and learning as teachers and students head back to school
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minn. — At the end of each school year at Central High School, seniors grab a paint pen and write their post-graduation plans on a glass wall outside the counseling office. For many, that means announcing what college they’ve enrolled in. But the goal is to celebrate whatever path students are choosing, whether at a college or not. “We have a few people that are going to trade school, we have a few people that are going to the military, a few people who wrote ‘still deciding,’” said Li
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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