Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

The reason: Students trained in STEM subjects think critically, develop creative solutions, solve problems rather than look to others for solutions, and create logical processes that can be duplicated in all parts of their life. STEM-trained students understand how to look at the forest and find the particular tree. Albert Einstein.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2020

The K-12 Technology Curriculum is Common Core and ISTE aligned, and outlines what should be taught when so students have the necessary scaffolding to use tech in the pursuit of grade level state standards and school curriculum. When you buy this curriculum, you get weekly free web training. Today: K-12 Technology Curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2018

The K-8 Technology Curriculum is Common Core and ISTE aligned, and outlines what should be taught when so students have the necessary scaffolding to use tech in the pursuit of grade level state standards and school curriculum. When you buy this curriculum, you get weekly free web training. Today: the K-8 Technology Curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2015

The K-8 Technology Curriculum is Common Core and ISTE aligned, and outlines what should be taught when so students have the necessary scaffolding to use tech in the pursuit of grade level state standards and school curriculum. The first review: the K-8 Technology Curriculum. Lessons build on each other kindergarten through 5th grade.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 18, 2016

The K-8 Technology Curriculum is Common Core and ISTE aligned, and outlines what should be taught when so students have the necessary scaffolding to use tech in the pursuit of grade level state standards and school curriculum. The first review: the K-8 Technology Curriculum. Lessons build on each other kindergarten through 5th grade.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

If there is any trend, it’s a recognition of the importance of focusing on teacher training to ensure that tech investments are used well. Creative uses of technology include audio and visual recording and mixing, coding, web and app design, word processing, drawing, robotics and 3D modeling.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

The results from those new Common Core tests – designed explicitly to look for the skills kids need in college, namely critical thinking, problem solving and analytical writing skills – have been held up as proof of the persistence of deep-seated disparities in the education provided to poor students and children of color.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

We believe in the idea of trying on different identities: ‘I’m going to be a photographer, robotics engineer, or actor in a Shakespeare play.’ ”. Fifth-graders (from left) Jayden Vargas, David Bojorque, and Ariyana Denny figure out how to make their Lego robot move in a robotics class at Elm City College Prep, in New Haven, Connecticut.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

Participants learn robotics and coding best practices as well as strategies to successfully leverage a graphic programming interface. The professional development program is strongly aligned to CSTA programming standards and gives teachers opportunities to connect to Common Core Math, NGSS, and additional CSTA standards.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

“The most challenging thing about implementing challenge-based learning in schools is changing the mindset of students and teachers,” says Dawn Hennessy, Technology, Design, Innovation and Robotics teacher at Carroll Magnet Middle School in North Carolina's Wake County Public School System. Why is this important?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

It suggests policymakers take a community-informed approach and help schools conduct parent surveys, provide teacher training and hire technology experts to increase the quality and quantity of school-parent communications. Related: Parents, it’s not your job to teach Common Core math when helping with homework.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We will provide training for volunteers over the next few weeks, and your assistance will be greatly appreciated by our conference presenters. AIR was established in order to address the critical need for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and training at school level in Ghana. More information.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Judges liked that the product provided immediate feedback on both correct and incorrect answers and its adhered to Common Core and state standards. Judges liked that its online platform helps educators avoid the typically prohibitive costs of robots by providing virtual robots that are equally engaging when teaching students to code.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

If we continue on our current trajectory, they will come of age in a world filled with smart cities, embedded augmented reality, smart robots and revolutionary nanotech. The other 70 percent is derived from something Summit calls “Cognitive Skills,” which are a blend of skills called out in the common core, NGSS and other 21st century skills.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Candidate VoiceThread for Digital Education - Kelli Stair- teacher/ writer An Example STEAM and Maker-Education Curriculum: From Puppets to Robots - Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery! Torrey Trust, Ph.D.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 5, 2014

We''ll provide the training and lots of support to those of you who are able to volunteer an hour or two of your time this week. We''re looking for volunteers to help us support all of the great sessions taking place this Thursday and Friday, August 7th & 8th at the second annual Homeschool+ Conference.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Common Core Camp in UAE , The camps will introduce American curriculum schools, leaders and educators in the UAE who are new to the Common Core Standards. Do you have students or library users ages 9 - 17 that can answer the questions Do you have what it takes to put a robot on the Moon? Learn more here.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. EverFi (“critical skills” training) –- $190 million. Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. EverFi (“critical skills” training) – $251 million.

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EdTechnocation.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

These lessons were designed by teachers, are aligned with common core and ISTE standards, and have been battle tested in the classroom. Virtual Reality in the Operating Room BBC News Medical Realities from Amplified Robot on Vimeo. That's amazing and it completely revolutionizes the way we deliver and receive training!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Presenters - Please Check Your Instructions Presenters: make sure you have joined the presenter group on the site, that you have read carefully the instructions there and in the emails that have been sent to you, and that you have taken or watched the training (critical). Volunteering + Advisory Board - We Need You! Barrios, Ed.D.;

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

TULSA, Oklahoma — On a fall morning in 2018, veteran technology teacher Abraham Kamara was working with his robotics team at Memorial Junior High School when Tulsa school superintendent Deborah Gist entered the classroom with a TV news crew. Abraham Kamara at Memorial Junior High School. Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 23, 2018

College and career readiness was popularized in 2009 under the Obama administration's Race-to-the-Top initiative and it is what fuels the Common Core Standards. There students make things that matter using tools like laser engravers, 3D printers, robotics, and more.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

” Via KJZZ : “ Arizona Board Of Education Replaces Common Core State Standards.” Via The Hechinger Report : “Veterans continue to battle for their military training to count as college credit.” “Could robots be marking your homework ?” ” The Trump Administration.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

“Anti- Common Core Groups Unhappy About Trump Ed Secretary Pick Betsy DeVos ,” says the Sunshine State News. ” Coding bootcamp Revature is partnering with University of South Florida to offer an online tech training program. ” Pretty sure that’s the case for every cabinet pick Trump has made so far.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

” The Business of Job Training. Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core? ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ Robots will replace teachers by 2027 ,” Futurism predicts. Robots are coming for your children. ” It’s a partnership with Guild Education. MOOCs are out.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Via Education Week : “Even When States Revise Standards, the Core of the Common Core Remains.” The Business of Job Training. You just need the right training apparently. Fails at Worker Training ” – according to The Atlantic at least. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

See also: “ George Mason U Signs with Outsourcer to Train Students in Coding” via Campus Technology. I count Zenefits as “ed-tech” of sorts because, among its offerings: training and testing for health insurance workers – with a bonus: cheating on licensing exams.). The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via The Washington Post : “ School offers ‘incentives’ to get kids to take Common Core standardized test.” ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. ” The Business of Job Training. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Robots hate the Common Core.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” I’m a little surprised that either of these women – both Democrats, both Common Core supporters, if nothing else – would be under serious consideration. is disappointed in Common Core. ” “ Robot Takeover of Higher Ed Hits a Snag,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Lee Partners.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “‘ Common Core ’ no more: New York moves to adopt revised standards with new name.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via TeacherCast : “Why Teachers Will Never Be Replaced By Robots.” More LAUSD news in the legal section below.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

“Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No. In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. ” The Business of Job Training. Via the edX blog : “Higher Education Needs a Re-think to Train Tomorrow’s Workforce.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 18, 2017

Meanwhile, in the UK: “ Learndirect training contract withdrawn over standards concerns,” the BBC reports. “Learndirect, which offers apprenticeships and adult training at sites across England, is responsible for almost 73,000 trainees and employs more than 1,600 staff.” The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. The Business of Job Training. ” The Pew Research Center asked “experts” about “The Future of Jobs and Jobs Training.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. The incident caused a great deal of furor, perhaps because it came at a moment of heightened political outcry about the Common Core State Standards and standardized testing. Brain Training.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. “Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot ,” says The Wall Street Journal in a story about “Jill Watson” (of course it’s a female name), an automated teaching assistant at Georgia Tech.

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