The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2024

Two years ago, when I visited Westwood High School in Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix, every incoming freshman started the year in a very unusual way. Back when my mom attended Westwood in the early 80s, students made the typical walk from class to class, learning from one teacher in math and another for English or history or science. (My mom was one of two girls in Westwood’s woodworking class.

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) continues to receive increasing attention in the world of education. In our informal conversations with principals and teachers and parents, we hadn’t discerned any particular patterns or consensus in approaches, and it made us curious to explore the subject a bit more broadly. We hope that others will find this summary of findings from the small survey we conducted and the trends we discerned as interesting and thought-provoking

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2024

The post Celebrating Student Creators and Changemakers at Norwalk Public Schools and Richland School District Two appeared first on Digital Promise.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

Key points: Putting play into lessons is easy if teachers get creative 4 keys for unlocking student curiosity and critical thinking 6 trends to watch in K-12 schools in 2024 For more news on play in learning, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As a longtime educator, I’ve witnessed firsthand the incredible benefits that play can have in a K–8 classroom.

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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.

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 25, 2024

For educators who want to create culturally, linguistically sustaining gifted education policies and practices, Robin M. Greene and Michelle Pacheco Dubois offer a roadmap for change in their new book. Teacher Katie Galayda notes the book can be extended beyond gifted classes. The post Mapping Out Diverse Gifted Programs first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. I fell in love with teaching while working as an assistant educator at a preschool 16 years ago. I had not studied education, so I enrolled in an alternative certification program specifically designed for people who were already working in education.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2024

Consensus is an AI tool that can help teach using research papers, in a widely adaptive new way.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 25, 2024

Companies from the U.S. and India continue to draw investment, but amounts have fallen sharply from a few years ago. The post An Ed-Tech Venture Funding ‘Collapse’ During Q1 of 2024 appeared first on Market Brief.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 25, 2024

Welcome to a quick guide about using PlagiarismCheck in Brightspace LMS! On your Home page in Brightspace select a course where you would like to enable PlagiarismCheck. Click “Content.” Create a module. To create a PlagiarismCheck assignment, in a module click “Existing activities” and select “External Learning Tools.” In the next window click on the tool associated with PlagiarismCheck.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

AMERICAN FORK, Utah – YouScience ® ,the leading technology provider dedicated to solving the skills gap crisis for students and employers, is proud to announce the recipients of the esteemed YouScience Innovative Educator Award. This award celebrates educators who have implemented innovative approaches to empower the next generation of professionals through academic and career exploration.

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APRIL 25, 2024

This guide explains how to view students’ submissions in your assignments. Open an assignment created through External Tool where students were supposed to submit their works (to access them follow Course —> Select a Module —> Select an assignment). Under the instructions you will see every student who submitted an assignment as a separate row.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

APRIL 25, 2024

PHYLLIS WOLFRAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION WITH FEEDBACK FROM THEIR C.A.S.E.’ACADEMY OF LAW AND LEADERSHIP’ WHICH ENDED ON APRIL 18 The post HOT LEGAL TOPICS 2024 IN SPECIAL EDUCATION appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 25, 2024

Welcome to a quick guide about using PlagiarismCheck in Brightspace LMS! On your Home page in Brightspace select a course where you would like to enable PlagiarismCheck. Click “Content.” Create a module. To create a PlagiarismCheck assignment, in a module click “Existing activities” and select “External Learning Tools.” In the next window click on the tool associated with PlagiarismCheck.

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Edthena

APRIL 25, 2024

In the news The editorial team at Tech & Learning featured the AI Coach platform as part of their Ed Tech Show & Tell article. Through this feature, the editorial team regularly spotlights intriguing innovations for K-12 teachers and administrators. Here’s what’s on their radar this month: AI Coach by Edthena : An instructional coaching platform that enables schools to provide personalized, timely coaching to all of their teachers.

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APRIL 25, 2024

This guide explains how to view students’ submissions in your assignments. Open an assignment created through External Tool where students were supposed to submit their works (to access them follow Course —> Select a Module —> Select an assignment). Under the instructions you will see every student who submitted an assignment as a separate row.

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Lightspeed Systems

APRIL 25, 2024

Lightspeed Systems’ 2024 EdTech App Report provides data insights to benchmark digital learning acquisition and evaluation processes.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 25, 2024

No magic pills exist in the grown-up world with endless bills to pay, errands to run, meetings to attend, and papers to compose and check. So, we won’t promise you one – a plagiarism check won’t solve all of your problems. However, it will definitely accelerate your text-writing and checking routines. How exactly does this non-magic tool work?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 25, 2024

Effective Communication: How to Have Learning Conversations with Patrons and Colleagues Part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security / Essential Librarian Series with Crystal Trice, hosted by Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : When faced with tricky conversations, our bodies often react with physical signs of stress like sweaty palms and increased heart rates, making it hard to maintain clarity of thought.

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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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