The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

How can K–12 leaders ensure artificial intelligence is appropriately integrated into classrooms? This is the question educational technology experts will tackle Oct. 8 in a CDW Education webinar titled “Achieving Better Student Outcomes with AI and Interactive Solutions.” Trusted leaders from CDW, Newline Interactive, GoGuardian, Merlyn Mind and Acer will coalesce to discuss artificial intelligence technologies today, how they should be used in the classroom and where schools should start when i

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Ditch That Textbook

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The AI hype is everywhere -- on TV commercials, on social media, and even on billboards. "AI will save you time. AI will automate this and that." The pundits are all over AI, too, making predictions about how it'll revolutionize the world and the workforce. (And I might scream if I hear someone else say "AI won't […] The post 5 concerns about AI in education appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

While the IT needs of K–12 schools are always changing, it seems that the number of student, educator and staff needs has grown exponentially over the past few years. One major change on the horizon for how schools use data is through artificial intelligence. Staff and students are leveraging AI-based tools that require large pools of data for analysis, as well as processing power and storage for resulting data.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Key points: Students and teachers need access to digital resources and opportunities How 5 educators use digital tools in the classroom A new teacher’s perspective: Today’s best edtech resources For more news on digital resources, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub When I first started teaching online, I served a group of high schoolers who were budding professional tennis players.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The need was becoming dire. A school district in Brighton, in the Denver metro area of Colorado, was having a hard time keeping teachers. The salaries in the district, 27J Schools, were low for the region. And in Colorado, voters have to approve higher property taxes to send additional dollars to schools, including for salary bumps , but by 2018 voters had refused six straight times.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

One of the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic was that many families didn’t have reliable internet access at home. As schools closed and classes moved online, educators rushed to improvise solutions for families without robust connections, setting up mobile Wi-Fi access points in school buses, sending home portable hot spots to those who needed it and more.

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Iterating Toward Openness

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This is the video recording of my recent talk, “Why Open Education Will Become Generative AI Education.” I previously published some of the content in written form as How Generative AI Affects Open Educational Resources and Why Generative AI Is More Effective at Increasing Access to Educational Opportunity than OER.

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MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

I've always been a math enthusiast—captivated by puzzles and the thrill of solving them. Strange as it may seem, despite my love for math, I harbored a strong aversion towards math classes in school. The rote methods drained the joy out of learning for me, turning it into a dull chore rather than an exciting exploration. Fast forward to today, and my journey has taken an exciting turn.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Professor Dr Paul Morgan of SUNY Albany and their new report examining race and ethnicity, social class, and achievement gaps in U.S. elementary schools, available here: [link] The post EXAMINING RACE, ETHNICITY, SOCIAL CLASS & ACHIEVMENT GAPS IN ELEMENTARY appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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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.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

What is Duolingo? by TeachThought Staff Definition: Duolingo is a popular language-learning platform that provides free online courses in multiple languages. Audience: K-12 Teachers, Students It offers a gamified approach to language learning, making it engaging and interactive for users. Duolingo offers courses in over 40 languages, including widely spoken languages like English, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese, as well as less commonly taught languages like Swahili, Welsh, and Navajo.

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MiddleWeb

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Comprehension is a concern in every content area. If a student cannot comprehend the material, whether it's words or images, they cannot meet learning goals. Teaching coach Barbara R. Blackburn offers some simple strategies that can help you scaffold comprehension for your students. The post Boosting Comprehension Across Subject Areas first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Innovative Methods in Language Learning: How Technology is Transforming Education Learning a new language is kinda like standing before the ruins of the Tower of Babel, tasked with rebuilding it. The stones are so large… so many. They look so heavy. Where do you start? What’s the best way to make progress? Good news! Language learners today can access countless methods to make it manageable — even fun.

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The 21st Century Principal

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

"Across the sciences and society, in politics and education, in warfare and commerce, new technologies do not merely augment our abilities, but actively shape and direct them, for better or worse. It is increasingly necessary to be able to think of new technologies in different ways, and to be critical of them, in order to meaningfully participate in that shaping and directing." p. 2 New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future , James Bridle Educators are jumping on the next-best-thing.Ge

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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.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Equity In Education: A Definition by Terry Heick In a profession increasingly full of angst and positioning and corrective policy, there are few ideas as easy to get behind as equity. Equal. Equality. Equity. Equilibrium. Equate. These are all fine ideas—each tidy and whole, implying their own kind of justice while connotating the precision of mathematics.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As AI continues to evolve, instructors must modify their approach by designing meaningful, rigorous assessments.

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Discovery Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In the classroom, children get the real benefit of interacting with their teacher and other students. Online learning has distinct advantages too. That’s because online teaching can be tailored to individual students in several important ways. Keep reading to learn about six benefits of online learning: 1. Online learning is self-paced. Students can slow down […] The post Six Ways Online Learning Really Benefits Kids appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Waxhaw, North Carolina – North Carolina based QoreInsights, an innovative education technology company, is excited to announce the launch of its AI-Enabled Personalized Professional Learning Grant for Rural Districts. The grant will award one elementary school a site-wide license for unlimited use of QoreInsights’ award-winning platform, the Classroom Education Plan© (CEP), for use in the 2024-’25 school year.

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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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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Is this scenario familiar? The administration decides that the staff need professional development to integrate a new SEL approach into the classroom. They know that teachers need more than one day of seminars to adjust their classroom methods, so leadership provides training over several weeks. Once the school year begins, administrators observe the teachers to check their progress, but only a few have integrated the SEL approach into their lessons.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The ACE-ED team recently sat down with Shira Haaz, head of corporate responsibility at Subaru of America, Inc. In this role, Shira connects departments across Subaru to create an ecosystem of collaboration to support and increase Subaru’s efforts to be More Keep Reading Q&A About Environmental Education with Shira Haaz from Subaru The post Q&A About Environmental Education with Shira Haaz from Subaru appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Pearson and its Connections Academy , the fully online public school program serving K-12 students, announced last week the expansion of their college and early career program into more than 20 schools. The program, now in over half of the Connections Academy-supported schools in the country provides tens of thousands of middle and high school students with opportunities to earn college credits and industry certifications, giving them a head start on their higher education and career journeys.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Our commitment to understanding student behavior drives us to develop life-saving interventions, particularly for those struggling with mental health.

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Twinkl International Publishing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Despierta el interés de los niños por la diversidad étnica y cultural que existe en nuestro país. A través de actividades dinámicas, juegos educativos y recursos visuales del Día de la Raza para niños, podrás enseñarles la importancia de valorar y respetar las distintas culturas que coexisten en Colombia.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The post Great Debates | Cell Phones in Schools: Empower Learning or Enforce Limits? appeared first on Lightspeed Systems.

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Twinkl International Publishing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

I loved the thought of a busy, full life for my child. But when is enough enough? My daydream-like visions of my children’s school days were built around a varied and fun list of activities to supplement their learning and develop social skills and sports prowess. I wanted them to flourish in everything they did. Surely that needed me to be the pushy parent - the one who never let an opportunity pass us by, didn’t it?

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 24, 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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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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Twinkl International Publishing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Updates to eligibility criteria states those with protected characteristics will be prioritised for the Further Education (FE) leadership mentoring programme.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast This edLeader Panel is presented by CoSN and AASA. Sponsored by ClassLink Each year, CoSN conducts a national survey among education technology leaders to assess the current state of technology innovation across multiple school systems. Five specific current challenges were identified in the 2024 survey results: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Student Well-Being, Digital Equity, and Interoperability.

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Twinkl International Publishing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Steve Rollett, Deputy Chief Executive of the Confederation of School Trusts, unites with educational thought leaders to discuss school inspection reform.

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Twinkl International Publishing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Read our blog to find fun facts about Brazil and discover Brazil-themed activities for your child, including topics such as carnivals and rainforests.

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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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