The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 4, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, I interview Alex Kajitani, known as the “Rapping Mathmetician.” He's the 2009 California Teacher of the Year, a Top-4 Finalist for National Teacher of the Year, and author of the book “You're a Teacher Now, What's Next?” In this podcast, we offer encouragement for new and old teachers, emphasizing those in their first year of teaching and how it feels to be at this point in the school y

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 4, 2024

Here are the most-read posts for the past month: Popular iPad-iPhone Swipes Choosing the Right College: Factors to Consider Beyond Rankings Graphing–9 Lesson Plans + 6 Online Resources How to Teach Dolch Words with Graphic Art Tools 6 Must-have Skills for New Tech Teachers Plus Two Extra Engineers Week Feb. 18-24 7 President’s Day Activities 11 Valentine Sites For Students Random Acts of Kindness Day is Coming.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 4, 2024

In my last blog post, Using the Station Rotation Model in Math , I wrote about the benefits of shifting from a whole group, teacher-led lesson design to small-group differentiated instructional sessions. I make the case that the whole group, teacher-led approach to instruction limits opportunities for individual exploration and deep engagement with mathematical concepts.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2024

When Pierrce Holmes entered ninth grade, his school put him in 9C, a lower-level algebra class. Before then, Holmes had always earned good grades in math — mostly As — and when he found out his friends were in honors math, he felt he belonged there too. And so he approached his guidance counselor and asked why he wasn’t in the honors math class. “Oh, do you want to try?

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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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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2024

Community college faculty members share how they’re integrating global competence into their career and technical education classes.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

In an experiment on how best to study for a math test, learning through errors was pitted against working through practice problems in a Barron’s study guide, pictured above. Credit: Jill Barshay/ The Hechinger Report / The Hechinger Report For a few weeks in the spring of 2016, nearly all the eighth graders at a small public school affiliated with Columbia University agreed to stay late after school to study math.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO — It was two days before the start of the school year, and Lauren Koehler shrugged off her backpack and slid out of a maroon hoodie as she approached the blocky, concrete building that houses the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Enrollment Center. Koehler, the center’s 38-year-old executive director, usually focuses on strategy, but on this August day, she wanted to help her team — and the students it serves — get through the crush of office visits and calls that comes

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Key points: Teaching trends will impact K-12 learning in myriad ways this year Student engagement requires more than edtech tools Insights from educators: Priorities for 2023-2024 For more news on teaching trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As we move through the beginning of 2024, parent power, rethinking assessments, and career and technical education (CTE) for every stu

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SplashLearn

MARCH 4, 2024

Have you ever wondered why some students seem to thrive in school, effortlessly topping their class, while others struggle to keep up despite putting in the hours? The secret often lies not just in how hard they study but how well they study. The study habits of students play a pivotal role in their academic […] The post 12 Study Habits of Students for Optimal Academic Performance first appeared on SplashLearn Blog.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

Key points: Interactive maps make history come alive for students who may struggle with traditional textbooks or lectures 3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences Digital tools are sticking around–here’s the right way to leverage technology For more news on interactive learning, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub As most teachers will tell you, in the post-Covid world, technology is an everyday part of education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2024

The national average rate of chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools has significantly increased in recent years. According to data from the U.S. Department of Education, nearly 14.7 million students, or 29.7 percent of the student population, were chronically absent in the 2021-22 school year. Early data from the 2022-23 school year indicates minor improvement, with 27.85 percent of the student population being chronically absent.

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MiddleWeb

MARCH 4, 2024

The negative tone and unkind remarks adolescents use with one another make it tough to develop a classroom sense of community. They won’t learn to communicate appropriately without explicit instruction, write Samantha Layne and Susanne Croasdaile. Learn how UDL strategies help. The post A UDL Strategy to Help Students Communicate first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 4, 2024

Artificial intelligence tools need to encourage open-ended inquiry, not just a focus on a "finite answer," says Shelley Pasnik of the Education Development Center. The post How AI Products Can Promote Child Development, Not Just a ‘Commercial Mindset’ appeared first on Market Brief.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 4, 2024

A few weeks ago I wrote about how organizations in the OER community whose advocacy is focused almost exclusively on the cost of course materials could hurt the work being done by the rest of the OER community: Many OER advocates are vocal critics of inclusive access and equitable access models, and the US Department of Education is poised to prohibit schools from automatically billing students for their course materials.

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techlearning

MARCH 4, 2024

We don’t know about you but this advice teaching with Taylor Swift inspiration has us feeling 22.

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The Thinking Stick

MARCH 4, 2024

Dan White, CEO of Filament Games, discusses the future of learning games and the importance of game-based learning pedagogy. He emphasizes the shift towards focusing on skills and conceptual understandings rather than didactic knowledge transfer. White believes that game-based experiences should prepare students for the real world by imparting useful practices and higher-order thinking skills.

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techlearning

MARCH 4, 2024

When AI for educators becomes too big, it’s time to simplify it

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SplashLearn

MARCH 4, 2024

Are you wondering if your little one is ready to take the big leap into kindergarten? The transition to kindergarten is a significant milestone in a child’s life, filled with new challenges and opportunities for growth. Ensuring your child is ready can set the foundation for a successful educational journey. This is where a “kindergarten […] The post Kindergarten Readiness Checklist: A Guide for Parents first appeared on SplashLearn Blog.

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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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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

COSTA MESA, Calif. — BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display and collaboration solutions, today announced the Spring Independent School District (ISD) in Houston has selected and installed almost 1,800 BenQ Boards in K-12 classrooms across the 45 schools in the district. Purchased as part of Spring ISD’s most recent school bond, the BenQ Boards were chosen over other smart board vendors because of the rich and forward-thinking feature set the BenQ Boards offer, including eas

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Returning guest, Reid Saaris is a High School Social Studies teacher and founder of Equal Opportunity Schools as well as a candidate for State Superintendent in Washington. He is the author of THE KID ACROSS THE HALL from Stanford University Keep Reading A VISIT WITH REID SAARIS: RUNNING FOR STATE SUPT IN WASHINGTON The post A VISIT WITH REID SAARIS: RUNNING FOR STATE SUPT IN WASHINGTON appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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SplashLearn

MARCH 4, 2024

Have you ever faced the challenge of explaining why the number 10 is not just a “1” next to a “0”, or why in the number 150, the “5” stands for 50 and not just 5? Understanding how to teach place value is crucial for educators and parents alike, as it forms the foundation for […] The post How to Teach Place Value: 8 Best Tips and Strategies first appeared on SplashLearn Blog.

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PlagiarismCheck

MARCH 4, 2024

Formal writing requires following patterns, sometimes uncommon for the everyday communication or fiction literature style. When composing an academic paper, one wants to rely on facts, check plagiarism , cite the sources, and sound objective and neutral. It is best to avoid personal opinions in essays to achieve the latter, making the work more generalized and persuasive.

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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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Lightspeed Systems

MARCH 4, 2024

The post Webinar Review Confronting the New Reality of Today’s Student Mental Health Crisis appeared first on Lightspeed Systems.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

The Oct. 7 terrorist attack and subsequent Israel-Hamas war transformed American college campuses into a different type of battleground. Extreme anti-Israel protests have been accompanied by a surge in antisemitic incidents. School administrators are walking a tightrope, trying to balance students’ freedom of expression with campus safety. The correct path forward is clear: College and university presidents should follow the law and enforce the rules equally for everyone.

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