Catlin Tucker

MARCH 19, 2024

Written by Noelle Gutierrez Educators know the importance of academic vocabulary instruction. Student knowledge of academic words and phrases has a direct impact on their ability to acquire and comprehend information, which is why it should be a part of every subject area and class. As an instructional coach and administrator, I regularly observed teachers providing direct instruction using explicit vocabulary routines.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2024

Keyboarding for Youngers A while ago, I participated in an online discussion about keyboarding for kids. The host thought it would be a yawner, but any tech teacher knows keyboarding is a controversial subject. In my classroom, it’s the most-asked question from parents, concerns like: When do students start? What are some of the developmental considerations about keyboarding?

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

At Fort Smith Public Schools in Arkansas, a dual-enrollment program offers high school juniors and seniors the chance to get a head start on their collegiate careers. “Our students get hands-on learning and career readiness” in fields where studies have identified local workforce shortages, says Gary Udouj, director of career education and district innovation at FSPS.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

When some students hit an obstacle in school or college, they can take it as a sign that this whole education thing just isn’t for them. That can especially be the case for students who are racial minorities. That can be true with challenges like glitches in the federal financial aid forms or a student registration system, says Greg Walton, a psychology professor at Stanford University.

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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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techlearning

MARCH 19, 2024

How to make the power of AI research work for you

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

These days there’s a wave of new edtech products hitting the market, and teachers and professors are increasingly making teaching videos and other materials for their classes. But one group is often left out of the design process: students. “Many educational products are never shown to students until they have already been designed,” said Elliott Hedman, a consultant who works with edtech companies, in a talk this month at the SXSW EDU festival.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

MARCH 19, 2024

Analyzing AI Created Rubrics: Discover the critical elements of effective rubrics and how to assess the quality of AI-generated options. The post Analyzing AI Created Rubrics appeared first on Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2024

This article originally appeared on Vernier’s blog and is reposted here with permission. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible over the United States, starting in Texas. This upcoming eclipse event is an exciting opportunity to incorporate phenomenon-based learning into your instruction and engage your students through inquiry.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 19, 2024

The publisher had stated earlier this year that it was confidentially submitting a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to making an initial public offering. The post Encyclopaedia Britannica Reportedly Seeking Seeking Valuation of $1 Billion Through IPO appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2024

North Carolina based QoreInsights announced today the launch of a MicroGrant program where they will award three schools with free site wide licenses for unlimited use of their AI-enabled personalized professional learning platform, The Classroom Education Plan© (CEP). The granted award will begin in fall 2024 and extend until the end of the 2025 school year.

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Lightspeed Systems

MARCH 19, 2024

Driving edtech collaboration with teachers requires IT departments to take a consultative approach and focus on student learning outcomes.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 19, 2024

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Brainscape

MARCH 19, 2024

If you struggle with finding the motivation to study then you’ve just arrived at your inflection point, for here in the virtual pages of this article, I shall reveal to you the key to vaulting over your own mental inertia…  Study metrics! (Okay, so it’s sexier than it sounds.) In this article, I’m going to walk you through why humans procrastinate, the many apps that leverage metrics to motivate people to do more , and how Brainscape —a flashcard study app

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 19, 2024

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 19, 2024

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 19, 2024

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MARCH 19, 2024

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