EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In a world awash in technology, K–12 students and teachers also benefit from tech that’s specifically designed for the classroom. With ed tech, teachers can automate manual tasks, engage students, increase collaboration, flip their classrooms and more. According to a recent survey from Clever about ed tech, 68 percent of teachers cite efficiency gains as ed tech’s main advantage, while 74 percent of administrators say ed tech can improve teacher effectiveness.

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Hapara

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: School and district leaders are obligated to protect the learners, staff and educators within their jurisdiction. As K-12 schools increasingly rely on online resources in day-to-day instruction, safety takes on new proportions. A web filter for schools is commonly used to provide this safety for everyone who uses devices connected to the internet.

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In connection with the Science of Reading Virtual Summit , Waterford is sharing an article series exploring the science behind how students learn to read and what administrators can do to guide school and classroom strategies. Sign up for the free summit to learn research-based strategies from early education experts including Julie Christensen, Vice President of Curriculum at Waterford.org.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: Eighty-seven percent of states lack enough speech language pathologists to reach all the infants and toddlers in need.

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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

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Key points: AI is changing education–and these changes can be beneficial if handled correctly Meta creativity–routines that help us engage fully with the hardest parts of creativity–can help with AI integration See related article: 5 positive ways students can use AI For more news on AI and creativity, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Nearly 40 percent of teachers expect to use AI in their classrooms by the end of the 2023-2024 academic year.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

During this time of year, we often do the obligatory lessons about gratitude that go well with the thanksgiving holiday. From a language perspective, practicing gratitude involves reflecting, listing and describing life events, so it is a therapeutically relevant context for sure. However, I always emphasize that there is science behind it for self-regulation, and we should try to practice it all year round!

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MiddleWeb

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The authors of Educating for Global Competence break down what global competence is and then give examples and advice on how teachers can help students achieve it. International teacher Megan Kelly recommends the book as a resource to engage students in global citizenship. The post Preparing Our Students to Engage the World first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As the hoopla surrounding emerging AI technologies and their impact on education endures, we need to get past whether or not to use ChatGPT—Pandora’s box is officially open—and focus instead on how best to use it. Despite OpenAI recently releasing a guide for ChatGPT in the classroom that demonstrates how teachers can use the large language model software to enhance learning, Zarek Dozda, director of UChicago’s Data Science 4 Everyone , does not think it goes as far as it should to address educa

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

ScribForward allows higher education admissions departments to receive, store, organize, track, and manage student application documents through a secure online portal Scribbles Software, a leading provider of K-12 records and enrollment software, has expanded to higher education with the creation Keep Reading Scribbles Software Launches ScribForward to Help Colleges and Universities Manage Student Application Documents The post Scribbles Software Launches ScribForward to Help Colleges and Unive

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Malvern, Pa. and Bloomington, Minn. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Frontline Education , a leading provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, and Vanco , a leading solution for event planning, ticketing, fundraising and patron engagement, today announced an exclusive partnership that provides K-12 school districts with a seamless and secure way to sell tickets and manage registrations for school events, at no cost to the school districts.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A new report has revealed that U.S. teachers work a combined 1.75 billion hours of overtime every year – equivalent to $84 billion in unpaid hours – but that the support offered by AI tools could shrink that figure by Keep Reading Adopting AI could prevent $77 billion of unpaid teacher overtime The post Adopting AI could prevent $77 billion of unpaid teacher overtime appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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Brainscape

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Our guest, Pablo Munoz has written ” The Leader’s Algorithm” from his long experience as a school district administaror and consultant to other districts via his consultancy which “creates and develops effective leaders, increases student achievement and enhances the quality Keep Reading THE EDUCATION LEADER’S ALGORITHM The post THE EDUCATION LEADER’S ALGORITHM appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

If you’re supporting teacher collaboration, you won’t achieve this by adding more PLC blocks or team meetings to teachers’ schedules. This extra time is often unstructured and unproductive for educators. School leaders and administrators can enable more productive collaboration time by having teachers reflect before and after collaborating with colleagues.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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