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A Practical Guide for Cultivating Student Curiosity

American Consortium for Equity in Education

Edtech leader Discovery Education is offering educators new insights into how to bring curiosity to the forefront in districts, schools, and classrooms around the world. Through a new free resource called A Practical Guide for Cultivating Student Curiosity, all educators Keep Reading A Practical Guide for Cultivating Student Curiosity The post A Practical Guide for Cultivating Student Curiosity appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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How Can K–12 Educators Teach Blind Students to Code?

EdTech Magazine

Coding has become an essential skill in the modern K–12 classroom. While more schools are making computer science mandatory and creating more opportunities for students to learn to code, those who are blind or have low vision are often left out of this largely visual experience. Lacking this 21st-century skill could be an obstacle for those students when entering the workforce, an already difficult endeavor: According to Cornell University, nearly half of working-age adults with visual disabilit

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Tips for Teachers to Balance the Demands of School Events and Their Personal Lives

Ask a Tech Teacher

A friend of mine (who I’ll leave anonymous, at her request) struggled with the challenges of teaching and personal life. Teaching was her passion, but its demands soon overshadowed her personal needs. Last year, she was assigned a particularly large class whose requirements consumed too many evenings and weekends, leaving insufficient time for her kids and husband.

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Fostering Student Innovation in the Ciena Solutions Challenge

Digital Promise

The post Fostering Student Innovation in the Ciena Solutions Challenge appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Enhancing Higher Education with Generative AI: A Responsible Guide

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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Examining Learning Theories through the Science of Learning

EdNews Daily

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark Ever since human beings started passing down knowledge, we have had to make assumptions about how learning happens and how to teach so that learning occurs. And it must have been obvious from early in our species’ development that people learn differently and have different skills. When the knowledge and skills we needed to pass down were truly a matter of survival on a daily basis, our ancestors must have known that it doesn’t matter how much teaching is going on i

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This Mom Saw a Need and Filled It. Now a Paraeducator, She Makes Up the ‘Backbone of the School.’

Edsurge

Chaula Butterworth was a stay-at-home mom before the pandemic, raising her three school-aged kids. But as her youngest child’s school district sought to return to in-person learning in 2021, Butterworth felt something of a call to service. Many teachers and school staff were reluctant to return to crowded classrooms and hallways as the virus continued to spread.

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AI Chatbots Reflect Cultural Biases. Can They Become Tools to Alleviate Them?

Edsurge

Jeremy Price was curious to see whether new AI chatbots including ChatGPT are biased around issues of race and class. So he devised an unusual experiment to find out. Price, who is an associate professor of technology, innovation, and pedagogy in urban education at Indiana University, went to three major chatbots — ChatGPT, Claude and Google Bard (now called Gemini) — and asked them to tell him a story about two people meeting and learning from each other, complete with details like the names of

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Empowering young minds with a proven literacy program

eSchool News

Key points: Early literacy struggles negatively impact students throughout their lives 6 ways we boosted literacy platform usage and engaged students How we can improve literacy through student engagement For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub When students reach middle or high school, their attention spans are short, screens are ubiquitous, and reading takes a backseat to many other responsibilities.

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Why You Shouldn’t Use Physical Education As Punishment

TeachThought - Learn better.

Don’t Use Physical Education As Punishment contributed by Dr. Kymm Ballard, Executive Director for SPARK Think about any time you’ve seen “army boot camp” portrayed in pop culture — are you picturing the traditional drill sergeant, ordering his troops to do endless laps and push-ups, as punishment for their errors that day? Now, with that scenario in your mind, imagine it being played out by children and teenagers at school — and instead of drill sergeants, their teachers are at the helm.

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20 Things I’ve Learned to Start the Year Strong

MiddleWeb

As Kasey Short enters her 20th year as a middle grades educator, she's been thinking a lot about some lessons she's learned that now help her build a strong foundation in the early weeks of each school year. See how her tips for beginning teachers match up with your own. The post 20 Things I’ve Learned to Start the Year Strong first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Enhancing School Device Management for Improved Learning

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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North Carolina Virtual Academy Summer Camp Boosts Third Grade Reading Proficiency Through Reading Eggs Program

eSchool News

NEW YORK — North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA) and 3P Learning announced new results from an online summer learning camp focused on improving reading proficiency among third grade students. More than 70 third graders who had not yet shown proficiency on the End-of-Grade (EOG) test or Read to Achieve test participated in the three-week camp. After working with 3P Learning’s Reading Eggs program for 30 minutes each day for just three weeks, 77% of students showed significant improvement in r

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September: A Time for Compassion and Connection During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Lightspeed Systems

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time to pause in the new school year and reflect on a serious issue that affects many young people.

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Peekapak: How to Use It to Teach SEL

techlearning

Peekapak is a dedicated SEL toolkit that's a superb aid for teachers of children varying across the school age range.

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5 Myths About DOK (Critical Thinking)

Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

Especially in an age of AI, the conversation about DOK (critical thinking) is extremely important. As educators, we’re constantly striving to create engaging learning experiences that prepare our students for the complexities of the 21st century. Depth of Knowledge (DOK) offers a powerful framework for crafting lessons that push students beyond rote memorization and surface-level.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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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Designing Curriculum around Big Ideas

MIND Research Institute

Those of us who have spent time in math classrooms or helping our kids with homework around the dining room table tend to have plenty of anecdotal fuel for our passion to change the way we approach math education. Traditional curricula have focused on one particular strand of mathematics (or one domain within the Common Core) at a time. Standards are treated as a checklist to be addressed one at a time.

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x2VOL Earns Approved Vendor Status from NYC Department of Education for Tracking Service Hours and Work-Based Learning

American Consortium for Equity in Education

x2VOL is the only approved New York City Schools vendor to track and verify student service and work-based learning hours, eliminating the archaic paper-based system many schools use. x2VOL has been approved by the New York City Public Schools Department Keep Reading x2VOL Earns Approved Vendor Status from NYC Department of Education for Tracking Service Hours and Work-Based Learning The post x2VOL Earns Approved Vendor Status from NYC Department of Education for Tracking Service Hours and Work

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Why Your CPQ Software Needs Digital Sales Rooms

SecurEdge

CPQ software that lacks Digital Sales Room (DSR) functionality leaves your team, partners, and customers disconnected, leading to miscommunication, delayed quotes, and an overall inefficient sales experience.

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Lexia Invites Educators to Join the Science of Reading Conversation in Season Three of the “All for Literacy” Podcast

American Consortium for Equity in Education

The third season of the “All for Literacy” podcast series from Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, launched August 6. Hosted by Lexia’s Chief Learning Officer, Dr. Liz Brooke, the highly-rated podcast examines the nexus of literacy, research, and the Keep Reading Lexia Invites Educators to Join the Science of Reading Conversation in Season Three of the “All for Literacy” Podcast The post Lexia Invites Educators to Join the Science of Reading Conversation in Season Three of the “All for Litera

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Edtech Show & Tell: September 2024

techlearning

New edtech products that have caught our attention this month

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What’s New This September?

N2Y

See how n2y can help you ease back into the school year with our newest content and enhancements! The post What’s New This September? appeared first on n2y.

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10 Engaging Apps, Activities and Games for Low-Stakes Maths Assessment

Twinkl International Publishing

Looking for some quick ways to assess pupils' knowledge of maths without sitting them down for formal assessments? We've got you covered with these 10 engaging resources that will give you a snapshot view of your pupils' abilities in some key maths topics.

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What’s New This September?

N2Y

See how n2y can help you ease back into the school year with our newest content and enhancements! The post What’s New This September? appeared first on n2y.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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Mid Autumn Festival 2024 Activities for Kids

Twinkl International Publishing

Ready for a moonlit adventure? Join us in celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with fun activities for children! From crafting glowing lanterns to baking delicious mooncakes, this blog post is packed with exciting ideas to make your family's celebration unforgettable.

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Be Podcast Network and Reading Is Fundamental Partner to Launch National Literacy Month Content Campaign

American Consortium for Equity in Education

The Be Podcast Network has announced a partnership with the nation’s leading children’s literacy nonprofit, Reading Is Fundamental, to foster a comprehensive, ongoing dialog about literacy in the U.S. during National Literacy Month in September 2024. During this ambitious content Keep Reading Be Podcast Network and Reading Is Fundamental Partner to Launch National Literacy Month Content Campaign The post Be Podcast Network and Reading Is Fundamental Partner to Launch National Literacy Month Cont

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NEW children’s eBooks for September 2024 - Twinkl Originals

Twinkl International Publishing

Find out more about our exciting eBook release for September 2024! ‘Originals Explorers: Transport’ is our brand-new non-fiction book aimed at children aged 3 to 5. Packed full of facts about vehicles, this book makes an excellent introduction to the features of non-fiction texts for younger readers.

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STUDENT VOICE:  One of every five college students is a parent. Here’s how colleges can help more of us graduate 

The Hechinger Report

The first two times I tried college, I didn’t finish. There was never enough time to care for my young son, work a full-time job and do my schoolwork. And there was never enough money to pay rent, tuition and child care. On my third try, everything clicked. This time I was more motivated than ever before — to prove that I could do it, to prove the doubters wrong.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Teaching Christmas with EAL Learners

Twinkl International Publishing

Christmas can be an excellent time to boost vocabulary and teach culturally relevant content. Use a variety of resources and lesson ideas to help your EAL learners celebrate and learn something new!

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Your Weekly Round-Up of New Twinkl ESL Resources! - September 2nd

Twinkl International Publishing

It's that time of the week again! Explore Twinkl ESL's latest collection of fresh resources, designed to support your ESL lessons and keep your students engaged.

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9 Wonderful Wildlife Activities for Teachers and Parents

Twinkl International Publishing

Our blog is packed full of 9 Wildlife Activities for teachers and parents to enjoy while they educate young minds about wildlife, or use it as a teaching tool.

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Ofsted will reform inspections for early years

Twinkl International Publishing

Ofsted’s Big Listen: What is in store for early years? The latest announcements in relation to early years come as part of Ofsted’s Big Listen.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.