eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Hate it or love – technology in education is here to stay. Parents can feel it, and the numbers back them up. Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. There is no question that edtech has brought new ways to support the learning process and was used extensively by schools to connect remotely to students who could not attend classes in-person during the worst parts of the pandemic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This is one of the most popular lessons I teach to Excel beginners. It is relevant, instantly usable and makes sense from the beginning. Click the images below to enlarge them for viewing. –from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom Copyright ©2023 usna.wordpress.com – All rights reserved. [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Students want teachers who are emotionally present, empathetic to their experiences and who invest in their well-being and success. Teachers crave those same things — empathy, support and investment — from families, school and district leaders and the public. In my experience, there's an empathy gap for teachers. What I didn’t recognize or acknowledge is that this has created an empathy gap for students as well.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

At TCEA 2023 in San Antonio, a conference heavily focused on sharing best practices for marrying pedagogy and technology, several speakers shared lessons on leadership. In between sessions on cybersecurity, physical security, immersive technology, device management, professional development and more, speakers emphasized that innovation doesn’t just come from the top down.

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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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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

By Dr. Felicia Bolden Instructional coaching for any leader can be challenging especially when working with educators who have never been coached, whether they are novice or experienced. It may be hard for educators to realize and admit to areas they need to improve due to the stigma in society that everyone wants to focus on what’s going well. However, through effective coaching by educational leaders, teachers can reflect and grow through a coaching process.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Best practices to help post-pandemic students learn to resolve conflict and thrive

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As an EdTech blogger and educator interested in the use of technology in education, I have been following with huge intrigue the rapid uptake of AI technology and how this technology is currently reshaping the whole Internet creating a new version, one in which creation (or part of it) is delegated to AI bots. Whether you like it or not won't change the fact that AI is taking over.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this episode of the Learning Leadership Society Report, your Host LeiLani Cauthen speaks with Chris McMurray, the Learning Counsel’s new Chief Academic Officer. As the Learning Counsel begins direct engagements with schools and school districts, Chris McMurray will take the point and help guide them towards real transformation. According to Cauthen, “There’s a new future being built.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. A notable new lawsuit against social media industry leaders by the Seattle school district has left legal experts divided on how the case will unfold. The complaint — which alleges that the school district and its students have been harmed by social media’s negative effects on youth mental health — could lead to sweeping changes in the industry, one expert said.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

By Martin Demkowicz How do we keep virtual learning human-centric? Remote, virtual, distance learning… call it what you will, millions of us choose – or have to choose – to learn from someone physically separate from us. But as all our interactions become increasingly rooted in remote digital experiences, what are we actually losing besides the proximity of other people?

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this blog post, we'll explore some of the most useful hidden features of Google Slides that can help you create even better interactions with your students. The post 6 Hidden Features of Google Slides appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As discussed in last month’s article, conflict is an inevitable part of school life. While astute leadership can certainly prevent many contentious issues from percolating, there always will be sources of conflict totally beyond the principal’s control. What is always very much within the principal’s control, however, is how he/she addresses this discord.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EDUCATORS AND TEACHER EDUCATION David Caruso of the Emotional Intelligence Skills Group joins Urban Assembly’s David Adams take a look at how education for educators and children must change to adapt to changing times. The post EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EDUCATORS AND TEACHER EDUCATION appeared first on Equity & Access Pre K-12 | The American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Charlotte, NC — The Country Music Association and Discovery Education today announced a new virtual experience from their Working In Harmony: Every Voice is Instrumental educational initiative. Country Music’s Biggest Night: STEAM Takes the Spotlight Virtual Field Trip shows students in grades 6-12 how science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) drive innovation in Country Music.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This summer, TeachThought is excited to resume our fourth annual open-registration conference event, PBL Grow 23! The post 8 Reasons To Attend TeachThought PBL Grow 23 appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Editor’s note: This story first appeared in this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday. Subscribe today ! Alabama State University is trading in its low-tech motorcycle for a shiny new Cadillac. And Freddie Williams, Jr., the assistant vice president of admissions and recruitment, is very excited about it.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This is a throwback post, first published in March 2014 (and referring to yet another post all the way back in 2007). As I teach my Linear Algebra and Differential Equations class this semester, which uses more computing than ever, I'm thinking even more about these topics. Enjoy, and check the post-credit scene at the end where I add some updated thoughts for 2023.

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Sell Courses Online

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Whether you’re creating an online course or planning to teach live classes, including digital workbooks in your program can … How to Create a Digital Workbook Your Learners Will Love Read More →

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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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The Thinking Stick

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Millions of dollars are spent on a single 30-second ad spot during Super Bowl Sunday. Now more than ever because of social media’s influence the commercials that air during the big game get more talk time, more attention, and a more significant place in popular culture. So how are we preparing families to explore media literacy and think critically about these massively powerful ad campaigns?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Marking papers, preparing lesson plans, and completing paperwork are among the many hours-long tasks teachers tackle that trump efficiency and can have a professional toll, with burnout and turnover topping the consequences. One solution is technological automation that reduces the time teachers spend on non-teaching activities to focus on enhanced instruction, explained educational technology experts in the edLeader Panel, “ Using Automation to Ma

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