The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The entrepreneurial spirit isn't confined to the world of business – it can thrive in every classroom, every day. It aligns seamlessly with dynamic project-based learning and captivates students through engaging classroom projects. In this episode, we're joined by Stephen Carter, author of ‘ Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindset.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2024

When most people want to translate a page, the easy solution is right-click and select “Translate” from the drop-down menu. Or, they might go to Google’s free “Translate” service. But there are a lot of reasons those may not be good choices. They aren’t particularly accurate with contextual understanding and they may not be as secure as you need.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 23, 2024

The post How Do You Find Edtech Tools that Take Educator Expertise Seriously? appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2024

Riley Campbell isn’t one of those aspiring educators who always dreamed of leading her own classroom or who played school with her friends growing up. For a while, she actually thought she might go into the hospitality industry — and pursued a related career and technical education (CTE) pathway at her high school. But a series of unexpected events led her to reconsider her plans.

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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

JANUARY 23, 2024

The post How We Created an Eco-Justice Fashion Show Driven by STEM and Innovation appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Education Elements

JANUARY 23, 2024

Our schools operate at a rapid pace as they are dynamic environments with a number of moving parts. As leaders, we are continually attending to matters of teaching and learning, making sure our curricula are rigorous and standards-based, checking in on culture and learning outcomes using data to measure results…and much more. Undeniably, there is a long list of priorities.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 23, 2024

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast With the myriad of challenges facing current and future educators, schools cannot overlook the importance of having a workforce strategy in place. How that plan is developed and what it includes was discussed during the edLeader Panel, “ Building Leader Capability and Capacity in Workforce Strategy: Addressing Attraction, Retention, and Educator Wellbeing.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 23, 2024

EdWeek Market Brief survey data reveals the top platforms school officials are using to inform their work. The post The Social Media Platforms District and School Leaders Use to Get Their Jobs Done appeared first on Market Brief.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2024

There are few topics in college access and higher education that inspire as much conviction from opposing sides as standardized tests. Over the last few years, many people have come to believe that such tests are at the root of education inequity. Opponents of tests have argued that removing tests from college admissions is the primary way to expand access.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

Key points: Most teachers support the use of AI in education, but need help using it See article: Everything you need to know about AI in education See article: In 2024, education will move to adopt AI—but slowly For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page The majority of teachers are enthusiastic and eager about the potential of AI in education and incorporating AI in the classroom, but remain unsure of where to start, according to a new study from Canva.

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SplashLearn

JANUARY 23, 2024

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MiddleWeb

JANUARY 23, 2024

Many teachers are intrigued by the Socratic method but worry "it won't work with my students." A Socratic seminar calls on ALL the big executive skills. Patricia Cook and Susanne Croasdaile found that we don’t need to wait until they’re all "ready" – we can just dive in! The post Rewiring Student Brains for Class Discussions first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. When Salvador Quijada, a seventh and eighth grade math teacher at Philip’s Academy Charter School, thinks back on his own journey as a mathematician, he gives credit to one high school math teacher who pushed him to take on AP calculus. Quijada said his teacher’s belief that he could succeed allowed him to challenge himself in ways he might not have otherwise considered.

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techlearning

JANUARY 23, 2024

OpenAI's new GPTs allow educators to create versions of ChatGPT that are designed to meet their needs and those of their students.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2024

Mireya Barrera no quería pelear. Durante años, se sentó en las reuniones con los docentes de educación especial de su hijo, luchando por mantener una sonrisa mientras entendía poco de lo que decían. En las ocasiones poco comunes en que se pedía ayuda a otros docentes que hablaban el idioma de Barrera, el español, las conversaciones seguían siendo vacilantes porque no eran intérpretes calificados.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JANUARY 23, 2024

CASE ( The Council of Administrators of Special Education) president Phyllis Wolfram joins us with her special guest , Attorney Julie Weatherly who specializes in Special Ed litigation ( an awful lot of ‘specials” in there) and negotiation. Julie Keep Reading SPECIAL ED ADMINISTRATORS ‘ ACADEMY OF LAW’ The post SPECIAL ED ADMINISTRATORS ‘ ACADEMY OF LAW’ appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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Brainscape

JANUARY 23, 2024

For many moons, Brainscape learners have howled for dark mode. Now, it’s finally here on the study screen in the mobile app! Okay, okay so dark mode has been a LONG time coming… but we’ve just been so focused on optimizing Brainscape’s study efficiency that we kinda forgot just how many of you would choose to live in a bat cave if you weren’t so afraid of catching a zootropic virus.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JANUARY 23, 2024

Although reports reveal that U.S. students’ general academic performance still trails behind pre-pandemic rates, students taking VHS Learning’s high-quality, teacher-led online classes have maintained a consistent high level of achievement before, during, and after the pandemic. During the 2022-23 academic Keep Reading VHS Learning Students Continue to Excel Academically with 91% Pass Rate The post VHS Learning Students Continue to Excel Academically with 91% Pass Rate appeared first on American

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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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PlagiarismCheck

JANUARY 23, 2024

At the dawn of AI chatbot technologies, educators discussed whether AI should be allowed in the academy. Nowadays, the issue seems to be out of the question – Chat GPT and similar tools have become a part of the studying and working process, and the task is to regulate its usage and turn it into an advantage. One of the apparent issues artificial intelligence has brought to the academy is AI plagiarism.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JANUARY 23, 2024

The pilot program empowers educators, researchers, students, and professionals to explore, understand, and implement customized AI practices in their classroom while collaborating with peers. PowerNotes, the platform designed to help students and professionals create high-quality research quickly and efficiently, today Keep Reading PowerNotes Launches AI Unity Initiative The post PowerNotes Launches AI Unity Initiative appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2024

Will AI literacy soon become as important a subject to teach in schools as reading, writing and math? Many education leaders think so, as ChatGPT and other new generative AI tools sweep into daily life. After all, it’s not every day that a technology comes along that is widely compared to the printing press in terms of how influential it could be. And there is an emerging push to bring AI literacy to schools and colleges.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JANUARY 23, 2024

A visit with CEC’s Laurie VanderPloeg.Joinng her are Jerry Goings , Program Director of Educational Leadership at Regis U after a long career in Public Ed… and Nat Handsuvadha Dept Chair of Liberal Studies at at Cal State, Long Beach and Keep Reading INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP IN SPECIAL EDUCATION The post INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP IN SPECIAL EDUCATION appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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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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The Jose Vilson

JANUARY 23, 2024

This past Saturday, I was doing some mindless scrolling through Instagram when I saw an announcement from one of my former students. Diamond – yes, a pseudonym – shared a post from her school highlighting that she was going to a great school for psychology. After a week of conducting six in-depth interviews nightly for six days with teachers from across the city, this felt redemptive.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JANUARY 23, 2024

Handwriting Without Tears C2025 embraces the science of reading and handwriting to offer a dynamic solution that is both intuitive and customizable to classroom needs On National Handwriting Day, Learning Without Tears, a leading early education company renowned for its Keep Reading Learning Without Tears Unveils Handwriting Without Tears C2025: Elevating Literacy Education with Science-Backed Innovations The post Learning Without Tears Unveils Handwriting Without Tears C2025: Elevating Literacy

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JANUARY 23, 2024

The K-12 Teletherapy Company Now Offers a Comprehensive Student Services Solution, Enhancing Districts MTSS Frameworks eLuma, an end-to-end student services solution for mental health and special education, announces the expansion of its offerings to become a one-stop Multi-Tiered System of Keep Reading eLuma Expands Teletherapy Services to Be One-Stop MTSS Provider to Support All Students The post eLuma Expands Teletherapy Services to Be One-Stop MTSS Provider to Support All Students appeared f

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