Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

Creating effective lesson plans is the cornerstone of successful teaching and learning. When learning objectives are clear, and students are allowed to engage in organized and meaningful activities to help them become proficient at a targeted skill, it will lead to a productive classroom where learners are focused on achieving academic goals. Well-planned, creative lessons increase student achievement and help teachers create a more manageable classroom.

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Education Elements

MAY 16, 2022

"Feedback is a gift." Most of us have heard this common phrase as educators, coaches, and professionals. But if feedback is a gift, why does receiving it sometimes trigger uneasiness, anxiety, and stress?

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2022

School networks are getting faster and more modern, but school IT leaders and IT departments struggle to keep up with the demand for remote access and support, according to an annual CoSN survey. The State of EdTech District Leadership 2022 survey provides a high-level sense of what school district leaders think of the state of technology in education.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 15, 2022

It is quite hard to keep up with all the exponential changes we are experiencing. Take technology for example. We get used to a device or app and before we know it there has been a huge update that alters the experience or it’s gone and replaced by something else. I think we can all agree that disruptive change is not the standard in society, but the question becomes how is this impacting education?

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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.

Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 16, 2022

K–12 students today have grown up as digital natives, but they still have much to learn about the online world. Digital citizenship is the guidebook for how students can behave in and navigate an entire online world — a world where they will continue to operate in their personal and professional lives after graduation. Carrie James is a Harvard Graduate School of Education principal investigator at Project Zero and co-author of Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (and Adults Are Missing)

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Neo LMS

MAY 17, 2022

Student generations come and go, and the needs of today’s students aren’t the same as they were ten years ago. Similarly, there has to be a differentiation in professional development for teachers if we want them to keep up, adapt and find innovative ways to engage their students. . This is a major undertaking since the final goal of teacher professional development is the improvement of student achievement and growth. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2022

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using for Architecture and Engineering: Architecture. ASCEville –Civil engineering jobs, activities. Autodesk HomeDesigner –free; for olders or HS. Classroom Architect. The Geometry of Sustainable Architecture –in Google Earth. Design. Design Evo –create logos for free. Engineering. ASCEville –Civil engineering jobs, activities.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 20, 2022

As with many technologies used in K–12 learning environments, school leaders must guarantee that artificial intelligence is safe. In addition to the legal requirements placed on districts, there are ethical issues schools must consider before introducing new tech powered by AI and machine learning (ML). To do this, there must first be an understanding of what AI looks like in education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 17, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Awesome teachers connect with their students. KeKe Powell teaches second grade and has lots of ideas for ending the year and also just connecting with kids. She also shares some of her story of deciding to share what she does with a wider audience as she is becoming an education influencer.

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Digital Promise

MAY 17, 2022

The post Reinvent the Classroom Welcomes the Tulsa HP Teaching Fellows Cohort! appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 18, 2022

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month on that blog: Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future tip.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 20, 2022

To justify an investment in esports, the school board and other high-level administrators will need to approve the formation of a K–12 team. Despite the growth of esports at the K–12 level, when it comes to starting a team, some stakeholders are harder to convince. Whether the oppositional voice comes from an administrator or a skeptical school board, there are ways to make the case for esports.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Lumio has become my go-to exam review tool. I can quickly add review materials, create quick practice problems and work, and give students a way to practice without me. In this blog post, I’ll share how Lumio is a great tool for classroom teachers everywhere, whether you’re reviewing for a tough exam like my Computer Science class or teaching a regular lesson.

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2022

The post Students are the Heart of Education: How are They Guiding Innovative Solutions? appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Education 381

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2022

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Does MS Word Have ‘Research’?

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 19, 2022

Working in the cloud comes with many benefits for K–12 schools. Educators can provide feedback in real time, students can work together from anywhere and cloud technologies even help declutter classrooms. And that’s just with Software as a Service (SaaS), like Adobe Creative Cloud and Google Workspace. Schools are also finding benefits to transitioning their data centers to the cloud.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. School leadership is more challenging than ever. Assistant superintendent Chris Chappotin shares ideas for making yourself available, the importance of taking things off teachers' plates (and not adding to them), and questions you can ask when encouraging leaders. Practical, encouraging ideas are shared throughout this show for principals, administrators, and anyone working to encourage school leaders.

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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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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2022

Learning and Employment Records (LERs)—also referred to as digital wallets or verifiable credentials wallets—offer learners and workers the tools to communicate the totality of their skills and abilities to employers. But few people understand the value of this emerging technology and how to use it to their advantage. Preliminary research on the use of Blockcerts , a LER prototype at Georgia Tech, found that students were confused by the platform, frustrated by the unfamiliar terminology, and di

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

As an educator, I’m always looking for new and innovative ways to help my students prepare for exams. And when it comes to exam prep, there’s no reason you can’t use technology to make the process more engaging for your students. Technology can be a valuable tool for accomplishing this goal, and in this post, we’ll take a look at seven ways educators can use technology to help students prepare for exams.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

A version of this article first appeared at the Medium site of the Stanford GSE Office of Innovation and Technology. Blockchain has gotten plenty of attention lately as a new mode of exchange, allowing experimental cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the sale of NFTs in ways that leave an unalterable, fully transparent public record that tracks the transfer and ownership of digital things.

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Hapara

MAY 20, 2022

In order to prepare students to become successful future global citizens, they need to engage in deeper learning. This form of education helps teach students the critical collaboration and analytical skills they will need to succeed in the future workplace and society. It goes beyond the traditional surface learning, often characterized by memorization, standardized testing and teacher lectures. .

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 17, 2022

A question is only a strategy (for inquiry) and must therefore have a purpose if we want to evaluate its quality. The post The Difference Between A Good Question And A Bad Question appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2022

Close up of an illustration from the cover of a May 2022 study on high school grade inflation by ACT, a maker of college admissions tests. The ACT study found that high school grades rose between 2010 and 2022 while scores on the ACT fell. Credit: ACT Inc. It may be self-serving for a test maker to produce research showing that high school grades are rising and less reliable.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

The pandemic has dragged on, prompting colleges to ricochet back and forth on mask mandate policies and rules about holding classes in person versus online. Professors report that students are disengaged , so much so that it’s even hard to get them to take advantage of free support services. Many faculty and staff members say they feel burned out and demoralized.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2022

Parents and teachers can get students to read for fun by encouraging them to choose what they read or listen to and by helping them build other positive reading habits.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 17, 2022

How is education changing? From blended learning to social justice, here are 20 questions to clarify your teaching for 2023. The post 20 Questions To Clarify Your Teaching For 2023 appeared first on TeachThought.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 19, 2022

Below is a collection of some of great painting and colouring apps to help your kids unleash their expressive creativity and develop fine motor skills. These apps, mostly colouring games, provide.read more.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2022

In the classic children’s book, “ Henny Penny ,” the title character, Henny, a chicken, fears that the sky is falling when an acorn drops on her head. She quickly creates mass hysteria among her animal peers. In the story, she frantically considers multiple explanations before finally arriving at the truth: the sky is, in fact, not falling. The moral of this oft-told tale is quite clear: Don’t respond with panic and leap to inaccurate conclusions that incite confusion or anger.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2022

Virtual escape rooms incorporate riddles, puzzles, math, logic, and literacy skills to create an exciting adventure in education.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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