Ditch That Textbook
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Looking for some creative rules for teaching? These Pixar storytelling rules can help us unlock our creativity in the classroom. Pixar is one of the best at telling stories. It started with the groundbreaking Toy Story, the first entirely computer-animated feature film. What followed are some of my favorite animated films -- and my children's favorites, […].
A Principal's Reflections
OCTOBER 31, 2021
For many of us, our preparation to become teachers consisted of courses focusing on classroom management, lesson design, grading, and proven strategies that had withstood the test of time. We were also exposed to learning style theory and the many benefits it had on meeting the diverse needs of students. To this day, it is still heavily referenced, even though it has been debunked extensively.
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techlearning
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Better communication with students and more representation within edtech are just some ways we can better serve all special education students with technology, says University of California, Irvine’s Gillian Hayes.
Catlin Tucker
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
The last two years have been mentally and emotionally exhausting for everyone in education. As I work with leadership teams, many are struggling to engage their teachers in professional learning this year. Schools invested money in purchasing devices and improving access to reliable internet to meet the demands of the pandemic, and leadership teams want to keep the momentum going.
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.
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
In recent years, esports has become increasingly popular. Its audience increased by 38 million from 2019 to 2020, and it’s projected to reach more than 576 million by 2024. Female participation in the sport, however, hasn’t quite mirrored that pace. Sixty percent of female gamers in the U.S. and U.K. say there’s a significant lack of women participating in esports; nearly as many feel the gaming community isn’t doing enough to encourage female participation in the sport.
Neo LMS
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
At the beginning of the pandemic, if you are a little bit like me, you may have felt there’s no point in teaching in such an unpredictable context. Finding purpose when school moved completely online was an ongoing process of defining the what, how and why of teaching. For me, it always started with the why : Why should school continue if we are so unsure about our future?
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Catlin Tucker
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
A friend recommended Adam Grant’s podcast “ Is it safe to speak up at work ?” As I listened to this episode, I was thinking about the concept of psychological safety through my educator lens. My work focuses on supporting leaders, coaches, and teachers in transitioning from traditional teaching practices to blended learning. Blended learning is the combination of active, engaged learning online and offline.
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The competitive video gaming industry has taken off in recent years, and more high schools are tapping that enthusiasm to engage students in esports. This team sport is quashing the image of the lone video gamer. Instead, like a traditional athletic team, students work together to form strategies for particular games, such as the popular Fortnite, and practice to improve their skills.
Neo LMS
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Guided and independent practice look different in the online classroom than in the physical one. This doesn’t mean that practicing what students have learned is any less effective or important. However, some teachers have found it difficult to find a balance between the two. Guided practice seems like the best approach in synchronous online instruction, whereas independent practice is often overused in asynchronous settings.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 30, 2021
Here’s a preview of what’s coming up on Ask a Tech Teacher in November: Tracts and Genius Hour: A Great Combination. Halloween projects, lesson plans, apps, and a costume. Digital Storytelling. Civics in Schools. College or Career. Google Earth Lesson Plans. Geography Awareness Week. Digital Citizenship. Managing Difficult Parents. Rigorous Mathematics.
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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.
Dangerously Irrelevant
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in October 2021… Aftershocks , Marko Kloos (sci fi). Kings of Paradise , Richard Nell (fantasy). Kings of Ash , Richard Nell (fantasy). Kings of Heaven , Richard Nell (fantasy). Hope you’re reading something fun too! Related Posts. Books I read in May 2020. Books I read in June 2020. Books I read in September 2020.
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
At St. Lucie Public Schools in Florida, students engage in competitive video gaming, known as esports. But behind the team of players, there’s another team of content creators — student journalists, graphic designers, broadcasters and others. “The entrepreneurial spirit that they’re learning through the club activities is priceless.
Education Elements
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Hiring is often perceived as a heavy lift; and retaining and engaging great educators is proving to be a challenge. And, while administrators are focused on how to handle the needs and matters for all students, there is a tendency to forget and even overlook the needs of the staff. But truly supporting staff - and understanding their unique needs is critical to increase engagement, retention, and to effectively model how we can best support our students.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Here are the most-read posts for the month of October. National Bullying Prevention Month. October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. ow Tech-savvy Teachers Do It. Tract–A new way to learn. Tech to Help With Masks. Digital Citizenship Week–Oct. 18-22–Here’s What You Need. Artificial Intelligence in Education: Anecdotal Evidence. Remote Learning Varies Around the Country.
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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.
User Generated Education
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Wow, wow, wow! My students finished their displays in time for Halloween after spending many, many hours working on them. Now, they are in display cases in the lobby of our elementary school. I am so proud of them and rightfully, they are very proud of themselves, too. They worked so hard on them. A little history. I love Food Channel’s competitions and Halloween Wars tops my list.
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
What once seemed like part of a Ready Player One future schooling scenario has rapidly become a powerful tool for educational success. Scholastic esports, the inclusion of competitive video gaming in our schools, is most definitely on the rise. While we are still in the early adoption of esports into K–12 and higher education ecosystems, we’ve seen important trends emerge.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
If you get burned in a fire, you first treat the wound, but you also try to put the fire out. In education, we treat the wound and then usher our teachers back into the fire. Excuse the pun but they are more than burned out, they are scorched. Chelsea Prax, a program director at the American Federation of Teachers, sums it up succinctly. “You can’t deep-breathe your way out of a pandemic; you cannot stretch your way out of terrible class sizes; you cannot ‘individual behavior’ your way out of st
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 31, 2021
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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.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Testing anxiety shows itself in different ways for different students. It can range from refusing to do work, crying, hiding in the bathroom, and verbal aggression to physical behavior like flipping tables and desks or hitting school staff. Some students avoid school on test days, and many suffer from symptoms such as stomachaches or headaches. In special education programs, many of our students’ disabilities are closely related to anxiety, and testing can be a trigger that heightens those negat
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 30, 2021
Below is a collection of websites where you can access a wide variety of printable math worksheets to use in your class to help students with their math learning. Some of these sites also offer other.read more.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Burnout—it’s a single word but a constant theme in my conversations with educators who, this year more than any other, feel beaten down by ballooning workloads and unceasing pandemic-related stress. A survey by the Rand Corporation confirms this trend. In 2021, one in four teachers said that they were likely to leave their jobs within a year, up from one in six prior to the pandemic.
techlearning
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Project-based learning can foster student input, create hands-on opportunities, and lead to more unique learning experiences
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.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shift to virtual and hybrid learning left families and educators with important discoveries, including the realization that family engagement and home-school communication are critical to student success. One-way communication falls flat, and families must be engaged with schools in order for schools to create and maintain equitable learning environments for students, says Mahnaz R.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 31, 2021
In this post, I am sharing with you some of the best free QR Code generators for teachers and students. QR Codes are readable barcodes that store various types of data (e.g., the URL of a.read more.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
After witnessing their government fall to the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal, being torn away suddenly from their homeland, families and friends, and then escaping—only to spend several weeks in limbo on American military bases —thousands of young Afghan evacuees are bracing for their first days of class. For these students, the start of school will likely bring more than the typical jitters.
Teacher Tech
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
The menus have changed for Google Sheets. There is a new Extensions menu and the Add-on menu is OUT. The post How to Use the New Google Sheets Extensions Menu appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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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
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Community colleges have 14 percent fewer students in the fall of 2021 than they had two years ago, according to a preliminary enrollment report from the National Student Clearinghouse’s Research Center. Credit: Alison Yin for the Hechinger Report. As colleges around the country resumed in-person learning in the fall of 2021, many educators expected students to return to campus after taking a pandemic gap year.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Below are some of the best digital art making tools that teachers and students can use to create a wide variety of educational artworks including beautiful graphics, icons, banners, brochures,read more.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Today’s college students grew up steeped in social media and the internet, leading some observers to assume that they’re unconcerned about all the data they generate online. But it turns out that young people today care a lot about their data privacy, even though they sometimes act in ways that jeopardize that privacy. That’s according to a new report from the nonprofit Future of Privacy Forum , which analyzed recent research about young adults from the U.S., China, Germany and Japan.
TeachThought - Learn better.
OCTOBER 30, 2021
Here are 50 of the best historical fiction books, divided by grade level, that promise to engage the most reluctant of readers. The post 50 Of The Best Historical Fiction Books By Grade Level appeared first on TeachThought.
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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