Education Elements

OCTOBER 31, 2018

This blog post was originally published on the CompetencyWorks website, based on data from former Ed Elements team member Mike Wolking.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 31, 2018

What happens when educators go beyond school walls to gain a global perspective on teaching and learning? Four teachers from across the United States were invited to join Digital Promise at the e-Learning 2018 Korea International Conference in Seoul, South Korea. The conference brought together educators, students, researchers, and policymakers to explore challenges and opportunities related to preparing the next generation for a future filled with technological innovation, referred to as the Fo

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

I was excited in August when Google Classroom got an upgrade. The feature I was most excited about was the Google Classroom comment bank. Two year ago, I decided I was all done taking grading home and moved all feedback and assessment into my classroom , so I was hopeful the comment bank would make giving real-time feedback in class even easier. The comment bank is a nice addition, but teachers still have to copy and paste the comments into the document OR create a comment, type the hashtag symb

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

How K–12 Schools Can Get Started with Blended Learning. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 10/29/2018 - 09:41. Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for sixth-grade students. That meant our incoming seventh-grade students would not only have Chromebooks, but they would know how to use them. Entering the school year, I had the following assumptions: All of our classroom management problems would be solved because our students would be engaged with technology.

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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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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

I recently read a report that said schools in the UK spend £900mn per year on educational technology. It shows that clearly, EdTech is becoming an integral part of our classroom learning. Our regular classrooms are steadily transforming into ‘tech classrooms’, with an integration of learning apps like Kahoot, interactive boards, inexpensive VR devices like Google Cardboard and Class VR , voice operated devices, online flashcards , virtual assistants, etc., into our curriculum.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Leadership is far from a science. Many would even argue that it is more of a form of art. Since effective leadership means different things to different people, I wanted to dive a little deeper into this debate to glean a better understanding as to what great leaders do. It consists of a convergence of art and science. Tanveer Nasser shares this perspective: Unlike science, art allows for a more subjective interpretation of ideas or concepts; that there’s no need for a singular, fixed answer or

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Is K–12 Education Ready for 5G? eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 10/31/2018 - 12:13. 2020 is just around the corner. That’s when experts predict that 5G wireless will be broadly available. . Increasing data speeds and responsiveness times by nearly 1,000 percent , a fully functioning 5G network could be a game-changer in the way universities use, manage and set up everything from IoT devices to data-heavy applications like augmented and virtual reality.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Traveling to school districts across the country for sales meetings, onboarding and professional development sessions can be exhausting. Use these suggestions to find the benefits. The post 5 Ways to Make Vital Work Travel Productive and Fruitful appeared first on Market Brief.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Julienne Cruz has taught math in public schools for eight years and has seen many students struggle with learning math. When asked about her students’ attitudes towards math, she noted: “Students from kindergarten to third grade tend to like math; they think it’s fun to think about patterns. Around third to fourth grade, when math starts to get ‘hard,’ students begin to develop anxiety.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Julia Bamba on Episode 383 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Julia Bamba leads a personalized high school. After three years, they are graduating their first senior class. Learn about their successes and lessons from this revolutionary approach to learning being piloted in many districts.

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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.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 28, 2018

The use of Destination Imagination (DI) has been recommended by my supervisor for use with gifted students. I teach gifted students at two Title 1 elementary schools. DI MISSION. To engage participants in project-based challenges that are designed to build confidence and develop extraordinary creativity, critical thinking, communication, and teamwork skills.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

3 Ways K–12 Schools Can Guard Against Cryptomining. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 11/01/2018 - 08:56. Most malware is all about money, and last year’s rise in the value of cryptocurrencies created an incredible opportunity for malware authors. . Rather than build botnet armies that they hoped to rent to spammers or DDoS networks , they could build them to directly generate real money and cut out the middleman. .

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Today’s students are truly digital natives. Not only were they born and raised surrounded by technology, but that technology was in advanced stages of development. If teachers and even university students still remember floppy disks and have used CDs frequently in their time, younger kids connected directly with the cloud. They use technology in every aspect of their lives and academic activities make no exception.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Dr. Justin Aglio in episode 382 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Dr. Justin Aglio has partnered with Carnegie Mellon and MIT to develop a middle school curriculum teaching Artificial Intelligence. Learn how they did it and what they are teaching in today’s episode. Project Pals has a useful classroom collaborative platform that lets you create and manage projects for your students.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Today’s students see themselves as digital natives , the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Teachers, parents and policymakers certainly acknowledge the growing influence of technology and have responded in kind.

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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Every summer, I bought a planner in hopes that this would be the year that I would use it for the entire year. Just like all my New Year’s Resolutions though, I would keep it up for about a week or two, then forget about it. For the rest of the semester, I would write […].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 29, 2018

November is a short month, with a week off to celebrate the holiday. Here’s a preview of what’s coming up on Ask a Tech Teacher: Book Review: Repositioning Educational Leadership. Hour of Code activities. Let’s talk about Measuring Up–from Mastery Education. Thanksgiving Activities That Keep You in Charge of Learning. The Power of Symbols–What does ‘Turkey’ mean?

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 28, 2018

James Clear on Episode 381 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. James Clear, author of Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones , talks about healthy habit building for students and teachers. Project Pals has a useful classroom collaborative platform that lets you create and manage projects for your students.

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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

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Kimberly Sheppard is a personalized learning coach for Henry County Schools in Georgia. In that capacity, she is participating—along with eighty or so of her Henry County colleagues—in the Assessment for Learning micro-credential project , led by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE). In June, she submitted evidence for and earned all the micro-credentials in the full stack , “Leading a Performance Assessment Community.

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Ditch That Textbook

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Grades. As students, we get them. As teachers, we give them. In our education system learning is measured by a score which translates into a grade. But what does a grade really mean? A grade should be a reflection of what the student has learned. However, we all know that isn’t always the case. What […].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Here are the most-read posts for the month of October: Halloween Projects, Websites, and Apps. The Impact of VR on Student Education. Is technology outpacing you? Differentiation Simplified with Study.com. Resources for Digital Citizenship Week. Engagement through Competition. October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. What Qualities Make an Effective Teacher?

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

John Larmer on Episode 385 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. John Larmer, the editor at the Buck Institute, talks about common barriers to effective project-based learning and how to overcome them. Project Pals has a useful classroom collaborative platform that lets you create and manage projects for your students.

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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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

For many students, school may be the most diverse setting they experience in their entire lives. And former NPR host Michele Norris is working to use that opportunity to get classrooms talking about race, and to share their “experiences, questions, hopes, dreams, laments or observations.” “You lose the opportunity if you don’t find a way to talk to each other,” she said in an interview this week.

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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Today was an unseasonably warm yet gloomy, drizzly day in Indiana. If you were in a school today, you might have spent it indoors, away from the elements and completely dry. I spent part of it walking in the rain. On purpose. I was leaving the airport and making my way toward the long-term economy […].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2018

November 1st-8th: Buy the K-8 curriculum ; get the 55-page Hour of Code bundle for free. What’s in the Hour of Code bundle? 30 K-8 coding activities, organized by grade. 138 images. aligned with ISTE and Common Core. lots of options to differentiate for student needs. Questions? Ask Jacqui Murray at askatechteacher at gmail dot com. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Education Elements

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As a learning organization, we are always improving and iterating. School leaders often ask us: “How do I select the right content for my blended classroom?” To help answer this question, we’ve developed an infographic and guide to " Selecting Curriculum to Support Personalized Learning ".

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Sometimes the details former students recall from class is nothing short of amazing. A few years ago I had a student named Abby in my history class, who had always been in self-contained special education classrooms. Her teacher wanted her in my class for socialization purposes, and she did well. A year later, Abby began stopping by my class to deliver notes from the office a few times a week and I was always delighted to see her.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The Most Important Question Every Assessment Should Answer by Terry Heick The difference between assessment of learning and assessment for learning is a crucial one, in many ways indicative of an important shift in education. Traditionally, tests have told teachers and parents how a student “does,” then offers a very accessible point of data (usually […].

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

I thought I had a pretty good handle on universal design for learning (UDL), but after chatting with Katie Novak , Ed.D., I realize I didn’t understand the framework at all. Novak, author of UDL Now! A Teacher’s Guide to Applying Universal Design for Learning in Today’s Classrooms, Second Edition and assistant superintendent of schools at the Groton-Dunstable (MA) Regional School District, helped me truly understand what UDL is and, perhaps more important, what it isn’t.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2018

. “Balanced literacy.” It means different things to different people. On the importance of explicit, systematic phonics instruction , I agree with Emily Hanford’s arguments in her recent article. I also believe that part of the reason we are still having this debate of phonics versus whole language versus balanced literacy is a matter of definitions.

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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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