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Cybersecurity Remains the Top Concern for School IT Leaders for the Fifth Year Straight

EdTech Magazine

Since appearing on the first Consortium for School Networking’s State of EdTech Leadership survey in 2013 as a low priority, the topic of cybersecurity has skyrocketed in importance to K–12 IT leaders. The 2023 report, released in May, revealed that among the 1,200 ed tech leaders surveyed, cybersecurity remains their top concern for the fifth year in a row.

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60 Non-Threatening Formative Assessment Techniques

TeachThought - Learn better.

A 'non-threatening assessment' is one that provides data for teachers without the 'pressure' of tests and other traditional assessments. The post 60 Non-Threatening Formative Assessment Techniques appeared first on TeachThought.

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How ChatGPT made my lessons more engaging

eSchool News

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Much of the education narrative around ChatGPT has focused on the potential downsides of the AI tool (think Skynet from “The Terminator”). But as a high school teacher who has experimented with the sophisticated word predictor app in my economics, U.S.

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Shift to Providing Feedback as Students Work

Catlin Tucker

How can pulling feedback into the classroom help students develop confidence and improve their self-regulation skills? Feedback is one of the most powerful tools a teacher has to support students in achieving standards-aligned goals. Feedback also Provides clarity on learning goals and expectations. Guides students in understanding their strengths as well as areas in need of improvement.

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Enhancing Higher Education with Generative AI: A Responsible Guide

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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How Inclusive Education Positively Impacts All Students : A drop in the ocean – by Sujatha Sriram

ViewSonic Education

While inclusive education is often associated only with students who have special educational needs such as disabilities or learning difficulties, inclusivity is about more than meets the eye. Inclusion is all about celebrating diverse learners in the mainstream setup. It is the first step in changing perspectives and attitudes towards students with various difficulties and giftedness.

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30 K–12 IT Influencers to Follow in 2023

EdTech Magazine

Today, education and technology are so closely intertwined it’s hard to remember a world where they didn’t coexist. Over the past three years, school districts quickly adopted and integrated various technologies, from one-to-one device programs and new software to networks that could shoulder the increased demand. None of these innovations would have been possible with the hard work of K–12 IT leaders.

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How We’re Supporting Emerging Scholars Through Meaningful and Engaging Mentoring

Digital Promise

The post How We’re Supporting Emerging Scholars Through Meaningful and Engaging Mentoring appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Generative Textbooks

Iterating Toward Openness

I’ve limited myself to one hour of writing for this post, so it’s more a collection of thoughts than a coherent narrative. I expect I’ll have lots more to say on this topic in the future. For now, I just want to get the beginnings of this idea out into the world, together with some initial implications. Since ChatGPT’s meteoric rise to popularity, I’ve constantly been amazed by the creative ways people have imagined to make use of generative AI.

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ISTELive 23: How Can Professional Development Narrow the Digital Divide?

EdTech Magazine

One of the most robust conversations that came out of ISTELive 23 in Philadelphia was how critical professional development (PD) is to reducing the digital use divide. Six years ago, the Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology called up on “all involved in American education to ensure equity of access to transformational learning experiences enabled by technology.

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What You Might Have Missed in June–What’s up in July

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are the most-read posts for the month of June: June is Internet Safety Month 23 SAT/ACT Prep Online Resources What is a Growth Mindset? How to Clean Up Google Classroom for the Summer How to Teach Digital Citizenship in Kindergarten and 1st Grade When is Typing Faster Than Handwriting? Are you as Tech-Smart as a Fifth Grader? #3: Make Your Own Wallpaper The Supreme Court in America 13 Online Bridge Building Resources Here’s a preview of what’s coming up in July: The Three-click

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Enhancing School Device Management for Improved Learning

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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How Can We Use Micro-credentials to Assess Competency-Based Education?

Digital Promise

An overview of competency-based learning and assessments, and the unique competency-based micro-credential framework Digital Promise has developed

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Making Children's Media about STEM More Inclusive

Edsurge

Kareem Edouard has been doing research for years on how to make children’s media more inclusive. And these days he’s putting those ideas into practice — on a big platform. He’s applying his research as a creative producer for a new show on PBS called Work It Out Wombats! , aimed at teaching concepts of computational thinking to kids ages 3 to 6. Edouard is no stranger to making media.

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ISTELive 23: How Can Schools Ensure Equity for All Students?

EdTech Magazine

Equity problems persist in K–12 education, and speakers at ISTELive 23 didn’t sugarcoat the challenges schools and students are facing. Some sessions at this year’s conference focused specifically on equity and inclusion struggles, while others — specifically targeting esports, artificial intelligence and additional topics — included an equity component.

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Subscriber Special: New Teacher Survival Kit

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. K-5 New Teacher Survival Kit 9 ebooks, 65 digital posters $222.95 Marked down to $178.95 July 4th, 2023 K-5 tech curriculum textbooks (Common Core aligned)–a year’s worth of skills-based, project-based learning that ties into class units. Ultimate Guide to Keyboarding: K-5 –K-5 keyboard curriculum–essentials of keyboarding in 45-minutes a week K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum –click for mo

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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.

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Co-Designing Inclusive Onboarding for Learning and Employment Records for Greater Equity

Digital Promise

The post Co-Designing Inclusive Onboarding for Learning and Employment Records for Greater Equity appeared first on Digital Promise.

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American Students Deserve a Multilingual Education

Edsurge

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. The answer? Not enough. There are a number of research organizations collecting data about foreign language study and multilingualism in the U.S., however, with insufficient and lagging data from schools, this research has its limitations.

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ISTELive 23: Men of Color Lead the Way for STEM in Their Communities

EdTech Magazine

A 2021 Code.org report notes that only 51 percent of high schools offer computer science coursework, and a 2021 Pew Research Center report shows that Black students earned only 7 percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees in 2018. Abran Maldonado and Norval Connell are working to improve those numbers by exposing more young people of color from urban environments to computer science.

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Addressing Teacher Burnout, Post-Pandemic Learning Environments, and Public Mistrust through Strategic Planning

Education Elements

Last year, I relocated to my home state of Tennessee from New York City, and I had to secure a car for the first time in many years. As luck would have it, my first winter back in Tennessee was one of the state's coldest on record. Just enough snow fell in late December to make driving, especially up my steep driveway, a daunting experience. As I slowly crept up the hill toward my house, my tires spun in place.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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How to educate students on online behavior in a digital learning environment

Hapara

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] There are so many learning possibilities for students online. For starters, students can research a topic online for class and find dozens of sources instantly. Students can also learn concepts through multimedia, online collaboration, virtual simulations, open educational resources and more. With all that learners can do online, though, it’s easy for them to get sidetracked and wander down a rabbit hole of videos, memes, off-task conversations, ga

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After a Decade Working in Mental Health, This Future Teacher Is Headed for the Classroom

Edsurge

Joshua Davenport feels like he really knows how to talk to people. After a stint as a restaurant server, eight years working as a community crisis liaison, and the last three years as a restorative interventionist in a public high school, he’s learned how to read people, how to build their trust, and how to form meaningful connections with them. Those are all skills that he expects will serve him well when he becomes a classroom teacher in the not-too-distant future.

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OPINION: Let’s stop focusing on rankings and rethink what makes a good school

The Hechinger Report

Using your mind’s eye, visualize a good school. What does a good school look like? Maybe you see a place where children are excited and classrooms buzz with activity. Maybe you see a place where children are enjoying a nourishing meal together or running around on a well-maintained playground. Maybe you see children from diverse backgrounds learning together.

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Cybersecurity Tips from CoSN’s CEO and a Digital Security Expert

techlearning

Cybersecurity was the No. 1 concern of edtech leaders, a CoSN survey reveals. These easy-to-implement tips can help any school district quickly address cybersecurity weaknesses.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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CARES: A Framework for Family Engagement in Schools

Waterford

Find Expert-Led Strategies That Work for Your School Visit the Waterford webinars page to learn from educational experts like Candra Morris, Dr. Jenni Torres, Julie Christensen, and others on topics that include: Fostering Family Engagement Teaching with the Science of Reading Understanding the Six Literacy Strands And more! Both educators and families share a common goal: to provide strong support for students!

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Poolside Reads: Top Higher Ed Stories in 2023 — So Far

Edsurge

For professors and students, summer break has arrived! (Not so much, though, for parents figuring out child care.) We couldn’t let too much of this special season pass without bringing you an EdSurge summer reading list. It’s more than a little partial, because every single recommendation is a story of ours, published so far in 2023. However, to bring a bit of balance, we based our selection on which higher ed stories have been most popular with you, our dear readers.

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OPINION: We must remove barriers that keep teachers away from our profession and encourage a diverse workforce

The Hechinger Report

Schools can’t afford to lose teachers of color. And with public schools struggling to fill teacher vacancies with qualified educators, district and school leaders can’t afford to lose any more teachers,period. Today, less than one in five teachers identify as Black, Hispanic or Asian American amidst an increasingly diverse student population. It is time to take a hard look at the policies that keep our diverse students from learning from teachers who look like them.

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Half of teachers expect AI to make their jobs more challenging

eSchool News

Key points: A new survey highlights potential complications down the road as AI takes hold in classrooms Many districts don’t currently offer professional development for AI See related article: Edtech leaders offer guidance on safe AI classroom integration A majority of teachers and administrators in a recent survey believe artificial intelligence (AI) will have a significant impact on teaching and learning–but that impact may not be all positive, as roughly half of surveyed teacher

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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The Potential Impact of AI on Edtech

techlearning

The future of AI in the edtech sector, according to Dr.

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#EDUsky for Educators

Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

Teaching is too hard to do alone! Having a solid community to support you is essential. It seems these days at Twitter is imploding that we are all being scattered to the wind. Where do we gather together to share our resources and encourage each other around the topic of education? While there will never. The post #EDUsky for Educators appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Generative Textbooks – A Brief Example

Iterating Toward Openness

There was some interest in my post yesterday about what I called “generative textbooks,” but based on people’s comments I don’t know that I explained the idea very clearly. The idea of a “generative textbook” is that, instead of containing instructional content, it provides the learner with a series of prompts they can use to elicit information from a large language model like ChatGPT.

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The top 6 education trends for 2023

eSchool News

Key points: Trends change–but great teachers can take trends and transform learning SEL, gamification, and project-based learning are all some of the most popular instructional tools in 2023 See related article: Are you following some of today’s biggest learning trends? Teachers, we’ve made it! After a long and arduous school year filled with challenges, we have finally reached summer vacation.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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.