4 Skills Tech Industry Employees Say Today’s Students Need to Succeed
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 16, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez From communication to STEM experience, these experts offer tips on future readiness.
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Grade Interviews
Catlin Tucker
AUGUST 12, 2017
Over the last two years, I’ve moved further and further away from traditional grading. I’ve blogged about grading for mastery of skills instead of the accumulation of points and ditching my traditional grade book in favor of an ongoing assessment document. I identify target skills and assess these critical skills over the course of the grading period.
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5 Ways to Help At Risk Children Succeed
The CoolCatTeacher
AUGUST 18, 2017
Episode 130 with Basil Marin on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Basil Marin @basil_marin takes us on a journey to help at risk children with these five steps. From the inspiring books to the essential mindsets, Basil will help us reach at risk kids because he speaks from experience.
12 Tools and Resources to Get Students to Create Instructional Videos
Teacher Reboot Camp
AUGUST 18, 2017
“Animation offers a medium of storytelling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world.” – Walt Disney. Research indicates that one of the most effective ways students learn is by teaching others. In my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom (published in September), students are sent on a mission to instruct others by creating their own video tutoria
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.
The History of STEM vs. STEAM Education (and the Rise of STREAM)
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 14, 2017
By Amy Pietrowski One K–12 educator offers an example of truly cross-curricular education.
Leading is Not Easy
A Principal's Reflections
AUGUST 13, 2017
This post, like so many, has been inspired by something I read. One of my favorite sites to glean more insight and knowledge on leadership is Inc. Even though the site shares content specific to business growth and innovation so many of the articles and opinion pieces connect to leadership in the education space. By using Flipboard I have instant access to many of the pieces that appear on Inc thanks to the fact that I have leadership set as one of my magazine categories.
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6 Questions to Consider as You Start the School Year
Tom Murray
AUGUST 16, 2017
It was August of 2000. I was about to enter my very first year teaching fourth grade in Pennsylvania. At 21 years old and a new college degree in hand, I thought I had a clue as to what it would take to be a new teacher. I had no idea that my first year teaching would be one of the most difficult and emotional years I’d ever have. My experiences that first year would change me for the rest of my life – both personally and professionally; experiences that I’ll share when I event
Tech in the Music Classroom Creates Efficiencies, Improves Accessibility
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 16, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Whether you’re a seasoned choir director or a teacher interested in exploring how music relates to your subject matter, technology can help.
Updates abound: New features for Flipgrid, Google Classroom, Formative and Kahoot!
Ditch That Textbook
AUGUST 14, 2017
This year is no exception. In fact, just yesterday (the day before I publish this post), Flipgrid threw a HUGE bash at their Minneapolis headquarters to release the all new Flipgrid and a slew of new features. It’s a good time to be in education, folks. Technology makes all sorts of meaningful, engaging education accessible [.].
Back to School! Seven Ways to Communicate with Your Community
Digital Promise
AUGUST 17, 2017
As President and CEO of Digital Promise and Senior Vice President of Educational Partnerships at Discovery Education, we spend much of our time on the road, meeting with school leaders and teachers across the country. A common theme we hear is the importance and challenge of keeping stakeholders not only informed, but also engaged. This is consistent no matter the size or location of the district.
Enhancing School Device Management for Improved Learning
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Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard with Donnie Piercey
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AUGUST 15, 2017
Episode 127 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Donnie Piercey @mrpiercey , co-author of the Google Cardboard Book , shows how we can add simple augmented reality to our classrooms. Sponsor: Owl Eyes. Owl Eyes has hundreds of free ebooks — the Canterbury Tales, The Odyssey, and all of Shakespeare’s work.
STEM Learning Advances When All Students Participate
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AUGUST 18, 2017
By Nathan Lang Programs are enriched by diversity and a personalized and collaborative approach.
A Range of Free, Downloadable, Writing Templates
EdTech4Beginners
AUGUST 16, 2017
I’ve made some writing frames, which are completely free to download (just right click and ‘save image as’, or find high quality PDFs by clicking this link ). I hope they are useful. 1) Narrow lined paper template: 2) Medium lined paper template: 3) Postcard writing template: 4) Recount writing template: 5) Recipe writing template: 6) Poetry Writing Template: 7) Letter Writing Template: 8) Instructions Writing Template: 9) Early Years Story Writing Frame: 10) Newspaper templat
Everything’s Bigger in Texas…Including (Maybe) the Data Breaches
Doug Levin
AUGUST 12, 2017
A data breach by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) offers a cautionary tale about how K-12 school districts and their vendors should communicate the (bad) news to stakeholders.
Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work
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Freedom to Learn
User Generated Education
AUGUST 12, 2017
I was painfully bored during my K-12 education. I looked forward to college anticipating that it would be different – more engaging, more interesting, more innovative. I was wrong. My undergraduate education, except for a few bright spots, was just an extension of my K-12 education including more grill and drill with sages on the stages (literally since I went to such a large university); taking notes and taking lots of multiple choice tests.
AP Computer Science Draws In More Girls, Minorities
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 17, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez A new style of teaching the complex topic has enticed a more diverse group of students than ever before.
Belief matters: How a growth mindset unlocks confidence and achievement
Ditch That Textbook
AUGUST 17, 2017
Recently, I had a rather enlightening conversation with my son and three of his friends. Two of his buddies absolutely hate school. They struggle and muddle their way through. Of course, they have their own special gifts; basketball is an area where they excel. But things like reading, writing, and math? Those don’t come as [.].
In The News: On Copyright Propaganda in ESSA
Doug Levin
AUGUST 12, 2017
As a favor to powerful industry lobbyists, ESSA mandates the teaching of the 'harms of copyright piracy' in schools.
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.
5 Ways to Reach Even Resistant Writers with Writer’s Workshop
The CoolCatTeacher
AUGUST 17, 2017
Episode 129 with Angela Stockman on the 10-minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Angela Stockman @AngelaStockman gives our writing workshop a makeover. The author of Make Writing , Angela is passionate about creating writing workshop experiences that are relevant to today’s learners and accessible to even the most resistant writers.
5 Ways Video Can Foster Teaching and Learning
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By Steve Zurier K–12 districts use cameras on phones, tablets and notebooks to extend classroom learning, confer with experts and arrange conferences with colleges and prospective employers.
High tech e-learning without the high price
Neo LMS
AUGUST 17, 2017
A natural response to the call by policy-makers to increase the use of technology in schools is cost. Many schools are struggling to provide quality education with the resources available, by example schools in Oklahoma have begun considering restricting the class week from five to four days. The funding crisis is perhaps a topic for another blog post (or five), however the converse of the conclusion: tech is expensive, is perhaps also true – technology can enable teachers and schools to r
The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning
Doug Levin
AUGUST 17, 2017
I have been critical of the treatment of technology in both the 2015 and 2016 Education Next back-to-school polls for a variety of reasons. Credit where it is due: the 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform expanded coverage of the topic and, while not perfect, is much improved. Here is what savvy readers should know about this year's findings.
Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu
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6 Education Leadership Challenges and How to Address Them
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AUGUST 15, 2017
When our team partners with a school district to tackle its toughest education leadership challenges, relationships are built at all levels of the organization. We may encounter superintendents and cabinet staff first, but we tend to find ourselves learning in many nooks and crannies of an organization over time, listening to content area specialists, IT staff, teachers and school leaders, and even attending parent nights or school board meetings.
Google Launches Classroom and Forms Updates Just in Time for School
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Go back to school with more efficiency, organization and personalization.
The importance of common, shared understandings
Dangerously Irrelevant
AUGUST 16, 2017
I had the chance recently to work with an awesome teacher-led school here in Colorado. Because the school already is pretty amazing, we spent most of our day and a half together fine tuning a few aspects of its work. One of the core values of this school – stated front and center in its mission statement – is its commitment to guiding students to become self-directed learners.
Josh Stumpenhorst’s Learning Commons: Drones, Literature, and Creativity
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AUGUST 16, 2017
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4 modern literacies students need to learn in school
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The educational system needs to change and adapt to new challenges faster than it does. This urgent need for change has been recognized by simple people and professional experts both inside and outside our schools for decades. In order for our students to be successful citizens of tomorrow, schools have to prepare them for the world of tomorrow, not for that of today, and especially not for that that the educational system was created for.
4 Ways Interactive Displays Boost Classroom Collaboration
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AUGUST 15, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez From SMARTBoards to innovative projectors, schools make use of new displays to engage students.
K-12 Cyber Incident Map: 8 School Districts Have Experienced Multiple Cyber Incidents Since 2016
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One interesting and potentially concerning trend that has emerged in compiling data for the K-12 Cyber Incident Map is that the number of schools and/or districts that have experienced multiple cyber incidents is increasing. This may be due to an increased reliance on technology for teaching, learning and school operations as compared to other districts and hence a greater exposure to cyber risks.
ORIGO Education Partners with Lakeshore
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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
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