A Principal's Reflections
JUNE 13, 2021
There is always a great deal of focus on the why, how, and what in relation to standards, curriculum, and essential concepts when it comes to learning. While these are definitely important, a rapidly changing world requires the cultivation of disruptive thinkers who have the competence to replace conventional ideas with innovative solutions to authentic problems.
Digital Promise
JUNE 15, 2021
For educators, finding high-quality products in an enormous edtech market is challenging. Educators’ plates are already full, which can make the time-consuming task of vetting edtech tools feel overwhelming. Educators we’ve collaborated with regularly share that even when they are vetting products, when the information is all produced by the product’s team, it’s impossible to verify.
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Education Elements
JUNE 15, 2021
I was recently struck by a piece by Elena Aguilar , the “coach’s coach,” about acting in one’s sphere of influence to create change. She writes that when looking at making change in the world, the best place to start is within one’s sphere of influence. In other words, systemic change is not just a collective responsibility, it’s also an individual responsibility.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 17, 2021
Oscar Rico describes his first days as technology director at Canutillo Independent School District in El Paso, Texas, as an effort to “swim an ocean” of information. It was spring 2020, in the early days of the pandemic. He had experience as a biology teacher, high school administrator and middle school principal, but none in technology. Rico says he scrambled to learn about specific technologies that could support CISD’s mission, but the need to quickly enable remote learning eclipsed other co
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 CoolCatTeacher
JUNE 18, 2021
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. There’s a new generation in town. That’s right. Gen Z is now followed by Generation Alpha. Today’s guest, Mike Fisher has been studying Gen Alpha and wants to talk about how they are different and what we need to know about teaching this generation of students.
Catlin Tucker
JUNE 14, 2021
This challenging school year has made it clear that educational institutions and educators must be flexible and willing to adapt to a changing educational landscape. This will be easier to do if school leaders harness the talent on their campuses and create systems that encourage teachers to learn with and from each other. Professional learning should not be relegated to a handful of all-staff training days.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 15, 2021
After more than 12 years working with one-to-one device programs, I’ve heard some pretty interesting tales when it comes to device care. One very 21st century take on “the dog ate my homework” came after a tablet was returned with some serious teeth marks! Fortunately, there are some simple tips that IT teams can share with students to help them protect their devices.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 18, 2021
In the grad school classes I teach and my coaching sessions, the biggest problem facing teachers is not the 3R’s or equity or differentiation. It’s technology. In an education environment that is taught remotely as much as in person, this has become a big deal. A few months ago, I took a poll. Here are the results: If you’d like to see the earlier poll (from over ten years ago), here it is.
EdNews Daily
JUNE 18, 2021
By Kandace Bethea The pandemic has certainly presented us with many nearly insurmountable challenges, but challenges also bring change and opportunities for improvement. At Marion County School District, we’ve long been focused on our youngest learners, and meeting the needs of those students has continued to be a source of difficulties and opportunities throughout the pandemic.
Neo LMS
JUNE 15, 2021
Over 600,000 new businesses open each year in the U.S. Nearly half of the country’s workforce is employed by small businesses. So, it’s no surprise that the next generation wants to continue the trend of entrepreneurship. As an educator – especially online – you have a unique opportunity to help your students realize their goals so they can eventually bring them to life.
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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.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 18, 2021
As the International Society for Technology in Education prepares for its second annual virtual conference, attendees can join ISTELive 21 from the comfort of their couches. The conference, which kicks off on June 26, looks to the future of education with a theme of redefining the learning landscape. Aimed at supporting a return to the classroom in the fall, many of the presentations explore how to innovate with the tools and knowledge gained during the past year and a half of online learning.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 15, 2021
MTI 558: Teach Writing With Tech. Starts Monday, June 21, 2021! This is the last chance to sign up. Click this link to sign up. Educators participate in this five-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop to learn about widely-available digital tools that will help their students develop their inner writer. Resources include videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects.
Edsurge
JUNE 17, 2021
We’ve all been there. After typing in a search query, the results just don’t match our expectations. We try a new combination of words, changing our search from a question, cutting it down to just an essential few words, hoping the results will give us information to a burning question. Students also experience the same frustrations, whether they’re conducting research in a science classroom or looking for the perfect picture for the book trailer they are making in English language arts.
EdNews Daily
JUNE 18, 2021
By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark In Part One of this series, we envisioned a world where vastly greater numbers of students could improve their cognitive skills so that they score at the 70th percentile or higher. Why the 70th percentile? Because students who perform at the 70th percentile and above generally can learn what they need to without adjustments to the curriculum and instruction.
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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.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 14, 2021
Despite all of its challenges, 2020 left some positive memories with respect to gaming. Esports players who compete in Fortnite, Rocket League or League of Legends will remember it as the first year of the Intel Inspires event. Intel Inspires hosted its inaugural tournament last year for players of these three games. The virtual event was a success for players and colleges alike.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 14, 2021
Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Jeremy Keeshin, is the CEO and co-founder of CodeHS , a leading coding education platform for schools, used by millions of students. He believes educators must focus on teaching students the building blocks of technology–coding, problem-solving, and the vocabulary that clarifies both. Here are a few of the essential tech words that should be part of a students’ daily conversation not just in a tech class but in all learning.
Edsurge
JUNE 15, 2021
Long before the advent of personal computers, inventors and researchers created what they called “teaching machines” in hopes of revolutionizing education. Some of these creations date back to the 1920s, and were made from wood and brass. Yet today’s edtech leaders often ignore or choose to forget this history, argues Audrey Watters, a longtime critical observer of edtech, who calls it “historical amnesia of the past.
eSchool News
JUNE 16, 2021
As COVID made quite painfully clear, student access to reliable high-speed internet and engaging digital tools is essential. But many students don’t have access to these resources at school, at home, or both, leading to larger questions about the role of digital equity and student success during–and after–the pandemic. A new CoSN study , supported by a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, gives educators and policymakers a detailed view of students’ at-home learning
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.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 16, 2021
The annual back-to-school superintendent conference day on Sept. 3, 2019, at New York’s Monroe-Woodbury Central School District should have been one of excitement and reconnection for staff and administrators. But that wasn’t the case for Bhargav Vyas, who serves as the district’s assistant superintendent for compliance and information systems as well as its data protection officer.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 17, 2021
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: Open a New Word Doc without Program.
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2021
Colorado is poised to enact legislation that will allow four-year institutions to offer associate degrees to students who have dropped out despite making significant progress toward a bachelor’s degree. The initiative, a switch-up on the growing number of community colleges offering four-year degrees , is part of wider efforts to support students and workers who were dealt a blow by the pandemic.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 16, 2021
Eighteen-year-old Nyché Andrew stepped on stage to take the podium in front of her classmates and their families on an overcast afternoon last month. “We would like to take this moment to acknowledge the Dena’ina Athabascan people and the wisdom that has allowed them to steward the land on which Anchorage and Service High School reside,” the high school senior said.
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.
techlearning
JUNE 14, 2021
Career technical education is gaining expanded interest and funding support in the wake of the pandemic
eSchool News
JUNE 14, 2021
We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?
Edsurge
JUNE 17, 2021
Digital tech has changed other knowledge industries much faster than higher ed, but seismic shifts are still coming to colleges. So a sideways look at consumer behaviors when it comes to music, movies and newspapers provides insight into where higher education is going and what leaders can do to prepare for the future. Once upon a time, the music industry meant gramophones, Victrolas and record players, and large companies called labels controlled what got recorded, the talent that recorded it a
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 16, 2021
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — By his own account, Oscar Tendilla was a horrible middle school student, unmotivated and indifferent. Last month he became his family’s first college graduate. He now has plenty of career options, no debt and a diploma from Cornell University. The 21-year-old son of Mexican immigrants relishes the tale of his turnaround. “I did poorly in middle school because I didn’t care,” Tendilla told me.
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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
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JUNE 12, 2021
Be Internet Awesome is one of our favourite resources for learning about online safety and digital citizenship. It features a wide variety of resources designed by Google in partnership with experts.read more.
Teacher Tech
JUNE 17, 2021
Microsoft Edge Browser I think I’ve reached a point professionally where I automatically assume that Google Chrome is the default web browser. It’s been years since I’ve seen someone use Firefox, and the one time I saw a colleague using Internet Explorer (in 2015) I was honestly in shock–I had been so used to Google… Read More » Enrich the Learning Experience in Edge Browser.
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2021
The pandemic inspired some professors to get creative in their teaching as they tried to move in-person courses online in engaging ways. At Stanford University, a popular large-lecture course used a giant video wall to let professors see as many of the course’s 250 students at once as possible and try to read the virtual room the way they can in a large auditorium.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 14, 2021
In 2013, families at a Seattle high school raked in more than $100,000 for a raffle to win a Tesla Model S. This story also appeared in South Seattle Emerald and The Nation. The year before, the parent teacher association at Garfield High cleared $40,000 in raffle tickets for a Nissan Leaf. Other schools in this tech-boom city rely on lavish galas to raise as much as $422,000 in a single night , and some spend almost as much as they haul in.
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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