The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 8, 2024

Jim is also a Professor of Communication Studies and Lead Speech Instructor with Keiser University, which is based in Florida. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida and a Master of Arts degree in Communication Studies from Florida Atlantic University. He also earned his Ph.D

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

This article explores the significance of digital tools in social studies instruction, delving into their benefits, implications, and the emerging capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in both elementary and secondary settings.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

Today only 9 percent of low income students get a college degree by age 24, compared with 73 percent of higher income students, according to a study by the Pell Institute. Before considering a path to post-secondary education, students need help identifying and showcasing their own strengths from an early age.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Instead, they would rather stick their heads into their smartphones and stay glued to social media or texting their friends. Smartphone are making it impossible for our children to focus on anything else, least of all their studies. Author Bio: Andrew Carroll is a former high school social studies teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A lot of what I see is for secondary school. I'm doing things now that I would have never imagined doing five years ago, and a lot of that is due to the people I've been connected with through social media. 00:02:11:22 – 00:02:34:20 Debbie Tannenbaum It's become a really big passion to me.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Adams is certainly correct that teenagers aren’t reading nearly as much these days; one 2016 study suggests a third of U.S. Like it or not, smartphones and teens’ social media use aren’t going anywhere any time soon. My kids are still young, but I’m always thinking of how to instill in them a passion for books, so I read on.on

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2015

Increase student engagement and collaboration through social media, simulations, and games. The physical appearance of primary and secondary school classrooms is changing as many schools trade individual student desks for large tables around which students may sit with their laptops and tablets.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 19, 2019

It is a TV trope that writers love to use, along with the Cram School and School of No Studying. That is why the flipped classroom, blended learning, PBL, and many more teaching styles require a high degree of social learning. The popular kid has to work with the new kid. Best friends do not get to work together on an assignment.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2024

Holding several new books, I was transported back to my high school years, a time before smartphones and social media, when I would cautiously approach the gay and lesbian section of my local bookstore. They also posed lingering and emerging questions and identified critical links to current social, cultural and political realities.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

For example, a common concern among participants is how social media is transforming the kinds and sources of information students brought into the classroom. Special education studies and evaluation: $10,818,000. We’re thinking hard about our social media strategies. Research in special education: $56,000,000.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

“I don’t think my research is saying [other measures] don’t matter, but I don’t think they capture the whole picture,” said Nathaniel Anderson, who explored the disconnect between measures of child well-being and young people’s views on their mental health as part of his doctoral studies in public health at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Changing the way calculus is taught, proponents argue, helps more students find math approachable and relevant, making them therefore more likely to succeed while studying it. Loved honoring that mathematics is a web of ideas as opposed to a linear trajectory filled with pre-requisites,” one instructor posted on social media.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2019

But some studies suggest there’s a correlation between cell phone bans and better learning outcomes. One study of high schools in England found that those that introduced a mobile phone ban saw an improvement in student performance on a year-end test. “I’m

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Kyle Pace

JUNE 4, 2024

Yet, those studying English find many opportunities across diverse fields, leveraging their strong communication skills, analytical abilities, and creative thinking. From writing and teaching to public relations and legal studies, the skills honed through an English degree are universally applicable.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The National Council for the Social Studies urges us to find ways for our kids to “take informed action” based on what they have learned. Connecting emotion and content Jill Weber, a secondary school teacher in Cheney, Kansas, uses an effective ELA and social studies strategy called Note card confessions.

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 12, 2017

These were ditto sheets that contained a list of all of the subjects the class was to study, along with a list of suggestions for study under each, and a space for students to write their plans in each area. In the experiment Mrs. Shiel introduced the concept of work contracts.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The event garnered renewed social media attention in 2018, with many recognizing it as one of the more moving and compelling educational technology pitches of the last century. In education, Winthrop points to when Brazil tried to build a secondary education system that could meet the needs of students across a largely rural state.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security released a toolkit last week to help school districts educate teachers, parents and kids about dangerous behavior on the internet and social media.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Dr. Neelam Parmar; Teacher & Director of E-learning for Primary & Secondary Schools. There can also be a temptation for children to use other technologies whilst viewing content, such as utilising social media and temporary blocks on other tools during flipped learning activities should be considered.

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware additional organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Connect: www.nassp.org , @NASSP. Connect: www.ccsso.org , @CCSSO. extra-state jurisdictions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

One of the most impactful activities from my Master’s coursework in secondary English education was a reader biography. I would not be starting the year with a full study of Shakespeare’s “Othello.” This article is part of the upcoming guide, What Does Reading Well Look Like?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

. “Born connected: The rise of the AI generation”, reveals the app use and technology habits of children aged 4-18, detailing trends in screen time, social media and communications, mobile gaming, online entertainment, learning tools, and for the first time in the report’s history, use of artificial intelligence tools.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 3, 2019

Through his capacity as a social media influencer, he answered the questions below. Dr. Neelam Parmar is a Director of E-learning for Primary & Secondary Schools. Through her capacity as a social media influencer, she answered the questions below. Neil Rickus. Dr. Neelam Parmar. Nicole Ponsford.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Previous research indicates that students who report positive teacher-student relationships were more likely to report high engagement with their learning, and strong teacher-student relationships have been associated with higher academic performance, feelings of competence, greater attendance rates, and pursuit of secondary education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2018

Not only do these efforts include digital community building—through social media and text messaging channels —but they also include in-person events known as the Scholar Success Network, where students can meet peers with similar experiences and challenges.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2022

And with the emergence of streaming and the era of kids watching videos on tablets and on their parents phones, there’s been an explosion of content on YouTube and other social media platforms aimed at little ones. So what’s the impact of all these streaming videos on young minds? You mentioned being inspired by Fred Rogers.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

But in the age of social media, this part of adolescence can be tough -- both for kids to navigate and for adults to understand. New social media platforms come and go, often with features designed to captivate young users right in the midst of figuring out just who they are. It's a normal, natural part of growing up.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 23, 2017

What’s all the hype nowadays in elementary and secondary school classrooms? How necessary is it to be preoccupied with a gadget, be it a phone, the latest app or social media fix, or a simple fidget toy? Written by Kim Tinari-Shore, M.Ed. There’s certainly more movement during learning.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Your learners don’t come to your classroom with perfect math, language arts, science and social studies skills. They also don’t automatically know how to cope with emotions and stress, view different perspectives with empathy and solve problems socially. Social awareness activities 7.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 28, 2017

A few weeks ago, I was given an advanced copy of Lisa Johnson’s new book, Cultivating Communication in the Classroom: Future-Ready Skills for Secondary Students. This book gives thoughtful insight into not only communication styles but true forms of twenty-first-century communication and collaboration like social media and curation.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Especialista en Educación Superior a Distancia 8:00am Go Global: Collaborating Teachers and Students Across the World Using Google Classroom - Shenna Kate Torres (Undergraduate Student- Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Biology) Once you go global, there is no coming back! -

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When it comes to reading for pleasure, students have so many other competing interests available to them – movies, games, social media, and TV shows – that we need to aim to make it an attractive, conscious choice. The goal of the study was to observe and offer solutions to areas that these students found challenging or inaccessible.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

The Canadian Education Association 's 2015 Ken Spencer Award has awarded Inquiry Hub Secondary School with first place. Inquiry Hub Secondary School – School District No. Inquiry Hub Secondary School is a wonderful example of personalized learning within the public school system. FIRST PLACE. The Inquiry Hub (iHub).

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is especially true for secondary students. Younger learners are used to SEL (socio-emotional learning) practices like sharing circles and morning meetings; these procedures tend to fade away as students get older and into more specialized secondary content. Students do not need permission to use the space.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 18, 2017 Doubts about whether internet filters protect teenagers online | University of Oxford → A new study casts doubt on whether such technologies shield young teenagers after finding no link between homes with internet filters and the likelihood of the teenagers in those households being better protected.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 7, 2021

I’ve also marked which of these are also ‘digital and social media-friendly’–that is, useful online as well as off. For example, if you were studying calculating the area of a circle, you could ask students to stand and say anything true about the the process. Use your imagination! Literature Circles.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

Just a disclaimer though, I am a high school math teacher, so a few of the tech-tools I reference in this post belong mostly in a secondary math classroom, but with a little elbow grease and ingenuity, there are ways to fit them into any K-12 math curriculum as well.

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