The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 14, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Im honored to contribute to The Future of Education Technology for K-12 , a new publication exploring how AI, digital citizenship, career exploration, cybersecurity, and classroom technology are shaping the future of education where I share my thoughts alongside other thought leaders including Ms.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 10, 2025
The introduction of Gemini, Googles generative artificial intelligence tool, offers educators many opportunities to enhance their productivity via one of K12s most popular platforms, Google Workspace for Education. I have been using AI in my Spanish language and STEAM classes at Riverview School District in Oakmont, Pa., for several years. And I have been exploring the capabilities of Gemini on a personal and professional level ever since its release.
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A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 2, 2025
" The future doesn't need us to memorize its answers; it needs us to master the art of asking better questions." The future won't wait for us to catch up; it will demand that we've already anticipated its needs, making future-proofing learning not a luxury but the very oxygen of survival. Recently, on my podcast Unpacking the Backpack , I discussed this topic in detail after revisiting a blog post I wrote in 2021.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 14, 2025
Two math celebrations are coming up: Pi Day and World Maths Day Pi Day Pi Day is an annual celebration commemorating the mathematical constant (pi). It is observed March 14 since 3, 1, and 4 are the three most significant digits of in the decimal form. Daniel Tammet, a high-functioning autistic savant, held the European record for reciting pi from memory to 22,514 digits in five hours and nine minutes until 2015 when Rick de Jong of the Netherlands recited pi to 22,612 digits in five hours and
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.
Hapara
MARCH 12, 2025
Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) is an independent school district located in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County. Just northeast of downtown Los Angeles, it serves K-12 learners in the cities of Pasadena, Sierra Madre and Altadena. The district includes 23 schools with over 14,000 learners.
EdTech4Beginners
MARCH 10, 2025
Nursing is a diverse field with many avenues to pursue depending on your ambitions. Registered nurses (RNs) hold the most common nursing position, and some RNs use this as a platform. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) starts your career as an RN and opens the door to other positions. Such positions, like clinical nurse specialists and leaders, carry more responsibilities and require a masters degree.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 5, 2025
The integration of AI into tech tools has become inevitable, and augmented reality is no exception. While use cases for AR have evolved over the years, the technology has gained most popularity in the wearables sector through the introduction of headsets (Microsoft HoloLens, Meta Quest and Magic Leap) and, more recently, AI-integrated smart glasses (XREAL, RayNeo).
Edsurge
MARCH 10, 2025
Nancy Muoz is on her second act this time, in a school and she feels shes finally where she belongs. After a long career working in health care, the pandemic led her to seek a new opportunity. She found it in the form of an operations coordinator role inside a middle school in Camden, New Jersey. In that position, Muoz sits at the front desk what she calls the face of the house answering phone calls, sending emails, receiving visitors.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 18, 2025
Minecraft has been popular with kids for a long time with no sign of slowing down. It’s useful for teaching a plethora of subjects, from history to math to geology to tech skills. Just as important, it’s that rare fun lesson that teaches problem solving and critical thinking without the usual pain. Edweek has a good article that focuses on Minecraft and coding, a quick three-minute read that is well worth your time: How Playing Minecraft Can Help Students Learn Coding Skills “S
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 10, 2025
Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers werent explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned how to read words, no one taught them how to make sense of the sentences and paragraphs. Some kids naturally got it. Some didnt. Since then, reading researchers have come up with many ideas to foster comprehension.
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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.
EdTech4Beginners
MARCH 10, 2025
As adults, we often navigate a sea of contradictory media reports. With age, it becomes easier to pick up on the nuances, biases, and misinformation within such reports. However, we cant expect the youth to understand the complexities of the media. Thats because their sole understanding of the media often comes from what they see on social media or their parents.
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 3, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In the demanding world of education, self-care for teachers is more crucial than ever. With the high burnout rates and compassion fatigue prevalent in teaching, finding effective teacher burnout solutions is essential. Mindfulness in education, educator mental health, and gratitude practice for teachers are powerful strategies that can transform the teaching experience.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 14, 2025
Schools are frequently overwhelmed by the sea of information they must swim through when selecting an educational technology provider, whether theyre looking for hardware or software solutions. The result? Everything is a bid. But its more like a reverse auction, with K12 schools usually going with the lowest bidder, even when they prefer another vendors technology solutions.
Edsurge
MARCH 4, 2025
Near the beginning of every semester, Sarah Z. Johnson has her students make her a promise: If they think about dropping the class, they will meet with her first. While many of the students roll their eyes, it may save at least one student a year, says Johnson, who is a writing instructor and head of the writing center at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin.
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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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 13, 2025
Here are quick, safe spots to send students for research ( click here for updates to the list ): CoolKidFacts kid-friendly videos, pictures, info, and quizzesall 100% suitable for children Dimensions academic research gearedfor college-level Fact Monster help with homework and facts Google Earth Timelapse what changes to the planet over time Google Trends whats trending in searches History Channel great speeches How Stuff Works the gold standard in explaining stuff to kids Info Please events cat
Ditch That Textbook
MARCH 12, 2025
This post is written by Trinidad Algorta. Trini is an EFL teacher, mentor, and teacher educator at the Alianza Cultural Uruguay-Estados Unidos with experience in F2F, online, and remote teaching. She has taught in programs like Ceibal en Ingls and Sembrando, as well as the Access Microscholarship Program. Passionate about broadening students' horizons and strengthening […] The post Empowering student voice with TED Ed Student Talks appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
EdTech4Beginners
MARCH 10, 2025
A doctorate degree is as far as you can take your education. The academic summit. In a world where about forty percent of the population goes to college at all, and a small fraction of that minority goes onto graduate school , doctorate degrees are truly rarified air. Online learning, though increasingly popular, is often viewed with a degree of skepticism by those who have only been exposed to more traditional learning avenues.
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 24, 2025
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, teacher retention and customized learning are at the forefront of discussions among educators and administrators. With teacher shortages becoming a pressing issue nationwide, innovative approaches to instructional leadership and personalized learning are important.
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
MARCH 17, 2025
Tomorrows competitive job market is going to require artificial intelligence skills, and K12 students should prepare now. Winston Roberts is passionate about ensuring that students have the generative AI knowledge they need to land that perfect job. Roberts is the AI innovation lead at Foundation Academies in Trenton, N.J., and founder of Teacher in a Suit.
Edsurge
MARCH 10, 2025
Americas schools are facing a crisis in reading achievement. The recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that only 31 percent of 4th graders and 30 percent of 8th graders were reading at or above a proficient level. Dr. Julie A. Evans, the CEO of education nonprofit Project Tomorrow , has found that educators across the country are grappling with the intertwined challenges of declining student engagement and persistent social-emotional issues.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 3, 2025
Here are the most-read posts for the past month: 13 Online Resources About Kids News Resources Random Acts of Kindness Day is Coming. How Will You Celebrate? Integrating Technology in Education for Modern Classrooms 11 Valentine Sites For Students K-2 How to Make Learning Math More Interactive and Engaging Engineers Week Feb. 16-22 2025 Presidents Day Activities Feb. 17, 2025 Unlocking Learning Fun: How Educational Bini Games Foster Child Development Tech Tip #107: Ways to Avoid Phishing 25+ Vid
Ditch That Textbook
MARCH 15, 2025
Use tools like ChatGPT to make creative teaching ideas (and templates) work for your class -- no matter what you teach. Imagine it. you're scrolling through teaching ideas and find one that lots of teachers really like.You'd LOVE to use it, but you think. "nahhhhh, that would never work with what I'm teaching."Instead […] The post How AI can make any template work for your class appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
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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
EdTech4Beginners
MARCH 4, 2025
As classrooms rely more on technology, finding the best school charging cart keeps your devices organized, charged and secure. It creates a smoother, more efficient learning environment for you and your students. With laptops and tablets now essential for learning, you need a reliable solution to avoid the chaos of tangled cords and misplaced products.
Hapara
MARCH 12, 2025
Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Attention is at the heart of every successful learning experience. Whether learners are discussing, problem-solving or diving into assignments, their focus plays a big role in their success. Keeping that focus in a busy classroom environment is not easy, especially in a digital environment where the internet competes for learners attention.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 21, 2025
Everywhere you look in the current educational technology landscape, theres a newer, better, more promising artificial intelligence (AI) tool. But as the dust settles, K12 ed tech leaders and educators are learning that there isnt a one-size-fits-all model for education, and large language learning models, such as ChatGPT, arent always the perfect fit.
EdNews Daily
MARCH 23, 2025
By Thom Markham The next world is AI-integrated, project-driven, future-focused, and human-inspired Is AI bad? Is AI good? Should we recoil in fear or embrace a new technology that some believe holds the seeds of our own destruction as creative human beings? Thats the divide now. And schools, more than any other institution, are destined to face the dilemma of AI.
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 12, 2025
I know–many consider online services that write papers for you as a hard no, but let’s talk about that. Anecdotal data indicates 5-15% of students use these services, just don’t tell their teachers or parents. Why do they consider them useful rather than unacceptable? The Ask a Tech Teacher team came up with a list of reasons. Here me out.
Ditch That Textbook
MARCH 12, 2025
This post is written by Paula Johnson. By day, Paula teaches virtual special education to 8th-12th graderswhere her flexibility rivals her coffee intake (which is dangerously high). By night (or whenever she has Wi-Fi), she is deep in the world of AI, helping shape policies that keep education innovative and responsible. She serves on the […] The post The 5 most important tools for virtual learning appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
eSchool News
MARCH 12, 2025
Key points: Robotics, coding, financial literacy–its easy to incorporate calculators Using free resources to connect the environment to education Helping science-averse teachers integrate STEM and literacy For more news on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEM hub When you hear the word calculator, I bet your mind immediately goes to math class and solving problems that cant be solved efficiently in your head or on paper.
Digital Promise
MARCH 12, 2025
The post How Innovative Leaders Practice Leadership for Digital Transformation appeared first on Digital Promise.
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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