eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s easier than you think to begin using Minecraft Education in your classroom. During an FETC 2023 session, technology specialist Kristen Brooks from the Cherokee County School District offered an overview of how she engages her students with Minecraft Education. “When kids use Minecraft in the classroom, they’re so engrossed in what they’re doing that they forget they’re actually learning,” Brooks said.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2023

Teacher retention is anticipated to become one of the biggest challenges in K–12 education in 2023. Educators are leaving the profession in droves, with numerous states facing severe teacher shortages heading into the 2022-2023 school year. In the past two years, job dissatisfaction among educators has increased sharply, according to data from an American Federation of Teachers survey.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2023

Grade Level: 5th (or whichever grade you are teaching arrays) Background: None. This is an intro to MS Excel or spreadsheets Vocabulary: Excel, cell, rows, columns, paint bucket, borders, arrays, resize, formulas Time: About 30 minutes Steps: Open Excel or your preferred spreadsheet program. Review the basics–how to identify a cell (where the column and row intersect), what’s on the toolbars, especially where the paint bucket and border tools are found Resize the cells so they are sq

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

I love learning. As a classroom teacher, I always tried to improve my practice by reading academic and practice-based articles, attending trainings and connecting with fellow educators to share resources and troubleshoot challenges. The ability to learn and grow is part of what made teaching dynamic and energizing for me. Despite my love for learning, I strongly disliked most professional development sessions.

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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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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 25, 2023

The journal Nature, and all other Springer Nature titles, have updated their Guide to Authors with rules for using LLMs like ChatGPT when writing research articles for the publication. To summarize, the rules say: 1. DO NOT list the LLM as an author, and 2. DO describe how you used the LLM in a Methods, Acknowledgments, or other appropriate section.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s accepted wisdom that good relationships between teachers and their students lead to students who are willing to work harder in the classroom. Could those positive feelings also have an impact in the other direction, leading teachers to up their instructional game? As it turns out, yes. A University of Missouri study found that students who feel their teachers care about them also report receiving better instruction.

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MiddleWeb

JANUARY 25, 2023

As language specialist Tan Huynh learns Khmer, his 6th language, he looks into language acquisition as a skill, not a superpower. He suggests teachers support students’ multilingualism by maximizing translanguaging, learning in context, and integrating all language domains. The post Classroom Lessons from Learning Six Languages first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JANUARY 25, 2023

by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD I miss teaching. Not so much the rigors of bells, short breaks, endless … Why Capturing Imagination Is Important For Deeper Learning Read More The post Why Capturing Imagination Is Important For Deeper Learning appeared first on TeachThought.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s easier than you think to begin using Minecraft Education in your classroom. During an FETC 2023 session, technology specialist Kristen Brooks from the Cherokee County School District offered an overview of how she engages her students with Minecraft Education. “When kids use Minecraft in the classroom, they’re so engrossed in what they’re doing that they forget they’re actually learning,” Brooks said.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2023

An omnibus spending measure signed into law by President Biden supports the launch of a new research program modeled on a renowned defense program known as DARPA. The post Feds Back Potential Launch of Cutting-Edge Education Research Program appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is an approach to learning that focuses on the social and emotional skills necessary for students to succeed in school and life. SEL is not new, but it has recently gained momentum as more educators recognize the importance of teaching social and emotional skills. With this new approach, schools focus on developing students’ social and emotional skills to help them succeed academically and socially.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION Besides being very convenient for shopping as needed, DG is doing a lot of work in K12 Education with Discovery Education. I love when corporationshelp out PreK12 education.Thank you Discovery Ed’s STEM Coalition PLEASE SEE ALL Keep Reading AMERICAN BUSINESS STEPS UP:THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION The post AMERICAN BUSINESS STEPS UP:THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION appeared first on Equity & Access Pre K-12 | The American Consortium

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is an approach to learning that focuses on the social and emotional skills necessary for students to succeed in school and life. SEL is not new, but it has recently gained momentum as more educators recognize the importance of teaching social and emotional skills. With this new approach, schools focus on developing students’ social and emotional skills to help them succeed academically and socially.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2023

The nation’s second-largest school district is investigating a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of an undisclosed number of contractors. The post Latest Cyberattack in Los Angeles Unified District Targets Vendors appeared first on Market Brief.

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This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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techlearning

JANUARY 25, 2023

Two nonprofits and UC Irvine have joined forces to create ExperienceCraft, a Minecraft server that connects and supports students who have experienced loss.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 25, 2023

If you're a teacher, chances are you've felt the effects of burnout at some point in your career. It's an all-too-common phenomenon and one that can have serious consequences for both your professional and personal life. But what exactly is teacher burnout? And how can you avoid it? What is teacher burnout? Teacher burnout is a phenomenon that occurs when teachers become overwhelmed and exhausted from the demands of their job.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 25, 2023

The post How to Protect “Focus Time” in Google Calendar appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did you know you can create an event for “focus time” in Google Calendar? This is a perfect way to protect your time and let others know you are focusing on deep work. And you can automatically decline meetings during that time! Protect your time and your sanity!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 25, 2023

Let’s do a thumbs-up thumbs-down check: thumbs up if you’ve heard about or experienced how challenging this past year was for teachers, thumbs down if you haven’t. Your thumb is upright? Yeah, same. This past year was difficult, and to be honest, I almost didn’t make it through. I felt even more pressure, in the face of so many upheavals, to present a very specific front at work and while teaching.

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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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