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Critical Guidelines for Ensuring Data Privacy in Districts

edWeb.net

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Data privacy, a multi-stakeholder priority for school systems, touches every aspect of operations. Therefore, assessing privacy and compliance policies and practices related to the systemwide use of technology is a continual priority. During the edLeader Panel, “ Leadership Challenges and Solutions Regarding Data Privacy in Technology-Enriched Learning Environments ,” three district leaders discussed the five critical guidelines for ensuring

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How Learning Two Languages Can Change Your Career

EdNews Daily

Do you speak two languages? Has it made a difference in your professional life? (Please scroll down to the middle of this interview if you’d like to hear Martha Carrasco-Salazar‘s story first). My Journey Toward Dual Language My journey toward a second language began when I was in middle school. I have always loved language and was excited to start learning Spanish.

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FREE – Canva for Educators

Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

Want to be more creative? Have more fun with your resources? Check out FREE - Canva for Educators a digital creativity tool with so many applications. You can also use Canva for teaching. The post FREE – Canva for Educators appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Computer science classes have an equity issue–some NYC educators are trying to change that

eSchool News

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Computer science teacher Shanua Newton-Rodriguez is hoping to lead by example. A woman of color who grew up in the Bronx, she wants to see more students who look like her learning Java, Python, web design, or other coding skills. But for many students in the nation’s largest school system — particularly girls, Black students, and Latinos — by the time they get to high school, it’s too late.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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7 Unique New Year's Traditions from Around the World

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

New Year is celebrated around the world in different ways. Beyond the conventional fireworks and drinks, New Year celebrations in many countries are associated with different unique and idiosyncratic traditions some of which date back to ancient history. It is always intriguing to learn how other people from different cultures welcome the new year and what kinds of rituals and traditions they perform right before or after the stroke of midnight. [ Related: 10 best New Year resolution ideas ] In

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How edtech insights impact all parts of school operations

eSchool News

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 3rd most-read story focuses on edtech insights from every part of a school and district. In this episode of Innovations in Education , hosted by Kevin Hogan: Why back-office systems are an essential element to successful learning 9 priorities

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Discovery Museum Celebrates 30 Years of Delivering Hands-On Science in Elementary School Classrooms

eSchool News

Acton, MA – Discovery Museum announced a 30-year milestone for its in-school STEM program, Traveling Science Workshops, having delivered hands-on science to more than half a million PreK through 8 th grade students from hundreds of communities throughout Massachusetts since the program began in 1992. Traveling Science Workshops (TSW) are state curriculum-aligned, small group, in-classroom workshops that use simple, everyday materials and a hands-on approach to allow students to be scientists: ex

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Do protocols for school safety infringe on disability rights?

The Hechinger Report

The isolation of spring 2020 sent Lindsay Richmond’s 13-year-old son AJ into severe depression. This story also appeared in USA Today. Born with a traumatic brain injury, he’d been diagnosed in kindergarten with a serious emotional disability and severe ADHD. Stuck at home during the early months of the pandemic, his mental health declined. That fall he was briefly admitted to a psychiatric hospital after threatening to hurt himself—just after he started seventh grade at Sobesky Academy, a publi

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2022 EdTech Update MVP Award: “How to Use #Edtech to Engage #Introverted Learners” @EdTech_Update @TEDTalks @TED_ED @EdSurge

techieMusings

“Congratulations! The people have spoken and your article, “How to Use Edtech to Engage Introverted Learners,” has won 1st place in our 2022 EdTech Update MVP Awards Technology category!” I am so honored to share that my article, “ How to Use Edtech to Engage Introverted Learners ,” placed first! There were such great entries , so this recognition truly means a lot.

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Top Tweets from 2022

Learning in Hand

It's fun to go into my Twitter analytics and see which tweets got the most engagement each month. My top tweets from each month of 2022. ? Like Wordle? Take a look at 9 grid-based word and number guessing games. [link] pic.twitter.com/9eWtiqbuKm — Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) January 29, 2022. ? CLOSEit is a free add-on for Google Docs. Underlined or highlighted words are replaced with blanks and a word bank is added to the end of the document.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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Cell Phones in the Classroom is a Microcosm of Education’s Big Shift

The Thinking Stick

In this replay episode from June, 2022 the number one listened to episode of the the year. Jeff reflects on the past year of shifting schools and how this conversation about cell phones is a microcosm for the educational shift at large we find ourselves in. Jeff shares a snipet from his 2019 conversation with Microsoft around cell phones in the classroom and education at large.