eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

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 4th most-read story focuses on creating an online elementary program. Elementary education is the foundation for early learning, providing students with the skills and community they need for future success in school and life.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Music can provoke deep emotions while taking us back in time. Given this trajectory, it also has the power to help us learn and retain information. Emotions and learning go hand-in-hand. Maya Angelou stated, “At the end of the day, people won’t remember what you said or did; they will remember how you made them feel.” This is how good teachers become great.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

DECEMBER 30, 2022

We are always learning more about the science of teaching. Technology and societal changes shift what we can do and what we value. Here are 10 outdated teaching techniques. The post 10 Outdated Teaching Techniques appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The pandemic’s impact continues to upend life in education, and we have yet to reckon with its extent on health and the economy. That’s why we should give serious consideration to paying students 16 and older to attend after-school enrichment programs, extended summer learning and work-study programs. Recent NAEP scores showed startling declines that could amount to as many as 22 weeks of learning loss, according to Thomas Kane, faculty director of Harvard University’s Center for Education Polic

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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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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2022

By Zach Vander Veen This is something school districts have talked about for years. They have dreamed about it. They have danced around it. They have spent billions to warehouse it. They have pulled their hair our worrying about it. They have worked their teachers to tears, to exhaustion, and often to quitting to try to organize and control it. They have stockpiled untold quantities of it.

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techieMusings

DECEMBER 28, 2022

“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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. — It was a Thursday morning in November, a few minutes into Ruby Voss’ and Amber Benson’s eighth grade math class at Northside Middle School just outside Roanoke, a city of roughly 100,000 in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Thursdays are spent in review in preparation for tests each Friday. The teachers posted a question on screen — “What’s the slope of the equation below?

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Edthena

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The end of the year is here and perhaps you’re catching up on good reads from December 2022. Maybe you’re looking for ideas for a strong 2023 start in the classroom or ways you can provide better professional development to teachers. We’ve rounded up recent resources for teachers and instructional coaches and included highlights here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 30, 2022

In case you are not familiar with neural networks or have not used AI-based tools, you will be surprised to learn that solutions like ChatGPT tend to use the principles of transformer architecture. The core idea is an analysis of the lengthy bits of text where the system analyzes the keywords and sequences used to create a natural language flow. It also makes learning through ChatGPT and similar tools suitable for learning purposes and even works with autistic and dyslexic students who require m

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2022

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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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Like educators and students across the U.S., folks here at EdSurge are enjoying a holiday (and publishing) break during the last week of 2022. But we couldn’t bear to leave you without some worthwhile reading and listening material during this wintery week, filled with short days and long nights. So our reporters and editors have been reflecting on the articles, books and podcasts that have resonated with us most this year and we’re sharing them with you.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

DECEMBER 28, 2022

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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 27, 2022

FAIRFAX, Va. — For years, the Fairfax County NAACP’s small education committee devoted itself mostly to fights over Confederate school names and acts of racism against individual students. It waged battles that mattered for some, “but rarely made us feel like we were having a profound impact on the system,” said Sujatha Hampton, who became chair of the committee in 2019.

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2022

According to a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) study , the number of children aged 3 to 17 diagnosed with anxiety increased by 29 percent between 2016 and 2020, while those diagnosed with depression increased by 27 percent. The situation worsened with the pandemic. And now, stressed students are hurting others and themselves. There’s a dire need for safety in schools and other educational institutions — it’s time for strategies that help create safe learning environments.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2022

One of the strategies to get students engaged and motivated to learn is to incorporate materials that they love and use in their daily life. Social media is one of them. An increasing number of our students use social media and especially Facebook to socialize, connect, and (hopefully) learn. The good news is that we can leverage the potential of this social media website to enhance students learning.

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Brainscape

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Despite New Year’s resolutions having a staggeringly low success rate , there’s something infectious about the spirit of renewal at this time of year. We can’t help but forget about the disappointments of past years and try again… often without doing anything differently , which repeats the cycle from fierce ambition to epic fail.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Coaching for teachers “is a powerful process.” That’s how Courtney Groskin, an instructional learning coach with St. Vrain Valley School District in Longmont, Colo, recently described effective coaching. But effective coaching doesn’t just happen. Though she has over 20 years of experience in education, Courtney Groskin reflected, Just like teachers are always working to improve, I’m always looking for ways to elevate my own coaching practice.

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Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions

The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

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 2nd most-read story focuses on creating an elementary esports program. The benefits of esports are well documented.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2022

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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

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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techieMusings

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As the year comes to a close, I want to share how I’ve been using NotePlan to reflect on my progress and set goals for the future. I’ll also be highlighting some of my favorite new features in NotePlan that have improved my daily workflow.” Table of Contents. 0:00 Introduction. 1:04 New weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly note preferences. 1:46 Example of how I plan a day in NotePlan. 2:40 Moving and rescheduling tasks. 3:00 Drag & drop from a note onto the calendar. 3:2

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As a school administrator, you’re faced with a range of challenges every day. One of the most common at the moment is mitigating the negative impacts of teacher shortages. After all, without a consistent and functional faculty, the quality of students’ education is likely to suffer. Therefore, it’s important to examine the elements that affect teacher retention.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 26, 2022

What is ADHD? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that is usually diagnosed in childhood and can extend to teen years and adulthood. Individuals with ADHD find it hard to keep sustained attention and control impulsive behaviours (i.e., they may act without thinking).

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 28, 2022

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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 26, 2022

College application season is in high gear, and as colleges and universities make decisions about who to accept, I urge them to pay closer attention to one group in their applicant pool: veterans. Improving access for veterans at selective institutions is important for three reasons: First, graduation rates at these institutions are significantly higher , and degree attainment is integral to realizing the many benefits, financial and otherwise, that higher education affords.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Stephen was first diagnosed with ADHD ( Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ) by his second grade teacher. Stephen was rejected from school at the age of 8 because he could not sit still on the chair and he ended up moving to another school. Over the next 11 years he tried every possible career path till he finally found his element. From his personal story with ADHD, Stephen tries to show people how ADHD is misunderstood as the inability to focus while it is in fact much stranger than that

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 27, 2022

"Science can be a language of distance which reduces a being to its working parts; it is language of objects." Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass Educators and education policymakers have discovered a new word "science." Well, it's not new to them, but some educators have figured out that by placing the words "Science of" before whatever topic they wish, somehow transforms that topic into something that is to be heeded and given authority.

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PlagiarismCheck

DECEMBER 27, 2022

ChatGPT ’s release stirred the internet community in general and educators in particular. Actually, the technology behind it, GPT-3 , isn’t brand new. But the fact of how easily it empowers a chatbot to answer and write like a human is astounding. ChatGPT by OpenAI needs just a few prompts to dwell on any topic and produce high-quality content. It went viral and caused another round of hot discussions about whether AI will replace content makers and influence academic writing.

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Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks

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