Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
There’s a reason why the brain uses 25% of the calories you eat: Thinking is hard work. Subjects like math and science — the ones only “smart” kids do well in — demand that you find patterns, unravel clues, connect one dot to another, and scaffold knowledge learned in prior lessons. Worse, you’re either right or wrong with no gray areas.
ViewSonic Education
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The best monitors for teachers solve an important dilemma in today’s digital age: how to keep handwriting alive while implementing EdTech classrooms? Contrary to many people’s fears, using digital touchscreens offers greater flexibility for teachers while driving student engagement. There are many other wins that follow and give liberty in terms of how the lesson is carried out for both online and in-class scenarios. .
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techlearning
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Educators Vicki Davis and John Spencer share tips for effectively incorporating genius hour into the classroom.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The post Help Inspire the Next Generation of Creators and Change Makers 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.
A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
I absolutely love being at home. Having an intense travel schedule makes you cherish the little things that help alleviate stress and relax. One of my favorite pastimes is taking advantage of being outside any chance I get. Moving to Texas seven years ago meant the weather would stay warmer longer, making this more realistic. There is almost always music, whether in the pool, doing yard work, or hanging out with family and friends.
Neo LMS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
International Literacy Day activities take place annually on 8 September. It’s a perfect opportunity to spend extra time engaging students and motivating them to elevate their reading and writing skills. This year, its need feels all the more urgent. Many students have fallen behind in their education due to the pandemic. This is not a short-term problem.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
MiddleWeb
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Fresh teaching ideas engulf math teachers each fall. Which strategies take priority as we seek to help students have the best year ever? Teacher and coach Mona Iehl recommends three: build classroom community, review and augment resources, and select engaging lesson formats. The post How to Make Math Class Student Centered first appeared on MiddleWeb.
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The popular sitcom Abbott Elementary provides laughs–and teaching lessons.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to. BTS resources. BTS resources from Microsoft. Make a class photo in Pixton EDU. We write about back to school often on Ask a Tech Teacher. Here are some of the past articles I think you’ll like: 8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students for Back to School. 3 Apps to Help Brainstorm Next Year’s Lessons. 11 Back-to-school Activities for the First Month of School.
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Imagine this scenario: An office at the state or district level distributes a lengthy instructional guide to school-level educators and leaders. The resource is chock-full of sound, research-backed advice for effective teaching and learning with digital devices. The only problem? The resource goes unread by practitioners, who have a million things to do and not nearly enough time to do them.
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The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Reading instruction can be challenging when a teacher has many different ability levels in her classroom. Furthermore, kindergarten and elementary grades are fundamental. Reading expert, Laura Robb breaks down excellent reading instruction from kindergarten through fifth grade.
EdTech4Beginners
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Mobile devices are rapidly becoming the most common method for people all over the world to engage with the web, and the vast bulk of these consumers do so via mobile applications. However, because we rely so heavily on our cell phones, a security compromise may be disastrous to the user. Over 5 million applications are accessible on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store combined.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students who demonstrate excellence in civics education. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic set this work back substantially; teachers and students went into survival mode and volunteer opportunities dried up as workplaces closed.
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
The focus in K–12 districts has long been on flexible learning spaces, but modern classroom designs are adapting now that most students are equipped with one-to-one devices. Many schools are conceptualizing configurations that move the traditional focus from the front of the classroom. Instead of placing a display at the front of the room, schools are opting for displays on mobile carts.
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.
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Since last year’s post, 15 Real World Lessons You Can Teach Students Now , the free resources at EVERFI have just grown. From Financial Literacy to Mental Wellness to the Metaverse or vocabulary for younger children, EVERFI has even more free, world-class resources for you to use with your students.
EdNews Daily
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
By Kim Bollesen After attending a recent principals’ conference, I came back to my school with resolve, knowing exactly what needed to be done in the SEL arena to work with our single, onsite counselor. The problem was that I thought I really needed ten counselors, and we just didn’t have those levels of resources. With an SEL curriculum, we now have a way to get into all the classrooms without having to physically be in those classrooms.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
When Wendy Schatzberg, an associate professor at Utah Tech University, was teaching introductory chemistry, she thought her students would know how to use basic Microsoft Office tools like Excel and Word. But she found that assumption was wrong. “I cannot and should not assume,” says Schatzberg, who also directs the Center for Teaching and Learning at Utah Tech.
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
A 2022 report from Logitech and Girls Who Code looks at the barriers faced by women in IT and the forces driving their success. The organizations surveyed 400 individuals in tech and IT positions with the goal of understanding and addressing the barriers women face in tech and ultimately encouraging more girls at the K–12 level to pursue STEM careers.
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.
Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Add-on the fun in Google Classroom with BookWidgets. Easy to use for any teacher and student. Use the new Add-on to add directly to Google Classroom or add BookWidgets using the Chrome extension or sharing link. The post Add-on the Fun with BookWidgets appeared first on Teacher Tech.
EdNews Daily
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
By Charles Sosnik Tick Toc. Approximately 13,800 district superintendents are staring down the barrel of a September 30 deadline. That’s the date that all those ESSER funds must be committed. Here it is, September already, and 40 percent of districts have spent less than 20 percent of ESSER III funding. Further, 60 percent have only spent about 30 percent.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade represents a low point in a series of low points for reproductive health and rights in this country. Young people today have seen very few victories for education, reproductive rights and social justice in their lifetimes, and have instead lived through numerous attacks on their very selves. Sadly, this moment, though a crisis, is not new for them.
EdTechTeacher
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Guest Post by Jon Bergmann (Keynote of the Mastery Learning Summit on Oct. 21st, 2022). The pandemic has been hard on schools, students, and yes us teachers. One of the most devastating and demoralizing results of the pandemic has been that so many of our students are significantly behind. The Brookings Institute did a study and found that math and reading scores dropped significantly and that this disproportionately impacted students from marginalized communities. .
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.
Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
If you are striving for a student centered classroom does your syllabus indicate that this is MY class or OUR class? Are students afraid to deviate from the directions? Do they think they can advocate for their own learning or are restricted to following the directions? The post My Classroom or OUR Classroom?? appeared first on Teacher Tech.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
School and district-based staff are understandably wary about the new school year. Teachers, the majority of whom are women, are struggling under the immense pressure of pandemic schooling. Many have worked long hours to try to support their own families while keeping up with the demands of online teaching and changing COVID-19 protocols. Teacher retention rates were already declining pre-pandemic, and the shortage of educators across roles may be widening.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Even before the pandemic, big-name colleges and universities were getting serious about online education. And that already-growing interest has ballooned since COVID-19 forced pretty much every institution to teach temporarily online. But we’ve seen an interesting trend in how some state universities have decided to get into online learning—with a big splash.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Now that I am updating this post it has been three months that I defended my doctoral dissertation. I am happy and relieved it is all over. It has been a really hard but enjoyable journey. I learned a great deal from it and I am seriously contemplating writing a short book about my doctoral journey. In this post, I am sharing with you some of the digital tools and apps I have used during my PhD studies.
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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Want to know how to copy a value to other sheets? Push cell value to all sheets by hacking Alice Keeler's Add-on. Use the feature to push the selected cell in a spreadsheet to the other sheets in the spreadsheet. The post PUSH a Value to Other Sheets appeared first on Teacher Tech.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
As back-to-school commences this fall, in addition to the students and teachers returning to school buildings, somewhere between 160,000 and 250,000–or more–folks will be joining those students and teachers. Known by a variety of titles, from paraeducator and paraprofessional, to aid, to assistant teacher, these educational support personnel have the least training of people working in schools.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
It’s been years since I was a Los Angeles middle school teacher, but I still remember my students as if they were in my classroom yesterday. There was sweet Alberto with the mischievous grin that made me wonder how sweet he really was, and shy Sara who stuffed notes of appreciation into my hands and ran away before I’d have the chance to thank her. There was please-let-me-help Milena, who always wanted to sweep, pass out papers or put books away.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making huge inroads in the world of learning with more and more teachers and educators embracing its educational potential. Over the next few weeks I will be sharing with you a series of posts covering the the topic of AI and its use in education. Stay tuned. The purpose of today's post with you a sample of AI-powered tools (courtesy of Harsh Makadia ) that can help you create awesome visuals and images to use in your instruction.
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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