Catlin Tucker
APRIL 22, 2024
As students move through a lesson, some acquire information and skills more quickly than others. Some students will need additional support, scaffolds, feedback, or reteaching to understand key concepts and apply specific strategies, processes, or skills. We must collect formative assessment data in each lesson to understand our students’ progress and respond to their needs.
eSchool News
APRIL 29, 2024
Key points: Inspiring young women in STEM programs requires cultivating a culture of community Black students need more STEM career exposure Launching a districtwide computer science program for all grades For more news on STEM education, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub All too often, female students are underrepresented in STEM classes. As a result, girls and young women have a hard time exploring the subjects and picturing themselves in related roles.
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Edsurge
APRIL 2, 2024
As Joshua Eyler was researching a book on what brain science tells us about how to improve teaching , one issue kept coming up as an underlying problem: The way schools and colleges grade student work is at odds with effective teaching. The science says kids need to feel free to try things and fail, and that the deepest learning comes when failure happens and the student figures out how to course-correct, Eyler says.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 17, 2024
K–12 schools looking to adequately prepare students to participate successfully in a rapidly changing 21st century economy can no longer avoid artificial intelligence. There is an increasing consensus that teaching students to use AI is more than just a nice-to-have — it will make them competitive job candidates later in life. Harvard Business School professor Karim Lakhani, who has long studied AI and machine learning in the workplace, says, “AI is not going to replace humans, but humans with A
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 30, 2024
Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. Unveil the evolving future of writing education with AI through these suggestions from the Ask a Tech Teacher team. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them? In the fast-changing digital world, integrating AI into education is both a breakthrough and a problem.
Cult of Pedagogy
APRIL 28, 2024
Listen to the interview with Andrea Castellano and Irene Yannascoli: Sponsored by Listenwise and Studyo “Make your paper dirty.” I get some funny looks when I say it at first, but it gets the point across. What I mean is I’m looking for annotations. I teach third grade, when young readers typically transition from developing readers to fluent ones, and it’s at this stage that they’re ready to begin to analyze texts on a deeper level.
Catlin Tucker
APRIL 15, 2024
A teacher recently asked me whether students always need to attend every station in a rotation. The short answer is “no.” Our classrooms are composed of diverse groups of students with different skills, abilities, preferences, language proficiencies, and academic needs. Given that variability, it makes sense that not all students would need to spend time engaged in the same learning tasks or activities.
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Edsurge
APRIL 12, 2024
COVID-19 was edtech’s big moment, and while digital tools kept learning going for many families and schools, they also faltered. A great deal of edtech purchases went unused , equity gaps widened , and teachers and students were burned out. Combined with sobering reports on the persistent lack of strong evidence for edtech , it’s no wonder why the notion of using technology to “fix broken schools” has fallen out of most startup pitch decks and education TED Talks.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 12, 2024
While their approaches to artificial intelligence diverged somewhat during the closing session at CoSN2024 in Miami, the keynote speakers agreed that K–12 schools must prepare students for a future with AI. Hadi Partovi, founder of Code.org and Teach AI, and Mike Trucano, a visiting fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, shared a stage along with CoSN Board Chair Diane Doersch to discuss the power of AI to transform education.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 17, 2024
Generative AI is an exploding influence in education with lots of potential but unknown outcomes. Most people focus on its impact on school research, lesson plans–that sort–but another piece isn’t considered often enough: its impact on student mental health. This next article from but we’ll do in this article from Education Week does Educators, teens differ on AI’s mental health effects Teens and educators hold divergent views on its mental health effects of AI, wit
Cult of Pedagogy
APRIL 14, 2024
Listen to the interview with Karina Quilantan-Garza, Lauren Mobley, K.C. Boyd, and Barbara Paciotti ( transcript ): Sponsored by WeVideo and The Modern Classrooms Project I used to think librarians did three things: (1) organize and fiercely protect large collections of books, (2) check those books out to visitors, and (3) shush people. As libraries started to house more technology, I added a fourth role: manage and protect the tech.
Catlin Tucker
APRIL 3, 2024
Choice boards are a fantastic tool for honoring learner variability and providing students with meaningful choices. Not every student enjoys the same task, so giving them options is critical to maximizing their motivation and focus in a lesson. Choice boards allow us to honor our students’ preferences, needs, and interests, making their learning experience more engaging and effective.
eSchool News
APRIL 5, 2024
Key points: Esports is more than gaming–it helps students develop critical skills How esports can help students in the classroom (no, seriously!) 4 tips for creating an elementary esports program For more news on esports, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub I first started trying to get an esports program at my school in 2011. At the time, there was a lot of resistance around the misconception that violent video games make violent kids, despite all the evidence to the contrary.
Edsurge
APRIL 17, 2024
The edtech market is saturated with various tools designed to improve children’s literacy from e-readers to apps to digital libraries. Over the past few years, more literacy tools have been using generative AI, either to accelerate children’s reading proficiency or to stimulate more reading interest. Recently, a new kind of tool has emerged. Referred to as AI-powered reading coaches, assistants or tutors, these tools use generative AI to provide learners with personalized reading practice, stori
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 30, 2024
In the Consortium for School Networking’s 2024 Driving K–12 Innovation report, the organization lists generative artificial intelligence among the current tech enablers in schools. CoSN defines a tech enabler as a tool that schools can use to surmount hurdles — roadblocks forcing schools to slow down or make a leap — and leverage accelerators, the “mega trends” that motivate and increase the speed of innovation.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 9, 2024
I’m excited about this post from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew–AI Tools for reading comprehension. There are so many directions this could go! 4 Innovative Ways to Enhance Reading Comprehension with AI Tools Struggling to grasp the essence of a dense PDF or wishing students could wrestle more effectively with complex texts? The key may reside in AI-powered reading assistants, a broad category encompassing everything from summarizers to intelligent note-taking platforms.
Faculty Focus
APRIL 2, 2024
Case studies consist of a short narrative followed by guiding questions that help learners think through the steps of solving a real-world problem. Cases are engaging, ask learners to work at higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy (i.e., apply, analyze, evaluate, create), and have been shown to be an effective way of learning (Lee et al., 2009; Thistlethwaite et al., 2012).
Teach Hub
APRIL 8, 2024
The Science Behind Brain Breaks Most educators experience students’ glazed eyes, heads down, whispering, texting under the table and disruptive classroom behavior. While frustrating to teachers, these behaviors indicate that students are overdue for a brain break. Dr. Judy Willis, author of “ Research-based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from Neuroscience and the Classroom ” informs educators that the requests for water, bathroom, and behavior flare-ups may not be excuses
eSchool News
APRIL 16, 2024
Key points: Generative AI can be a driving force in democratizing access to high-quality education Track the latest on AI in education Crafting ethical AI landscapes in K-12 education For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub The idea of integrating generative AI into classrooms has sparked nonstop debate since it appeared on the scene.
Edsurge
APRIL 29, 2024
The urgency for higher education institutions to integrate and create policies for using AI technology in the classroom is rapidly increasing. Colleges also must adequately account for its impact on their current and future workforce. I believe that placing people, not technology, at the center of these decisions is how educators should embrace AI, discover new ways of incorporating its capabilities, and use its power to promote equitable student success.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 10, 2024
After making headline news for falling victim to a ransomware attack on Labor Day in 2022, Los Angeles Unified School District technology leaders are speaking out. Because LAUSD is the second-largest school district in the country, with more than 600,000 students, the attack was a wake-up call for all of K–12. The incident made it very clear that when it comes to cyber targets, size isn’t the issue.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 23, 2024
The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students Motivation plays a role not only in people’s choice to get involved in their goals but also in their behavior, persistence, and, ultimately, success. It is imperative for educators to be aware of the essence of motivation in education in order to create a stimulating environment where students can learn and develop.
Faculty Focus
APRIL 16, 2024
Ensuring a successful educational experience for our students is akin to the art of culinary development, where thoughtful preparation is fundamental. Just as a chef with pre-developed culinary skills meticulously selects ingredients and carefully plans before creating a masterpiece, educators must equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for their academic success.
Teach Hub
APRIL 17, 2024
Executive functions are self-regulating skills that we use every single day. Imagine a child sitting in the classroom during a typical school day. They must pay attention to something even if they find it boring, tune out any distractions, suppress their impulses that may get them into trouble, try to retain multiple pieces of information in their brain simultaneously, and switch between different rules.
eSchool News
APRIL 2, 2024
Key points: Educators must model AI use that enhances learning while respecting core values AI in education is revolutionizing learning 6 ways you’re already using AI in the classroom For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub The summer of 2023 brought with it a declaration from our Executive Director of Technology that it would be the Summer of AI.
Edsurge
APRIL 19, 2024
The threat of climate change has exposed more homes to flooding and wildfires, and it has intensified heat waves that prompt farmers to lose crop yields and a way to sustain a living. Climate change, among many issues, worries Barbara Schneider as she thinks about whether younger generations will be prepared to face scientific challenges altering the world.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 17, 2024
Classroom technology supports the daily needs of educators and students across the country. With a wide variety of hardware and software solutions that gather and share information, facilitate group work, enable remote learning, broadcast messages and more, the scope of educational technology is broadening, leaving some schools unsure about where to invest.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 24, 2024
How Low-Carb Diets Fuel High-Achieving Students Have you ever considered that your diet could be the secret weapon in your quest for academic success? It’s not just about fueling late-night study sessions or grabbing a quick bite between classes. What if the foods you choose could directly enhance focus and memory retention? Low-carb diets are more than just a trend; they’re transforming high-achievers into unstoppable forces in classrooms and beyond.
Faculty Focus
APRIL 2, 2024
Case studies consist of a short narrative followed by guiding questions that help learners think through the steps of solving a real-world problem. Cases are engaging, ask learners to work at higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy (i.e., apply, analyze, evaluate, create), and have been shown to be an effective way of learning (Lee et al., 2009; Thistlethwaite et al., 2012).
Teach Hub
APRIL 29, 2024
Place-based learning is an innovative approach that engages students in their community. By integrating their physical local environment, culture, and landscaping, students learn through participation in service projects to help them gain a better understanding of their place in the world. This transformative teaching method helps to foster a sense of community and engagement among students.
eSchool News
APRIL 9, 2024
Key points: It’s important to move beyond sight words and focus on foundational skills 3 keys to successful summer reading More than a passion project, literacy advocacy takes a village For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub In school, many kindergarten and first-grade students are asked to memorize lists of common words, which are sometimes called “sight words.
Edsurge
APRIL 9, 2024
A VR experience created by students at The New School in New York City is designed to take viewers to an almond farm in California and illustrate the effects of pesticides on bee colonies. At first, participants wearing a VR headset can walk around the virtual stands of trees, and hear the sounds of rustling leaves and buzzing bees. Then, with the push of a button, users can choose a different perspective.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 18, 2024
Concern about digital equity in schools hit its zenith during the pandemic. However, its importance certainly has not declined. Recently, the topic received renewed attention in the 2024 update to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Educational Technology Plan, which underscores its continued importance. The plan delves deeply into shrinking three types of digital inequity: the digital use divide, the digital design divide and the digital access divide.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 15, 2024
The Cambridge Dictionary defines ‘essay’ as” a short piece of writing on a particular subject Most students write their first essay by third grade, probably enjoy the process because of its non-threatening narrative exploration of their thoughts, but by Middle School, the rules and requirements that made essay writing fun change: In a school test, an essay is a written answer that includes information and discussion, usually to test how well the student understands the subject.
Faculty Focus
APRIL 25, 2024
Given suspicions that a student has cheated in a course, one of the most common recommendations is that an instructor meets with the student to discuss those suspicions. No one wants this meeting. Guilty or innocent, no student wants to be accused of cheating. For the instructor, leveling accusations, even in the presence of stone-cold certainty, is almost equally unpleasant.
Teach Hub
APRIL 10, 2024
The idea of using video games in the classroom may sound like an oxymoron, but it’s clear that when students are engaged, they are learning. Using video games in the classroom as an innovative approach to engage students can work. According to research , game-based learning can motivate learners to be engaged over longer periods as well as develop their social and emotional skills.
eSchool News
APRIL 30, 2024
Key points: Student engagement is among today’s biggest classroom challenges Enhancing classroom learning with interactive maps 3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences For more news on digital resources, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub I have had the pleasure to serve as an educator in Wisconsin’s Verona Area School District for over 30 years.
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