eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Editor’s note : This story on generative AI originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Key points: Gen AI is a game changer for all industries due to its ability to produce original outputs Don’t miss out–stay up to date on AI in Education Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? For more news on generative AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page As we step into 2024, the educational landscape is just beginning to feel the transformative

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience. After all, in-person was seen as the gold standard, and the question was whether that could be faithfully reproduced online. But since the COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors around the world to try online education, something unexpected has happened: Professors have found that there are some online teaching methods that work

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Math is a linear subject, with each concept building on the one before. Math teachers are also responsible for covering a large number of standards in a school year. Most math curricula are designed for a whole group teacher-led lesson where the teacher is expected to cover a new concept or process every day. This, combined with the reality that designing lessons with a new instructional model may feel scary or daunting, can make it challenging for math teachers to understand how to use the stat

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

At a time when technology has become so integral to education, equipping students with the tools to navigate the digital landscape safely is paramount. The Cybersecurity Almanac recently issued a stark warning: With nearly 5.3 billion mobile devices globally and security threats escalating, mobile devices now constitute more than 60 percent of digital fraud.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Key points: Harnessing the power of video games can foster a deeper, more meaningful educational experience 3 ways educators leverage gamification strategies The future of gamification For more news on gaming principles, visit eCN’s Teaching & Learning page Student engagement is vital for any educator throughout the length of a course. The unfortunate reality is that a great teacher only has control of a student’s environment for a short period of time.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

While the mental health of students remains a top concern of many in the education field, federal data reveals that it’s not all bad news. Or at the very least, not getting worse in all areas and potentially improving in some. The National Center for Education Statistics released its biennial Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools report covering the 2021-22 academic year.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? Or perhaps, amidst a particularly challenging calculus problem, you’ve questioned how this abstract world of numbers and symbols could possibly influence your future career?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Key points: Today’s students deserve modern tech tools that suit their learning styles and tendencies 5 of the biggest education trends in 2024 65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024 For more news on edtech trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page It’s 2024! Chalkboards, heavy textbooks, and other analog tools of the past have no place in today’s schools.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In an era where technology and digital platforms are integral to our everyday lives, the role of digital citizenship is ever more critical. This is especially true in educational settings, where equipping students with digital citizenship skills is essential for their safe and responsible navigation of the digital landscape. On February 13, 2023, the Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act was introduced in the Senate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Before you start this project, you might want to visit How to KidPix I and How to KidPix II. There are a lot of graphic art options for youngers. We choose KidPix because it is user friendly, easily understood, and doesn’t clutter up the screen with anything other than what new graphic artists need. Click on image to enlarge if it’s blurry.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Though most schools already have identity and access management programs in place that provide IT leaders with best practices, processes and technologies to manage identities, modernizing an IAM program means moving beyond the technical operations to a more strategic function focused on educational objectives. A modern IAM program brings identity governance, access management and privileged access management together in a unified, cloud-based solution that is built with improved security and alm

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Key points: Keep students at the center of any new computer science initiative How to integrate a computer science curriculum into K-5 classrooms 4 resources to differentiate computer science instruction For more news on computer science, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM page With 24,000 students, Springfield Public Schools is usually among the three largest school districts in Massachusetts.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

ST. PAUL, Minn. — At an information session about applying to college held at Central High School at the start of this school year, students listened as Tory Park, a career and college readiness coordinator, gave advice on how to narrow down a list of where to apply. The message was that students should balance two main factors: the right “fit” — weighing details like size of the institution, how far it is from home and whether it has the programs the student is interested in — and the right “ma

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If you teach technology, it’s likely you were thrown into it by your Admin. You used to be a first grade teacher or the science expert or maybe even the librarian and suddenly found yourself the tech person, like the one down the hall you were always in awe of, the one responsible for classroom computers, programs, curriculum, and everything in between.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Fast, high-quality Wi-Fi is crucial in modern K-12 classrooms, and over the past few years many schools have transitioned to Wi-Fi 6 and 6E. Now, Wi-Fi 7 is on the horizon, bringing with it the promise of even faster speeds. What sets Wi-Fi 7 apart is its ability to reach speeds of up to 46 gigabits per second, compared with a max of 10Gbps on Wi-Fi 6E, the previous standard.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Key points: An atmosphere of respect and appreciation can boost employee well-being Teacher burnout persists, but solutions are emerging 5 strategies to reduce teacher stress and improve retention For more news on teacher well-being, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being page In the current educational environment, there seems to be extremely high levels of staff stress, burnout, and generally low morale.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Everett Anderson was determined to become a teacher. It had always been his plan, and he had no reason to doubt it: He’d earned a full scholarship to college and acceptance into a leadership program designed to attract and retain Black male teachers. This story also appeared in USA Today. There was just one problem. Even as Anderson excelled in his coursework at Jackson State University, he struggled to pass one of the licensure tests required in Mississippi to gain full admittance into the teac

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This week, February 18-24, 2024, is DiscoverE’s Engineers Week. Their tagline: “A week-long event, a year-long commitment” Do you wonder why anyone would be passionate about engineering? Forbes published three good reasons: The U.S. has approximately 1.6 million engineering jobs that pay $42 per hour in median. Job growth from 2010 to 2014 was in the double digits in several engineering occupations.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

For decades, researchers have highlighted the importance of comprehending and integrating diverse cultural elements to enhance teaching and learning practices. When people hear the term “culture,” it is often associated solely with ethnic culture. However, ethnic culture goes beyond identity and significantly shapes the learning process.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Key points: Experts are going behind the curtain to get a true feel for what AI is all about Everything you need to know about AI in education Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Misconception: AI will encourage students to cheat. Truth: Educators need to reconsider how they assess student work.

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Cult of Pedagogy

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Listen to my interview with Nawal Qarooni ( transcript ): Sponsored by Listenwise and Khan Academy Kids This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org? When I am in spaces where people talk about solutions to some of our biggest problems — poverty, crime, addiction, environmental decline — one theme th

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Graphing is an important skill for students whether they go to college after High School or start a career. It teaches: Visualization and Understanding : Graphing helps students visually represent data, functions, and relationships. This visual representation often aids in understanding complex concepts that may be difficult to grasp through purely symbolic or verbal explanations.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

ChatGPT’s emergence and subsequent evolution as a generative artificial intelligence tool introduces new ways of assisting students with research design. Fostering research skills with undergraduate students presents opportunities and challenges for faculty to aid with drafting research plans, questions for investigation, and methods for conducting the research.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Key points: K-12 coding sets students up for success during–and after–school Teaching coding and design can lead to tech literacy Starting a K-12 classroom drone program For more news on K-12 coding, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM page K-12 coding can completely change learning for students, engaging reluctant learners and activating parts of the brain used for computational thinking, problem solving, and collaboration.

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The Nerdy Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I wanted to share a clip of a video I assembled based on the motion comics my students created. Students used Adobe Express to create all of the images and pages of their comic. We took pictures using a green screen and the students used Express to remove the background and animate them based on their storyboard design they created. Here is an image of one of the pages.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Hi everyone Because of recent changes in emails that apply to newsletters, I am not able to send out the Ask a Tech Teacher newsletter this week. I hope to resolve these soon. I may have to switch platforms in which case I’ll let you know and you’ll have an opportunity to opt out of the new ecosystem. Apologies for any inconvenience. Please feel free to email me at askatechteacher@gmail.com with any questions.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reflective teaching is examining one’s beliefs about teaching and learning and determining the alignment of those beliefs with what happens within your courses (Reflective Teaching, 2021). The goal is to think critically about one’s teaching to find evidence of effective teaching as well as identifying potential areas for improvement (Palmer, 2017).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The lack of computer science technology educators in middle schools continues to be a genuine crisis, especially considering the critical role of STEM education in preparing students for future careers. Traditional hiring practices often result in non-specialist educators teaching computer science, leading to challenges in delivering effective instruction.

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Learning in Wonderland

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Read across America is coming soon and I have the perfect freebie for you! This post includes a lightbox insert freebie and Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. My students have been obsessed with Mo Willems for years so I knew we needed a Mo themed design to celebrate reading! My class loved it and I want to share it with you for FREE! You can sign up for a copy below and it will be sent directly to your inbox!

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Whiteboard Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Creating the perfect prompt for AI-driven lesson planning is an art form that blends specificity, clarity, and creativity. As educators begin to explore the potential of artificial intelligence in crafting lesson plans, understanding how to communicate effectively with AI tools is paramount. This guide will help you master the art of crafting prompts that yield useful, innovative, and tailored lesson plans, ensuring that you get the best possible results for your classroom.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reflective teaching is examining one’s beliefs about teaching and learning and determining the alignment of those beliefs with what happens within your courses (Reflective Teaching, 2021). The goal is to think critically about one’s teaching to find evidence of effective teaching as well as identifying potential areas for improvement (Palmer, 2017).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Key points: The exposure gap limits students’ motivation to strive for in-demand careers Helping students navigate college majors To foster young talent, employers need to share their social capital For more news on career readiness, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Students have the aptitudes (or natural talents) for the nation’s most in-demand career fields –including healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and finance– but they are not inclined to pursue those occupations

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Marilyn Burns Math

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In my previous blog, Number Lines A Lesson in the Planning Stage , I wrote about how I made a detailed five-step lesson plan based on a Tweet I had seen 7 years ago. (Clearly the lesson plan had ample time to marinate.) Here I write about what actually happened when I taught the lesson to fourth graders. Which parts of my five-step plan did I stick to and what changes did I make as I was teaching?

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Time 4 Kindergarten

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Fine motor skills are crucial for children's overall development, influencing their ability to perform everyday tasks such as writing, buttoning clothes, and using utensils. Fostering fine motor skills is a cornerstone of development for preschool and kindergarten students. By integrating engaging tools and activities into the classroom, educators can enhance motor proficiency while making learning enjoyable.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

For decades, researchers have highlighted the importance of comprehending and integrating diverse cultural elements to enhance teaching and learning practices. When people hear the term “culture,” it is often associated solely with ethnic culture. However, ethnic culture goes beyond identity and significantly shapes the learning process.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Key points: The right data can drive improvements in student learning Here’s why anecdotes are as important as data in edtech decisions With better data, these 12 things would improve, supes say For more news on district leadership, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page As data analytics comes of age for the K-12 sector, educators are increasingly turning to data insights to help identify students’ learning abilities and areas of opportunity, enhancing operational efficiencies, and helpi

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Washington, DC (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — America’s Blood Centers (ABC), the national organization of community-based, independent blood centers that supply 60 percent of the nation’s blood supply, today announced a new multi-year national partnership with Body Interact, a leader in virtual patient simulation technology. This collaboration aims to help innovate the way students and potential blood donors learn about the critical importance of blood donation by providing cutting-edge virtual patien

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