Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

How can formative assessment data help students to develop their metacognitive skills? Formative assessments are ongoing assessments embedded throughout the learning process. These informal assessments provide information to the teacher about students’ understanding of the material being covered and the skills being introduced. This data allows the teacher to identify where students are struggling, where they are excelling, and where they need additional support.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2023

Key points: More students and educators are connecting personal devices to school networks This makes network security–an already underfunded area–even more critical The pandemic was a massive shift for school districts across the country, and even as we move out of it, we’re still feeling the impact. On the technical side, it prompted quick transformation to enable virtual schooling–and these changes were made as districts were already challenged by legacy technology, reduced

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Technology Schools Education Students 345

EdTech Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

Cerebral palsy confined Mercy, a third grader at Jenks (Okla.) Public Schools, to a wheelchair and prevented her from speaking or fully participating in learning activities. That was until a team of teachers, therapists and technology staff worked to find a solution. They attached a tablet loaded with text-to-talk software to her chair, and those educational technology tools changed her life.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2023

Blogging has become de rigeur in the Grade 3-8 classroom. It is flexible, scalable, and encourages diversity in both learning and teaching. Handled right, blogs can be used for pretty much any need that arises in the classroom. It has the added benefit of being an activity that students want to do. They like that it’s online, with lots of multimedia options, and a focus not on writing but communication.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The murder of George Floyd in 2020 changed American culture, in part by invigorating interest in diversity, equity and inclusion. For some schools, this meant making a commitment to diversity in their mission statements, as well as creating plans intended to increase equity. For example: The Santa Cruz County Office for Education spells out a number of “equity initiatives ” used by schools in that part of California, including professional development for educators, improved strategies for gradi

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2023

Key points: The bottom line: Representation matters Encouraging a passion for STEM from a young age will keep more women in STEM The number of women working in STEM jobs has increased 31 percent over the past decade , but women continue to be outnumbered by men in some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs—including roles in engineering, computer science, and the physical sciences.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 23, 2023

Cybercriminals are becoming relentless in their efforts to gain access to critical school networks that hold confidential student and staff data. According to the K12 Security Information eXchange, over the past six years, there have been 1,619 cyber incidents in K–12 schools in the U.S. That’s more than one cybersecurity event every school day. How can we reduce these attacks?

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2023

Mindfulness changed Mason Rollins’ life. When he was a first grader at Rivermont Elementary School, Mason was overwhelmed by his emotions. His principal, Jill Evans, often had to take him outside until his meltdowns subsided. Mason Rollins, right, listens to a mindfulness lesson in his fourth grade class about reducing test-taking anxiety. But that was before Mason was introduced to a program at school that focuses on student well-being.

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2023

Santa Barbara, CA — ParentSquare Inc. , the leading provider of school-home community engagement solutions for K-12, today announced the members of its 2023-24 ParentSquare Advisory Council. The Advisory Council members help inform the company’s future development plans for the ParentSquare platform and serve as a peer-to-peer forum for discussing best practices and pressing issues in school communications and family engagement.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

Teachers and students in today’s classrooms expect reliable internet connections, wide coverage and speedy access. IT teams that want to deliver on keeping Wi-Fi fast and secure should consider Wi-Fi 6. The latest wireless standard brings a number of improvements over Wi-Fi 5, many of which are potential upgrades, such as higher speeds, lower latency, greater range and more efficient use of the RF spectrum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2023

5 Surprising Ways Homeschoolers Can Use Canva for Learning and Fun Explore how your homeschoolers can use Canva to enhance their learning, graphic design, and tech skills to level up their assignments. We’ll cover tips and specific examples of how your children can create infographics, videos, websites, posters, and more using this useful tool for free at home.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act was signed into law in July 2021 with wide bipartisan support, amending the state’s school code to ensure that all Illinois public school students learn abou

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2023

Key points: ChatGPT isn’t a tool to be feared–it can contribute greatly to STEM learning AI tools aren’t going away, and harnessing their capabilities is important “If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.” – John Dewey Back in 2007 when I was teaching Algebra I at the local middle school, the biggest question for mathematics teachers on our campus was whether students could use their calculators while doing classwork and on standardized tests.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

Students who struggle academically may also have trouble hearing their teachers. After all, classrooms are noisy! Whenever I address my students, I am competing with a cacophony of sounds: the noise of 34 desktop PC fans, the air-conditioning unit, sidebar conversations and, at times, up to a dozen 3D printers whirring away. The Redcat Audio System with Flexmike, an all-in-one classroom audio solution by Lightspeed, cuts through the noise.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2023

Teachers have known for decades that ‘summer learning loss’ is a reality. Studies vary on how much knowledge students lose during the summer months–some say up to two months of reading and math skills –and results are heavily-dependent upon demographics, but the loss is real. To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time.

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Learning Mobile Devices History Math 148

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. In this article, we argue an approach towards increasing reading and engagement that is very much connected to the emerging higher education paradigm and practice of staff-student co-creation.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2023

Key points: Communication is key for all those involved in special education Don’t forget to think creatively and look at the big picture when framing students’ goals If you’re heading into your first job as a special education teacher, congratulations. Not only will you be able to use the knowledge you developed as a student to make a difference in children’s lives, you’ll be doing it in the most needed position in U.S. schools.

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Gaggle Speaks

MAY 24, 2023

Mental health is one of the most important factors in determining a student’s academic success. Poor mental health can lead to decreased self-esteem, increased stress levels, and decreased concentration, all of which can affect a student’s ability to succeed in school.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 22, 2023

Irving Independent School District is no stranger to digital innovation. Nestled between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, the district of 32,000 students has spent more than 20 years integrating technology into the classroom. It was one of the first districts in the nation to launch a one-to-one program in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2023

On the first day of every class I teach, I make it clear to my students that I’m not interested in wasting their time. I want every class to be valuable and relevant to their personal goals. Values-driven teaching is all about starting with what matters and building out from there. To do it right, our teaching toolbox needs to include critical thinking.

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Critical Thinking Students Evaluation Assignments 116

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

Key points: Interactivity and engaging resources can make science more approachable Elementary school teachers need easy-to-use science tools that will grab students’ attention During my time as a kindergarten teacher, I learned three major lessons about our youngest learners’ relationship to science. Specifically, I learned that elementary school students are predisposed to being excited to learn about their world, are naturally curious about how the world of nature works, and benefit highly fr

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Gaggle Speaks

MAY 26, 2023

In today’s segment of “Fridays with Chief Trawick”, we’re exploring the importance of schools effectively supporting the mental health and well-being of their students.

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Students Schools 52

EAB

MAY 25, 2023

Blogs Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips A Q&A with Dr. Louis Slimak, Associate Provost at West Virginia University In today’s fast-changing environment, program review is an increasingly critical area of focus and the first step in delivering a portfolio that meets the institution’s goals and students’ needs. Yet many institutions lack a standardized, data-informed process for assessing program performance, leading to inconsistency and disagreement.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2023

Students often enter undergraduate research-based courses feeling academically underprepared and/or intimidated by the task of understanding and presenting research to their peers and professionals. The courses that focus on research are foundational for social sciences majors. For many students in these courses, it is their first exposure to learning and applying the process of scientific inquiry, critical thinking and analysis, research and design, literature review, and statistical analysis.

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2023

Key points: Size isn’t the only important part of classroom visual displays Brightness, contract, interactivity, and resolution are all critical factors The transfer of knowledge is an educator’s principal concern–one that has led them, along with researchers, to ask: “What’s the best way to help transfer that knowledge and help students learn?

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 21, 2023

Listen to my interview with Tan Huynh and Beth Skelton ( transcript ) : Sponsored by Grammar Gap Fillers and Giant Steps 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?

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

Blogs Are you prepared for what’s next in the enrollment landscape? Five strategic priorities for admissions teams in a time of exceptional change The remarkable convergence of crises our nation has faced since the start of the pandemic has amounted to a stress test for higher education, revealing strengths and vulnerabilities that previously went unnoticed, were underestimated or were perhaps misunderstood.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2023

On the first day of every class I teach, I make it clear to my students that I’m not interested in wasting their time. I want every class to be valuable and relevant to their personal goals. Values-driven teaching is all about starting with what matters and building out from there. To do it right, our teaching toolbox needs to include critical thinking.

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Critical Thinking Students Evaluation Assignments 98

eSchool News

MAY 26, 2023

Key points: Flexibility and ease of use should be important parts of decision making Meet today’s needs, but keep tomorrow’s needs in mind Modern technological advancements affect virtually every area of daily life, and today’s educational institutions are looking to new digital tools to help improve student achievement and engagement while fostering collaborative learning environments for both in-person and remote learners.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2023

When it comes to getting access to the latest scholarly articles, there’s a stark digital divide. Students and professors affiliated with most colleges have unlimited access to large collections of scholarship such as JSTOR and HeinOnline, because their institutions subscribe to site licenses. To everyone else, though, those and many other scholarly publications are locked, or can only be read by paying hefty per-article fees.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

Podcast New Student Engagement Data Reveals Surprises Episode 152. May 23, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes. EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Center for Community College Student Engagement Executive Director Dr.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. In this article, we argue an approach towards increasing reading and engagement that is very much connected to the emerging higher education paradigm and practice of staff-student co-creation.

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Discussions Reading Instructors Lecturing 97

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

Key points: STEM labs are engaging environments that encourage exploration With the right tools and supports, students develop and grow 21st-century skills Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is focused on developing students’ skills and connecting these subject areas, preparing them for future careers and the real world.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2023

This week marks one year since an unspeakable act of violence was carried out in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. One year since a gunman stole the lives of 19 fourth graders and two teachers at Robb Elementary. One year since the name “Uvalde” came to represent much more than a town, added to a list that no one wants to be on. One year since a community in southern Texas was marked forever.

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EAB

MAY 22, 2023

Edify Accelerators: Custom Dashboards for Your Campus Customized workspaces designed to help answer your institution's most pressing questions Edify Accelerators are templatized workspaces with custom dashboards of flexible multi-source analytics focused on solving specific business challenges. This page provides information on different accelerators.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2023

Key points: Teacher-leaders are an integral–but under-utilized–part of a school School leaders can secure teacher buy-in around new initiatives through teacher-leaders The typical leadership structure in a school is quite rigid, with administrators and teachers filling their roles separately. In this model, teacher skills are only utilized inside of the classroom, leaving teacher leadership potential on the table.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2023

Key points: Digital classrooms–and their remote students–are here to stay School facilities face unprecedented demand for broadband across education sites The introduction of always-connected PCs and Chromebooks continues to be the catalyst for digitally liberating many students. Now is an especially exciting time to turn to this idea as PC and Chromebook battery life innovation, as well as performance, speed, audio, and video enhancement, is finally getting to the level needed to ha

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