Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 3, 2024

At this point in the school year, you have had time to establish classroom routines, nurture your relationships with students, and design and facilitate entire units of study. It’s the perfect time to ask your students for feedback. Employing a simple feedback strategy like “keep, start, stop” helps you quickly take the temperature of the class and make any necessary adjustments to ensure the rest of the year is as productive and positive as possible.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2024

In 2023, EdSurge published a record number of stories on early care and education — the most we’ve run since we began covering the age group nearly five years ago. So this year, for the first time, we’re bringing you a list of the stories that resonated most with you, our readers. Below, you’ll find our 10 most popular early childhood stories from the last 12 months, which can loosely be divided into two camps.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

As a professor of educational leadership at the University of Colorado Denver and an EdTech IT influencer, Scott McLeod spends his days preparing educators to join a rare breed of K–12 principals and superintendents. In 2005, with help from a sizable federal government grant, he founded the Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education, the first graduate program in the country designed to prepare tech-savvy school administrators.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 1, 2024

Also on January 1st: It’s Public Domain Day! Every year, January 1st is P ublic Domain Day. This is an observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain–free for all to use. According to Public Domain Review, here are some of the newly-available artistic works you might like a/o January 1, 2024: The picture above is interactive on the website.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Key points: The pandemic is over, but reading and math skills need a boost from the right edtech tools See article: PBL isn’t used enough–let’s change that See article: Excite, expand, equitize: Using data to support reading For more news on edtech tools, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching site Back in early 2020, educators and students nationwide were living in a fast-paced world full of choices, adjustments, and constant changes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2024

One of the greatest challenges schools and districts face is low parent engagement. Often, the assumption is that parents don’t make time to engage with their child’s learning community or do not care about their student’s academic progress — even if that student is performing poorly or below academic expectations. It is the school’s responsibility to ensure that children are learning, but learning extends beyond school walls.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 4, 2024

Use this not only to create a gift for parents, but to practice writing skills, grammar, MS Word’s spell check. I have student compose the memory one week and we format it the next. For beginning writers, use KidPix and its text tools. –from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Editor’s note : This story on digital learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Key points: Small design changes when creating digital content can make a huge impact on how audiences ultimately learn information See article: 5 essential digital learning reads See article: How meta creativity prepares students for the future For more news on digital learning design, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Teachers, principals, and district administrators ar

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2024

Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT became publicly available in November 2022, the field of higher education has been focusing on its impact and applications — faculty want to understand how this will shape their work and the student experience. Largely missing from many conversations, however, is a discussion of how scientific approaches may be used to study ChatGPT and other generative AI tools in the context of higher ed.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

As digital initiatives take off in more schools and the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund windfall winds down this year, school leaders want to know that they’re getting the highest return on their investments. Technology can help K–12 schools create value and contain costs. “The key here is value-based budgeting,” says James Watczak, a finance and technology business consultant with CDW.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the most-read posts for the month of December: The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Here’s Why Your Kids Should Participate in Extracurricular Activities Coding Activities by Grade 9 Unusual Hour of Code Projects 5 Unplugged Hour of Code Activities 12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence 8+ Ways to Speed Up Your Computer How to Backup and Image Your Computer Three Projects to Kick Off the Holidays Using ChatGPT to Revolutionize PE Teaching: 5 Expert Strategie

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Key points: Special education students deserve the same opportunities as their general education peers, including the individualized support their path may require See article: 3 simple strategies to supercharge student growth See article: Innovative ideas for school libraries For more news on special education, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page There are more than 140,000 special education (SPED) students in the state of Washington.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2024

In an increasingly interconnected world, connectivity is the lifeline that bridges gaps, fosters knowledge exchange and empowers individuals to thrive in diverse socioeconomic spheres. But how is connectivity important to agricultural communities? Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity disparities, strategically invests worldwide to tackle challenges such as insufficient internet access.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 2, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on July 17, 2017 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. If it’s a teacher’s advice on how to succeed, consider not giving it. Instead, challenge students to discover what it will take for them to do well. If you haven’t stopped reading, here’s the issue: How much teacher advice do students follow?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 2, 2024

Since we started Ask a Tech Teacher fifteen years ago, we’ve had almost 6.3 million views and 2901 comments from about 11,500 followers who read some or all of our 2,454 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. This includes tech tips, website/app reviews, tech-in-ed pedagogy, how-tos, videos, and more. We have regular features like: Weekly Websites and Tech Tips ( sign up for the newsletter ) Edtech Reviews Lesson plans If you’ve just arrived at Ask a Tech Teacher, st

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Key points: School safety concerns are growing–along with alarming incidents See article: School safety concerns are on the rise as classrooms open See article: Closing the gap in school emergency response For more news on school safety, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page Teacher training programs often introduce aspiring educators to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, an eight-decade-old principle that reminds teachers that learning is significantly more difficult when other needs ar

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2024

2023 brought plenty of surprises in education — and it wasn’t just all that talk about responding to ChatGPT and other AI tools. As we start a new year, we asked our reporters to look back on key trends and memorable moments in their coverage over the past year, and what they see coming. Their reflections include a surprising tip that led to a trip to a small town to see an unusual early childhood experiment up close; wrestling with large datasets to better understand education trends; getting o

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 4, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on June 12, 2013 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Here’s a great story. A graduate student is attending a lecture given by one of her intellectual heroes, the Brazilian educator and theorist Paulo Freire. She takes notes furiously, trying to capture as many of his words as possible. Seeing that she is keenly interested in what Freire had to say, his translator asks if she would like to meet him.

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EAB

JANUARY 2, 2024

Podcast How Admissions Offices Actually Work Episode 177. January 2, 2024. 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 Madeleine Rhyneer and Kathy Ruby pull back the curtain to reveal how admissions professionals sift through thousands of applications and decide who gets admit

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Learning 59

eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Key points: While many are concerned about technology in the classroom, it’s a must-have for students See article: 5 ways to use edtech to engage shy students See article: Insights from educators: Priorities for 2023-2024 For more news on tech tools, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page The rise in popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) and access to AI tools over the last year has reignited the debate over how technology is used in the classroom.

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Time 4 Kindergarten

JANUARY 3, 2024

The winter break is a joyous time for our little ones filled with festivities, family, and fun. However, as the break concludes, the return to the classroom can be both exciting and challenging for young learners. Here are a few key strategies and activities to make the transition back to school after winter break a seamless and enjoyable experience.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 2, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on July 17, 2017 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. If it’s a teacher’s advice on how to succeed, consider not giving it. Instead, challenge students to discover what it will take for them to do well. If you haven’t stopped reading, here’s the issue: How much teacher advice do students follow?

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Lab to Class

JANUARY 3, 2024

This guide for new preschool teachers will help ensure that your preschool curriculum has all of the essential building blocks to prepare the children for today’s modern world. Whether this is your first year teaching and you’re wanting to ensure you have a solid footing to step into the classroom or perhaps you’re a veteran wanting to update and modernize your curriculum, this will work as a vital checklist of basics to include, concerns to watch for, and places to go for s

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: Adopting and preparing for the future of technology in education isn’t simple See article: Reliable internet and Wi-Fi in schools should be top priority See article: How 5G connectivity supports K-12 innovation For more news on Wi-Fi in schools, visit eSN’s IT Leadership page Raise your hand if your school is one hundred percent ready for whatever technology inventions and adoptions will come over the next three to five years.

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Comprehension Connection

JANUARY 3, 2024

Teachers have so little time during the school day, and yet taking work home every night sure gets old. My blogging friends and I have come together to give you our best tips for increasing teacher productivity and saving your valuable time. You have probably heard the saying, “Work Smarter, not Harder”, and with a […] The post 7 Organizational Tips for Increasing Teacher Productivity and Saving Valuable Time appeared first on Comprehension Connection.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 4, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on June 12, 2013 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Here’s a great story. A graduate student is attending a lecture given by one of her intellectual heroes, the Brazilian educator and theorist Paulo Freire. She takes notes furiously, trying to capture as many of his words as possible. Seeing that she is keenly interested in what Freire had to say, his translator asks if she would like to meet him.

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Apple for the Teach

JANUARY 1, 2024

Hey there, amazing educators! Guess what? It's time for our first giveaway of the year, and I'm super excited to kick off 2024 with a bang! Every week, we spread the love to our dedicated teachers, and this time, it could be YOU walking away with a $25 Teachers pay Teachers gift card! GIVEAWAY DETAILS: Prize: $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: U.S. districts are making progress on school internet connectivity speeds See article: High-speed internet is a basic learning necessity–not a luxury See article: Technology tools for teaching and learning For more news on internet connectivity, visit eSN’s IT Leadership page Seventy-four percent of districts (9,573) across the country now have school internet connectivity at speeds that are sufficient to support digital learning in their classrooms every day–impacting 27

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EAB

JANUARY 1, 2024

Blogs Do you need to sunset academic programs? Consider these 3 steps. As any faculty member or administrator will tell you, growing new programs is a lot easier than changing—or sunsetting—existing program offerings. As a former VPEM, and now in my role supporting university partners, I’ve seen just how tense conversations about sunsetting an academic program can become.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2024

Let the countdown commence! We’re bringing you a roundup of the higher ed stories EdSurge published in 2023 that were most popular with you, our readers. As these headlines show, college is in flux. Administrators, professors and students are rethinking nearly everything about how higher education works. It starts with the very basics — like whether it even makes sense anymore to measure learning in credit hours — and builds up to future-facing conundrums about how to handle the sudden ubiquity

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2024

Considering how long wireless technology has been available, most K–12 schools have probably already invested in some form of wireless networking for their students and staff. But older wireless technology was never designed to support the number of users found in a typical school building. While it’s possible to connect everyone using older technology, it requires more access points, layered channels and constant tuning — and even then, the network will likely have dead zones and experience slo

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Look Who’s Talking—Interview with Glenn Robbins, Superintendent of Schools at Brigantine Public School District, NJ FETC finalized its speaker list for this year’s event this week, which includes dozens of experts and educators. Opening keynote Tucker Bryant will present The Poet’s Keys: a Guide to Unlocking Creativity, Innovation and Growth. Attendees will be equipped with tools to build a culture of creative disruption and bold exploration in the world of education, “so we’re set up to s

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Key points: There’s much to learn about securely introducing new tech into the classroom See article: Solving the IT staffing challenge in K-12 education See article: Now is the time to plan for next year’s technology upgrades Discover where K-12 tech innovation can take you There is no shortage of devices on a school campus between students, faculty, and educators.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Look Who’s Talking—Interview with Glenn Robbins, Superintendent of Schools at Brigantine Public School District, NJ FETC finalized its speaker list for this year’s event this week, which includes dozens of experts and educators. Opening keynote Tucker Bryant will present The Poet’s Keys: a Guide to Unlocking Creativity, Innovation and Growth. Attendees will be equipped with tools to build a culture of creative disruption and bold exploration in the world of education, “so we’re set up to s

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: Interactive whiteboards, tablets, immersive tools, and more are all valuable Learn more about technology tools used in teaching and learning Stay up-to-date on all things concerning learning in the digital age Technology plays a pivotal role in transforming K-12 teaching and learning in the digital age, offering innovative tools that enhance engagement, personalization, and efficiency.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: One example of digital literacy skills includes critical thinking Learn more about digital literacy skills for students Learning is evolving–stay updated on learning in the digital age In the 21st century, students must develop digital literacy skills to thrive in a technology-dominated landscape. Digital literacy encompasses a range of competencies, including information navigation, critical thinking, and ethical engagement with digital tools.

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