eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Key points: Innovative new technologies and strategies are impacting education in 2024 65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024 Tech-less teaching methods could alienate tech-savvy Gen Zs For more news on edtech trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Does “new year, new you” apply to K-12 education in 2024? Things are certainly changing in classrooms, schools, and districts, as edtech tools, digital learning resources, and instructional strategies evolve to meet the nee

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous. A new study of an unusually rich dataset in Maryland found that such efforts can have a significant impact when it comes to getting more students to go on to careers in coding, and in bringing more diversity to the field.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Safety is imperative in conversations today about K–12 education. Schools are looking for the best ways to protect staff and students from on-campus incidents. At the TCEA convention and exposition in Austin, Texas, presenters additionally took into consideration laws the state has put in place around school safety. For example, in May, Texas adopted two new rules that require “all public school system instructional facilities have access points that are secured by design, maintained to operate

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 3 Best Strategies For Teachers To Keep Students Engaged Engaging students in the classroom is a key factor in successful teaching and learning. However, keeping students interested and involved in their education can be a big challenge. It’s very important to make sure they are engaged and actively learning so they can end up going to a good college and building a future with a good foundation.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Key points: Esports programs enrich the student experience and instill skills for success 4 tips for creating an elementary esports program 6 tips to help start an elementary esports program in your school For more news on esports, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Ask most parents if their children’s school should start an esports team, and you’ll be met with reluctance.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to address key challenges in education, particularly in enhancing student engagement and facilitating personalized learning. AI's ability to provide instantaneous, tailored feedback can revolutionize how educators evaluate and enhance academic performance. However, as the educational community navigates these innovations, it becomes essential to address ethical considerations to ensure the responsible and effective integration of AI.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The funding cliff is looming over K–12 school districts this year. The last bucket of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding expires in September. For some schools, this means scrambling to find ways to sustain the technology they purchased during the pandemic. To support learning, K–12 decision-makers bought everything from classroom displays to one-to-one student devices using ESSER funds.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key points: Inclusive learning can lead to improved academic outcomes for students with disabilities and their peers Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI How to work for equity of access in classrooms For more news on inclusive classrooms, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), passed in 1975, ensures that eligible children with disabilities receive free public education along with the services they need to succeed.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

“I think I’m talking to Salinger. Can I ask?” My student stood next to my desk, computer resting on both hands, his eyes wide with a mixture of fear and excitement. We were wrapping up our end-of-book project for “The Catcher in the Rye,” which involved students interviewing a character chatbot designed to mimic the personality and speaking style of Holden Caulfield.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Marlon Shears has spent more than 20 years working on the IT teams for some of the biggest K–12 districts in the nation. He started out as a software engineer at Los Angeles Unified School District and then moved on to Dallas Independent School District, where he soon became deputy CTO. After three years, he went on to Fort Worth ISD as CIO and now serves as CIO at IDEA Public Schools, headquartered in Texas.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The 100th day of school is a special milestone celebrated in many educational institutions around the world. It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. How to celebrate Here are activities I like that blend learning into the celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography As a class, come up with two locations in each state, to total 100.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Key points: Educators need reliable, easy-to-use edtech tools for maximum impact Edtech tools to beat our state of emergency in reading and math achievement How to find the right edtech tools for public schools For more news on edtech ROI, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page Working with curriculum and system leaders and educators across the state of New Hampshire, I frequently hear some common refrains about education technology tools for the classroom.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

We wrote recently about some of the reasons that may be keeping teachers from pursuing the bilingual educator route, despite the widespread need for teachers who can instruct English learners. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The need has gained new urgency as the immigrant population in the U.S. grows. Politicized clashes over the nation’s immigration policy have seen the governor of Texas busing migrants newly arrived across the Mexican border to cities like New York , Chicago

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Like it or not, in addition to providing students with an education, schools are also in the business of managing risk. They store heaps of sensitive information, and it can be detrimental if that information falls into the wrong hands. Relying on internal teams to keep their information secure can be daunting, expensive and time-consuming. This is concerning to K–12 schools.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has led to the development of sophisticated conversational systems known as chatbots. These AI-powered programs can provide information, answer questions, and even complete tasks. Chatbots are increasingly common in customer service, healthcare, and education; however, in education, chatbots have been used to generate false or misleading information called “hallucinations” and create fake students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Key points: AI has tremendous potential in education–here’s how to harness its power 4 lessons learned about AI in 2023 Everything you need to know about AI in education For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page It seems as if we hear about AI in education every day, if not every hour. AI’s rise in popularity has brought with it questions about ethics, skills students will need for workplace success, and how to balance negatives with positives wh

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Schools need to tap into the same sense of wonder that led early humans to seek unifying stories to explain their place in the world — and teachers need to do more to incorporate myths, jokes and riddles into curriculum and teaching practices, from the earliest grades up through high school. That’s the argument of Kieran Egan, a Canadian philosopher and longtime professor at Simon Fraser University who passed away in 2022.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

There has recently been an influx of new educational tools for schools, meaning that educators need to know how to use them. Tennessee’s Polk County Schools saw this play out when the district made changes to teaching and learning in its middle schools as part of a grant from Verizon Innovative Learning. At the 2024 TCEA convention and exposition Monday, instructional technology coaches from the district and supervisor Jason Bell explained how the grant helped the district adopt a one-to-one tab

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Cult of Pedagogy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Listen to the interview with Dan Tricarico: Sponsored by WeVideo and The Modern Classrooms Project 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? I have always loved photography.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key points: Administrators say cybersecurity should be collaborative Rising ransomware attacks on education demand defense readiness Reducing K-12 cybersecurity threats to your school For more news on cybersecurity, visit eSN’s IT Leadership page One in 3 school districts ranked lack of dedicated cybersecurity personnel as their top challenge in safeguarding schools, according to Cybersecure 2024 , an annual survey from Clever that polls school administrators and offers an in-depth look at

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As I drove down the lengthy driveway of Mercy Montessori Center, I called my great aunt from Athens, Georgia, whom we lovingly call Aunt Puddien. Aunt Puddien is like another mother to me and I trusted her wisdom. She always introduced me to a relative or friend of the family as the teacher to which they responded with praise and affirmation. To them, loving and teaching our youth was a great honor despite the devaluation educators often experience.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

What makes an educational technology tool suited for the modern classroom? K–12 educators, administrators and IT professionals want students to have access to the most modern and educationally beneficial technologies, but identifying those products in a sea of solutions can be overwhelming. Add to that the challenge of limited school budgets, and K–12 leaders literally can’t afford to make the wrong choice.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. Proponents of AI claim that AI tools should be integrated into lesson design, however, it is also the case that AI may be used by students as an unethical shortcut to wholly complete written assignments. While companies such as GPTZero have responded to academic concerns by creating software designed to detect the use of AI in written work, false positives and underconfidence in th

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Key points: Giving students a voice plays a key role in developing agency How to support student agency 4 tips for using data to differentiate instruction For more news on student voice, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Social-emotional skills are fundamental for success in school and in life. But how can we ensure that all students learn these valuable lessons so they can have positive relationships with each other, support one another and make good decisions?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This is one of the most popular lessons I teach to Excel beginners. It is relevant, instantly usable and makes sense from the beginning. Before you start this one, you might want to complete Project 7 0 and 71. –from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom –image credit Deposit Photos Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Copyright ©2024 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved.

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Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Students with autism often face challenges in the classroom due to their sensory processing issues. Sensory issues are common among children with autism and are one of the core characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Sensory rooms have become an essential tool to help autistic students regulate their sensory experiences in a safe, controlled environment.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Many of you have probably tinkered with Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications and programs, or perhaps you are advanced in your journey of AI tools and could teach us a few things about how you are using AI in the classroom. (Don’t hesitate to use the chat section at the bottom of this article to share more tips, tricks, and resources that we can all use!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Key points: To lead effectively, school leaders must create safe spaces for collaboration 3 innovative ways to help teachers feel engaged and valued I’m a first-year teacher. How can I find success in the classroom? For more news on school success, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page The International Monetary Fund (IMF) calculated global economic output loss will total $28 trillion dollars between 2020 and 2025 as the result of the COVID-19 virus that impacted businesses and education.

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Shelley Gray Teaching

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Mean, median, and mode (measures of central tendency) can easily be made relevant and meaningful for students. Instead of simply giving students sets of numbers and having them calculate the mean, median, and mode with no real-life relevance, there are many activities you can do that will engage your students and make it easier to remember the difference between the three measures.

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natbanting

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

When I was a first year teacher, the teachers in my province went on strike for two days. It was on the first of those two days that I signed up for Twitter in order to follow public opinion on the job action. It was only days later that–by accident–I found math teacher Twitter, and the Math-Twitter Blog-O-Sphere (or MTBoS, for short) quickly became the self-organized space filled with ideas, insight, resources, and support that set the trajectory for my career.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. Proponents of AI claim that AI tools should be integrated into lesson design, however, it is also the case that AI may be used by students as an unethical shortcut to wholly complete written assignments. While companies such as GPTZero have responded to academic concerns by creating software designed to detect the use of AI in written work, false positives and underconfidence in th

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key points: The future of education with AI promises a more adaptive, personalized, and efficient learning environment Learn about the benefits of AI in education Discover more about why AI in education is essential for learning Unlocking myriad possibilities, AI in education revolutionizes learning, presenting numerous benefits. From personalized learning to administrative efficiency, AI transforms traditional education models.

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Kitchen Table Classroom

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Washable markers and old fashioned paper doilies are all you need for these colorful doily prints. Doily printmaking supplies… -washable […] The post Doily Prints for Kids appeared first on The Kitchen Table Classroom.

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Apple for the Teach

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Teacher Giveaway Hey, amazing educators! I hope this blog post finds you with the same enthusiasm that you bring to your classrooms every day. Today, I've got something special up my sleeve to celebrate and appreciate each one of you. As a token of gratitude for the incredible work you do, I'm thrilled to announce the $100 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway !

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has led to the development of sophisticated conversational systems known as chatbots. These AI-powered programs can provide information, answer questions, and even complete tasks. Chatbots are increasingly common in customer service, healthcare, and education; however, in education, chatbots have been used to generate false or misleading information called “hallucinations” and create fake students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

At the TCEA Convention & Exposition, thousands of educators from various parts of the world get together to connect, gain knowledge, and improve their craft while becoming familiar with new advances in education technology. The event’s focus is not only on ed tech but also on good teaching, good learning, and good leadership with ed tech. The TCEA event has the goal of setting up educators to become curious and to discover education technology through the on-trend sessions, leading speakers,

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Lab to Class

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Many believe teaching to be an easy job, however these people often do not understand the psychology of teaching. Even many teachers themselves believe their job involves simply presenting information to children and think no further than making clear PowerPoints and lectures to sponge like students who only need correct and concise information spewed at them to be able to learn.

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