Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Why Would a Teacher Use the Flipped Classroom Model? First, let’s establish the value of the flipped classroom in case you have never used this blended learning model. The flipped classroom was designed to invert the traditional approach to instruction and practice/application. Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g., auditory processing, attention deficit, lack o

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Key points: Literacy is critical for students–and elementary years are a pivotal time These online tools help students develop essential literacy skills See related article: How efficacy studies improve literacy instruction For more news on literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Fall is the best time of year in Montana. The air is crisp, the colors are beautiful, and, as school has been in session for two months, students and teachers alike have settled into a nice routine.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. Those “aha” moments were often accompanied with a gleeful, “I get it!” I refer to those epiphanies, when the metaphorical light bulb above a student’s head switches on, as “luminations.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The past several years have been a rollercoaster ride for teachers. Hailed as heroes at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the return to the classroom has been rocky, and teacher shortages continue to make headlines. HMH’s 9th Annual Educator Confidence Report suggests a reason and a solution: “Burnout is a critical issue, with 82% of educators citing that what they need most is a more balanced workload.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Last week, I participated in a panel discussion with Jay McTighe and Tony Frontier on leading in an era of artificial intelligence. During the conversation, we discussed AI’s potential to transform education. Despite my optimism about the benefits of AI in education, the buzz online is focused on the exciting new AI-powered education tools and not on the transformative impact those tools could have on how we design and facilitate learning experiences to meet the needs of diverse groups of

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Key points: Students will be immersed in an AI world—they need to learn about it One English teacher brainstormed creative ways to get students talking about, and working with, AI See related article: 5 positive ways students can use AI For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Last spring, a few weeks after I started using ChatGPT, I challenged my high school English students: “Artificial intelligence can do any of your class assignments,” I told them flatly.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Celina Pierrottet remembers 2016 as the year when she and her colleagues at the middle school where they taught noted a pointed change among their students. “We were just like, ‘Is it just me, or are kids really nervous?’” Pierrottet recalls. “That year we had a lot of kids who were displaying some sort of school avoidance and other behaviors that we hadn't quite seen as much.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. National Geographic created Geography Awareness Week to raise awareness to this dangerous deficiency in American education and excite people about geography as both a discipline and as a part of everyday life.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Key points: AI is changing education–and these changes can be beneficial if handled correctly Meta creativity–routines that help us engage fully with the hardest parts of creativity–can help with AI integration See related article: 5 positive ways students can use AI For more news on AI and creativity, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Nearly 40 percent of teachers expect to use AI in their classrooms by the end of the 2023-2024 academic year.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In 1998, I began my journey as an elementary teacher under the tutelage of my aunt and revered educator, Marva N. Collins. My mother was also a teacher, so I saw firsthand what it meant to be a passionate educator who is deeply committed to students. Their commitment and passion for teaching were the reasons why I chose this profession. After watching them devote time and energy to their craft, I entered the profession with enthusiasm and excitement, not knowing what the next 25 years would brin

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Bucolic Bourbon County lies in the heart of Kentucky’s renowned horse country, so-called because it’s home to some of the world’s best thoroughbred horse breeders and trainers. The county’s Bourbon County School District also has a lot to offer its 2,400 students spread out across six schools. It has a 95.4 percent graduation rate, a gifted and talented program, arts and athletics programs, dual-credit classes for college-bound students and so much more.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

While ChatGPT seems to have sprung up overnight to dominate current headlines, legislative discussions, and professional debates—ranging from doomsday predictions to practical celebrations related to improved efficiency with menial labor tasks—the introduction of this online Artificial Intelligence (AI) program can be traced back to 2018. And while it is just the latest in a seven decades-old history of AI and Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) that can generate content like text, images,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Key points: STEM careers desperately need skilled workers–but the pipeline is drying up STEM Career Days do wonders in attracting students to STEM fields See related article: Building a representative STEM pipeline needs to start in kindergarten For more news on STEM education, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM page A new study at the University of Missouri–in partnership with Harvard-Smithsonian researchers–shows that when colleges host ‘STEM Career Days,’ the students who at

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the evolving landscape of education, one topic has taken center stage: generative AI. As educators, we tend to be on a continuous quest for innovative edtech tools that will enhance the learning experience for students. The potential of generative AI is both promising and profound, but it raises critical questions: How can this transformative technology be harnessed not only to educate but to empower inclusively and equitably?

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In a world awash in technology, K–12 students and teachers also benefit from tech that’s specifically designed for the classroom. With ed tech, teachers can automate manual tasks, engage students, increase collaboration, flip their classrooms and more. According to a recent survey from Clever about ed tech, 68 percent of teachers cite efficiency gains as ed tech’s main advantage, while 74 percent of administrators say ed tech can improve teacher effectiveness.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It is no secret that there has been a sharp rise in rates of depression among college students (Alamo et al., 2020), which may be caused by a reported increase in anxiety and stress (Sahin Baltaci, 2021). Islam et al. (2022) found that among first year university students, 69.5% had extremely severe levels of depression and 61% had high levels of anxiety.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Editor’s note : This story on how to manage academic integrity as generative AI moves into classrooms originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. The rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology present both incredible opportunities and significant challenges for educational settings. Whether or not a school district is considering leveraging AI, the influence of this technology on educational ecosystems is undeniable.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

After the pandemic, the nationwide adoption of online high-dose tutoring was expected to address deepening educational disparities. Additionally, it gained attention for its ability to provide high-quality education in regions with inadequate supplies of teachers, especially in higher-grade STEM education. However, as of 2023, the effectiveness of high-dose tutoring has gradually declined due to low student participation rates and skepticism from education authorities regarding the actual educat

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We make sense of the world around us by using a variety of internal lenses. Our learning may be more abstract than concrete, more right-brain than left-brain, more visual processing than auditory or kinesthetic, etc. We may lean towards one political party or ideological cause over another. And depending on whether we are night owls or early risers, we may be half asleep or raring to go when the alarm clock rings each morning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Key points: Assessment creation can be uncomfortable, but it is also one of the most important steps in accelerating student learning Teachers are the only professionals who can most effectively build these assessments for their students See related article: 4 engaging assessment ideas for middle and high school For more news on assessment, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Teachers use a variety of methods to assess mastery of a topic.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Changing teaching was the biggest theme of our most popular articles in October. Topping our monthly Top 5 list was a look at how professors are rebooting oral exams to respond to concerns that students can now use ChatGPT and other AI tools to cheat on essays. And the list included an interview with a Nobel prize winner about his research to improve science instruction; a set of reader responses to our coverage of “math wars”; and a look at what’s keeping teachers from embracing edtech.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Need a few websites and apps to fill in sponge time? Here are Thanksgiving websites that will keep students busy and still teach them: Berenstein Bears Give Thanks (app) Canadian Thanksgiving Online/Offline Thanksgiving activities Plimoth Plantation –a field trip of a Pilgrim’s life. Included on this real-life site is a video of the Pilgrim’s crossing to the New World.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We make sense of the world around us by using a variety of internal lenses. Our learning may be more abstract than concrete, more right-brain than left-brain, more visual processing than auditory or kinesthetic, etc. We may lean towards one political party or ideological cause over another. And depending on whether we are night owls or early risers, we may be half asleep or raring to go when the alarm clock rings each morning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As the hoopla surrounding emerging AI technologies and their impact on education endures, we need to get past whether or not to use ChatGPT—Pandora’s box is officially open—and focus instead on how best to use it. Despite OpenAI recently releasing a guide for ChatGPT in the classroom that demonstrates how teachers can use the large language model software to enhance learning, Zarek Dozda, director of UChicago’s Data Science 4 Everyone , does not think it goes as far as it should to address educa

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Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Traditional teaching methods are evolving since technology has been integrated into classrooms across the nation. The integration of (AI) Artificial Intelligence has begun changing the way teachers create educational content. Many educators are using AI to help simplify administrative tasks and make their lives more efficient. Others are using it to create more personalized lesson plans to ensure each student is engaged and receives an education that is more suited to their ability and learning

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Ask a Tech Teacher team has written a great article on behavioral learning in the classroom. You’ll find out: What it is Keys to unpacking it Why it matters in education Examples in the classroom Techniques for applying it Challenges Behavioral Learning Theory & Its Applications In Class If you’re an educator or a parent, equipping yourself with knowledge of behavioral learning theory can transform your classroom dynamics and alter how you perceive the process of learning itself.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Podcast How UCA is Creating a Debt-Free Pathway to a College Degree Episode 173. November 14, 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.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Key points: Easy access to valuable data is key in supporting students A new approach to structured literacy can yield improved outcomes See related article: 10 instructional strategies that lead to academic growth For more news on classroom data, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Along with all of the educational technology that’s made its way into the K-12 classroom over the last 10 years, we also now have a constant stream of useful, actionable data that we can use to improve student outco

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Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Listen to my interview with Matthew Kay and Jennifer Orr ( transcript ): Sponsored by NoRedInk 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?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It has been a year since the release of ChatGPT, and educators are still scrambling to respond to this new kind of AI tool. Much of the conversation has revolved around the double-edged nature of AI chatbots for educators. On the one hand teachers worry that students will suddenly cheat on homework with abandon, since chatbots can write essays in ways that are difficult to detect.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

How Ogden School District is Restoring Teacher Morale and Improving Retention with EAB Ogden School District's Success Through EAB's Teacher Morale Collaborative About Ogden School District consists of thirteen neighborhood elementary schools, six secondary schools and one youth-in care school. The district faculty and staff serve approximately 10,500 students and their families.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Children get one childhood, and time is one of the most precious resources we have in schools. For these reasons, I am increasingly frustrated that I have next to no power to stop my own children from wasting their time in front of a computer screen.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Key points: Standardized tests aren’t inclusive and often lead to unnecessary stress Educators should shift focus from standardized tests to ensuring students become independent learners See related article: What’s the state of K-12 assessment? For more news on assessments, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Standardized testing has long been a contentious topic in the field of education.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Malvern, Pa. and Bloomington, Minn. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Frontline Education , a leading provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in K-12, and Vanco , a leading solution for event planning, ticketing, fundraising and patron engagement, today announced an exclusive partnership that provides K-12 school districts with a seamless and secure way to sell tickets and manage registrations for school events, at no cost to the school districts.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan, is sponsored by McGraw Hill. In this special edition of Innovations in Education , Content Director Kevin Hogan speaks with McGraw Hill’s Patrick Keeney about various aspects of career and technical education (CTE), including its expansion beyond traditional vocational or trade-focused subjects, the importance of soft skills, and the curriculum and teaching methods used in CTE courses for middle school students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

CALGARY, AB – SMART Technologies is proud to announce the launch of the company’s latest innovation for education: the SMART Board ® RX series. This revolutionary display is designed with accessibility in mind and provides teachers with the tools they need to make learning more engaging for students, while saving precious time for teachers, too. This performance display comes with optically bonded glass and a multi-color stylus for an effortless inking experience, as well as leading student devi

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