Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2024

Let’s explore five innovative strategies that make the most of these AI capabilities, tailored not only to keep pace with rapid technological advancements, but also to foster enhanced educational experiences! This isn’t just a technical feat; it underscores the growing emphasis on reliable information in education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2024

The Ask a Tech Teacher team has some ideas on balancing varied learning styles with needs to provide students their best chance at success in college or career–whichever they choose: Engaging All Learners: Expanding High School Options for Success Think about Albert Einstein, who, despite his genius, struggled in traditional school settings.

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ED Surge

JULY 31, 2023

The right team, professional development and buy-in are essential to transformative digital learning, according to leaders of some of the largest K–12 school districts in the U.S. She emphasized that 'If we want to make informed decisions to sustainably transform education, our leaders must have authentic knowledge and skills in technology."

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2022

Spend time with educators these days—in K-12 or higher ed—and phrases such as these will come up often. It's not a new narrative, but the pandemic has heightened pressures on teachers and professors as it continues to radically reshape the education landscape. Why are we hearing so much about educator burnout and demoralization now?

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As schools become more focused on continuous improvement and the development of growth mindsets, educators continue to evaluate how they can assess their students' learning to better inform instructional practices. EdSurge: There is a lot of discussion right now about learning loss and learning gaps.

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ED Surge

MAY 31, 2023

The goal of inclusive education is to ensure that every student, regardless of their background or abilities, has an equal opportunity to learn and succeed. By designing instruction that meets the diverse needs of all learners, educators can help to create an environment that is welcoming and supportive for everyone.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 20, 2023

Technology has been part of math education for decades, mostly as rote drills and a replacement for worksheets, often to assist in memorizing tables. This inevitable change is particularly true for math education, as interactive math lessons for kids are becoming more commonplace online. But it’s grown up since those early days.

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ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. Despite the benefits, implementing data-driven decision-making in education presents challenges.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Earlier this year, studies confirmed what many educators already knew: Students have suffered substantial academic setbacks resulting from the pandemic. With newly distributed federal stimulus funds now in hand, school districts nationwide are poised to set learning recovery plans in motion.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 19, 2022

For example: the pandemic sped up the transition from in-person to online and hybrid education, something experts don’t think is going away. “I It is clear that universities need help in adapting to the rate of technological change,” says Daniel Pianko, managing director at Achieve and University Ventures.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This dismal news further intensifies the pressure on district leaders to address learning gaps exacerbated by the pandemic, all while more than half of schools report teacher and staffing shortages. Recent headlines suggest it will take until 2028 for students to recover from these pandemic-related achievement declines.

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ED Surge

MARCH 28, 2022

Schools are confronting vast achievement gaps among students and an exhausted teaching force. Some say it’s time to finally commit to scalable personalized learning. So many bright educators love teaching and love kids, but they're physically and emotionally exhausted. We spoke with Smith to learn more about his vision.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

Artificial Intelligence–AI–can greatly assist many mundane education tasks. Tools like Siri, Alexa, ChatGPT, and a plethora of apps seem perfect for handling the repetitive and time-consuming aspects of education that take teachers away from the core of most lessons that require critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 2, 2023

Motivation is not only important in its own right; it is also an important predictor of learning and achievement. Students who are more motivated to learn persist longer, produce higher quality effort, learn more deeply, and perform better in classes and on standardized tests. McClellands’ Learning Needs Theory.

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The Trendy Science Teacher

APRIL 11, 2024

As educators, one of our primary goals is to ensure our students learn, retain, and apply information effectively. Achieving this can often be a daunting task, particularly when preparing students for comprehensive assessments, like end-of-course exams.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

Last year, only 61 percent of students who took the ACT high school English achievement test were deemed college-ready. An option several school districts I converse with are trying is called “mastery-based learning” — MBL. Learning is personalized, based on school standards. Characteristics.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 9, 2022

As an education community, we are beginning to understand the depth of the pandemic’s impact, especially on our students of color, our English Language learners and our students with disabilities. We, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning for the benefit of all learners.

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Magic EdTech

JULY 25, 2022

2020 and 2021 were tough years for education tech adoption. District and school leaders have seen firsthand some of the benefits of having digital technology supplement in-person learning. Here is a compilation of lessons we learned from our success stories in developing and implementing learning technology at scale.

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CoderZ

JULY 10, 2023

As educators, we eagerly anticipate the start of a new school year while using our summer break to recharge and prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead. Personalizing Learning Journeys Facilitating personalized learning journeys is a powerful approach to meet the diverse needs of students.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JUNE 3, 2021

This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. Social-Emotional Learning. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is right at the top of the list for many of us.

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CoderZ

JUNE 5, 2023

Exploring CoderZ’s Updated Assessment Center Assessment plays a pivotal role in computer science and coding education, providing educators with valuable insights into student progress and enabling personalized instruction. But our ultimate goal was to make it a whole lot easier.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 15, 2023

When I came to Achievement First Brooklyn High School eight years ago as the ninth grade literature teacher, it was my fourth year of teaching and my first time in a school that was unapologetically rooted in the “no excuses” model , which centers a results-driven culture that prioritizes strict behavioral procedures and academic policies.

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STEM Education Shopping

MAY 12, 2023

Have you ever wished for a way to make learning more interactive and exciting? Cue Robot is an innovative tool that can revolutionize the world of STEM education by providing a hands-on approach to learning ( 1 ). So buckle up and get ready to discover the future of education with Cue Robot! Let’s find out!

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ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2022

The primary purpose of grading is to communicate a student’s achievement of learning goals. Instead, we must ensure that learners are intrinsically motivated through learning activities that are challenging, purposeful, relevant and empowering. We must re-evaluate what parts of our education system to keep and what to update.

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ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

Now, the institution that developed the time-based standard more than a century ago that is used throughout education is calling for the creation of a different way to quantify academic progress. Like the reality that it takes different students different amounts of time to acquire skills. “It That would be a very risky proposition.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 2, 2020

Technology is one of the areas where self-education, or autodidacticism, can bring outstanding results and allow an individual to achieve professional success without holding official certifications to prove his knowledge and skills. However, no matter how motivated and passionate you are, there is a cap to self-education.

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STEM Sport

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As educators and parents pave the way for today’s students, it’s crucial every child, regardless of their background, feels represented and included in this journey. In this article, we will dive into why an inclusive STEM environment, where each student’s unique perspective is welcomed, is essential to education.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 14, 2022

Helping students learn to read is a priority in public education. However, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress only 35% of fourth graders read at grade level. Learn more about Reading Coach from Microsoft and check it out in the video below.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2022

Most schools, for the health and safety of their communities, adjusted them in a variety of ways, often making them more “brain-friendly” and aligning them with promising research and strategies in the science of teaching and learning, or what we like to call, Mind, Brain and Education (MBE). Our consistent answer is: “Don’t go back!”

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STEM Sport

JANUARY 11, 2024

In the world of education, student engagement is often the cornerstone of successful learning outcomes. The Current State of Engagement Understanding the current state of student engagement is crucial in adapting our educational strategies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Students learn best when they are relaxed, happy, and feeling loved. It is challenging to include those characteristics in classes when you are concurrently trying to achieve school goals, comply with curriculum timelines, juggle parent concerns, and blend your lessons with those of colleagues.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

I think most administrators and educators (and learners) would agree with the importance of most of the skills on this list to assist learners to be successful now and in their futures. How to make and invent stuff DIY for Kids How to code Code.org.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2017

Many of the existential guides for teaching (such as Habits of Mind , the Socrative Method , and Mindfulness ) promote a student-driven growth mindset as fundamental to successful learning. This means students take an active part in achieving education and personal goals. Set goals (What do I want to achieve?)

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STEM Minds

JANUARY 6, 2022

From having to pivot between virtual and in-person learning, to doing what we could to address the learning disruptions faced by youth, it’s been a busy year. But now, we are choosing to focus on the wonderful memories and learning experiences we have shared with our community of students, parents, and teachers.

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Magic EdTech

JANUARY 28, 2022

Assessments have always played an important role in the educational process. Teachers teach, learners learn, and assessments help measure whether or not learning objectives are being met. Yet, today learners succeed through hands-on, personalized learning experiences. The solution to this: adaptive assessments.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 5, 2014

How to be a self-directed learner – finding and using resources (both face-to-face and online) to learn and improve personal interests. Self-directed Learning. Google Lesson Plan – Search Education. How to develop one’s own Personal Learning Network (PLN). How to set and achieve goals.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning.

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