Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2023

From the Ask a Tech Teacher crew, here’s a topical article on how to use AI in your education journey: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education Technological innovation is now casting its shadows over the education sector as well, making learning experiences better than ever before.

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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. Therefore, traditional schools should change their mindsets, adopt tech and adapt it for the classroom or risk getting left behind in the race to enhance students’ math learning experience.

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ED Surge

MAY 31, 2023

Recently, EdSurge met with field experts, all part of the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), to discuss how they leverage edtech to provide an inclusive learning environment for all students. In short, UDL is a launching point for providing personalized learning experiences.

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Teach Hub

MAY 9, 2024

Set Realistic Goals Once the issue is identified, talk with the student to set a few achievable goals. Teach students how to manage their time and assignments, study for tests , and take good notes. Utilize Technology Technology can be a useful tool in supporting students with bad grades.

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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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Magic EdTech

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

But on a smaller scale, this data can be used to solve a very pressing challenge that educators today face – developing informed teaching strategies. With the recent numbers in learning loss, there is more pressure than ever to individualize learning. How Can Learning Analytics Support Teaching Plans and Strategies?

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

These benefits are widely recognized by educators; Promethean’s 2021/22 State of Technology in Education report found that SEL is the top priority for schools across the country. Our report also found areas of opportunity in districts’ investments in education technology. It’s clear that SEL is central to student success.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

AI-powered quiz builders are revolutionizing modern classrooms, transforming traditional teaching methods into captivating, gamified learning adventures. This personalized approach empowers students to focus on areas requiring more practice, optimizing learning outcomes.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Here, the former elementary classroom teacher and math teacher advisor shares her thoughts on personalizing learning for individuals’ needs—and her school’s preferred platform for doing just that. EdSurge: There is a lot of discussion right now about learning loss and learning gaps.

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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. Eye contact is inclusive and personal.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Student-centered learning leads to quantitative and qualitative benefits , such as increased student engagement in learning and other school activities, higher academic achievement gains and stronger relationships between students and teachers. So, how do we put this all together? percent to 22.5 percent, just since last year.

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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. It allows for comparing a student's growth over time and also noting their achievements against benchmarks.

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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. A single teacher can't do it all.

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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. Assessments are competency-based and referenced to school learning criteria.

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Magic EdTech

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

But on a smaller scale, this data can be used to solve a very pressing challenge that educators today face – developing informed teaching strategies. With the recent numbers in learning loss, there is more pressure than ever to individualize learning. How Can Learning Analytics Support Teaching Plans and Strategies?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

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. Eye contact is inclusive and personal.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Research note: As Wall (2021) indicates, there is a definite connection between trauma and student behavior as well as student learning. In her qualitative study, she found that when schools meet this challenge head-on, student achievement increased and behavioral challenges decreased. These courses will give you a start.

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CoderZ

JULY 10, 2023

Breaking the Boundaries of Time and Space Transcending traditional limitations, you can create a dynamic learning environment that allows students to access robotics and computer science lessons anytime, anywhere. By providing adaptive learning paths , you can customize curriculum based on individual skill levels and progress.

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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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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. Professors Have a Bigger Role than Just Teaching.

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ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

For more than 100 years, high schools and colleges have relied on the same stalwart tool to measure teaching and learning: the clock. It also comes at a moment when digital technology has prompted many people to question longstanding practices about when , where and how learning and work should get done.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2017

The 21 st Century classroom blends technology with traditional teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. This three-week course (July 10-July 30) digs into the digital ideas and tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning. Click to join.

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STEM Sport

JANUARY 11, 2024

From the digital revolution in classrooms to the timeless impact of effective teaching, we will explore the multifaceted aspects of what keeps students hooked and why it matters to performance and future success. It’s a dynamic field, influenced by various factors, including technology, teaching methods, and even societal changes.

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STEM Sport

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In our rapidly evolving world, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects aren’t just vital academic fields, they’re pivotal to shaping future leaders and change makers. What an Inclusive Classroom Looks Like: Varied teaching methods catering to different learning styles.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

Starting January 18th, I’ll be teaching a class on blending technology into your classroom: the Tech-Infused Teacher — January 18th-February 21st. The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. I truly learned so much.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2016

The 21 st Century classroom blends technology with traditional teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Painlessly add flexible, authentic, and transformative technology to your classroom. Click to join. How Class Works.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Kids are learning – but for way too many it occurs outside of the school environment rather than during school. Given today’s technologies, it makes sense and is exciting that learning occurs after schools hours, but for exciting, engaging, and profound learning not to occur during school hours is, simply put, a travesty.

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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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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. I don’t believe this is what’s best for kids.

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2022

So what I hear from principals still is that districts are applying pressure and the states are applying pressure to increase student achievement while there's five or 10 or 20 teachers absent a day. They are comfortable with technology in some cases. They are good at crisis management. They are good at communication.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2019

This means learning online has become one of the most popular approaches to education. I am an adjunct profession who teaches solely online for a variety of big-name colleges and Universities. Before I get into how I teach online classes, here are some of the factors to consider when you weigh online or on-campus: Pros.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Expert typing lessons to learn the 10-finger system. Personalized learning: video lessons, suitable games, activities. Smart goals that will adapt to learning speed and needs. Specialized versions to support people with learning disabilities. Should you Teach Typing? 3 All the Right Type. And Does it Work?

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Magic EdTech

JANUARY 28, 2022

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. Adaptive assessments are challenging the way of traditional thinking regarding how to measure student achievement.

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STEM Education Shopping

AUGUST 3, 2023

Photo by Julia M Cameron: [link] All Inclusive Teacher Tools Digital The Ultimate Digital Toolbox for Teachers (2023)- Are you looking for innovative ways to enhance your teaching and engage your students in the digital age? Finally, learn how data analytics can help you make informed instructional decisions. Look no further!

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STEM Education Shopping

AUGUST 3, 2023

Photo by Zain Abba: [link] Boost Engagement Your Classroom Better with Teacher Tools Digital – Are you looking for innovative ways to enhance your teaching and engage your students in the digital age? Get ready to transform your teaching with these powerful digital tools! Look no further!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 29, 2018

One of the strategies I grew to appreciate in my several decades of teaching was starting my class with a warm-up. For me, because I taught what is called specials or pull-outs (I taught technology), I did this at the beginning of a class period. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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