Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. What used to require school buses and lots of time now is accomplished more effectively for less money through the Internet. Here are three that schools face: Teacher training. Infrastructure.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

There’s a greater appetite to try new educational models as schools try to adjust to the social and emotional needs of students returning from periods of pandemic lockdowns and other disruptions of the past few years. But before schools can try out new models, schools have to know what’s out there.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

School administrators and teachers are feeling the fatigue, as well as their jobs become increasingly dependent on computer and phone usage. Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. So what gives in the post-pandemic world? .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Before becoming a teacher, I didn’t understand why the 100th day of school was a big deal. So I decided to accommodate the 100th Day fever by wrapping it in learning. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. They love parties.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Statistics say over the summer, kids lose over two months of math skills, two months of reading skills, and one month of overall learning. Efforts to prevent summer learning loss propel often-unpopular year-round school initiatives and all manner of summer school and summer camps that focus on cerebral topics.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Are you a middle school science teacher looking to ignite your students' curiosity? It's a one-stop-shop for any middle school science teacher looking to incorporate the scientific method into their curriculum. So why wait?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2020

Before becoming a teacher, I didn’t understand why the 100th day of school was a big deal. So I decided to accommodate the 100th Day fever by wrapping it in learning. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. They love parties.

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Box Light

MAY 10, 2022

As part of its ongoing commitment to educational excellence, the prestigious Bury Grammar School (Lancashire, UK) began a major overhaul of its technology assets before the global pandemic hit.

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And for a bit of fun, meet CAT GPT, my very own Content AI Taskhelper – a personal assistant I've created with a blend of my own educational beliefs and research-backed best practices. I have it interview me on the way to school (and sometimes back), and it helps me create content for you.

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Acceleration research can teach us how to accelerate learning. Dr. Douglas Fisher, co-author of the best-selling book Rebound, Grades K-12: A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools. Instead of learning loss, Dr. Fisher is advocating how we can accelerate learning.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 14, 2022

Nancy Frey has researched Acceleration Research along with Douglas Fisher and shared their results in Rebound: A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools. This episode is a companion to podcast episode 768 with Douglas Fisher about schools that rebound. Sponsor: Advancement Courses.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? There are countless strategies and resources at your fingertips, but this article will spotlight the importance of digital teacher support for your blended learning environment. Must-have Resources for Blended Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

The end of the school year is a time when both students and teachers alike are distracted by thoughts of vacation, sleeping in, and no deadlines. If you’re looking for meaningful lessons to wrap up your school year, here are my top picks: Digital Passport. Cool book reports. Practice keyboarding. Dig into cyberbullying.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

College Credit Classes in Blended Learning. Great Activities for the First Week of School. 20 Back-to-School Articles. Here are the most-read posts for the month of September: 21 Websites and 5 Posters to Teach Mouse Skills. Teacher-Author? Let’s talk. 12 Favorite PC Shortkeys.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2023

In the process, students develop persistence and creativity while teachers connect their learning with professional standards aligned with ISTE micro-credentials. Such a mindset change can eventually produce a more innovative learning and teaching approach across other areas.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Blended Learning. assess success at completion.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mirecka-Jakubowska: That’s a very long story that goes back to the 1970s when I attended the United Nations International School in New York. I learned early to be open to change. I had very good training as a substitute teacher in my first year at TASIS Hellenic International School in Greece. I asked them to create websites.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 16, 2020

Photograph: David Chang/EPA The Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidance on reopening of schools will require innovative thinking to re-imagine how schools may open in the upcoming school year and beyond. That's because we've learned that we don't quite know what's ahead of us. The key will be agility and flexibility.

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CoderZ

JUNE 9, 2022

Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) is the largest network of public charter schools in the U.S. 10 students per team per school) would mean leaving out thousands of other bright youngsters who wanted to try their hand at coding and building robots. The traditional approach to robotics teams (i.e., Supporting a Scaffolded Approach.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Dispel the myth that learning only occurs in school. Many people, not just children, believe that learning only happens within the school building. Furthermore, understanding the use of technology within life outside of school is vital too. More on play and learning. Continue reading to find out why.

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Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As I review that article, all of the formative abilities from history to math and every subject are still there but now you have more making Screencastify an essential blended learning and flipped classroom tool that is easy and fast. I continue to have my students download Screencastify during the first week of school.

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CSTEM

APRIL 30, 2021

As we near the end of the first full school year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, districts around the country are making decisions about the near future. That includes the availability of summer school classes and altering schedules to help students catch up on lost time and progress. The Importance of Summer School.

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Reinart's comprehensive school reform model has been widely recognized. An accomplished public speaker and consultant, she provided numerous keynote addresses for school districts across the United States and consulted Internationally. 00:05:46:44 – 00:05:59:42 Vicki Davis: Educators often feel isolated in their schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2020

What I do worry about is running out of books so this year, I spent the last few months stalking efriends to find out what they recommend to kickstart the 2020-21 school year. on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning…” ( Brookings ). And it paid off.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Why Flipped and Blended Learning are Making Waves in education. 6 Worthwhile Websites for High School Classes. Here are the most-read posts for the month of March: 14 Education Advancements in a Year. Tech That Won’t Survive 2018. The Wild and Amazing World of Augmented Reality. How to Build Lifelong Learners.

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ED Surge

MAY 17, 2022

The Academically Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Certified and Talent Development (TD) Catalyst teacher works with groups of gifted and advanced learners across the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district in North Carolina. She travels between two different school sites throughout the week. EALA Tech Tool Library. The UDL Guidelines.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Barry Malkin , CEO of Carnegie Learning , recognizes the need for research to drive edtech product creation, and his company has been leveraging data on the science of learning to ensure the efficacy of its tools. Carnegie Learning is a very exciting place right now. We have been, for many years, a 6-12 core mathematics company.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2020

What I do worry about is running out of books so this year, I spent the last few months stalking efriends to find out what they recommend to kickstart the 2020-21 school year. See what you think: Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New School Technologies = Blended Learning That Works. And it paid off.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2018

. “…on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning…” ( Brookings ). Think about what students don’t like about school. More summer learning: How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly Summer.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2020

From our files, here are great articles about activities popular at the end of the school year: 5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year. The end of the school year is a time when both students and teachers alike are distracted by thoughts of vacation, sleeping in, and no deadlines. 10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 21, 2024

This will impact you as you help draft policies for your school or organization or even as you grapple with parenting concerns. Download the Full Flyer: AI-in-Education-flyer Download Registration Link: [link] I hope you will join me and share this opportunity with your schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2019

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Jane Sandwood, has interesting ideas on blending tech with tradition: Balancing Technology With Traditional Teaching To Enhance Performance In Class. However, blended learning takes the positive aspects of technology and combines them with tried and tested teaching methods.

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CTE Learning

JULY 11, 2020

COVID-19 disrupted the 2019-2020 school year in a major way. When schools began to shut down, teachers, administrators, parents and students were left scrambling to figure out what the rest of the spring would look like. As a veteran teacher, he has seen it all, but never a school shut down due to a pandemic.

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Technology Tidbits

JUNE 29, 2020

Varsity Tutors is an excellent site to find online tutors in any subject but also to help w/ Remote Learning which is ideal during school and camp closures especially during this pandemic and summer. Best of all, Varsity Tutors can be used for 1:1 instruction or even for group learning. Below is a brief demo.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Recently, while discussing the next steps for schools this fall with two instructional designers in the webinar “10 Ways to Move Learning Forward”, we identified ten considerations for school. Many of the topics below were part of that conversation, including Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

AUGUST 20, 2020

90: 5 Reasons to Teach Digital Citizenship Building a community of students that treat one another like family is part of a normal start-up during back-to-school time. During this time of distance learning and blended learning, it is now more important than ever to teach children how to be responsible digital citizens.

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Scientix

MAY 31, 2022

The project applied the blended learning model to overcome the limitations set by the covid19 pandemic. Project-based learning. Inquiry-based learning. Blended learning. Learning by doing. About the author: Öznur Demircan is a Biology teacher at Bahçelievler Anatolian High School, Turkey.

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