Fri.Jan 17, 2025

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How to use Digital Quick Writes–the video

Ask a Tech Teacher

How to use Digital Quick Writes This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: summarized by NoteGPT Summary In this video, Jacqui Murray discusses the concept of quick writes as a dynamic and engaging way to teach writing in the classroom. Quick writes are short, spontaneous writing exercises that allow students to express their thoughts and ideas without the pressure of formal writing tasks.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2024

ED Surge

Can I have your attention? The challenge of getting and keeping the attention of students in schools and colleges was the topic of several of our most popular episodes of the EdSurge Podcast over the past year. Part of that involved the question of whether schools should ban smartphones one of the biggest policy debates of the year in K-12 education.

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New Year, New I’m a Scientist Chats!

All About STEM

I’m a Scientist I’m a Computer Scientist I’m an Engineer I’m a Mathematician Students: Choose your favourite subject! I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here is a student-led learning experience engaging school students with people working in STEM. Students connect with a diverse range of scientists from different specialisms and backgrounds.

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Fostering Collaboration in Our Classrooms

Defined Learning

Fostering collaboration among students and educators enhances learning, builds essential skills, prepares students for the future, and more! Explore practical methods to enhance collaboration such as project-based learning, game-based learning, and leveraging digital tools to align technology with students' needs and goals leading to meaningful engagement.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Sustainability Champions

Scientix

CC-BY, provided by authors The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) play a key role in education for several important reasons. They provide a comprehensive framework that fosters a global awareness among students of the challenges and issues affecting the world. When teaching the SDGs in a multi-disciplinary approach, students develop a sense of responsibility towards global issues such as poverty, inequality and climate change, and they understand the connections between education and real-wor