Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 15, 2017
Every year, I make New Year resolutions and ignore them. I don’t promise to fulfill them. I don’t even check my progress and revise as needed. I make-and-forget, check it off the New Year’s To Do list and move on. This year, I’m trying something different: resolutions that aren’t quantified, that won’t take extra time from my too-busy schedule.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 10, 2017
If you are responsible for integrating technology into schools, then you must be prepared to discuss the return on investment stakeholders can expect to see. Those that don’t, may get caught up in an ed tech frenzy without fully thinking through why technology is important in the first place warns Michael Horn, executive director of the education program at the Clay Christensen Institute.
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STEMx
DECEMBER 14, 2017
The National Science Teachers Association hosts a fast-growing event on STEM, the NSTA STEM Forum. Once again, STEMx has arranged for a core set of sessions devoted to our members. We’re recruiting for six sessions at the 2018 NSTA STEM Forum to be hosted in Philadelphia from July 11–13, 2018. Help us tackle core questions like: Again, we’re looking for six stunning presentations from STEMx member states.
Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Ask a Tech Teacher is a small group of tech-ed teachers with a big goal: provide free and affordable resources to anyone, anywhere that integrate technology into education. It’s an ambitious goal and we rely on donations from readers like you to make that happen. Use the PayPal Donate button below or in the sidebar of Ask a Tech Teacher (aka, Structured Learning LLC–our publisher): About this time of each year, when several of our larger bills come due, we give a shout out for help.
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.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 13, 2017
What type of learning opportunities do you provide or attend at your school or in your district? That's what we'll be discussing during our next #NYCSchoolsTechChat on Thursday, December 14th at 7 p.m. During the chat we will share ideas that may inspire one another as well as agendas, resources, and materials. #NYCSchoolTech teacher Eileen Lennon (@eileen_lennon) moderates with me throwing in my two cents.
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