Educators Technology
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
February 7, 2017 Below is a chart we have been working on during the last few weeks. It features a number of key websites and online resources arranged into different categories. We did not.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
One of my go-to sources for classroom speakers is Nepris. Not only do experts come to your class, but they interact with students and take their questions (see my review of Nepris ). Here’s a great free event available for February’s Black History Month: Meet an Expert on the History of African American Presidential Candidates. Students can meet and talk with an expert in American history during a free virtual chat on The History of African American Presidential Candidates hosted by
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User Generated Education
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
In line with the theme of this blog, student-centric and user generated educational techniques. I’ve used them successfully in my teaching training classes but never with elementary learners. Socratic seminars have been around, obviously, since the days of Socratics. I believe they are an underutilized but powerful instructional strategy. In the Socratic method of education, teachers engage students by asking questions that require generative answers.
STEMx
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
This is a cross-post of a piece. originally published. by the Ohio STEM Learning Network. Ohio’s opioid-abuse crisis has affected countless individuals and families, and long-term solutions have seemed elusive. In response, the state’s. Department of Education. and the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN) called on schools to tackle the problem. Officials suggested a design challenge — a long-term project in which students research and propose resolutions to a real-world problem.
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.
Educators Technology
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
February 9, 2017 With the pervasive use of technology inside our classrooms, pedagogical concerns related to the effectiveness of technology in transforming education and creating optimal learning.read more.
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The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
More and more entities are helping people show what they know with micro-credentials and digital badging. Micro-credentials and certifications teach specific job skills and provide evidence indicating if these skills have been attained via a certificate or badge. The International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) recommends using a badging system built on Mozilla’s Open Badge Infrastructure.
CTE Learning
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
The career phone is ringing for your students. High School STEM and STEAM educators please share this with your students. We are at a global crossroads with the amount of excess energy used in construction. Something must change as many think this is the greatest challenge humanity is yet to face. Building construction and demolition are accountable for over 1/3 of our carbon dioxide emissions and almost 75% of our energy consumption.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: #115–Three-click Rule. Category: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Every month, subscribers to Ask a Tech Teacher get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. February 4th-13th: 20% discount on Early Bird sign-up for online professional development offered this summer: 20 Webtools in 20 Days. with coupon code SUBSCRIBERSPECIAL. Click to view slideshow. What You Get With Enrollment. 4 weeks of online, rigorous learning. 4 virtual training sessions. 9 tech ed videos. 1 tech ed lesson plan. 12 Hall of Fame tech ed articles.
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Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
‘Technology in education’ has become the buzz phrase for cutting edge classes that are plugged into the latest education trends. Not surprisingly, it takes a lot more than a room full of computers, iPads, and apps to turn “tech ed” from marketing to mainstream. For parents, where schools fall on that continuum — mostly marketing hype or taking the necessary steps to integrate tech — is critical.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 4, 2017
Haven’t been keeping up with The Innovative Educator? Don’t worry. That’s what this wrap up is for. Here are the three hottest posts that you don’t want to miss! Making it to the top for the first time is a post that reveals the 2 Biggest Barriers To Learning in Modern Schools. What do you think they are? Check out my post and see if I agree. Next up is a post looking at the differences between terms like ed tech, tech ed, digital literacy, media literacy, & digital citizenship.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
Who determines the truth and gets to tell the story of us in the history books? Jenn Borgioli Binis ( @JennBinis ), @edhistory101 host, led a conversation at Educon which looked at the answer to this question. She specifically looked at the history of education. She challenged attendees to think about stories told from the perspectives of those who haven’t traditionally told them and had schools named after them.
CTE Learning
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
STEM in Action – The next generation of App Entrepreneurs and Developers are getting their start in Biglerville Pa. As part of the launch for this STEM new course, Jacalyn McAnlis arranged for two of the developers of the course to have a webinar with her students to talk about the App industry and how to avoid some of the pitfalls that are easy for a first-time developer to fall into.
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These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!
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