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MARCH 26, 2021

I had an opportunity to chat with Doruntina Alshiqi about the education system in Kosova. Primary education is provided for students here. The second component of education is the lower secondary educational system, which is usually for teens around 12 to 15 years of age. It provides education through grade nine.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

ChatGPT, a language model that uses deep learning techniques to generate human-like responses, has garnered significant attention for its potential applications in education. This AI-powered technology has been hailed as a game-changer for the education industry.

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APRIL 12, 2022

With technology, it is so much easier to offer students the assistive technology they need to pursue their education dreams. The Tech Edvocate has so great suggestions for apps and prograsms to help those with specialized needs: What to Ask Colleges About Assistive Technology – The Tech Edvocate.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

Education has become a lot more complicated the last five years. The importance of education consultants, mentors, and teacher coaches has never been more pressing. Just as an increasing number of businesses have moved their operations totally online, so too have many students moved to online programs for their educational needs.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

He has some interesting reflections on technology’s place in education: Remember the days of Oregon Trail on the old Apple IIe’s or students drawing pictures with Kid Pix. Much has changed since technology has made inroads into education, and much has not. After all, one of the main goals of education is learning.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The program provides professional learning opportunities for educators, with the goal of preparing all students for careers with AI. I led an inventive discussion, asking, “What if technology moved in that direction, where the robot could climb up walls?” We all know that technology is driving our future.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, a passionate educational consultant for T4Edtech, traveled to Italy and surrounding areas and has some interesting insights into their education efforts during the pandemic: From An Italian Train: Education during the Pandemic.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

This article reviews the many benefits of providing career education for high school students and which areas are particularly valuable. How High School teachers can incorporate careers education into the curriculum . Including career education in the curriculum is important for a number of reasons. In Summary.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Here’s an article from Hechinger Report , a national nonprofit newsroom that reports only on education, that’s pretty interesting: Can an AI tutor teach your child to read? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Here are a few articles you may find interesting: Digital Assistants in the Classroom.

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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). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MARCH 1, 2023

At the beginning of this school year, I facilitated a professional development (PD) session with middle school teachers about how to use education technology tools for deeper learning. What might be possible if we did this for our educators? As I shared this story, I felt every teacher in the room turn their eyes toward me.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Learning hit a bump in the education road as it attempted to adapt traditional and proven in-person schooling to remote environments during a worldwide pandemic. Here is Go Student’s discussion on metaverse’s future in education: How Does Metaverse Have a Place in Education. VR Resources. Using VR in Schools.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Here’s an interesting piece from Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Jane Sandwood, on the explosion of wearable technology and its place in the education ecosystem: How Wearable Technology is Changing Education and Easing Disabilities. Education doesn’t stop outside of the classroom. Helping to Hear.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

More than two years ago, educators around the country began to engage in dialogue regarding the digital divide , as they recognized the reality that many students did not have access and connectivity as once believed. It’s an important idea, and one to which educators and education institutions should pay close attention.

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MARCH 19, 2021

There’s still time this school year to help high school students learn the skills they’ll require to thrive in Higher Education. Being able to use technology to its fullest is vital for students as they move from high school into higher education, yet it is not enough to assume that they will pick these skills up on their own.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Introducing any new curriculum into an existing educational system always has pros and cons. Looking directly at STEM education, pros and cons can really help solidify why it’s important to consider updating your curriculum to include this method for teaching science, technology, engineering, and math.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

We know technology is a challenge for veteran teachers. It wasn’t part of their teacher training program so they rely on school PD to fill the many holes in blending tech with education. It was clear that as I worked with these up-and-coming teachers, their first exposure to the integration of technology was in my classroom.

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MARCH 14, 2022

But who was—or is—the Theranos of the education sector? As John Warner referenced in 2018 , AltSchool sought to create “technology-infused schools that would revolutionize education;” in brass tacks, Ventilla and his team sought to create a network of microschools buoyed by a technology platform containing self-paced courses and curriculum.

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APRIL 7, 2022

This is such a great article on the benefits of bi-lingual education. From an educator with a passion for her calling, see if you have any reasons you’d add: 4 Long-Term Benefits of Bilingual Education. She is especially interested in the ways technology can potentially improve the quality of education around the world.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Here’s a look at how this plays out in the minds of educators. The presenter was exhorting us all to be the kind of educator who would breathe that rarified air at the top of the pyramid — to be the people who do whatever it takes. I have been an educator for over 17 years and an instructional coach for nearly 10 years.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Emerging technologies are revolutionizing how organizations across industries operate, and the education sector is no exception. Even now, as schools firmly embrace in-person learning again, it’s clear that the education sector is in a period of great modernization. Chalkboards, pen and paper are a thing of the past.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is used everywhere in the world and has become an integral part of our day-to-day life. Combined with STEM education, the pairing provides highly-engaging interactions with learning that encourage intellectual curiosity.

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MARCH 10, 2023

Even though it was a virtual environment, I still feel like my education was very unique to the HBCU experience,” she says. “It It’s an undertaking from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), a philanthropy that supports HBCUs through scholarships to students, grants to higher ed institutions and advocacy for educating African Americans.

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MARCH 27, 2023

In the last seven years, the program has helped thousands of students feel more at home exploring science, technology, engineering and math. More than 90 percent of Code Next’s latest cohort of high school graduates advanced to higher education, the vast majority in STEM fields, according to a Code Next survey. Who Isn’t Being Served?

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AUGUST 15, 2022

The struggle for equity in education stretches back beyond our nation's living memory. In a recent discussion with global education leaders , we took a hard look at some of the inequitable practices that continue to plague our schools. The struggle for equity in education stretches back beyond our nation's living memory.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Here is Part 2 of his discussion on technology’s place in education: Part II Technology is Here to Stay: A Conversation with Teachers. In my previous post, I wrote about the permanency of technology in the instructional setting for educators. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MARCH 21, 2023

The field of teacher education has experienced incredible challenges, upheaval, and opportunities over the past few years. Increasingly, conversations about the role of technology in supporting all K-12 learners are occurring among teachers, administrators, parents, and policymakers (e.g., Thornburg, 1999; Svihla et al.,

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JUNE 28, 2022

It’s the latest sign that Big Tech sees education as a key piece of the rush to build a metaverse, the immersive Internet of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality that so far is a disconnected mix of clunky tech gear and beta software platforms inspired by science fiction.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor Nicole McCray, has some thoughts on music and education. Yet, many benefits stem from a musical education. In addition, education in music is a way to take student learning to new levels and higher performance. MUSIC EDUCATION & STUDENT LEARNING. MUSIC EDUCATION & YOUR BRAIN.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Now we’re ready to reveal the top higher education stories that EdSurge published in 2022, based on their popularity with you, our readers. As these headlines reflect, the last 12 months brought uncertainty, speculation and innovation to higher education. What Could Web3 Mean for Education? By Jeffrey R.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Published last week, the Biden Administration’s “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights ,” a non-binding set of principles meant to safeguard privacy, included a provision for data privacy and notes education as one of the key areas involved. Slow progress is still progress What does an ‘AI Bill of Rights’ mean for education?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Virtual Reality in PE –resources and videos to use.

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MAY 17, 2022

As an educator, I’m always looking for new and innovative ways to help my students prepare for exams. And when it comes to exam prep, there’s no reason you can’t use technology to make the process more engaging for your students. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. In Conclusion.

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APRIL 12, 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Brianna, has some general observations about STEM education in 2020: Stem Education in 2020. But, the importance of sciences and technologies has grown; that’s why professionals in certain fields have become headhunters’ “targets.” So, what is STEM education?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Thank you so much to Norah Colvin for inviting me as a guest on her wonderful education blog, Norah Colvin. When I started teaching technology almost twenty years ago, I taught K-8, three classes in each grade every week. Even a decade ago, technology was an extra class in student schedules where now, it is a life skill.

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MARCH 7, 2023

Voice technology — especially the use of an AI bot that talks back to the learner — has injected reading practice with the kind of feedback that was only possible with one-on-one tutoring before. The appeal of voice technology as a screening tool, a method for playful reading practice and a strategy for offering feedback is clear.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

For one, if we, as a country, want to maintain our prominent role in science and technology discovery, we need to prepare adequately. Preparation lies in education. Creating an approach to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education that helps today’s students prepare for tomorrow is more important than ever.

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