ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2024

And I came into this meeting with the frontline staff, very committed and very enthusiastic about this, the people who saw every day the ways that students struggled with worries about belonging. Walton has spent decades researching how to foster a stronger sense of belonging in education settings. Who could I be here?

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A note from Vicki, your host: To celebrate the 7th anniversary of this podcast, we're returning to our five day a week format to inspire and encourage you on the way to school each morning! topic and that is, you know, a lot of us use this word almost like a cuss word, worksheet. Let's get started. Stream by clicking here.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

They want to know about firewalls, filters, kidsafe desktops, nannycams, cyberbullying, internet privacy, and everything in between. While they’re getting to that epiphany, here are ideas you can employ to support them on the way: Teach your children to use the internet. Know what their school does to keep your child safe online.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 7, 2024

He gives suggestions for schools that help them frame school behavior and understand students' dreams, needs and abilities in a way we can put into our classroom practice. He understands that communities face unprecedented challenges and knows which strategies will produce the best results. Stream by clicking here.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

If you've ever wondered how to prepare your students for the real-world challenges of budgeting, investing, and understanding debt, this episode is your roadmap to making money management an engaging and essential part of your teaching. Podcast Episode Stream by clicking here. Transcript AI-generated, checked by me.

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ED Surge

JUNE 9, 2023

The teacher knows from working with the student previously that although she can easily follow the algorithmic steps of the math problem, she struggles with her reasoning and ability to make sense of the steps she is taking. Accommodation is how we learn and change our lens to reorganize what we know into more advanced thinking.

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MARCH 19, 2024

The host thought it would be a yawner, but any tech teacher knows keyboarding is a controversial subject. How do I know what questions parents are interested in about keyboarding? Kindergarten learns a different way than 2nd grade, as does 5th grade. What are some of the developmental considerations about keyboarding?

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Kimmerer advises readers that “we must learn to practice gratitude, not just as a fleeting emotion, but as a way of life.” Kimmerer advises readers that “we must learn to practice gratitude, not just as a fleeting emotion, but as a way of life.” I have always felt connected to Indigenous peoples.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

I had questions and I wanted to know more. The guest, Allison Russell, was talking about the emotional intelligence of young people and mentioned that she’d just learned that her daughter was part of Generation Alpha , which refers to people born after 2010. They are the start of something new, not a return to the old,” he added.

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ED Surge

JUNE 6, 2023

That's one advantage they have is they don't know what the standard explanations of things are. They don't know what grown-ups take for granted.” The book ends up being a playful way to explore big philosophical issues, regarding justice, authority and language. Little kids make better philosophers than most adults.

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Computer Science Teacher

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Once upon a time, for example, it was important o know exactly how data was stored on a disk with block sizes especially important. It’s a mistake to assume that the way we were taught and the things we were taught should still be taught in the same way. We have enough trouble finding teachers who know Java or Python.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In traditional models we've often taught students that the way you solve any problem is by giving it deep critical attention. But it’s not because students aren’t good at critical thinking, argues Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. I mean, that's horrible, horrible advice.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

This vast landscape of resources is often free, but this cerebral trek through the online world requires students know how to do it safely, securely, and responsibly. Look both ways before crossing the (virtual) street. Don’t go places you don’t know. It didn’t work. It’s easier than you think.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Let them know they are capable, competent, that thinking hard does not mean they didn’t understand. Know what that means for each student. If they use words like ‘something’, ‘you know’, ‘that’, or ‘like’, prod them to come up with specifics. No I don’t know.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This has left less room to focus on the things we know matter most like relationship-building, social-emotional development and building a respectful, inclusive classroom community. They also spend time getting to know their colleagues. What have we been conditioned to think an effective classroom looks like?

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JUNE 13, 2023

Today’s tip: 5 Ways to Find Lost Files Category: Problem-solving One of the scariest things for students is not being able to find their file. This means they have to know where they were sitting, because that’s the ‘local drive’. Can they search the network for it (which requires they know the name of the document)?

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ED Surge

MARCH 11, 2024

They might be coming in to see their friends, but we know they’re coming into our physical spaces,” McNeil said. She recalled one undergraduate who liked to study there because “you can see who's there and they can see you and they can know you're smart.” Ninety-two percent check social media daily.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Here’s what you’ll get ( links won’t be active until the post goes live ): 12 Ways to Update Your Online Identity — December 11th 8+ Ways to a Speedier Computer — December 12th Backup and Image your computer — December 13th (today) Regular readers of Ask a Tech Teacher know these are updated each December.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Here’s what you’ll get ( links won’t be active until the post goes live ): 8+ Ways to Speed Up Your Computer — December 13th. 9 Ways to Update Your Online Presence — December 14th. Regular readers of Ask a Tech Teacher know these are updated each December. 9 Ways to Update Your Online Presence.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 13, 2022

I feel a deep sense of comfort knowing she has had this conversation before with dozens of young Lakota learners during her time as a Lakota language teacher in our community of Fort Yates on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. ótiyapi was at the center of our knowledge, our culture and our way of life as Lakota people.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

EdSurge caught up with cognitive scientist Sian Beilock, author of books “Choke” and “How the Body Knows Its Mind,” to talk about how anxiety can impact students’ math performance—and how adults can help them. So knowing more about what those are, rather than less, is always a good idea. That’s stress and anxiety over math.

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ED Surge

MAY 7, 2024

Martinez knows that there is a dearth of bilingual teachers in the United States, and she wants to help fill the gap. But more than that, she wants to encourage bilingual students and English language learners the way other teachers did for her. I just didn't know what profession yet. Her teacher training begins in June.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2024

As a professor of practice whose goal is to prepare preservice teachers to lead their own classrooms, how do I ensure that these preservice teachers know math content well and feel equipped and prepared to teach math to students? My answer: an immersive, 15-credit-hour semester of math.

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ED Surge

APRIL 29, 2024

Today’s education leaders have unprecedented access to edtech products, but there’s no clear way to determine a product’s quality or effectiveness for learning. How can decision-makers know if a product meets learning standards and drives student achievement without a shared definition of what makes a product usable, valuable and effective?

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JANUARY 25, 2024

’, I get the deer-in-the-headlights-look that says, How am I supposed to know the answer to THAT question? It’s a fun lesson self-paced lesson plan with lots of activities and meandering paths students undoubtedly will adore. Everyone who previewed it is wowed. You are ready. Really, the reason doesn’t matter.

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JUNE 5, 2022

She has great suggestions on how to celebrate with children and students in a way that shows how to be responsible stewards for the only planet we have. I think you’ll enjoy her article: We live in a millennium where technology has disrupted many of the traditional systems and ways. Why live responsibly. Catching them young.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

Pick those that work for you: 8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students for Back to School. 5 Top Ways to Integrate Technology into the New School Year. 5 Ways to Involve Parents in Your Class. 5 Ways Teachers Can Stay on Top of Technology. 3 Apps to Help Brainstorm Next Year’s Lessons. New School Year?

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 11, 2024

In this show, we dive into the essential homework hacks that every parent and student should know, focusing on developing lifelong learning skills, enhancing organizational abilities, and promoting a growth mindset. We can help our children learn! This show is a great one to share with parents! Stream by clicking here.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As a former science teacher and instructional coach, though, he was looking for a way to deliver the teachings of tribal elders to a broader audience via distance education. Could virtual reality be the key to teaching indigenous ways of knowing to a broad population of students? We boiled it all the way down to make sugar.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2024

If you have any specific questions or if there’s anything else you’d like to know about National Puzzle Day, feel free to ask! Puzzles are also a great way to practice keyboarding skills like drag-drop, click, and select. National Puzzle Day is celebrated on January 29th each year.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Digital citizenship is about far more than just helping kids be safe online; it’s about empowering them to use technology to solve real-world problems, to know how to balance their time between a variety of online and offline activities, to be curious learners and to use digital tools to deepen their relationships with their family and friends.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

With all new technology comes a great deal of trepidation that our previous ways of knowing are being lost. With all new technology comes a great deal of trepidation that our previous ways of knowing are being lost. The best way to harness a monster, after all, is to create a more powerful one.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Here are some of the past articles I think you’ll like: 8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students for Back to School. Here are some of the past articles I think you’ll like: 8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students for Back to School. 5 Top Ways to Integrate Technology into the New School Year. BTS resources.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2024

I know that robust mental health and social-emotional support for students are non-negotiable in education and I applaud the new programs and resources designed to address this urgent challenge for our students. I’ve been a school social worker for the last 15 years, so I am acutely aware of our nation’s mounting youth mental health crisis.

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Cool Cat Teacher

AUGUST 1, 2023

Prepare to be inspired, challenged, and equipped to navigate the future of writing in a world where humans and AI learn to work together to communicate in better ways as Steve Dembo takes us inside his classroom. Look no further. AI is changing rapidly, and you'll want your team to take advantage of this free course from Microsoft today.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 12, 2024

Things you should know Here are a few details that might be helpful to know prior to starting: License Limitations : While Creative Fabrica provides resources under certain licensing agreements, as with any licensing arrangement, carefully review the terms to ensure compliance. Then I got an email from the folks at Creative Fabrica.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As the son of Indian immigrants, I looked for ways to push back against the pressure to assimilate and conform while growing up in white schools. For a long time, I believed that building a strong classroom culture and holding all students accountable to that culture was the right way to teach. Now, I’m not so sure.

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