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As you ponder curriculum, seating, and policies, here are some ideas and resources to consider that will assist you in making your class a welcoming, safe, and inclusive space for your students. 
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In online teaching I favor graded participation in discussion rooms. It enhances and fosters learning, while also increasing student-to-student engagement. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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"Gen Z members have never known a world without technology, so how can teachers balance their edtech expectations in the classroom?" Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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International students are fundamentally transforming U.S. higher education, but as recent events demonstrate, these young people are not here to simply foot the bill and silently create economic benefits to the U.S. economy. As the country gains more and more students (and eventual workers) from abroad, there are big questions around how institutions need to accommodate these populations and ease the growing pains, from student relations to housing to classrooms and syllabi to student bank accounts and credit cards to work visas. Via Jim Lerman
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Nowadays, there are a lot of different opportunities online to continue your education, take classes, or earn a degree Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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If you think classroom training is hard work, you might be interested in the benefits of online learning. There's loads, but here are 10 to get you started. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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The short answer to this question is: no, online learning is neither inherently worse – nor better – than face-to-face teaching; it all depends on the circumstances. Via Miloš Bajčetić, Lynnette Van Dyke, MiniTool Software
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is interacting with other socio-economic and demographic factors to create a perfect storm of business model change in all industries, resulting in major disruptions to labour markets. New categories of jobs will emerge, partly or wholly displacing others. Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
June 24, 2016 4:55 AM
Interesting in terms of the skills that will be needed by our kids.
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I’ve mentioned before that I’m on this year’s YALSA Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults award committee and will be spending eight hours over this next weekend discussing t...
Via Nancy Jo Lambert
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The violence in the news has fueled divisive and hateful social discourse. Here are some tips for constructive engagement when the tempers are high. Via malek
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July 11, 2016 8:04 AM
some approaches to constructive engagement that can result in win-win situations — even when hate is spewing from people on the other side of the screen.
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News, voices and jobs for education professionals. Optimized for your mobile phone.
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There is a growing and disturbing trend of anti-intellectual elitism in American culture. It's the dismissal of science, the arts, and humanities and their replacement by entertainment, self-righteousness, ignorance, and deliberat Via Ken Morrison, Lon Woodbury
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June 16, 2016 11:09 AM
An interesting, and debatable, essay on how we are missing out on the basic goal of education in the US. -Lon |
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Students who are not naturally inclined to stop and think need explicit practices to nudge themselves toward quality reflection—and digital tools to make it easier. Keeping a log of tasks and habits, for example, gives students a rich source of data to mine when reflecting on their progress, and there are many apps that will collect and aggregate this information in accessible and attractive ways. Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
August 8, 2016 8:59 AM
This is a bit of a sales pitch for a book but worth reading even if you aren't interested in buying the book. 
ALLien's curator insight,
August 17, 2016 10:09 PM
Meta-cognitive reflection, its importance to learning + digital tools for facilitation
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This fall, my computer science class will follow the new AP Computer Science curriculum framework while also including culturally responsive instruction that makes use of students’ interests, community settings, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Some of the students enjoy freestyle rap and dance, so they will learn how to simulate or enhance their performances using code. Other students study drawing and painting, so they will learn how to use code to create their artwork. This approach is a gateway to computer science, using coding to foster creative expression, and supporting cultural responsiveness that addresses underrepresented students’ lack of exposure to computer science. Via John Evans
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Everybody has an idea of what university is like. Whether you just graduated, left many years ago, or opted to go straight into the workforce, higher education often evokes images of packed lecture theatres, libraries filled with studious young people, and rowdy dorm rooms. Via Jim Lerman
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August 7, 2016 10:28 PM
While many would consider the needs for successful eLearning different than traditional learning this article shows that not to necessarily be the case.
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Over the last few months I have been working hard to develop a set of commercially available lesson materials. These lesson plans aren't specifically designed for English language learners, though they will be useful for students at higher levels who want stimulating skills based practice or for any teacher interested in developing a CLIL or content based approach to language learning. They were designed to enable any teacher to develop students in a way that is more closely aligned to the kinds of skills they will need to function effectively and critically in the digital world. Via Nik Peachey, MiniTool Software
Jennifer Furr's curator insight,
March 13, 2016 10:42 PM
A collection of 10 of my lesson plans designed to develop critical thinking and digital literacy. 
Dave Sharp's curator insight,
May 10, 2016 6:21 PM
Lesson plans and activities to help with literacy for all ages. This program is designed to focus on giving specific skills to a student studying literacy at all levels. The 10 lessons also give the teacher access to relevant information required when catering for a students needs.
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March 9, 2020 1:29 AM
Here we can see how technology can support the process of learning a language by exploring in different ways. Using some visual input and different activities, students are expected to develop spoken fluency, reading comprehension, critical thinking and use of English. This is what this article contains, ten lesson plans that teachers can buy in order to improve their classes with technology.
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Most toddlers can swipe an iPad, tap an e-book, and call grandma on mom’s phone, so you’d think that kids in upper elementary school would be seasoned digital users and experts at navigating the web. As it turns out, a new study published in the International Literacy Association’s Reading Research Quarterly has found that we don’t know as much as we thought about the online activities, preferences, and skills of the preadolescent set. Via Nik Peachey
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Most importantly we need to be empowering our learners to take charge of their learning, to show them how they may control their pathways and become genuinely agent learning. Such a process is a significant shift for educators and our knowledge of the processes of learning rather than our subject knowledge is what matters most. Via Nik Peachey
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Education Week Teacher's take on the latest news, ideas, and resources for teacher leaders. Via Nancy Jo Lambert
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U.S. Education Secretary John King will argue that interactions with children from different backgrounds prepare students for the workforce.
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Leaving Inspirefest, Lucy Fuggle took away no less than 40 ideas for creating a more diverse and inclusive professional environment.
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