News Items for Integrating Technology for School Leaders....

653 Students... some fresh news items of relevance and interest to our course " Integrating Technology for School Leaders"

Relating to our discussion "Drowning in a Sea Of Digital Instructional Resources:...

20 top edtech tools for the classroom Common Sense Education outlines some of the top-reviewed edtech tools on topics including STEM, art, SEL, and more. Top Websites for Teachers to Find Lesson Plans

Teachers don't have enough time to create every lesson from scratch. Sometimes it's best to leverage the expertise of others who've perfected their lessons over time, and adapt and modify them as needed. Whether you're looking for step-by-step instructions or interactive activities, these sites curate some of the top lesson plans from experts in the field. Check out our list for websites that provide lesson plans for all subjects: ELA, math, science, social studies, art, social and emotional learning, and more.

Relating to our ongoing discussion about EdTech Professional Development for Teachers...

Report: Investments in teacher PD pay off    T.H.E. Journal 

4 tips for effective teacher PD Here are four key points that should be top of mind when administrators create PD programs for their teachers. Everything you need to know about PD Everything You Need to Know About Professional Development Embracing new approaches to professional development is key in supporting educators. Our Trendline covers the latest trends, updates and highlights in professional development for the K12 space.

Relating to our ongoing discussion about determining Instructional Needs (Problems)...

NAEP 2019: Reading scores drop for US students, with mixed ...

https://www.educationdive.com › news › naep-2019-reading-scores-drop-f...

Oct 30, 2019 - NAEP 2019: Reading scores drop for US students, with mixed math results. Mississippi sees the most improvement at the state level, with the schools chief joking other low-performing states can no longer say "Thank God for Mississippi." ... This year's NAEP results also mirror the demographic changes ..

General EdTech Leadership Interest...

Report: 99% of districts support digital learning

Ninety-nine percent of school districts have implemented digital learning, up from 30% in 2013, before the federal E-rate program was overhauled, according to a report from the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway. Data shows that in 2013, 22,958 schools lacked the infrastructure to support digital learning but, in 2019, that number dropped to 743.

Education Week (tiered subscription model) (10/22)

US students show low-to-medium tech skills.
A 12-country international study shows just because students grow up with digital devices doesn't ...

https://www.educationdive.com/news/students-show-low-to-medium-tech-skills/566498/

Items for School Tech Leaders... Worth Knowing and Pondering

653 Students… These items showed up very recently in my In Box – Perusing these would be a good way for you to get yourself further up to speed on the state of our field…

In relation to our ongoing reflection on PD alternates to the now, impossibly impractical ‘Workshop Model’ of PD….

1)       Teaching Teachers to Put Tech Tools to Work Classroom https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2019/10/teaching-teachers-put-tech-tools-work

Classroom management and data analytics tools can help teachers in the classroom — if they understand how to apply them.

There’s a temptation in the world of educational technology to think that if only instructors had the right tools, all their teaching troubles would go away. But Kathleen Perdisatt knows better.

2) How to Talk EdTech with Parents: K-12 Educators Share Their Stories Monday, Oct. 28 @ 5 pm ET From - edWeb.net Register to attend live or receive the recording. (click here for information wiithoug registering, too) REGISTER Presented by Douglas Kiang, Computer Science Teacher; and Makisha Rogers, Instructional Technology Specialist K-5 Visit Success in a Digital World

3) Top reasons K-12 professional learning can work best through an LMS https://www.educationdive.com/spons/top-reasons-k-12-professional-learning-can-work-best-through-an-lms/565254/ 

Why should teachers and schools consider an LMS to support continuous learning programs?

And some miscellaneous items:

4) Group starts yearlong study of edtech

A 30-member steering committee leading the EdTech Genome Project will convene for the first time Oct. 30. The project, launched by the nonprofit Jefferson Education Exchange, includes a yearlong study to identify as many as 10 contextual variables that can affect the success or failure of education-technology implementation.

T.H.E. Journal (10/24)

WHAT??? Maybe some principal free days would be better?

5) Principal: Schedule tech-free days for students

A middle school that has a one-to-one Chromebook program in place also schedules some screen-free days, principal Matthew Howell writes. In this blog post, he shares how the approach helps to give students some balance regarding screen time and offer opportunities for positive, tech-free learning experiences.

Edutopia (10/9)