EdTech News Goodies 9/20/2019

Escape-room style challenges replaces quizzes in classroom    KDFW-TV (Dallas-Fort Worth) (9/16)

How do I design a PD strategy? (and other answers to your professional learning questions)  

Tips for using coding, robots in the classroom   Natalie Vanderbeck

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§  Ore. schools see shift in librarians' role

The role of school librarians has changed, and librarians in some Oregon schools now are teaching technology, digital citizenship and more. The state requires that school librarians also have a teaching license, a requirement that Debbie Levy, a certified librarian in the Eugene School District, says essentially led her to earn two master's degrees to work as a school librarian.

The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.) (9/15)

Bringing Humor and Storytelling to STEM Projects Monday, Sept. 16 @ 4 pm ET REGISTER Presented by Jenni Light, Senior Manager, Insights and Strategy, Cartoon Network; John Britt, Writer/Producer, Cartoon Network Creative Group; and Chris Rettstatt, Product Manager, Wonder Workshop Visit Coding & Robotics K-8

WIRED's Top STEAM

Learning Tools 🏆

#Celebrate! The Piper Computer Kit is among WIRED magazine's Top 3 tools for teaching Computer Science.

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6Hands-on STEM programs teach practical skills

After-school and summer programs use hands-on learning to teach STEM concepts and help students see themselves in STEM-related careers. An internship program in Philadelphia is employing high-schoolers who are studying auto mechanics at their schools to train them to fill local skills gaps.

Education Week Teacher (tiered subscription model) (8/2 ways to get teachers on board with edtech Banish tech phobia and help teachers get on board with edtech resources.

Teacher: Experts add authenticity to PBL

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Engaging guest speakers and subject matter experts can help add authenticity to project-based learning, according to middle-grades teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron. In this blog post, Wolpert-Gawron shares tips to help teachers identify experts and resources from their own communities, including through museums and among parents, and how to bring them into the classroom.

Edutopia (8/19

EdTech 'Goodies' from Prof G's In Box

for my students... here are some items culled from the old In Box that I think any teacher contemplating supporting colleagues in better understanding and using tech should be award of...

How to find the right teaching resources–without being overwhelmed
Learn how this teacher avoids an avalanche of online information and locates the right high-quality teaching resources for her students.

How we got the edtech resource we wanted
Here’s how we managed to take an edtech resource from a lightbulb idea to actual implementation in the classroom.

What makes education innovation succeed?

By Tara García Mathewson

What does it take to make educational innovation succeed? Schools are constantly trying new things to improve student outcomes. Sometimes they work; sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they get a strong start, but too often they peter out..."
https://mailchi.mp/hechingerreport.org/future-of-learning-what-makes-education-innovation-succeed?e=d379d4555f

Virtual dissection table gives students new experience

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Biology students at one Ohio high school will use a virtual dissection machine to learn about the inner workings of animal and human bodies. School officials say the technology will help them engage students in deeper ways than lectures and textbooks.

WKBN-TV/WYFX-TV (Youngstown, Ohio) (9/10) 

Are You Putting Edtech at the Head of the Class?
by Victor Rivero

Study shows classroom technology a top priority for students to compete in a tech-driven world..

North Carolina Adopts the ISTE Standards for Students

Decision Will Empower Students and Harness Personalized Learning 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — September 10, 2019 — North Carolina’s State Board of Education recently voted to adopt the International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) Standards for Students. With this decision, the Tar Heel State becomes the 15th state to use the newest set of student standards as a guiding framework to support educators and leaders in transforming education.

Classroom Coaching for Impactful Technology UseThe Dynamic Learning Project helps teachers develop their students' 21st century skills, supporting not just more technology use, but more impactful technology use. Our research suggests classroom coaching is more than just a promising intervention—it's informing ongoing conversations on teacher professional development and technologies for learning. Read more.Sent: Wed, Sep 11, 2019 4:54 pm
Subject: Educators are superheroes -- and OTIS can be your trusty sidekick

Educators are superheroes, and OTIS (Online Technology and Instructional Sessions) can be your trusty sidekick.

Attend live courses, watch courses from our library – it’s all up to you! Learn at your own pace, choose the courses that interest YOU, and complete them from home (and probably in your pajamas).

Sample Courses:

Our PD courses are created to support technology integration in the classroom. From courses that focus on products like robots and 3D printers, to courses on specific tools, strategies, and curriculum alignment, the sky is the limit.

Sent: Wed, Sep 11, 2019 10:40 am Subject: Don't miss this fall's exciting workshops! The best constructivist workshops and sessions from the authors of Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom? Coming soon - maybe to a place near you! Scheduled Fall Workshops DEVELOPING POWERFUL MODERN LEARNERS An immersive, two-day seminar into the whys and hows of reimagining classrooms for the future, plus lessons for learning and leading With Dr. Gary Stager and Will Richardson WASHINGTON DC LAB: October 17 & 18 NORTHERN NJ LAB: October 21 & 22 BOSTON LAB: October 24 & 25 Space is limited, register today! INVENT TO LEARN WORKSHOP SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA November 7, 2019 Viewpoint School Calabasas Join Sylvia Martinez for a full day hands-on workshop packed with hard fun, creativity, and problem solving. This is the place where computing meets tinkering, design, and the best practices in education. We will tour the all new Viewpoint School makerspaces and plan the next (or first) steps in your maker journey. All participants will also receive a free copy of the new Second Edition Invent to Learn book. Register today! (Discounts for carpool buddies!) STEAM - Where the Makerspace meets the Art Studio Don’t miss this fantastic article by Erin Riley about the intersection of art and making. The Maker Movement Moves Into The School Art Studio is in the May 2019 edition of Hello World magazine. Erin is the author of the latest book from CMK Press, The Art of Digital Fabrication: STEAM Projects for the Makerspace and Art Studio. Upcoming travel We're coming to a city near you! Dates are filling up for Winter/Spring 2020 professional development. September/October: Bologna & Florence, Italy - Heidelberg, Germany October : Boston, Washington DC, New Jersey November: Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta January: Miami February: Houston March: Virginia April: New Orleans May: Dublin, Ireland We would love to add your city to this list! Contact us for customized PD or conference events. New books for your classsroom or makerspace! Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom. Get this newly updated second edition with more resources and added information about new technology and tools. The Art of Digital Fabrication: STEAM Projects for the Makerspace and Art Studio Ready for some new ideas for digital fabrication? Get inspired as you browse through these beautiful STEAM projects that connect art, making, and STEM subjects using 3D printers, vinyl cutters, laser cutters, and others. Constructing Modern Knowledge 2019 - Amazing educators, amazing projects Constructing Modern Knowledge 2019 was a huge success! The twelfth annual Constructing Modern Knowledge Institute was spectacular! Educators from around the world journeyed to Manchester New Hampshire for four days of intense learning and project development. Believe it or not, we are still unpacking from CMK 19 and will have much more to share soon. In the meantime, enjoy these project videos and Josh Burker's photographs. Looking for micro:bit resources? There are a couple million micro:bits in use! Gary Stager recently led an exciting family workshop, in which every kid and parent team went home with their own BBC micro:bit Go Kit (read & watch videos about the family workshop here). He also led a sold-out BYO workshop at ISTE 2019 in Philadelphia (Gary's 32nd ISTE as a presenter). Since then, we have schlepped a suitcase full of micro:bits, Circuit Playground Express microncontroller development boards, and extension boards to events in New Hampshire, Arkansas, Guadalajara, Baltimore, Phoenix, and Atlanta. Here is our collection of resources for teaching and learning with the BBC micro:bit!

How can you engage students in the social context of technology?
With free resources from IEEE REACH. Inquiry lessons, hands-on activities, and short videos engage students in the nature of technology - through the lens of history! Enhance technological literacy skills and bring technology and history together in your classroom – just like it is in real life!

Tech firms help prepare students for workforce

Amazon Web Services, Facebook, Google and other technology firms are working to help shape curriculum at two-year colleges. Colleges say the programs -- some of which are offered for free -- help prepare students with in-demand skills that they need to enter the workforce.

Education Dive (9/4) 

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