10 EdTech Research Journals That You Should Read
If you are involved in education technology in any way, you must stay up to date on the latest news and trends. Educational technology is growing at immense speed – practically changing every day. The best place to find out quality information from trustworthy sources is in EdTech research journals.
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Upcoming Live Webinars A Special Event! In collaboration with the National Center for Special Education Research, CEC will be hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, Nov. 13, with Dr. Sarah Powell. This research-to-practice webinar is FREE thanks to a collaboration with our friends at NCSER, which funds some of Dr.
Bring your lessons to life with Expeditions
The Google for Education team is committed to supporting teaching and learning from anywhere, at any time, on any device. For the past 5 years, we've been proud to enable immersive VR and AR learning experiences for millions of students around the world with Google Expeditions and Tour Creator. As schools around the world reimagine education from the ground up for a hybrid world, we've also been thinking deeply about how to adjust our tools to meet the moment and simultaneously build for the future. We've heard and recognize that immersive experiences with VR headsets are not always accessible to all learners and even more so this year, as the transition to hybrid learning has presented challenges for schools to effectively use Expeditions.
Free Webinars for Educators
Sign up for one of our FREE online webinars or watch one of our pre-recorded sessions on the brain and learning. Discover a variety of topics, including the latest research and findings on autism, why some students have problems reading, insights into techniques for English language learners, and much more! Upcoming Live Professional Development Webinars Read Their Minds: An Update on Dyslexia Research and Brain-Based Remediation Presenter: Martha S.
From PLN to Practice: Tips from 5 Educators on Personalizing Your Professional Learning
Traditional professional development for teachers, while important, doesn't usually address every teacher's unique needs when it comes to professional learning. Top-down PD solutions tend to ignore what we want most: More opportunities for choice and topics that are timely and actually relevant to our unique classrooms. It's no wonder, then, that online PLNs -- professional (or sometimes "personal") learning networks -- have become so popular in recent years. While Twitter is probably the most widely used, teachers are finding personalized professional learning on plenty of other platforms. So, what's the best way to start your own PLN?
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A collection of free and premium virtual broadcasts, including upcoming and on-demand webinars. Browse our premium webinars here. All webinars are accessible for a limited time after the original live streaming date. For all webinars broadcast by Education Week after August 1, 2019, Certificates of Completion are available to all registered live attendees who attend 53 minutes or more of any webinar. Educators can download a PDF certificate verifying 1 hour of Professional Development credit.
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Report This practical course provides new skills and ideas for teachers to incorporate E-Safety into the classroom. Teachers will be guided through the new and emerging Digital World that our young people are facing across Europe. Practical skills will be developed in relation to planning an E-Safety lesson, with ideas and techniques discussed and course delegates given the opportunity to share their experiences.
Digital Promise Puts Education Research All In One Place
As technology becomes an accepted tool in many classrooms, teachers and administrators are looking for the best ed-tech tools to advance their goals around student learning. Unfortunately, there are so many tools on the market claiming to be the best option, it can be hard to sort through the noise and make an informed decision. Digital Promise, the congressionally authorized nonprofit charged with “accelerating innovation in education to improve opportunities to learn,” has developed a tool to help educators and ed-tech developers sort through relevant research. “There is more and more pressure for people to use research in their work,” said Sarita Bhargava, chief communications officer for Digital Promise. “We hope this tool will provide the first step.”
Top tips for using social media to improve teaching and boost CPD
With funding for traditional continued professional development (CPD) events in short supply, social media is being used more and more to support informal, peer-to-peer learning among teachers. But it’s not all plain sailing. Some professionals, such as our recent Secret Teacher, find social media overwhelming and unhelpful. We recently ran a live chat for teachers and heads to share ideas on how to get started with social media and how those online can make the most of it. Here’s a roundup of their suggestions: Starting out
Webinars - International Baccalaureate® (cost)
A webinar is an interactive online seminar and visual presentation. IB webinars are informative, interactive online sessions in which participants can deepen their understanding of a specific IB programme, throughout the year. Once you log into the event, you can ask questions of the presenter in real time and listen to other participants' comments and questions. You can join a webinar from your home, school or even your mobile phone.
EdTech Teacher Webinars
Fall 2015 – Back to School Series In August and September, we hosted a new “Back to School with EdTechTeacher” series. Each week, we will feature a different tool or concept that we love to use in our classrooms. These posts will provide a compilation of blog posts, tutorials, and live conversation with our instructors as well as guest experts.
