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AI Literacy for Teachers: Best Practices and Tools Need to get up-to-speed on how AI can help your students? Read this guide to learn about AI best practices and transformative tools for K-12 educators and students. The 3 best practices for educators using AI: 1. Focus on Pedagogical Value 2. Ensure Equity and Accessibility 3. Maintain Human Oversight https://lnkd.in/ewP84pWT

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Selling to schools takes a different process than most other IT solutions. Follow these tips to map out a viable sales strategy.

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🌟 Unlock Your Potential with Flexible Professional Learning!🌟 In today’s fast-paced world, professional growth shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all. That’s why Frontline Education is excited to offer flexible learning options tailored to employees' schedule and needs! Whether you prefer self-paced online courses, virtual workshops, or in-person sessions, there are endless ways to develop new skills, enhance your expertise, and advance your career. Check out our guide below! ⬇️

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Now this is some document! The California School Boards Association published this document "Drowning in Documentation" listing all the reporting requirements school systems must complete. 📜 📰 🗞 📎 🖇 "Although individual reports may not present an undue burden, the cumulative impact draws resources away from critical tasks and responsibilities of LEA staff, especially in California’s smaller districts and county offices of education." I'm familiar with many of the reports from my time as a principal, central office director and business chief. Don't overlook one report and think it's no biggie. The first one listed, the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) can be hundreds of pages long and review hundreds of metrics, all of which need to be evaluated and reported on. Not to mention all the data gathering, meetings, community meetings, staff meetings, input sessions, presentations and more, that need to happen. It can be a full time position in school systems, if they have the funding. Otherwise, it's one of many duties to a central office administrator. Oh also, don't forget that in a school system with thousands of students, staff, parents, community - well, things happen, to say the least. The same people doing these reports have to take care of those things too. I suspect that nationally, there are similar sentiments from educational leaders. There's definitely a need for oversight, and accountability measures, reporting and more, but looking at this document (this is the first time I've seen in one document all the reports listed), you have to ask yourself how beneficial this is to students, educators and communities? That's why recently I've been thinking and writing that we need to release educators from so many mandates, and give them more agency. And education adjacent org/companies need to focus on making K-12 work easier. (shameless plug that's why I love Allovue - K-12 finance software - I lived the challenge of trying to manage complicated K-12 finance; it was tough, and long hours) Thanks to California School Boards Association for publishing. One item missed ... wait for it ... school board member report requests! 😉 😃 #education #k12education

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Discover practical cost-saving strategies for schools to utilize their data clearly, seamlessly, and securely. In this helpful handbook, you’ll learn how to: ⚖️ Maximize cost efficiency ❌ Eliminate operational expenses 📊 Automate ad-hoc reporting 🤸 Balance resourcing and talent struggles 📉 Understand and optimize school systems with declining enrollment  🤖 Leverage AI for data analysis And more! Download this amazing resource today! ⬇️ #PowerSchool #funding #K12 #resouce

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Educators, are you ready to transform your leadership? EdNovate offers confidential, innovative solutions for executive educational leaders. Explore how personalized strategy support could revolutionize your approach in this era of rapid change. #EdTech #LeadershipInnovation

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🚀 Ready to transform your classroom with cutting-edge AI tools? 🎓 Watch my 30-minute webinar, "7 AI Tools to Try Before the End of the School Year," now available on replay! 🛠️ Perfect for busy K-12 educators looking to integrate technology seamlessly into their teaching. 🌟 Discover innovative ways to enhance your lessons and engage your students. ⏳ Don't miss out – the replay is available for a limited time. 📢 Tag a colleague who would love to learn about these tools! 👉 Watch here: classtechtips.com/7tools

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What online instructional strategies are you employing as a K-12 teacher to prepare for future global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic? Please share your thoughts.

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Spot on Chris! "We need to stop thinking of AI as an enemy of learning, a tool for cheating, and start thinking of AI as an unprecedented tool to accelerate learning." - Chris Unger Learn more! https://lnkd.in/eXwy6KWr

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Ideally, a robust system should have both capabilities: - A tagging structure for content attributes - An integrated standards alignment feature for the content itself

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Starting a Canvas Assignment can be daunting for students. Ever wanted to support your students, help them get started and break a Canvas Assignment into easy bite size tasks? Stackle's Assignment Scaffold Activity can help! Transforms challenging Canvas Assignments into manageable journeys of learning and achievement. Educators, how do you see this tool enhancing your students' approach to complex tasks? Let's explore the possibilities! #StudentEmpowerment #EdTechInnovation

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"Today, every successful state and district superintendent needs to be part Chief Technology Officer, considering the role of information and educational technology in every facet of their work." - Chris Reykdal, State Superintendent, Washington State. 🚀 2024 EdTech Trends Report: Shaping the Future of Education! 🚀 🔹 AI in Education: State agencies are stepping up to support responsible AI adoption in schools, with 92% of leaders reporting increased interest in AI policies. 🌐🤖 🔹 Cybersecurity: For the second year, it remains the top priority, but funding is lagging behind. Schools are on the front lines, facing a growing number of cyber threats. 🛡️🔐 🔹 Funding Concerns: As federal pandemic funds expire, anxiety rises about how to sustain digital learning initiatives. Access to home connectivity remains a critical need. 📶📱 🔹 Capacity Building: State education leaders are investing more in their own infrastructure to support the equitable use of EdTech, but more work is needed, especially in areas like Universal Design for Learning (UDL). 📚💡 This report is a call to action for all education leaders to modernize their systems, embrace AI, and ensure technology is accessible to every learner. 🌍✨ #EdTech #AIinEducation #DigitalLearning #Cybersecurity #InnovationInEducation #EdTechTrends Edtech Insiders Alex Sarlin

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Looking for innovative educational tools for homeschooling? Read our comprehensive review of Minecraft Education, a game-based learning platform that's redefining educational engagement. Perfect for integrating STEM and creative thinking skills into your curriculum. 🚀

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EdCredible Announces Public Portal For K12 Textbook Adoption Information EdCredible.com's new K-12 Textbook Adoption Public Portal offering parents and community members unprecedented visibility into each school district’s K-12 textbook adoption process and results is now live. The new feature allows parents and community members to view each district’s textbook selections by course, access digital samples and leave public comments.  We're excited this new feature will allow school districts across Florida to meet state statute requirements for public transparency and participation! The Florida Department of Education Parents and community members can access the Textbook Adoption Public Information Portal by creating a free account at www.edcredible.com and then by clicking on Public Adoption Information. Full Press Release: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://lnkd.in/e3zKyF7d

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Love this list of the top reasons educators want to learn to use technology.

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The 2024 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition profiles trends, key technologies, and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning in higher education. 💡 It envisions several scenarios for that future based on insights from a global 🌍 panel of leaders across the higher education landscape. Here are some key points from the report: Challenges and Disruptions: The report acknowledges ongoing disruptions in higher education, including declining enrollments and the need for institutions to demonstrate their value. These challenges are relevant globally, including ANZ. Generative AI: The report highlights generative AI as a technology that promises to change teaching and learning. Trends and Technologies: The report identifies trends and key technologies that will shape teaching and learning. Scenarios: The report envisions future scenarios for teaching and learning. In summary, its insights inform educational practices and decision-making in the region. 🌟 "Institutional leaders are increasingly aware that learning analytics are becoming more and more sophisticated and can be used in a number of ways to improve student success, including the development of personalized and adaptive learning experiences, identification of at-risk students (early intervention) and students who are struggling, and identification of curriculum areas and pedagogical approaches that may need to be revised or updated. Despite the increase in awareness and predicted increase in the adoption of learning analytics technologies, the use of analytics to inform teaching and learning practices is still evolving, and many institutions face challenges in harnessing analytics at a larger scale." #learning #intelliboard #studentexperience

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Do you want to know how to - Drive richer student engagement - Support instructional quality for all students - Ensure compliance reports can be furnished conveniently - Focus instructional decision - making demonstratable towards your institutions mission Read our guide on purchasing analytics for higher education

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This article has some great suggestions for K12 district administrators interested in leading with data when making decisions: https://lnkd.in/gvg5YxAq

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