Wed.Dec 13, 2023

article thumbnail

Resources For The Parents And Teachers Of Gifted And Talented Students

TeachThought

State and national level resources for the teachers and parents of gifted and talented students inside and outside of the classroom. The post Resources For The Parents And Teachers Of Gifted And Talented Students appeared first on TeachThought.

284
284
article thumbnail

Professional Development Is Dying — and It's Most Evident in My Local Teacher Community

ED Surge

In early spring this year, the local chapter of my teacher professional development organization held our first in-person conference since the pandemic. In the weeks leading up to the conference, I obsessively checked our registration platform almost hourly to see if the confirmed attendee numbers had increased beyond the low double digits. Sadly, I never received the confidence boost I had hoped for as our attendance numbers remained, and were, embarrassingly low.

educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

When your classroom is a garden

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: Researchers have found kindergarten through third grade classes spend, on average, 89 minutes a day on English language arts, 57 minutes a

article thumbnail

Powerful Learning With Artificial Intelligence For Educators

ED Surge

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States. Much uncertainty exists about what AI is, how it works and its implications for students, families, educators and the broader school community.

K-12 115
article thumbnail

12 Education Stories to Get You Ready for the New Year

Digital Promise

The post 12 Education Stories to Get You Ready for the New Year appeared first on Digital Promise.

Education 127
article thumbnail

Discovering ‘Time Out’ – The App Every Teacher Needs

Dr. Shannon Doak

Today, I’m excited to share a gem of an app that’s a real game-changer for us educators – and honestly, for anyone who spends a good chunk of their day glued to a computer screen. Let’s talk about sustainable computer use and how ‘ Time Out – Break Reminders ‘, or the Take a Break Browser Extension could be your new best friend.

article thumbnail

AEI’s Restoring Free Inquiry & Civility in Higher Education Webinar

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

Frederick M. Hess, Rajiv Vinnakota, DePauw President White, and JMU President Alger discuss what university leaders can do to restore a healthy culture of free inquiry on campus.