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Encouraging Kids to be Independent

By Matthew Lynch
June 22, 2018

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What Is the Best Time of the Year to Sell to Schools?

By Matthew Lynch
June 21, 2018

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Retention & Social Promotion Series Trending Topics

Pass or Fail: Multiple Assessments to Determine True Learning

By Matthew Lynch
June 20, 2018

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10 Habits of Tech-Savvy Parents

By Matthew Lynch
June 19, 2018

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How Edtech Companies Should Go About Pricing Their Products

By Matthew Lynch
June 18, 2018

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EdTech & Innovation

Why PBL is the Future of SPED Education

June 5, 2018

A high school special needs teacher explains how she is making project-based learning work for students with a range of abilities. By Jill Koenemann At a PLC meeting last year, ...

Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum

By Chris Piehler
June 4, 2018
Which Country Is Leading the Edtech Movement?

By Matthew Lynch
May 24, 2018
Typing is the Gateway to a Tech-Rich Education

By Chris Piehler
May 10, 2018
Making the Most of Your Edtech Conference

By Matthew Lynch
May 10, 2018

Teachers

Redefining Edtech’s Place in Teacher Preparation Programs

By Matthew Lynch

May 11, 2018

In many teacher preparation programs, the curriculum was set years if not decades ago and is not frequently changed due to the realities of institutional requirements and bureaucratic inertia. But ...

17 Ways to Prevent Cognitive Overload in Your Students

By Matthew Lynch
May 1, 2018
Amazing Strategies to Teach Writing to Students

By Matthew Lynch
May 1, 2018
27 Strategies for Managing Your Classroom

By Matthew Lynch
April 30, 2018
How to Implement Depth of Knowledge in English/Language Arts

By Matthew Lynch
April 28, 2018

Educational Leadership

Education Leadership

27 Ways to Spice Up a Faculty Meeting

By Matthew Lynch

May 1, 2018

When I was an educator, I hated faculty meetings. They were boring and often used to push out things that could be disseminated via email or memo. Also, if the ...

The Edvocate’s 2018 EdTech 20: A Ranking of 20 Global Edtech Influencers

By Matthew Lynch
April 16, 2018
How to Use Technology to Prevent School Bullying

By Matthew Lynch
March 31, 2018
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Learner Profiles

By Matthew Lynch
March 21, 2018
Why Ineffective Teachers Shouldn’t Be Hired as Administrators

By Matthew Lynch
February 11, 2018

Higher Education

Early Childhood & K-12 EdTech EdTech Startups & Businesses Featured Fresh Higher Education Higher Education EdTech

What Is the Best Time of the Year to Sell to Schools?

By Matthew Lynch

June 21, 2018

Selling your edtech products directly to schools is a big undertaking. If successful, school and district sales can be the breakthrough for your edtech startup. However, top-down sales are time-consuming ...

The Important Role of Tech in Closing the Degree Attainment Gap

By Matthew Lynch
June 15, 2018
Do Divisive Figures Have the Right to Speak at Your University?

By Matthew Lynch
June 13, 2018
What Does a Future Ready University Administrator Look Like?

By Matthew Lynch
May 31, 2018
Why all Community Colleges Should Offer Bachelor’s Degrees

By Matthew Lynch
May 29, 2018

Policy & Reform

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Strategies for Reducing Essay Grading Time

By Matthew Lynch

April 30, 2018

When I was a teacher, I assigned my fair share of essays to my students. As a history teacher, I wanted them to use narratives to explain their interpretation and ...

7 Things That Educators Should Know About Assessment and Evaluation

By Matthew Lynch
November 1, 2017
Intelligence in America: Time to Test Something New

By E.T.Wilson
August 30, 2017
The A-Z of Education: Assessment and Evaluation

By Matthew Lynch
June 1, 2017
Three Handy Rubrics for Assessment Creation

By Matthew Lynch
December 1, 2016

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Featured Fresh Modern Parenting Parenting

By Matthew Lynch
June 22, 2018
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Encouraging Kids to be Independent

Recent parenting styles include helicopter parents who hovered anxiously around their children and lawnmower parents intent on mowing down any rough patches in their children’s lives. It seems like parents are trying to do more to ease their children into adulthood. In Tokyo, however, children as young as six years of age are sent on ...

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By Matthew Lynch
June 21, 2018
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What Is the Best Time of the Year to Sell to Schools?

Selling your edtech products directly to schools is a big undertaking. If successful, school and district sales can be the breakthrough for your edtech startup. However, top-down sales are time-consuming and take a lot of investment on the front end. It’s important to understand the process of district purchasing to succeed. One major question posed ...

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Retention & Social Promotion Series Trending Topics

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June 20, 2018
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Pass or Fail: Multiple Assessments to Determine True Learning

In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve student instruction in classrooms and eliminate the need for retention and social promotion if combined effectively. While reading this series, periodically ask yourself this question: Why are educators, parents and the American public ...

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June 19, 2018
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10 Habits of Tech-Savvy Parents

As parents, we all have different approaches to technology. But whatever your personal attitude may be, there’s no escaping the reality that our children are immersed digital media. As with anything else, knowledge and monitoring of our children’s use of technology are critical. So, what are the habits of tech-savvy parents? Here are a few. ...

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What Is the Best Time of the Year to Sell to Schools?

Selling your edtech products directly to schools is a big undertaking. If successful, school and district sales can be the breakthrough for your edtech startup. However, top-down sales are time-consuming ...
Featured Fresh Higher Education

The Important Role of Tech in Closing the Degree Attainment Gap

Many of the available jobs in today’s market require a college education. We currently have plenty of students opting to pursue higher education but very few are leaving with a ...
Featured Fresh Higher Education

Do Divisive Figures Have the Right to Speak at Your University?

The last few years have been marked by news about divisive figures attempting to speak at universities. In most cases, these are far-right public figures attempting to speak at left-leaning ...
Featured Fresh Higher Education Higher Education EdTech

What Does a Future Ready University Administrator Look Like?

The goal of the future ready movement is increasing digital learning opportunities for all students. While the movement itself is focused on K-12 students, the effort has a logical counterpart ...
Featured Fresh Higher Education

Why all Community Colleges Should Offer Bachelor’s Degrees

Community colleges have long been recognized as an affordable alternative to four-year colleges and universities. They offered associate’s degrees for two years of study in a program, or they served ...

Policy & Reform

6 Education Theorists That All Teachers Should Know

Thinking back to my time as a graduate student working on my masters in elementary education, I remember all of the educational theories and theorists that we learned about. From ...
Policy & Reform

What You Need to Know About the School to Prison Pipeline

When one student is causing a classroom disruption, the traditional way to address the issue has been removal – whether the removal is for five minutes, five days or permanently. ...
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Pass or Fail: Supporting Teachers to Enhance Educational Value

In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve student instruction in classrooms and eliminate ...
Policy & Reform

Are Standards-Based Teaching Strategies Killing Creativity? Yes

Guest Post By Chad Malcolm As the Fall local election time has passed, the elections for school board were more surprising than any others. While driving around constituents read sign ...
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4 Things That Educators Should Know About Education Law and Ethics

Ethics refers to the discipline of dealing with what is good and bad with moral duty and obligation. The application of ethics in education is essential for students as well ...

Diversity Trending Topics

6 Things That Educators Should Know About Multicultural Education

In order to understand today’s classrooms and improve the culture of schools, the primary components of American culture must be identified and understood. Culture and education are intrinsically connected: American ...
Diversity Trending Topics

The A-Z of Education: Diversity

In this series, I hope to guide you in acquiring the vocabulary that you need to know to be considered a competent education professional. In this article, we will discuss ...
Diversity Trending Topics

The A-Z of Education- Multicultural Education

In this series, I hope to guide you in acquiring the vocabulary that you need to know to be considered a competent education professional. In this article, we will discuss ...
Diversity

5 Things That Educators Should Know About Diversity

We live in a diverse world. Nowhere is this more evident than in the United States. For decades, our country has been known as the “Land of Opportunity.” A chance ...
Diversity Higher Education

Diversity In Higher Education Should be More than a Buzzword

Diversity is often spoken of as a goal of leadership in some of the country’s most prominent higher education institutions. But paying lip service to the concept doesn’t always translate ...

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24 Digital Leadership Responsibilties for Students

The responsibility for teaching citizenship has always fallen on schools. Teachers show students how to be citizens of their communities, cities, and the world. Classroom instruction in social autonomy also ...
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The Power of Edtech in Developing Countries

Edtech is really taking off in developing countries. Its growth has been stimulated by a mix of grassroots initiatives from local entrepreneurs in developing countries and aid from international organizations ...
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The Edvocate’s 2018 EdTech 20: A Ranking of 20 Global Edtech Influencers

Who are the biggest edtech influencers in the world? The Edvocate editorial team has exhaustively researched the movers and shakers of edtech and selected 20 global influencers. To frame our ...
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2018 Best Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities in America

Always wanted to attend a prestigious liberal arts university, but having a hard time deciding? Don’t worry. We have you covered. In this piece, we will discuss the best liberal ...
Black Boys in Crisis Equity Trending Topics

Black Boys in Crisis: What Can the Government Do?

In this series, appropriately titled “Black Boys in Crisis,” I highlight the problems facing black boys in education today, as well as provide clear steps that will lead us out ...

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When Trump proposed a wall and California tore one down

Prop 58 bilingual, dual-language programs improve education prospects for all kids. Next stop: finding teachers This article was written by PATRICIA GÁNDARA As the election results were rolling in across ...
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How to Market to College Students with Smart Data

I tried ReachBright – and here’s what I learned. Today’s college students have more options for higher education than ever. Vying for the attention of potential students in such a ...
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Classroom Internet Use: Limiting Distractions with Teacher Control

Since the big push for 1-to-1 iPads in classrooms started, educators have looked for the best ways to incorporate cutting-edge customized learning but narrow Internet time to relevant material. Tapping ...
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Ving – The Content Management System Educators Have Been Waiting For

Ving is a powerful web-based content management tool for teachers who want to create interactive lessons with multimedia and assessment tools. Suffice it to say, Ving is not your typical ...
Product Reviews

iLKA: A Fourth Generation of Learning Software

By. Hayden Browning It should not come as a surprise to educators that students who are involved in the learning process develop a greater understanding of the material, than those ...

Assessment Testing

Strategies for Reducing Essay Grading Time

When I was a teacher, I assigned my fair share of essays to my students. As a history teacher, I wanted them to use narratives to explain their interpretation and ...
Testing Trending Topics

7 Things That Educators Should Know About Assessment and Evaluation

Assessment refers to judging a student’s rate of academic achievement by analyzing the available evidence, such as quizzes, tests or written tasks. Assessments take different forms, and each one of ...
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Intelligence in America: Time to Test Something New

Measuring the progress of any endeavor requires a definition of success. Education, by its very nature, is difficult to ascribe a single definition of success; “making people smarter” is far ...
Testing Trending Topics

The A-Z of Education: Assessment and Evaluation

In this series, I hope to guide you in acquiring the vocabulary that you need to know to be considered a competent education professional. In this article, we will discuss ...
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Three Handy Rubrics for Assessment Creation

When it comes to creating classroom assessments, educators have a lot of leeway as to form, content, and length. Sometimes, the breadth available can be a little overwhelming. If you’re ...

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