One of the questions that I am frequently asked is, what does a good teacher look like? I respond by mentioning my 10th-grade Biology teacher, Mrs. Minor, and listing the attributes that made her the archetype of a great teacher.
One of the questions that I am frequently asked is, what does a good teacher look like? I respond by mentioning my 10th-grade Biology teacher, Mrs. Minor, and listing the attributes that made her the archetype of a great teacher.
Building a culturally responsive classroom is hard. To help you along your journey, here is your guide to exploring and respecting the cultural backgrounds of your students while also using diversity as an asset. If you you listen to this episode of the podcast, and take my advice, you will have a culturally responsive classroom in no time.
References
Culturally responsive teaching is a theory of instruction that was developed by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings and has been written about by many other scholars since then. To read more of her work on culturally responsive teaching and other topics, click here to visit her Amazon.com page.
It seems that every year around this time, school districts around the country report not being able to fill all of their open teacher vacancies. Why do these cyclical teacher shortages occur? In this episode of the podcast, we will explore this topic in-depth.
As summer reaches its peak, and fall gears up to make its arrival, students, parents, teachers, and administrators are all preparing for the beginning of a new academic year. So many gains were made last year, and they are eager to build upon that success. When we talk about education stakeholders who are concerned with starting the school year off right, we rarely, if ever, talk about edtech companies. They too are an integral part of the school community, as they provide a valuable service.
So how do edtech companies stay on their “A” games to begin the new school year? Not to worry, we have you covered.
Hello, my name is Dr. Matthew Lynch and welcome to the second episode of The Edvocate Podcast. Today, we will discuss back to school tips that will help your edtech company get off to a running start and sustain that momentum until summer break comes around again.
Every day, technology innovations transform the way people learn and how educators teach. In the last few years, the edtech field has attracted a lot of talented people, all with excellent knowledge bases and ideas. Though the edtech industry has been around for a few decades now, the last few years, in particular, have seen a surge in investment from both school districts and investors.
The education market is currently worth around $5 trillion globally, and it is forecasted that edtech investment alone will reach $252 billion by the year 2020. This growing investment into edtech start-ups has created some exciting changes in the world of education. Naturally, with increasing capital, the number of edtech companies, products, and thought leaders is also growing. In that spirit of change and innovation, we present the Tech Edvocate Awards.
After 4 months of hard work, we’ve narrowed down the year’s top edtech companies, products, people and more. We solicited nominees from readers in June/July and held online voting from June 1, 2018 – August 21, 2018. The nominee’s performance during the online voting period was used to gauge their popularity, but in no way signaled that they would become a finalist or walk away with an award. The finalists and winners were ultimately selected by a panel comprised of two edtech thought leaders, two PreK-12 teachers, one college professor, two K-12 administrators, one college administrator and two PreK-12 parents. Here are our winners and finalists for 2018. Winners and finalists can access their award seals by clicking here.
Best Lesson Planning App or Tool
Winner: ClassFlow
Finalists:
Best Assessment App or Tool
Winner: MobyMax
Finalists:
Evo Social/Emotional by Aperture Education
Best Early Childhood Education App or Tool
Winner: HeadSprout
Finalists:
KIBO – The STEAM Robot Kit for Children 4 – 7
Canticos Los Pollitos (Little Chickies) App
Best Literacy App or Tool
Winner: Lexia Core5 Reading
Finalists:
Best Math App or Tool
Winner: MATHia
Finalists:
ExploreLearning Reflex
Best STEM/STEAM Education App or Tool
Winner: Vernier Go Direct® Sensors with Graphical Analysis™ 4 @VernierST
Finalists:
FlinnSTEM Powered by IMSA Fusion
Best Language Learning App or Tool
Winner: Sprig Learning
Finalists:
Best Virtual or Augmented Reality App or Tool
Winner: HoloLAB Champions
Finalists:
Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool
Winner: Nearpod
Finalists:
AVer CP3Series Interactive Flat Panel
Curriculum Associates i-Ready Mathematics and Reading
Best Coding App or Tool
Winner: CoderZ by Intelitek
Finalists:
Best Gamification App or Tool
Winner: Kahoot!
Finalists:
Best Learning Management System
Winner: NEO LMS
Finalists:
Best Blended/Flipped Learning App or Tool
Winner: FlinnPREP
Finalists:
Best Assistive Technology App or Tool
Winner: Robots4Autism
Finalists:
Best Parent-Teacher/School Communication App or Tool
Winner: Bloomz
Finalists:
Best Collaboration App or Tool
Winner: Boxlight MimioSpace
Finalists:
ADVANCEfeedback by Insight ADVANCE
Snowflake MultiTeach® (NUITEQ®)
Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool
Winner: GradeSlam
Finalists:
Best Classroom/Behavior Management App or Tool
Winner: NetSupport School
Finalists:
Best Classroom Audio-Visual App or Tool
Winner: ActivPanel
Finalists:
Epson BrightLink 710Ui Interactive Laser Display
Best Higher Education Solution
Winner: Study.com
Finalists:
Best Learning Analytics/Data Mining App or Tool
Winner: Otus
Finalists:
Best Professional Development App or Tool
Winner: ADVANCEfeedback by Insight ADVANCE
Finalists:
Best Student Information System (SIS) App or Tool
Winner: Alma
Finalists:
Best Global EdTech Leader
Winner: Dr. Edward Tse
Finalists:
Best Global EdTech Company
Winner: MobyMax
Finalists:
Best Global EdTech Startup
Winner: Learnamic
Finalists:
Best K-12 School Leader
Winner: Dr. Adam Hartley, Fenton Area Public Schools, Genesee County, Michigan
Finalists:
Yvonne Mackey-Boyd, River Roads Lutheran School, St. Louis, MO
Shawn Wigg, Director of Mathematics, Duval County Public Schools
Best Higher Education Leader
Winner: Nichole Pinkard, Professor, Depaul University, Chicago, IL
Finalists:
Anant Agarwal, edx, Cambridge, MA
Best School District Technology Coordinator/Director
Finalists:
John Martin, Inter-Lakes School District, Meredith, NH
Best K-12 Teacher
Winner: Crystal Avila, Socorro High School, El Paso Texas
Finalists:
Cathy Haskett Morrison, Peel District School Board, Canada
Best College/University Professor
Winner: David J. Malan, Harvard University
Finalists:
Nicole Kraft, Ohio State University
Best EdTech PR Firm
Winner: PR With Pananche
Finalists:
J Harrison Public Relations Group
Conclusion
As you can see, there is no shortage of award winners in edtech. With these innovative edtech companies, products and people in mind, it becomes clear that the landscape of education is vast and technology is carving a new path for present and future educators. Well, that does it for the 2nd Annual Tech Edvocate Awards. We will be back, bigger and better in 2019.
Regardless of where you go in the world, teachers are the backbone of the education system. Without quality teachers, school districts cannot provide students with the skills that they need to be successful academically. Without teachers, the next generation will not be able to compete in the global economy. These are sureties, and you will find few people who would disagree.
If you have been studying the field of education closely, as we have, you know that it is undergoing a metamorphosis. Students no longer respond to the teacher-centered pedagogy that our forefathers did. No, today’s students are immersed in a technologically advanced world and possess attention spans that last only a few seconds.
Because of this, today’s teacher needs to add a new skill set to their repertoire to be successful. In this today’s podcast, we will discuss the 8 key attributes that successful digital age teachers possess.
For over 15 years, veteran educator Matthew Lynch has written about and researched the field of education. On “The Edvocate Podcast,” he discusses education trends, issues, and futures. To join him on this journey, click the subscribe button so you can be alerted when the first episode goes live.
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