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Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning
by Audrey WattersHow ed tech was born: Twentieth-century teaching machines--from Sidney Pressey's mechanized test-giver to B. F. Skinner's behaviorist bell-ringing box.Contrary to popular belief, ed tech did not begin with videos on the internet. The idea of technology that would allow students to "go at their own pace" did not originate in Silicon Valley. In Teaching Machines, education writer Audrey Watters offers a lively history of predigital educational technology, from Sidney Pressey's mechanized positive-reinforcement provider to B. F. Skinner's behaviorist bell-ringing box. Watters shows that these machines and the pedagogy that accompanied them sprang from ideas--bite-sized content, individualized instruction--that had legs and were later picked up by textbook publishers and early advocates for computerized learning. Watters pays particular attention to the role of the media--newspapers, magazines, television, and film--in shaping people's perceptions of teaching machines as well as the psychological theories underpinning them. She considers these machines in the context of education reform, the political reverberations of Sputnik, and the rise of the testing and textbook industries. She chronicles Skinner's attempts to bring his teaching machines to market, culminating in the famous behaviorist's efforts to launch Didak 101, the "pre-verbal" machine that taught spelling. (Alternate names proposed by Skinner include "Autodidak," "Instructomat," and "Autostructor.") Telling these somewhat cautionary tales, Watters challenges what she calls "the teleology of ed tech"--the idea that not only is computerized education inevitable, but technological progress is the sole driver of events.
Teaching Macroeconomics with Microsoft Excel®
by Humberto BarretoHumberto Barreto gives professors a simple way to teach fundamental concepts for any undergraduate macroeconomics course using Microsoft Excel® with Excel workbooks and add-ins and videos freely available on his university website. The Excel files are designed to be used by students with any textbook, and have been used many times by the author in his own teaching. Each Excel workbook contains links to short screencasts, around five to ten minutes, that show the cursor and typing as the file is manipulated with narration that walks the student through the steps needed to complete a task. The book shows professors a simple way to present macroeconomic models and incorporate data into their courses.
Teaching Math at a Distance, Grades K-12: A Practical Guide to Rich Remote Instruction (Corwin Mathematics Series)
by Theresa E. WillsMake Rich Math Instruction Come to Life Online In an age when distance learning has become part of the "new normal," educators know that rich remote math teaching involves more than direct instruction, online videos, and endless practice problems on virtual worksheets. Using both personal experience and those of teachers in real K-12 online classrooms, distance learning mathematics veteran Theresa Wills translates all we know about research-based, equitable, rigorous face-to-face mathematics instruction into an online venue. This powerful guide equips math teachers to: Build students’ agency, identity, and strong math communities Promote mathematical thinking, collaboration, and discourse Incorporate rich mathematics tasks and assign meaningful homework and practice Facilitate engaging online math instruction using virtual manipulatives and other concrete learning tools Recognize and address equity and inclusion challenges associated with distance learning Assess mathematics learning from a distance With examples across the grades, links to tutorials and templates, and space to reflect and plan, Teaching Math at a Distance offers the support, clarity, and inspiration needed to guide teachers through teaching math remotely without sacrificing deep learning and academic growth.
Teaching Math at a Distance, Grades K-12: A Practical Guide to Rich Remote Instruction (Corwin Mathematics Series)
by Theresa E. WillsMake Rich Math Instruction Come to Life Online In an age when distance learning has become part of the "new normal," educators know that rich remote math teaching involves more than direct instruction, online videos, and endless practice problems on virtual worksheets. Using both personal experience and those of teachers in real K-12 online classrooms, distance learning mathematics veteran Theresa Wills translates all we know about research-based, equitable, rigorous face-to-face mathematics instruction into an online venue. This powerful guide equips math teachers to: Build students’ agency, identity, and strong math communities Promote mathematical thinking, collaboration, and discourse Incorporate rich mathematics tasks and assign meaningful homework and practice Facilitate engaging online math instruction using virtual manipulatives and other concrete learning tools Recognize and address equity and inclusion challenges associated with distance learning Assess mathematics learning from a distance With examples across the grades, links to tutorials and templates, and space to reflect and plan, Teaching Math at a Distance offers the support, clarity, and inspiration needed to guide teachers through teaching math remotely without sacrificing deep learning and academic growth.
Teaching Of Computer Science
by P.N. Lakshmi ShanmugamThis book has been written as a basic textbook for B.Ed student teachers who have chosen one of the optional subjects as computer science -I studying in the B.Ed colleges affiliated to Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University. The importance of systematic and organized knowledge can hardly be exaggerated in this book. Ten chapters namely Hardware and Software, Aims of Teaching Computer Science, Micro-teaching, Lesson Plan and Unit Plan, Methods of Teaching. Teaching Aids. Curriculum, Evaluation in Education, Textbook, Assignment and Review are described in a simple language with images and necessary illustrations to enable the student teachers to understand it clearly and easily. It highlights skills and values for everyday use based upon Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. A complete and detailed description of computer science library is helpful to the students in stimulating the ideas about digital library. Greater emphasis is given to the use of different types of tests and construction of Achievement test towards the improvement of learning and instruction.
Teaching Of Computer Science
by P.N. Lakshmi ShanmugamThis book has been written as a basic textbook for B.Ed student teachers who have chosen one of the optional subjects as computer science -I studying in the B.Ed colleges affiliated to Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University. The importance of systematic and organized knowledge can hardly be exaggerated in this book. Ten chapters namely Hardware and Software, Aims of Teaching Computer Science, Micro-teaching, Lesson Plan and Unit Plan, Methods of Teaching. Teaching Aids. Curriculum, Evaluation in Education, Textbook, Assignment and Review are described in a simple language with images and necessary illustrations to enable the student teachers to understand it clearly and easily. It highlights skills and values for everyday use based upon Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. A complete and detailed description of computer science library is helpful to the students in stimulating the ideas about digital library. Greater emphasis is given to the use of different types of tests and construction of Achievement test towards the improvement of learning and instruction.
Teaching on the Education Frontier: Instructional Strategies for Online and Blended Classrooms Grades 5-12
by Kristin KippA groundbreaking guide to facilitating online and blended courses This comprehensive resource offers teachers in grades K-12 a hands-on guide to the rapidly growing field of online and blended teaching. With clear examples and explanations, Kristin Kipp shows how to structure online and blended courses for student engagement, build relationships with online students, facilitate discussion boards, collaborate online, design online assessments, and much more. Shows how to create a successful online or blended classroom Illustrates the essential differences between face-to-face instruction and online teaching Foreword by Susan Patrick of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning This is an essential handbook for learning how to teach online and improve student achievement.
Teaching Online: A Practical Guide (College Teaching Ser.)
by Susan Ko Steve RossenTeaching Online: A Practical Guide is an accessible, introductory, and comprehensive guide for anyone who teaches online. The fourth edition of this bestselling resource has been fully revised, maintains its reader-friendly tone, and offers exceptional practical advice, new teaching examples, faculty interviews, and an updated resource section. New to this edition: entire new chapter on MOOCs (massive open online courses); expanded information on teaching with mobile devices, using open educational resources, and learning analytics; additional interviews with faculty, case studies, and examples; spotlight on new tools and categories of tools, especially multimedia. Focusing on the "hows" and "whys" of implementation rather than theory, the fourth edition of Teaching Online is a must-have resource for anyone teaching online or thinking about teaching online.
Teaching Online: A Guide to Theory, Research, and Practice (Tech.edu: A Hopkins Series on Education and Technology)
by Claire Howell MajorDemystifies online teaching for both enthusiastic and wary educators and helps faculty who teach online do their best work as digital instructors.It is difficult to imagine a college class today that does not include some online component—whether a simple posting of a syllabus to course management software, the use of social media for communication, or a full-blown course offering through a MOOC platform. In Teaching Online, Claire Howell Major describes for college faculty the changes that accompany use of such technologies and offers real-world strategies for surmounting digital teaching challenges.Teaching with these evolving media requires instructors to alter the ways in which they conceive of and do their work, according to Major. They must frequently update their knowledge of learning, teaching, and media, and they need to develop new forms of instruction, revise and reconceptualize classroom materials, and refresh their communication patterns. Faculty teaching online must also reconsider the student experience and determine what changes for students ultimately mean for their own work and for their institutions. Teaching Online presents instructors with a thoughtful synthesis of educational theory, research, and practice as well as a review of strategies for managing the instructional changes involved in teaching online. In addition, this book presents examples of best practices from successful online instructors as well as cutting-edge ideas from leading scholars and educational technologists. Faculty members, researchers, instructional designers, students, administrators, and policy makers who engage with online learning will find this book an invaluable resource.
The Teaching Online Handbook
by Courtney OstaffClassroom teachers are increasingly expected to teach online – creating content area courses from scratch with little support or training. But high-quality, researched-based online teaching has its own particular set of skills and expectations, and most resources are directed at college-level instructors. This no-nonsense handbook is for that busy classroom teacher, with clear techniques for planning, instruction, and assessment, as well as sections on teaching students with diverse needs and exceptionalities. Based on the author's real-life experiences as an online teacher, there are multiple examples including sample assignments across content areas, rubrics for grading, and sample scripts for parent contact as well as tips to reduce instructor workload and conduct successful live instruction.
The Teaching Online Handbook
by Courtney OstaffClassroom teachers are increasingly expected to teach online – creating content area courses from scratch with little support or training. But high-quality, researched-based online teaching has its own particular set of skills and expectations, and most resources are directed at college-level instructors. This no-nonsense handbook is for that busy classroom teacher, with clear techniques for planning, instruction, and assessment, as well as sections on teaching students with diverse needs and exceptionalities. Based on the author's real-life experiences as an online teacher, there are multiple examples including sample assignments across content areas, rubrics for grading, and sample scripts for parent contact as well as tips to reduce instructor workload and conduct successful live instruction.
Teaching Outside the Lines: Developing Creativity in Every Learner
by Douglas A. JohnsonMake Creativity The Center Of The Curriculum! In our fast-changing world, the ability to think independently and innovatively is no longer a “nice extra”—it’s a survival skill. This book delivers surefire strategies for equipping learners across all grades and subjects with the motivation and critical thinking skills to thrive in our high-tech future. Content includes: Why “one right answer” instruction paradigms discourage critical thinking and risk-taking Why merely using the latest technology class does not equate to teaching creatively Projects and prompts that ask the question “So what does this mean in the classroom today?”
Teaching Outside the Lines: Developing Creativity in Every Learner
by Douglas A. JohnsonMake Creativity The Center Of The Curriculum! In our fast-changing world, the ability to think independently and innovatively is no longer a “nice extra”—it’s a survival skill. This book delivers surefire strategies for equipping learners across all grades and subjects with the motivation and critical thinking skills to thrive in our high-tech future. Content includes: Why “one right answer” instruction paradigms discourage critical thinking and risk-taking Why merely using the latest technology class does not equate to teaching creatively Projects and prompts that ask the question “So what does this mean in the classroom today?”
Teaching Photography: Tools for the Imaging Educator (Photography Educators Series)
by Glenn Rand Jane Alden Stevens Garin HornerThe photographic community is rife with talented and creative practitioners and artists. But making great photographs does not always translate into an ability to teach effectively. This new edition of Teaching Photography approaches photographic education from a point of view that stresses the how and why of the education. It includes the resources that will inspire new and seasoned teachers to help students expand their technical and aesthetic abilities and techniques, as well as their visual literacy and the way photography fits into the wider world. Fully updated to include the online/hybrid classroom environment, collaborative learning, rubrics, and using digital technology, plus techniques for inspiring conversations and critiques.
Teaching Poetry in a Digital World: Inspiring Poetry Writing through Technology in Grades 6-12
by Stefani Boutelier Sarah J. DonovanTeaching Poetry in a Digital World supports English language arts (ELA) educators for grades 6–12 to incorporate digital literacy in their classrooms by teaching the reading and writing of poetry.In an increasingly digital age, educators must adapt to meet the changing needs and interests of their students by incorporating technology into the classroom. This book introduces its audience to the e-Poetry Framework. This framework demonstrates how poetry might present itself in a literacy-based unit with the benefit of a technology medium to share with the world. Examples include teaching zip-ode poetry, incorporating haiku with the creation of GIFs, and ethically discussing AI with nonet poems. With adaptable lesson plans and assessments, as well as educator examples, the book will inspire teachers to create intentional student-centered e-Poetry units.The book is aligned with ELA literacy standards, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) educator standards, and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)’s position statement for integrating technology into ELA classrooms. It is a key resource for secondary school educators teaching ELA, creative writing, and digital media.
Teaching Skills with Virtual Humans: Lessons from the Development of the Thinking Head Whiteboard (Cognitive Science and Technology)
by Marissa Bond David M.W. Powers Parimala RaghavendraThis book highlights current research into virtual tutoring software and presents a case study of the design and application of a social tutor for children with autism. Best practice guidelines for developing software-based educational interventions are discussed, with a major emphasis on facilitating the generalisation of skills to contexts outside of the software itself, and on maintaining these skills over time. Further, the book presents the software solution Thinking Head Whiteboard, which provides a framework for families and educators to create unique educational activities utilising virtual character technology and customised to match learners’ needs and interests. In turn, the book describes the development and evaluation of a social tutor incorporating multiple life-like virtual humans, leading to an exploration of the lessons learned and recommendations for the future development of related technologies.
Teaching Surrounded by Smart Phones (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Dinesh Kant Kumar Peterjohn RadcliffeThis book explores how smartphones affect teaching activities, students’ behavior, and learning outcomes. The Internet and smartphones are a very recent phenomenon and are evolving very rapidly, and new devices, software apps and methodologies that may upset previous understandings are emerging on a regular basis. Based on the latest research, this book shares various current perspectives and encourages continuing dialog to allow the education community to react in a timely manner to any new developments, and as such improve classroom outcomes.
Teaching Tech-Savvy Kids: Bringing Digital Media Into the Classroom, Grades 5-12
by Jessica K. ParkerStudents are plugged in, powered up, and connected. Are you? The author gives teachers a deeper understanding of the dynamic potential for increasing student learning through digital media. Based on a three-year study of youth and their use of new media, this teacher-friendly resource includes: Descriptions of digital tools such as social networking platforms, YouTube, Wikipedia, virtual worlds, digital music, and more Vignettes about how young people use digital media Sidebars debunking common myths about technology Advice about navigating digital media for both novice and expert teachers Pedagogical implications and practices, including sample activities
Teaching Tech Together: How to Make Your Lessons Work and Build a Teaching Community around Them
by Greg WilsonHundreds of grassroots groups have sprung up around the world to teach programming, web design, robotics, and other skills outside traditional classrooms. These groups exist so that people don't have to learn these things on their own, but ironically, their founders and instructors are often teaching themselves how to teach. There's a better way. This book presents evidence-based practices that will help you create and deliver lessons that work and build a teaching community around them. Topics include the differences between different kinds of learners, diagnosing and correcting misunderstandings, teaching as a performance art, what motivates and demotivates adult learners, how to be a good ally, fostering a healthy community, getting the word out, and building alliances with like-minded groups. The book includes over a hundred exercises that can be done individually or in groups, over 350 references, and a glossary to help you navigate educational jargon.
Teaching Text Technologies and Critical Bibliography Among the Disciplines: Objects of Study (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)
by Barbara Heritage Donna A. C. SyTeaching Text Technologies and Critical Bibliography Among the Disciplines: Objects of Study is a richly illustrated volume consisting of 23 methods-based chapters discussing innovative and often experimental approaches to hands-on teaching with material texts. Featuring 47 contributors whose work ranges from digital humanities, librarianship, curation, and conservation to architecture, culinary history, fine art, literary history, and the history of science, the collection builds on new work in the areas of text technologies and critical bibliography—emerging scholarly approaches being embraced in the humanities. The book features established experts in bibliography, the history of the book, manuscript studies, and textual editing, as well as educators and students who are applying new critical bibliographical methods (e.g., Black bibliography) to their pedagogy. The result is a dynamic cross-disciplinary, cross-generational exchange modeling inclusive pedagogies with textual artifacts and illuminating how object-oriented teaching can harness the insights of diverse branches of practice and learning.
Teaching the Last Backpack Generation: A Mobile Technology Handbook for Secondary Educators
by Zachary Walker Kara Rosenblatt Donald McMahonLet mobile devices transform teaching and learning Don’t just know how to use mobile technology. Know how to use it to transform learning. This refreshingly easy-to-use workbook shows educators how to make mobile devices a natural part of their classrooms by optimizing technology, no matter what the content. Discover: practical mobile device management skills such as how to project and use devices as a whiteboard and tools to capture student responses. fun strategies students will love such as teaching vocabulary using text speak and slang or using a digital assistant (like Siri) instead of writing. helpful resources to enhance professional learning.
Teaching the Last Backpack Generation: A Mobile Technology Handbook for Secondary Educators
by Zachary Walker Kara Rosenblatt Donald McMahonLet mobile devices transform teaching and learning Don’t just know how to use mobile technology. Know how to use it to transform learning. This refreshingly easy-to-use workbook shows educators how to make mobile devices a natural part of their classrooms by optimizing technology, no matter what the content. Discover: practical mobile device management skills such as how to project and use devices as a whiteboard and tools to capture student responses. fun strategies students will love such as teaching vocabulary using text speak and slang or using a digital assistant (like Siri) instead of writing. helpful resources to enhance professional learning.
Teaching the National ICT Strategy at Key Stage 3: A Practical Guide
by Clare Furlonger Susan HaywoodFirst Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Teaching Video Game Design Fundamentals: A Guide for Educating with Practical Examples and Learning Materials
by Andy SandhamThis comprehensive guide provides educators with everything they need to teach video game design fundamentals. With ready-made lesson plans, practical examples, assignment templates, exercises, video walkthroughs and learning materials in a modular format that allows for customization, it makes it easy to tailor lesson plans to meet the unique needs of your students, turning your classroom into an immersive learning environment that inspires creativity and innovation.The book offers a variety of exercises and learning materials to engage all types of learners, additionally with materials designed for different learning speeds that help them progress at a pace that suits them. With this book, you can ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed and reach their full potential.This book will be vital reading to both educators teaching, and students learning, game design.
Teaching with Google Classroom
by Michael ZhangPut Google Classroom to work while teaching your students and make your life easier About This Book * This is the first book to guide educators step by step through teaching with Google Classroom * It's focused on you, your students, and providing great learning experiences easily * It's easy to follow, with everything you need to get started and keep going even if you're not a technology fan Who This Book Is For This is a book for educators who want to use Google Classroom to teach better. It's not for geeks. There are rich examples, clear instructions, and enlightening explanations to help you put this platform to work. What You Will Learn * Create a Google Classroom and add customized information for each individual class * Add students to a Google Classroom * Send announcements and questions to students * Create, distribute, collect, and grade assignments through Google Classroom * Add events to and share a Google Classroom's calendar with parents to track a student's progress * Reuse posts, archive classrooms, and perform other administrative tasks in Google Classroom * Use Google Docs Add-ons, and Google Chrome Webstore Apps and Extensions to enhance assignments * Set up Google Classroom's mobile app In Detail Google Classroom helps teachers bring their work online. According to Google Trends, it's already bigger than Moodle after barely a year in the wild. This book is a complete start-to-finish guide for teachers using Google Classroom for the first time. It explains what Google Classroom is, what it can do, how to set it up, and how to use it to enhance student learning while making your life as a teacher easier. It shows you how to place resources and activities online, gather assignments, and develop group and individual activities. It's not just a manual, you'll also discover inspiring, easy ways to put Google Classroom to work for you and your class. Style and approach This is a step-by-step guide to using Google Classroom, the rapidly emerging platform for education, effectively.