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Gamification and Game-Based LearningGames 4 Ed: Educating the Gaming IndustryM itch Weisburgh, founder of Games 4 Ed, discusses the market for games in education and the obstacles to reach current curriculum models. Weisburgh also talks about "game jams" and other ways to engage teachers in the process of game development and deployment within classrooms.Mitch Weisburgh · Sep 23, 2015 · 1 min read
K-12 TeachersThe Washington Post: House Republicans want to give teachers a breakA House Ways and Means bill would give K-12 teachers who buy their own classroom supplies a permanent tax credit of up to $250 a year, the Post reports.EdCircuit Staff · Sep 18, 2015 · 1 min read
EdTechBalefire Labs: Educational App Reviews Impacting Market TrendsK aren Mahon, Ed.D joined Dr. Berger to discuss educational apps and lessons for the industry. Mahon is the founder of Balefire Labs that has reviewed nearly 5,000 apps in education. Balefire Labs utilizes a research-based set of criteria to review apps in the areas of instructional and usability design. Karen L. Mahon Ed.D is an Educational Psychologist and Instructional Designer with more than 15 years' experience in education technology. Mahon was Principal Investigator and Research Scientist at Praxis, Inc., a Waltham (MA) ed tech startup that produced instructional software for children with severe and profound disabilities. While at Praxis, Mahon successfully generated National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research grants totaling close to $4M.Other previous appointments have included Global Senior Manager of Learning Sciences at Mimio Interactive Teaching Technologies and Research Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. Karen received her Ed.D. and M.A. in Educational Psychology from West Virginia University, her Product Management Certificate from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, and her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego.Karen Mahon · Sep 17, 2015 · 1 min read
Professional DevelopmentStartup Weekend Offers Real-World PD for TeachersedCircuit recently caught up with Chad Ratliff, Director of Instructional Programs for Albermarle County Public Schools, to learn more about the district's Startup Weekend. Here's our Q&A.Dr. Berger: Why organize a Startup Weekend for your teachers and what was the initial response to the idea from both teachers and administrators?Chad Ratliff · Sep 1, 2015 · 4 min read
College AdmissionsCollege ROI for StudentsIn this interview, PayScale's Aubrey Bach discusses reports on the teaching profession, the return on investment of college and the most meaningful jobs survey.Aubrey Bach · Aug 25, 2015 · 1 min read
Professional DevelopmentHelping Educators Take the Mystery out of TwitterTwitter hashtags for teachers once made finding colleagues easy. See where educator networks gather now and how to start your own with a few steps.John Padula · Aug 24, 2015 · 9 min read
K-12 TeachersFrom ASCD: Ten Things Master Teachers DoPhoto credit: Mosborne01by Annette BreauxMaster teachers—those who have figured out how to get students to do and be their best, how to simplify the complex, how to look forward to their jobs each day, and how to create lasting memories in the hearts and minds of students—once struggled as new teachers, too. The following 10 practices not only helped master teachers over the initial hump of inexperience but also sustained their ongoing success.Read the rest of the story from ASCD.EdCircuit Staff · Aug 18, 2015 · 1 min read
K-12 TeachersNYT: Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional)by Motoko RichROHNERT PARK, Calif. — In a stark about-face from just a few years ago, school districts have gone from handing out pink slips to scrambling to hire teachers.Read the rest of the story at The New York Times.EdCircuit Staff · Aug 12, 2015 · 1 min read
K-12 TeachersTeacher Evaluation: Two Stories, from the Satirical to the Really, Really RidiculousIt's not often that one comes across two articles in the same day that put the reader into a surreal mindset. But today I am stuck in that literary "Twilight Zone."The first story appeared August 7 in The Onion, the widely-read satirical "news source." It's titled, "New Statewide Education Standards Require Teachers To Forever Change Lives Of 30% Of Students."EdCircuit Staff · Aug 11, 2015 · 5 min read

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