Learn 5 key communication insights for educators, including the positive impact of technology in the classroom.  Chris Besse shares how edtech platforms like Edsby make education more student-centric, they enable communication and collaboration, they enable accessibility and immediacy of information, and they encourage students to learn how to learn.
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CONTENTS

* SUMMARY:

* 5 Communication Insights for Educators
* 5 Benefits of Educational Technology Platforms


* REFERENCES
* ANDREA’s INTRODUCTION
* TRANSCRIPT
* ANDREA’s CONCLUSION

SUMMARY 
5 COMMUNICATION INSIGHTS FOR EDUCATORS

* How to interpret teaching advice: Accept teaching advice about what NOT to do (i.e. common teaching pitfalls) at face value. However, be skeptical of prescriptive advice about what you SHOULD do in the classroom. 
* Leverage the power of storytelling in the classroom. Stories are engaging and memorable.
* Seek the ideal level of confidence in the classroom with a growth mindset.
* Go multi-media.
* Embrace technology.

5 BENEFITS of EDUCATIONAL-TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS

* A shift in focus from education being teacher-centric to being student-centric.
* Improved communication and collaboration amongst key stakeholders: students, teachers, parents and administrators.
* Teachers spend more time interacting with students, less time on preparation and administrative duties.
* Enables accessibility and immediacy of information and feedback regarding students’ progress. It’s like getting a report card every day. More importantly, access to this information can prevent late diagnoses of learning disabilities. And when the information is data, data analytics can be leveraged.
* Ed-tech platforms encourage students to learn how to learn. Students have access to a familiar, private, social media-like system. Guided by their teachers, they can learn to explore what’s on the platform and beyond, and then become life-long learners.


REFERENCES
Chris Besse & Edsby

* Chris on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-besse-24b03b11/
* Edsby – https://www.edsby.com/


Andrea Wojnicki & Chris Besse at
“THE FUTURE OF LEARNING” Ensemble Conference, October 2020
 
Other Resources for Educators

* “THE FUTURE OF LEARNING” Ensemble online conference:

* video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJXimdr3bT0
* website – https://www.ensembleco.com/volume-13


* Mistakes of new teachers – http://ajjuliani.com/15-mistakes-new-teachers-make-learned/
* Benefits of multi-media – https://www.nuiteq.com/company/blog/5-benefits-of-multimedia-learning#
* Confidence vs arrogance – https://talkabouttalk.com/what-is-confidence-blog/
* Parenting teens and online learning with learning strategist Kimberley Acres – https://talkabouttalk.com/49-parenting-teens-podcast/

Talk About Talk & Dr. Andrea Wojnicki