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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

Before you know it, parent-teacher conferences are right around the corner. It’s easy to let the conference season catch us by surprise, but did you know that parent-teacher conferences are one of the best ways to boost parent engagement? Encouraging Parental Involvement Before Conference Season.

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An OpenEd Conference Update

Iterating Toward Openness

After two amazing keynotes at #OpenEd19 this morning, I read the following statement to conference attendees: In 2003 I invited a small group of about forty people interested in open content and open courseware to Logan, Utah. As of this Friday afternoon the conference will be adjourned indefinitely.

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Math Problems that Unlock Student Thinking

The CoolCatTeacher

He created the #ObserveMe movement, wrote the book Open Middle Math is president of Grassroots Workshops and co-founder of the website [link].

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Classroom prizes and grants available!

Educational Technology Guy

One of last year’s winners reported back, “I have been participating in the Speak Up survey ever since it started [in 2003]. Since 2003, more than 3.7 Schools, districts and participants also have the chance to win prizes and grants just for expressing their views on some of the hottest topics in education.

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A Glimpse Into What's Possible

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: ww.aditif.com In fact, in an effort to celebrate much of this work and continue to build our collective learning capacity, we are hosting Long Island Connected Educators'' Conference on April 5th - an event that has attracted over 160 participants ambitious to connect, share and learn together. New York: Amacon, 2003.

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4 Ways to Cultivate Motivation in Your Students

The CoolCatTeacher

You can even coordinate volunteer schedules, donations, and parent-teacher conferences. Larry Ferlazzo began teaching in 2003 after working as a community organizer for nearly twenty years. More than just connecting with their cell phones, you can send long or short messages. You can share pictures and links. Who is Larry Ferlazzo?

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Parchment Merges with Credentials Solutions to Take On Transcripts and Certifications

Edsurge

Pittinsky also co-founded learning management services company Blackboard before co-founding Parchment in 2003. In this video from the 2014 ASU-GSV education conference, Matthew Pittinsky explains the thinking behind his company Parchment. Based in Scottsdale, Ariz.,