Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

In rural Alabama, Piedmont City School District helped provide students with internet access by installing a town wireless network in 2011 using a federal E-rate grant. Teachers have access to workshops, in-class coaching, and building-based tech facilitators during the school year.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In 2011, private equity firm Apollo Group purchased Carnegie Learning for $75 million, before selling it to back to private investors in 2015. Barry Malkin , a former Apollo executive who made the call to buy the company in 2011, took over as Carnegie’s CEO after its 2015 sale. million in equity and convertible note funding.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

One such effort is Black Girls Code , started in 2011 by Kimberly Bryant, an electrical engineer by training who has worked in biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Students may come to a Black Girls Code workshop and become inspired and enthusiastic about the new skills they’ve learned. What still frustrates you?

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

I guarantee I have done things like this before, which is why I focus on turning my workshops into conversations more than a traditional “stand and deliver” session. The learning experience is not personalized and thus will not meet the needs of all students. It helps me to modify to the learners in front of me immediately.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2020

Some basic current practices include grade-level team members orienting teachers who are new to the grade-level; participation in workshops/webinars provided by the curriculum company; regular teacher-teacher observations, feedback sessions and mentoring. Meet Mark Rogers. Teacher licensure and standards vary from state to state.

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The Principal of Change

MAY 30, 2019

In a recent workshop, I was asked: “Do you think that kids should just be able to bring phones to the classroom whenever they want?” Telling learners (I include adults as well) they can’t have access to devices before I even meet them displays my assumption that they will do something wrong.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

.” Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted how and where students are learning, NPF collaborated with the NPS to facilitate a program design workshop in September 2020 with leading experts in evaluation, digital programming, community engagement, and national park leadership.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

At the conclusion of the workshop, I immediately began to think about the potential of this computing device in my school. Image credit: [link] On Monday November 14, 2011, I took ten students from our STEM Academy on an amazing adventure to the Google offices in New York City. However, something was missing.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Come along and join in our first Tech Talk Tuesday in 2011. This will be a general sharing of conversations and discussions amongst participants about: Goals for 2011: What is a digital classroom? Science and literacy instruction in the elementary grades is the focus of a new series of web seminars for the 2010-2011 school year.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

I was on a lecture tour of New Zealand in 2011, and was thoroughly enjoying my time travelling around the beautiful North Island, speaking at events in Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Whangarei, and of course, the capital city, Wellington. He had told them the story of our chance meeting, and told them to seek me out.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

They were perplexed by the results of a study they were working on in New Orleans, where teaching improved during the first year of coaching in 2011 but not so much in the second and third years. Summer workshops with follow-up coaching appears to be “particularly potent,” said Kraft. Focus matters, the researchers found.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

You can meet people online. And then one course led into another course, and workshops and events. And then again by probably 2011, things changed drastically for me. We used to take our hats off when we would go into a building or a meeting. You can shop and make purchases. And so I started creating courses.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2011

More than half of all faculty at the University of Findlay utilize Blackboard Collaborate for everything from live online classes and office hours, to meetings and virtual conferences. In this workshop we will examine web 2.0 link] NOW SERVING.A educational applications.

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EdTechSandyK

JUNE 27, 2011

Please note that in this post I am referencing "second-hand" information from a meeting/workshop I did not attend. Source: [link] NOTE: Please continue learning from the comments below, and also my follow-up blog post of July 26, 2011. I have to start this post with a disclaimer.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 26, 2016

As a principal, we needed to meet a minimum amount of instructional minutes for each subject, and teachers would have to hand me a letter identifying the number of minutes and times that they would be teaching each subject for whatever authorities needed them at the time. Wouldn’t that be the goal for our students?

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

I spent the week of February 7-11 attending the 2011 TCEA Convention and Exposition in Austin, Texas. While others might be ready to run with this opportunity, they, too, will need workshops in safe practices and quality integration strategies. For years I have been hearing and reading about the need to open up Web 2.0 No to Web 2.Go.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Teachers register through Eduphoria Workshop for Instructional Technology sessions organized by tech department. professional development tcea tcea 2011' Teachers are required to turn in an integrated project rfeflection form to principal or instructional specialist. They can get PD credit for this as well as for attending training.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

But it’s grown from its birth in 2011, and gotten a little, well, more festive, as befits its family ties. It also has an established innovation showcase for startups, popular one-to-one business connection meetings, and the annual education CODiE Awards which are now in their 34th year.

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ProfHacker

AUGUST 31, 2016

Check out our 2014 , 2011 , and 2010 Things That Helped Us Survive Summer posts, too.). I also took a couple of sets for my office and sometimes in an informal meeting I’ll take them out and we’ll play around with them to keep our hands busy while we talk. I loved working at the meets all summer. It’s my story.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

In addition to in-person coaching sessions, she fields text messages from students, gets on the phone with college officials to sort out financial aid snafus and even accompanies young people to their college campuses to visit financial aid and advisory offices and meet with staff. Photo: Sarah Gonser/The Hechinger Report.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Continuing my review of the year, here are my top five places for 2011. I had the privilege of visiting the fair city of Dublin twice in 2011, the first time to keynote the 14th Irish National IT Training Conference in April, and the second time in June to speak at the Annual EDEN Conference. Mombasa, Kenya. Dublin, Ireland.

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EdTechnocation.com

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

MOOC Crib Sheet created by Jeannette Shaffer (for a 2011 ISTE Workshop) 2. Because a MOOC is free and typically doesn''t offer any sort of credit, most people that choose to participate are there because they want to gain new knowledge and meet new people in their profession. What issues do you think are important?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Luckily for Nyakora — and the patient, Operation’s “Cavity Sam” —the surgery is only a game, part of a stress-management workshop for freshmen and sophomores in a program for underrepresented students here at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Before Ontere leaves, she schedules a follow-up meeting and hands him a meal voucher.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The big question even today is “how do you fit everything in that is expected of you and meet the needs of all students?” In March 2011, Shannon was awarded the Connecting People Shorty Award. New and veteran teachers are overwhelmed with day-to-day tasks plus being asked to teach and integrate technology.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

“Personalized learning is not something you buy,” emphasized Chris Liang-Vergara, a consultant from the Chicago organization LEAP Innovations who helped charter Firstline Schools pilot its personalized learning programs between 2011 and 2014. “It’s It’s a teacher practice; it’s a teacher design.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

Between 2011 and 2017, the percentage of American adults who own a smartphone more than doubled, to 77 percent , according to the Pew Research Center. During a recent meeting of Gonsalvez’s marketing class, the visible smartphones were dutifully dark and quietly charging from floor outlets. But true multitasking is a myth.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 7, 2020

In 2011, I created the TeacherCast Educational Network as “A Place for Teachers to Help other Teachers” and I plan on keeping it that way. Personal Goals I am looking forward to meeting new friends, making connections with old ones, and building new ways to connect everyone together as I have done so for many years on the podcast.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 7, 2020

In order to meet all of these needs took a little bit of planning, and some hard work, but in the end, I am extremely proud to share with you the future of the TeacherCast Educational Network. In 2011, I created the TeacherCast Educational Network as “A Place for Teachers to Help other Teachers” and I plan on keeping it that way.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

The freedom to mess up, repeatedly, is a core appeal of this club known as CoderDojo , a loosely-connected global network of coding workshops for kids ages 6 to 18, including this Boston outpost that meets in the borrowed offices of the tech company LogMeIn. You can make your own design. They’re having fun and using their brains.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 4, 2011

We will cover the basics of participatory action research (PAR) and will discuss an open and ongoing (DELT) workshop where educators can share ideas and experiences. The Online Leadership Exchange is a meeting open to the public where leaders from the various University Chapters come together to share updates and discuss best practices.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In this model, teachers can no longer attend a workshop and receive credit for merely being there. I think part of the power is giving them a voice in diagnosing and meeting the needs of students,” she said. Micro-credentials have the benefit of being rooted in classroom practice. Clark observes and gives feedback.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Sitting in Burnett’s classroom, where the walls are lined with motivational messages and colorful photos of books, the two teachers shared their experiences of trying to make ends meet on a teacher’s salary. In 2011, there were over 5,000 students enrolled in teacher education preparation programs across the state.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Often, the parents Rivera meets also don’t feel empowered to question authority figures like pediatricians. Jonathan was fortunate: New York City is one of the best places nationwide for people with autism, due partly to a relative availability of services, according to a 2011 Autism Speaks survey. Where you live also matters.

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Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since 2011, Adam has overseen the evolution of Edthena from a paper-based prototype into a research informed and patented platform used by schools districts, teacher training programs, and professional development providers. Have you seen that one where they make fun of the meetings with the… They’re trying to have a team meeting.

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TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

It was at that moment when I was encouraged to do so and on July 11, 2011, I bought the domain TeacherCast.net and the rest was history. Google Hangouts / Meet. One of the now older, yet newer applications in the “how do you record with a guest” is Google Hangouts/Meet. Share 35 Tweet Pin 35 Shares.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Still, Velazquez recalls that when meeting with school instructors or lab mentors, he worried about his accent and stressed over what they might think of him, the rare Latino pursuing a biomedical career. He’s now applying to medical school. At times “I was so nervous,” he says, “I could barely put a sentence together.”

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