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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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Building A Cohesive Community — Where Educators Become Neighbors

ASIDE

Cohesion" refers to unity and solidarity. It implies disparate elements coming together to coalesce around a common core. Source: ASIDE 2019 In his South African school district, they use the notion of a “ social cohesion.” For some reason, this immediately struck a chord with us. It suggests effort with lasting effects.

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Can Entrepreneurs Balance Educational and Financial Returns?

Edsurge

If entrepreneurship refers to an all-inclusive term meaning innovation, problem solving, creativity and leadership, then it would seem that applying it to education aligns with many of the existing lessons and goals teachers have in place. And if profit is part of the motive, is it okay?

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Common Sense Education Resources from ISTE 2015

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For a quick reference -- and for those of you #NotAtISTE who want to share in the learning -- here's a quick summary of our lightning sessions with links to the tools and resources each session covered. Great for informal learning, student-directed, and after-school settings. MATH Awesome Digital Tools for K-8 Common Core Math.

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The Assessment Range: Using Data To Meaningfully Affect Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

Among the challenges of assessment, this concept–as it applies to formal academic classrooms designed to promote mastery of Common Core or similar standards–is near the top. “They” doesn’t refer to the class either, but the student. What they can or can’t do.

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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom

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This post is actually intended to supplement the “Cycle of Learning Innovation” model that will be publishing tomorrow (7.7.2015), which means this is less about analysis and context and more about the examples. First, some quick clarification so that we have a common language. 30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom .