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New Approaches to Instructional Technology Coaching

Digital Promise

Coaches are sharing, connecting, and growing together to improve their practice via various social learning opportunities, such as online professional learning communities (like Digital Promise’s new professional learning community (PLC) for coaches), social media groups, mentorships, on-demand learning assets, etc.

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning. Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Mike is a nationally and internationally recognized presenter providing practical training to professionals interested in assistive and inclusive technology.

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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Critical Thinking in Academia and Calling a Spade a Spade

RafranzDavis.com

It would be years before I found “my voice” again in my teaching and advocacy. Prior to getting there though, I may or may not have kissed a ton of “edu-frogs” in terms of buying into books and models that helped me “structure learning” in the garden that I came to believe that learning needed to be.

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Join Us for the Third Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Trained in both developmental psychology and education, Jackson is one of the nation’s leading experts on secondary school education reform and adolescent development. As a proud B Corporation, we promise to support educators as they actively participate in learning communities, ignite change and create impact on a global scale.

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Student Engagement and Closing the Opportunity Gap: An Action Plan, Part 2

Reading By Example

For example, I hosted several technology training sessions for teachers to attend during the school year. This might be the most challenging part of engaging in a process of change that will allow students more opportunities to engage in meaningful and self-directed learning. Sometimes this involves becoming a teacher ourselves.

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Student Engagement and Closing the Opportunity Gap: An Action Plan, Part 2

Reading By Example

For example, I hosted several technology training sessions for teachers to attend during the school year. This might be the most challenging part of engaging in a process of change that will allow students more opportunities to engage in meaningful and self-directed learning. Sometimes this involves becoming a teacher ourselves.