The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.” See the course 10.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

With modern assessments, teachers don’t want students to just recite facts from their lessons–teachers want to know whether or not students understand the skills and how to use them. For example, if a student is studying music, a demonstration of the skills can be more aligned with the course’s goals.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2020

Educators now shoulder the burden to create lessons and activities that will enable students to learn at home. Virtually none have received extensive professional learning in this area. Here is another example. If you are interested in learning more or seeing what other teachers have done, click HERE.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

They also shared that the facilitation of professional learning improved, a greater reach was achieved thanks to technology, previously unknown teacher strengths were unearthed, and there was the ability to get into more classrooms. All in all, these are all great examples of progress in difficult times.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2021

Over the past year teachers have been bombarded by colleagues, administrators, and social media pundits on which platforms can best serve them and their students. I made sure that there were only two assignments a week with the final assignment being a type of assessment. Feeling Overwhelmed.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

With the evolution of social media yet another responsibility was added to my plate in the form of digital leadership. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment. Collect and review assessments two weeks into the future. This is leading by example at it’s best. There is no perfect lesson.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2019

During her presentation “Measuring and Sustaining Professional Learning Through Micro-Credentials,” Odelia Younge, senior project director for educator micro-credentials at Digital Promise, explained the key elements of micro-credentials, how they work, and what differentiates them from other professional development.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

First and foremost, make the time to learn, grown, and get better as opposed to finding the time. There is nothing more important to an educator, outside of working with kids, than professional learning. Through social media a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides a great antidote to the age-old time excuse.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It helps us by learning, solving problems, and making decisions, just like we do! It can make learning more personalized for each student. For example, it can figure out what each student needs help with and give them special lessons just for them. Give four real world examples for each. In education, AI can be helpful.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

I predict that in the new year, more administrators and other educators will focus not just on building knowledge and ensuring their materials are aligned to the science of reading, but they will go beyond to examine hiring practices, multi-tiered systems of support, assessments, the science of learning and implementation, and more.

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Hapara

JUNE 21, 2023

It’s not surprising that the majority of that screen time is dedicated to watching online videos and hanging out on social media platforms. So it’s important for kids and teens to learn how to use online platforms in safe and healthy ways. Kids and teens communicate through texting, social media and school email.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Improved motivation for nontraditional learners Learning that is self-determined and inquiry-based has been shown to improve student motivation, often reaching students who haven’t responded well to systematic education. The voice and choice element promotes learner equity as evidenced in examples of project-based learning.

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The Principal of Change

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Meeting the social-emotional needs of our students in a remote learning environment. 8 Ideas to Consider for Remote Learning (Part 1). In this post, I want to share the second part of the last post and discuss ideas for self-assessment, connected learning, critical thinkers, and problem-finders/solvers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

It has become increasingly possible to personalize learning–adapt resources and assessments to student skills and needs and differentiate lessons that are pushed out to individual students or small groups ( read: Shifting my Teacher Mindset with Micro-credentials ). Constructive Conversations – Assessing Student Conversations.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2023

Click below to listen and scroll down for details and selected edited highlights: Creating Curious Classrooms is a free professional learning series for school and science curriculum leaders that takes a fresh approach to how the latest digital resources and tools can be integrated into instruction to drive engagement.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

Learn about this program, how you can join in, and how you can become a better mentor. Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Jody: It is.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

In Teachers Know Best, teachers “suggest that the ideal professional learning experience should focus less on presentations and lectures and more on opportunities to apply learning through demonstrations or modeling and practice.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

The story offers a good example of how education is shifting as we wrap up two decades of the 21st century. As the 21st century learning movement expands internationally, we’re seeing an abundance of frameworks, assessments, and semantic labels as different organizations put their spin on what’s worth knowing.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Older students should be taught historical examples of propaganda being used to manipulate people via newspapers, radio, and television. A Wikipedia article, for example, is not a primary source but usually includes a list of primary sources that the article is based on, so students should review and consider the validity of those sources.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

(This is the second of two parts on professional learning. Connected Learning. To be successful in helping people develop professional learning networks is to narrow the focus on the tools that are being shared with staff. Self-Assessment. You can read the first part here. We need to do less, better.

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Kathy Schrock

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

. _ The use of social media is commonplace for educators nowadays. I interact daily with teachers on Twitter, which is my social network of choice. DENlove In addition to mainstream social media channels, many companies provide a platform for their users to grow their PLN, too.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 20, 2022

I can’t engage in a conversation or scroll through social media without recognizing the pain, burden, and hardship educators are facing. Sharing ways to support staff and build morale does not diminish the pain educators have endured in the years of high-stakes assessments and accountability coupled with pandemic teaching and mandates.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Today’s students are inundated with information from myriad media sources—social media, blogs, podcasts, text messages, television, internet searches, radio, email, and other communication apps. Take Time to Assess Resources: What is the source of the information? By Ginny Kirkland. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

But they should be using edtech seamlessly as they plan, design, organize, analyze, and share their learning with these items. As with other education concepts – such as common assessments and standards-based grading –edtech can be practiced properly or it can be practice poorly. Learning what constitutes effective edtech is essential.

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Insight Education Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In South Carolina, for example, there were simply not enough qualified teachers to fill positions during the 2017–2018 school year: 6,700 South Carolina teachers left their positions after the 2016–2017 school year, with 4,900 leaving teaching altogether. In the last couple of years, nearly every state in the U.S. Moving Forward.

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

ST Math for Administrators In an effort to empower district leadership, Michelle Junkin, a Professional Learning Specialist at MIND Education, presented An Introduction to ST Math for Administrators. Not only did ST Math serve as an informal assessment in this case, but it was extremely valuable for this young mathematician.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

" As you start to plan your professional learning for the summer, take a look at this recommended reading list from the Common Sense Education team. We include books, blogs, and newsletters that cover a range of topics from social media and disinformation to Gamergate. When Old Technologies Were New.

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techlearning

MAY 29, 2018

(May 29, 2018)– Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, today announced it has aligned its popular Spotlight on Strategiescontent to McREL International's six-phase model for learning. and around the world.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 13, 2015

National-level conferences like ISTE and ASCD, district PD, school PD, professional learning communities, data teams, “PD-style staff meetings,” books, blogs—there are so many incredible resources being updated literally as you read this, that the challenge is more about knowing where to start than finding suitable content.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. This tech must support all students so that everyone can learn not only WITH technology, but about it, too. .

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

I attended a session on Academic Engagement and Achievement Through Literacy and Career Related-Learning , presented by Ed Hidalgo, Chief Innovation and Engagement Officer, and Karen Minshew, Assistant Superintendent, from the Cajon Valley Union School District. Chris said, we’re creating the EDUverse, not the metaverse.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2022

Yet nine parents in the district told The Hechinger Report in interviews or messages on social media that their children lost recess or were told to walk laps due to forgetting homework or misbehaving in the years since the policy went into effect. Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Student privacy and school security are growing concerns in schools that can have consequences from negative media attention to losing parent and student trust. Defining and assessing levels of risk in the school is a crucial part of online security and privacy. For example: What do you want to protect? Join the Community.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 6, 2015

To create change, to be a leader, it’s about taking action and leading by example. It’s not so much that our students learn differently, it’s that the environment in which they learn has changed. As an example, Eric tells about his son playing Minecraft. Social Media is a Game Changer.

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Insight Education Group

MARCH 15, 2021

It’s almost impossible these days to read an education article, watch the news, look at social media, or even have a conversation with a friend or colleague that doesn’t somehow touch on racial equity. Of all the topics addressed through professional learning in districts, some educators may be inclined to wait this one out.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 1, 2019

For example, the curriculum should be evidence based and have progress monitoring so that educators can make data-based decisions on next steps. The badges can also be added to social media, to digital resumes, and or even be accessible through platforms. Join the Community.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

ChatGPT in education Take, for example, a lesson plan on the War of 1812. If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements. For example, teachers could have Pythagoras explain his own theorem in ancient Greece, for example.

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