Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

All of these organizations are shifting the needle and rocking professional learning nationwide. This resource is sure to jumpstart your next professional learning or team building activity! Note: There are many other organizations doing great work in these areas that could easily be included in the list below.

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Tom Murray

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

schools are buying tremendous amounts of technology, placing these tools in classrooms, and often are left wondering what to do with it. On Tuesday, September 12th, from 2:00-2:30 pm EST, join author and long time educator, Kristin Ziemke and me as we discuss: Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom !

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2020

The new cohort includes 26 educators from across the United States and Canada, selected for their excellence in powerful teaching and learning with technology. HP Teaching Fellows Exemplify Powerful Learning. HP Teaching Fellows are part of Reinvent the Classroom , a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft, and Intel.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In today’s K-12 education ecosystem, most classroom management tools have moved online. This includes typical LMS (Learning Management Systems) functions like homework, classwork, schedules, quizzes, resources, and gradebooks so stakeholders–teachers and students–can access them from any location and any digital device.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 18, 2017

Episode 108 with Bill Selak From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Bill Selak @ billselak shares how he’s using Amazon’s Alexa via the Echo and Dot in the classroom. Bill is currently obsessed with sharing his professional learning on Snapchat. Transcript.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2023

These changes have influenced personal habits, from shopping preferences to social norms, and have also impacted how individuals view their professional lives, with many now valuing flexibility over stability. I realised that I enjoyed writing – especially about teaching and learning the English language!

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Speaking from experience, I have significantly benefited from not only engaging in digital spaces but taking what I have learned and applying it to my practice, which I can readily show when asked or communicate through my blog. Efficacy is about showing the impact of investments made in professional learning.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

By answering these questions and addressing other challenges, we can offer sustainable solutions during the COVID-19 response while charting a path forward in which home- and community-based maker learning are the norm, complementing making in the classroom. FutureMaker’s hands-on “Snacks”.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 18, 2019

Depending on the exact type of the event, there is something for everyone: kindergarten teachers, K-12 educators, university professors, librarians, edtech specialists, school management, you name it. A must are the Poster sessions for a hands on approach to learning new things to implement in your class. Besides that, you should: 5.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

I have worked with ISTE in a number of other service and professional learning roles and currently am serving as one of ISTE’s Community Leaders. ISTE also has invited us to reflect on what it means to be part of an online professional learning network. My students tell me that they appreciate my efforts in this area.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2016

The series will include virtual and live events focused on industry best practices. The sequence of professional learning opportunities will highlight the unique ways schools and districts nationwide are implementing innovative strategies and new instructional models to transform learning for their students.

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N2Y

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

quality instruction in their classrooms. service teachers as they prepare to lead their classrooms. service teachers need many tools in their metaphorical toolbox in order to enter their first classroom with confidence. Students are stepping into our classrooms with diverse academic, social?emotional, In today’s ever?changing

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

Options range from continuing home learning programs full-time, to fully reopening classrooms with or without additional public or outdoor spaces and staggered schedules, to hybrid approaches. Most agree there are no failsafe options. Despite the complexities of the moment, educators are creative, resourceful problem-solvers.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 24, 2019

Prior to coming to EdTechTeam Kate was the CUE Blog Editor and CUE’s LeRoy Finkel Fellow. Kate is a Google Certified Innovator and Trainer and is a Certified PBL Teacher in Project-Based Learning from the Buck Institute. Kate serves as the Director of Professional Learning for EdTechTeam.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 12, 2022

The financial, instructional, and organizational impacts require all stakeholders from classroom teachers, district leaders, and school boards to assess the current security measures and invest time, money, and ownership into cybersecurity prevention and mitigation processes. Blog post by Eileen Belastock , based on this edLeader Panel.

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Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

“Through this new web app, members of the Verizon Innovative Learning schools community will be able to easily share their successes, solicit input from other educators, and connect with colleagues who share similar interests in the classroom.”. Centralizing information for Verizon Innovative Learning schools.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Expand Your Use of Google Classroom. Google has opened up Google Classroom to users outside of G Suite for Education. This opens so many doors for teachers, students, and parents to connect, collaborate and learn.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 17, 2023

With the NAEP data confirming what they suspected, educators are now working to create strategies for systemic interventions that include tools to monitor student progress across a range of activities to ensure that students have the support they need to be classroom ready.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post includes a full transcript, a pinnable (or printable) graphic, and the podcast episode. Blog: [link] Twitter: @Katie_M_Ritter. Lumio sponsored this episode. For contact information, please see visit [link].

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 26, 2022

If you've been reading our blog for a while, you might remember my first trip to ISTE back in 2019 when I took in the edtech landscape between viewing the Liberty Bell and chowing down on cheesesteaks. The 2022 event was held June 26-29 in "The Big Easy"! There was a sense of electricity at this event that I had not felt before.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Schools are thus faced with ensuring students are adept at engaging with digital tools in a manner that is both ethical and informed, regardless of their starting level of digital literacy or the extent of their technology access outside the classroom. “As Integrating digital citizenship into existing school events proved more successful.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 12, 2019

This blog post originally appeared on KQED.org. PBS and KQED offer a set of free media literacy micro-credentials that validate media literacy skills and classroom implementation practices. Read on to learn more, or get started here. A letter from PBS announcing your certification sent to your school or district.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

Whether providing lessons for sick kids or giving parents a weekly update on classroom activities, livestreams and podcasts offer teachers yet another way to connect with their students and families. Many platforms let you promote events via several social media channels, but some are meant for a specific channel.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 2, 2021

These stressors have led many to believe in unfounded explanations of events, situations, or conspiracy theories. While adults are highly susceptible to conspiratorial thinking, the most vulnerable population, our students, make decisions and develop mindsets about events and situations that may not give an accurate picture.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2019

Overall, I like being a partner with those passionate about learning but poorly-suited to campus-based classes. This activity not only replaces the typical classroom socialization but provides students with the start to their own ongoing Professional Learning Network, a valuable resource they take away from classes.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 29, 2016

He is engaging in the classroom, works very hard to meet the needs of all his students and regularly reflects on his teaching to understand his strengths and weaknesses. Many schools and districts are trying to do the right thing by meeting the needs of as many educators as possible when it comes to professional learning.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 9, 2024

Whether she is dining at a restaurant, at church, or at a community event, she shares the opportunities available within the district and works to get qualified people into the district’s pipeline. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Educators of Color , sponsored by Insight Education Group.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 6, 2015

Over two years ago, I wrote “ 8 Things To Look for in Today’s Classroom ”, and more recently, Sylvia Duckworth created the above visual that has been shared numerous times. As I am in the process of going deeper into the topic, someone asked me if this is something that we could do in professional development. ” Click To Tweet.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2014

The following post was written by Bill Brennan and originally appeared on Peter DeWitt''s Finding Common Ground blog found at Education Week. The post was titled Schools.the New Digital Age Learning Organization? I''m inspired by how they are pushing the edges of learning and embracing new approaches in the classroom.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

(This is the second of two parts on professional learning. It is based on the visual below that was created by Sylvia Duckworth and adapted from “ 8 Things to Look for in Today’s Classroom “ ). Connected Learning. This has a major impact in our learning today. You can read the first part here.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Educators Around the World Leading the Growth and Development of Discovery Education’s Professional Learning Network– Silver Spring, Md. October 31, 2018) – The Discovery Educator Network today announced the members of the professional learning network’s 2018-2019 Leadership Council (LC).

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

This connectivity issue, coined “The Homework Gap” by the FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel, means that many of the children sitting in our classrooms lose access – and therefore opportunity – the moment they leave our schools. Commit to Personalized Professional Learning.

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2022

They spend the early part of their day interacting with teachers in their buildings to make sure they are caught up on what is happening in classrooms while at the same time trying to schedule visits and coaching conversations to support the curricular needs of both teachers and students. What happens next is usually one of two things.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Dynamic Learning with G Suite. The Learning Mixologist (with Holly Clark). 10 Google Classroom Tips You Didn’t Know. Bring the Power of Shake Up Learning and Kasey Bell to Your School, District, or Event! Ready to shake up learning in your school or at your event? Host of The Shake Up Learning Show.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 11, 2022

We will explore strategies, digital tools, professional learning, and much more! For example, retelling events in your own words, changing perspectives, inventing new stories, sharing steps in a process, and so many more. Take a listen to episode 89 of the Shake Up Learning Podcast for many more ideas on storytelling.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 18, 2019

There are lots of ways to make a copy and distribute to students, like using Google Classroom or Doctopus, but this little trick is super simple! Since Google Classroom solves this issue with students, this is mostly a trick that comes in handy when sharing with adults or on your website or blog. Blog post coming soon!

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

And to help teachers navigate the plethora of materials for the digital classroom, Tanner Higgin, Director of Education Editorial Strategy at Common Sense Education, presented “ 50 Top Edtech Tools for the Classroom.” Newsela : With leveled texts aimed at the classroom, this news platform addresses current events and trending issues.

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