TeacherCast

JULY 17, 2015

What is the best application for broadcasting news and information to my school district and community? It’s simple, and if you don’t mind the fact that every 10-15 minutes your viewers receive a commercial break from their live programming, it’s a free alternative to what is a pretty expensive paid version. Telestream Wirecast.

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 20, 2018

Recently, I spent so much time answering, linking to past posts, and giving paragraphs and paragraphs of advice I thought - This would be a good blog post! Some of these topics, I've blogged about before. I'm kind of passionate about being a passionate teacher, being positive, and just choosing one NEW thing at a time to try.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The current schedule is in a blog post from me. Join the fun and see the up-to-date conference schedule in your own time zone at OZeLive.com or at [link]. March 2nd, 7pm US-EST: GlobalEd.TV 's March Webinar Is "Global Education in Action" What kinds of practices and activities foster global education in schools and community programs?

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TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

In this post, we will take a look at the Weekly Email Newsletter and how Instructional Coaches can use them effectively to not only communicate with their colleagues but create several weeks of ongoing professional learning for their entire school districts. What should you include in your weekly email newsletter?

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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 17, 2016

Even here is the USA, the economy is a shadow of what it was in the 1980s – no matter what the news media says. My favorite of the Canterbury Tales is the Pardoner’s Tale. The tale itself is about three greedy thieves who discover a treasure under a tree. The tale itself is about three greedy thieves who discover a treasure under a tree.

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Insight Education Group

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As our journey reaches the six-month timeline, we are beginning to see recurring themes, strategies, and concerns when our districts look to recruit and retain teachers. In working with each district within the Leaders Connect (E3+) family, it has been encouraging to see how HR departments approach these challenges with hope and fortitude.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2022

I was always that kid with my head in the tech books at school and every night when I was home, I was pulling apart some type of technology to fiddle with. In today's post, we are going to help you and your school district provide students with the same opportunities and responsibilities that I had growing up.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2022

I was always that kid with my head in the tech books at school and every night when I was home, I was pulling apart some type of technology to fiddle with. In today's post, we are going to help you and your school district provide students with the same opportunities and responsibilities that I had growing up.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Previously , I wrote about the tension surrounding book choice in schools from four main parties: parents, teachers, students, and admin. I also repeat certain parts of research across multiple sections but not every source is copied to other sections. This article will not have an admin option. Maybe you’re angry about book bans.

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Insight Education Group

MAY 6, 2022

Traditional job fairs were coming to an end even prior to the pandemic as the job market evolved and districts started to get creative with new methods. School districts began to have recruiting events and ‘meet-ups’ at local restaurants. It’s not enough for a district to do one or the other; they must do both.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

In this post, we will take a look at the Weekly Email Newsletter and how Tech Coaches can use to them effectively to not only communicate with their colleagues but create several weeks of ongoing professional learning for their entire school districts. What should you include in your weekly email newsletter? Where do you start?

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TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

This blog post and the majority of the content linked to it are a culmination of recording over 1,000 podcasts over the span of 8 incredible years. Essentially, while I am calling this post an “Ultimate Guide,” I really should be calling it, “Things I wish I knew before I started my first podcast.”

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

If you have Chromebooks in your classroom, you are going to love what the Chromebook App Hub has to offer–100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom. If you have Chromebooks in your classroom, you are going to love what the Chromebook App Hub has to offer–100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom. Yes, I did!

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside. Yet again this week, I’ve needed to update my post on the W-2 phishing scam victimizing school districts across the country.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” ” Via EdWeek : “Student arrested for clown threats at Washington high school.” — Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 3, 2016. US Presidential Campaign Politics.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Via Chalkbeat’s Colorado news desk : “$35 million for school safety will go toward training, but not hiring, of school resource officers.” Via The Seattle Times : “ Seattle School Board selects first Native American superintendent in city history.” National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

“The New Tax Law ’s Subtle Subversion of Public Schools ,” by Clint Smith in The Atlantic. ” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” ” That’s the Families for Excellent Schools , whose CEO was fired last week amid sexual harassment allegations.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The topic of education didn’t really come up, save Clinton’s invocation of “The Trump Effect” and the increased bullying in school. Liberty University students have criticized their school’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr, and his media appearances supporting Trump. Presidential Campaign Politics.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos launched a “rethink schools” tour. Here are some reports from her travels: Via Chalkbeat : “What is Betsy DeVos ’s ‘rethink school’ initiative all about? This is part of her push for vouchers.) (National) Education Politics. Via The LA Times : “ L.A.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I think it is worthwhile, as the decade draws to a close, to review those stories and to see how much (or how little) things have changed. And honestly, it’s probably not your job either.). The Consortium for School Networking, CoSN, has taken up the mantle for the K-12 version. Good for you. But that’s not my job. with Pigeons.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Betsy DeVos’s Schedule Shows Focus on Religious and Nontraditional Schools.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Betsy DeVos’s Schedule Shows Focus on Religious and Nontraditional Schools.” Frizzle , the teacher in “The Magic School Bus.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Betsy DeVos is part of the DeVos family, of the Amway Corporation fame. “Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes -- think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. . Presidential-Elect Donald J.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

“Americans Have Given Up on Public Schools. “The Department of Justice Is Overseeing the Resegregation of American Schools,” The Nation argues. ” Via Education Week : “Senate Panel Rejects Trump Teacher-Funding Cut , School Choice Proposals.” (National) Education Politics. Its Children Lost.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

“15 Ways Taylor Swift ’s Lyrics Solve Education Policy ’s Most Pressing Issues” is, no doubt, the most godawful white lady thing I’ve seen this week in education news. (National) Education Politics. And that is saying a lot. ” This is terrible and will hurt poor people.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

This is part two of my annual review of the year in ed-tech. It treats “ed-tech” as the result of markets and industry and “innovation,” and not as the result of policy or history. But when trying to write about ten “trends,” it’s evident: everything overlaps.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

That’s Betsy DeVos , of course, and Social Finance a.k.a. Via Politico : “ Trump ‘s education pick says reform can ’ advance God’s Kingdom ’ ” Via NPR : “ Trump ’s Pick For Education: A Free Market Approach To School Choice.” Mmmm, I bet he will. Education Politics.

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