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5 Strategies for Building a Powerful BYOD Classroom

Brilliant or Insane

I’ve heard many horror stories of monumental failures from first-year BYOD teachers, and most could have been avoided with some simple planning. The post 5 Strategies for Building a Powerful BYOD Classroom appeared first on Brilliant or Insane. Featured Mobile Learning Social Media Technology BYOD classroom'

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Quantifying Innovative Practices

A Principal's Reflections

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development. Regrettably, no such solutions were available.

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Are You a Critical Consumer?

A Principal's Reflections

The exponential evolution if the Internet and social media tools have allowed for the quick sharing of knowledge, ideas, images, videos, and opinions. This is not to say that amazing ideas and strategies aren’t being shared. Going BYOD sounded like a great idea based on what I had either read or saw online. Case in point.

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Lead in the Now

A Principal's Reflections

Leaders must begin to establish a vision and strategic plan to create classrooms and buildings that are more reflective of the real world while empowering learners to use technology in powerful ways through either personalized or blended strategies and increased access in the form of BYOD or 1:1.

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6 Self-Care Strategies for School Leaders

EdTechTeam

It’s critical that you have non-negotiable strategies in place to help you cope and deal with what you experience every day. Here are six strategies that you might consider incorporating into your daily routine to help you practice self-care. Strategy #1. Strategy #2. Strategy #3. Strategy #4. Strategy #5.

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Student Agency is More Than Voice and Choice

A Principal's Reflections

The most common strategy that is embraced in schools is empowering learners through voice and choice. Learners should be in a position to advocate for ideas, strategies, resources, and other elements that will help them succeed. Student agency is all about improving the learning experience for kids.

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Measuring Impact with the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA)

A Principal's Reflections

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. As I work with schools and districts on a weekly basis, I am often asked how they can determine the impact and effectiveness of the many innovative initiatives they have in place.