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Flipping Out For Professional Learning

The Web20Classroom

What if we adopted the model of the flipped classroom and applied it to meetings and Professional Development? Flipping PD and faculty meetings is essentially the same as flipping the classroom, but with adults. I am not a big fan of flipping the classroom. I will admit it. This was wildly popular in my district.

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Google Classroom Tips

Learning in Hand

Google Classroom is a free web service that makes it easy for learners and teachers to connect. Google Classroom may not have as many features as Edmodo or Schoology , but it does work incredibly well with the Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Drawings suite of free online software. Learn more about Google Classroom.

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Latest Updates to Discovery Education’s Flexible K-12 Platform Keeps All Learners Connected to Engaging Content, Instructional Strategies, and Professional Learning

eSchool News

Discovery Education today announced a series of updates to its flexible, award-winning K-12 learning platform that will keep teachers and students connected to the service’s engaging content, instructional strategies, and professional learning resources wherever learning is taking place.

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EdmodoCon Guest Post #3: M.Valois

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

On Tuesday, I participated in a virtual conference - a professional learning opportunity - called #Edmodocon. It was presented by the good people over at the #Edmodo app/website. If you aren''t familiar, Edmodo is a social learning platform for schools, often called the "Facebook" for schools because its format is similar.

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8th Annual EdmodoCon Connects Educators with Innovative Resources and Ideas from Around the Globe

techlearning

The leading virtual professional development (PD) conference will feature two days of inspirational stories and strategies from four keynote speakers that will focus on best practices for improving and strengthening technology use in the classroom. This year’s speakers include: ? The company is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif.

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Principals Who Are Classroom Teachers: Should This Be Common Practice?

The 21st Century Principal

This fall, I return to the classroom. Well, partially return to the classroom. I''ve heard all the arguments over the years about administrators returning to the classroom to teach once in a while. The argument usually goes that administrators sometimes forget what it''s like to face a classroom full of students.

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10 Powerful Media Tools EVERY Educator should have started using yesterday! Part I

MSEDTechie

Twitter has changed so much from the "What are you doing now" tag line to becoming one of the largest Personal Professional Learning Networks available to educators. You can find ideas for classroom organization, lesson plans, edblogs, and more. Edmodo Create a unique learning experience for your students through Edmodo.

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