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3 Ways to Instantly Grow Your Personal Learning Network

Edsurge

And although they’re an impressive group, representing over 250 organizations, they’re doing what you should be doing: forming a Personal Learning Network (PLN) that benefits both themselves and the wider education community. It’s a great way to promote a learning culture at work while expanding your own network.

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Epic Effective Classroom Decoration and Design Resources

The CoolCatTeacher

30+ ideas to improve learning with awesome classroom design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A well-designed classroom boosts student learning by as much as 16% (Barrett, Zhang, Davies, & Barrett 2015), but overdecorating is a distraction. Classroom Design Resources.

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10 Characteristics Of An Authentic-Based Learning Classroom

The Web20Classroom

Along with my good friend and literacy expert Shaelynn Farnsworth , we examine what authentic learning means and what these classrooms truly look like. 2 pencil to the streaming of video in to support learning and teaching, technology is typically the driver to change. From the introduction of the No.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

in this post, I share with you my perspectives, drawn from my experiences as a blogger, educator, and academic with a PhD in educational studies, on what constitutes the quintessential characteristics of 21st century teachers. It’s a conduit for staying abreast of the latest educational trends, resources, and technologies. Madda et al.,

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Get Your Brag On

A Principal's Reflections

In her study, published in Social Psychology Quarterly, Speer discovered that in almost every case, indirectly or directly praising oneself seemed to violate social norms. As opposed to theory and talk, educators are constantly implementing ideas and strategies while finding success in the classroom.

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The Missing Literacies – Networking to Learn #iste2015

There is no box

The Missing Literacies – Networking to Learn. Silent classrooms. This is not how we learn in the real world. The extent of networking to learn, if we were lucky, was putting four desks together and working in groups. In college, some of my best learning experiences were working on group projects.

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25 Social Networks/Media Sites for Education

Technology Tidbits

Classloom - A fun social network where students and educators can share resources and view resources that works on any mobile device. Classroom 2.0 - Created by Steve Hargadon and used by thousands of educators on a daily basis. Skooville - A excellent network for kids learning about cyber safety.

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