The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Finding time for teachers to meet and learn together is often very difficult, but a resourceful school team can utilize creative ideas that have worked well in other schools. Here are some ideas for providing time for educators to learn together. It is important to put these structures in place early in the year. I want more ».

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2023

PITTSBURGH–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Carnegie Learning , a leader in AI-driven technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions for K-12 education, today announced a new partnership with all Dallas Independent School District (ISD) middle and high schools to provide math education for over 66,000 students.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2024

Educators should be encouraged to reflect on their teaching practices, seek feedback from colleagues and students, and engage in ongoing professional learning opportunities. By committing to continuous growth and improvement, educators can deepen their cultural competence and better meet the diverse needs of their students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

00:01:34 Speaker 2 I have been working with Cosin underneath the director of Ed Tech role for a while, but then when I took on the CTO role it was essential for me to learn some different parts and aspects of Ed Tech and IT in a case where 12. 00:09:49 Speaker 1 I look forward to meeting you in person and and continuing this conversation.

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Fractus Learning

MAY 5, 2015

I am sure every educator looks forward to staff meetings, right? Many times, staff meetings become housekeeping lists, presentations on topics, and there is little interaction among teachers. Trust me, I’m guilty of leading this kind of staff meeting, and not just once, but for many years. Today’s Meet.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

Access to unlimited new information has created seemingly contradictory qualities in today’s students—more self-reliant and independent, but with a preference toward collaborative learning environments and comfortable learning with other students. The case for blending and online learning.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

To provide the best possible teaching and learning environment, school leaders need to provide their teachers with professional learning opportunities that are personalized and engaging. edWeb.net is a free professional learning network that hosts special interest communities on innovative topics in education.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

As challenge-based learning grows in popularity, let’s think of ways that we can use Google Classroom to allow students and teachers to, “sign-up,” for optional challenges by joining a Google Classroom Class designed to detail the challenge, provide resources, and allow the user to submit their evidence for meeting the challenge.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities. A safe and cooperative climate for learning. Support and training to promote continual professional learning. Data to track and promote collaborative inquiry and practices that improve student learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Carolyn Brown, president and co-founder, Foundations in Learning. • New players in the education market will focus on models of learning rather than methods of teaching. The continuing failure to meet the needs of a growing number of students will demand different approaches and practices taught in Colleges of Education.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2019

While not calling for a return to those rigid structures, in the edWebinar “ Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning: Making It Work,” Dina Brulles, Ph.D., both education consultants, advocated for using groups to assist student learning. and Karen L. Brown, M.Ed., She holds a Ph.D. in gifted education and an M.S.

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edWeb.net

JULY 19, 2022

For teachers, creating a classroom environment that is inspirational and collaborative is a top priority, but finding ways to do that can be challenging. Leveraging technology is one way to meet the challenge. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Join the Community. Blog post by Ginny Kirkland based on this edLeader Panel.

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techlearning

MAY 9, 2018

-Discovery Education’s Math Techbook and Professional Learning Services to Strengthen Efforts to Create Dynamic Digital Classrooms – Silver Spring, Md. Through this effort, students are building collaborative learning skills that prepare them for college and careers.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Their collaborative learning is powered by the video evidence of their own classrooms. The book includes a framework for analyzing video evidence along with 12 video learning strategies such as Video Learning Communities (VLCs), Virtual Walk-throughs and Online Lesson Study. Who and what should teachers capture on video?

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

The post Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey interviews Mike Marotta, co-author of Inclusive Learning 365. Together they discuss how inclusive learning is meeting the needs of all learners. Every teacher should fight exclusion!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

This past year presented numerous challenges for educators, leaving many of us scrambling to do our best to meet the rising needs with limited time and resources – which isn’t sustainable. We need self-care not just for students, but for teachers, too.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Ironically, this focus on curiosity, learning mindsets, hands-on experiences, and reflection are exactly what teachers at this school offer to students. But they weren’t as comfortable engaging in the same process around their own professional learning. Teachers were also at very different points in their professional learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The other part of my job is hosting a nightly CEM "cafe" all month so you can personally meet lots of special "connected" guests--stay tuned!). educators are taking to social media to share best practices and experiences and create new, more dynamic digital learning communities.

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The PL2C Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

These rounds are a non-evaluative, structured approach to get educators into each other’s classrooms to see the teaching and learning that is taking place.

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Reading By Example

MAY 2, 2016

In our school, we facilitate regular instructional leadership team meetings where we discuss the building’s goals and objectives. Meeting agendas and minutes are regularly shared out via Google Docs to ensure everyone is aware of our conversations. Our school has implemented what I call a collaborative learning cycle.

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Reading By Example

MAY 2, 2016

In our school, we facilitate regular instructional leadership team meetings where we discuss the building’s goals and objectives. Meeting agendas and minutes are regularly shared out via Google Docs to ensure everyone is aware of our conversations. Our school has implemented what I call a collaborative learning cycle.

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Student Engagement Collaborative Learning Meeting Assessment 28

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

If anything, I have learned from experience and if I can help you at this time… please feel free to reach out. I would be happy to join you and your staff in a Web Meeting. If anything, I have learned from experience and if I can help you at this time, please feel free to reach out.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Klein, Global Education Consultant and Speaker Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners - Akevy Greenblatt The A-Z Administrators Guide to Evernote - Jeffrey Bradbury 5:00pm (ACSA) The Ignored Curriculum - Vicente Bravo & Maria Hwang de Bravo Building Online Departmental Community Through Leadership - Barbara c.g. Johnson, M.A.E.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

This past year presented numerous challenges for educators, leaving many of us scrambling to do our best to meet the rising needs with limited time and resources – which isn’t sustainable. We need self-care not just for students, but for teachers, too.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

The professionals we spoke with described a process in which they began by collecting or gathering; moved to connecting content and resources for specific purposes and audiences; curated by adding value with context and commentary; and contributed by offering the community opportunities for collaboration, learning and growth.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

When suddenly propelled into distance learning last spring, educators rose to the challenge to meet the needs of students and families. Even in schools outside of the Verizon Innovative Learning network, coaches reported that they were valued more by teachers and administrators than prior to the pandemic.

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

If one characteristic was low, such as questioning , we would make a point of encouraging this practice to become more evident within instruction through the sharing of articles and content, and through professional learning activities. This is an application of the collaborative learning cycle from the last post.

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

If one characteristic was low, such as questioning , we would make a point of encouraging this practice to become more evident within instruction through the sharing of articles and content, and through professional learning activities. This is an application of the collaborative learning cycle from the last post.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Advances in technology have fueled the growth of meeting virtually, giving people the ability to actively participate in team meetings no matter where they are in the world. Martinez H. We can voice our experiences and views to a much greater audience.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Sessions can focus on special education issues and concerns, introducing assistive technology tools and offering opportunities for parents to provide tech feedback that informs change to meet learner needs. Establish a districtwide parent advisory board that meets monthly to raise issues related to students with diverse needs.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 29, 2016

Classroom teachers often end up with a hodgepodge of devices and software leading to common frustrations over lost instructional time, web-resources that don’t move past low level skills which also utilize a one-size-fits-all approach, and minimal professional learning – a top deterrent to improved instruction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Today: Mentoring and Classes. Building Digital Citizens.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2016

As part of our research on what PD should look like , we found that both teachers and administrators value the same things in professional development—and it’s not sitting and getting. In a nutshell, they want professional learning opportunities that are: Relevant. It looks different in every context,” one teacher told us. “It

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Video technology has encouraged educators to expand their roles in greater authentic, communicative and collaborative learning. During his time in education, Shaun worked to expand blended learning strategies and 1:1 initiatives, while always focusing on meeting teachers and students where they are. Future with Video.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 30, 2012

In Blackboard Collaborate, live link [link] Recording: https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2012-08-01.1559.M.6CB0F782170E38EDF560068CC4CA79.vcr&sid=2008350 This will be a chance to connect with other educators with a view to building relationships and creating opportunities for connected and collaborative learning throughout the year.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Training in the supporting skills and techniques is rare in teacher education and in the preparation of faculty, museum, and library professionals. Learn more and register for this free event here. Wednesday, October 15th at 7pm ISTE: STEM in K-5: Start Computational Thinking Early! Computational thinking is essential to STEM.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Clint Carlson, Director of Education Technology, Istanbul International Community School When Curie Meets Cassatt: Infusing the Engineering Design Process for Global Teaching and Learning , Dr. Helen Teague, Adjunct Professor, Concordia University + Grand Canyon University Where Do We Grow From Here?

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