A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2013

I often tell educators to be the change they want to see in education. In education we often quip that our voices are not heard, opinions not valued, and our presence at the table when major decisions are made is absent. I came across this article in my Twitter feed where I have a column set up for #njed.

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 26, 2014

This was originally posted at Common Sense Graphite. As the new school year begins, articles and resources dedicated to helping teachers develop curriculum and assessments aligned to the Common Core literacy standards are popping up everywhere. Tap into digital literacy and civic education skills at the same time!

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

The most effective educational tools and services are ones developed and informed by those with firsthand experience in schools. Having that prior experience has been a huge advantage in building products for educators. One of the sessions is dedicated to examining education standards.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

While the focus is on educational technology and lesson design as opposed to just writing instruction, I have always discovered innovative applications in my English classroom of tools and ideas gleaned from CUE Lead Learners. We began examining the details of the Common Core State Standards years before their rollout in school districts.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 18, 2022

The digital revolution has profoundly impacted all aspects of our lives, including education. Traditional educational methods are no longer adequate in preparing students for the workforce of the 21st century. In particular, it has a profound impact on education. How Has The Digital Revolution Changed Education?

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

They have free downloadable resources for educators. There are over 100 pages of lesson plans and in-depth alignment with: Common Core Math Standards. Common Core English Standards. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for grades 4-12! Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The design of any learning space typically sets the stage for the type of experience the students and teachers are going to have, said CDW•G Education Strategist Jennifer Brown at the 2019 Illinois Computing Educators conference in Schaumburg, Ill. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued ICE 2019 coverage.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

MAY 23, 2016

But in business-to-business sales, like in education technology, it’s not always that easy. Flocabulary , a site that uses songs and hip-hop to meet Common Core standards, lists its pricing very clearly and gives users an easy way to purchase online. For more information visit @ListenCurrent on Twitter.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 19, 2012

The Virtual Summer Camp for Teachers provides on-demand, anytime learning for educators. The summer camp is organized by topic areas, which include: Common Core Resources, Essential Apps for Educators, Webinar and Online PD opportunities, Virtual Crafts, and even a mess hall with food and recipe ideas. I''m going.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. And there is no better free resource for educators to use than Everfi. Budgeting, consumer skills, and managing credit and debt are also topics, as well as financing a college education. Grade Level: 9-12. Time Required: 4 hours – 6 lessons.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 13, 2015

In here, teachers can find lesson plans, videos, activities, and other resources that have been shared by other educators. Grades 2-12 Math and English Language content, developed by expert teachers and aligned to Common Core State Standards. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 17, 2015

As educators, we have an opportunity to teach students how to be successful and responsible communicators regardless of the mode of communication they use. KQED’s Do Now is a weekly activity that engages students in a global conversation about current issues using social media tools like Twitter. KQED Do Now. Learning'

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2019

Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. MTI 558: Teach Writing With Tech.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

For you as a job hunting educator, this becomes the best time of year to find a job. Discuss not just your years of experience, but the student groups you’ve taught, the philosophies you’ve followed (such as IB or Common Core), parent needs met, pedagogy you’ve rolled out, teacher groups you’ve led, and more.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards. We adapted the Design Thinking Process to include additional phases based on our own experiences in schools with educators and kids. The educator can assist learners in the interview process including how to develop interview questions.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Getting through the curriculum aligned to Common Core has become the driving force in many schools as pressure is mounting with high stakes testing looming right around the corner. Education had become more about schooling than learning. Little did I know that this moment in time would totally redefine my purpose in education.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2015

As a result, I’ve had to aggressively pursue my own learning to stay current with the changes happening in education. I follow interesting people on Twitter, read popular education blogs, and attend as many sessions as possible at the conferences where I speak. Click here to fill out the form to enter the giveaway!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 30, 2017

Episode 44 of The 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twitter handle: @larryferlazzo. The ESL/ELL Teachers Survival Guide; Navigating The Common Core With English Language Learners by Larry Ferlazzo. Selected Links from this Episode. Blog: [link]. radio show.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

The Discovery Educator Network is an awesome, free, resource for educators, filled with other educators. The DEN is a great place to connect with other educators and share resources, ideas, lesson plans, and much more. It''s not just about Discovery Education resources either. The Common Core Connection….

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2016

These include (rephrased from Common Core Writing Standards): dig deeply into subjects of interest to achieve better understanding and to build knowledge. Twitter Novel. There’s a lot Twitter brings to the education world: It’s non-intimidating. In this activity, students write a novel in Twitter.

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My Island View

JUNE 16, 2015

If educators can count on one sure-fired outcome of the largest national education conference in America, it is the information feeding frenzy that accompanies it. The #ISTE15 hashtag will probably trend on Twitter several times during the ISTE conference. They use Twitter for exchanging and expanding ideas.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Also, please take a moment to subscribe to this post by RSS or email and follow me on twitter. The new name was praised by numerous politicians and talk radio hosts causing many states to adopt the newly labeled UCSS ( Uncommon Core State Standards). mjgormans )- Take a moment and share this post through email or retweet!

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

Throughout the year they met to develop extensive binders to compile resources related to text complexity as outlined by the Common Core Standards. He also developed his own blog and started a Twitter account for his classes. Jessica also used the time to develop the school’s digital newspaper, The Lance , from scratch.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast A recent edLeader Panel, “ Utah Spotlight: A ‘State’ of Alignment ,” featured experts that included Rick Gaisford, Education Specialist, Education Technology and the SETDA Chair Elect, Utah State Board of Education; Melanie Durfee, Ph.D.,

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

The other day I posted the following statement on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, "When was the last time any of us had to take a standardized test in our careers? I can also emphatically state that both exams did absolutely nothing for me in terms of my careers in education. Change education reform Opinion standardized testing'

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

However, the mounting pressure from ridiculous mandates as a result of the current education reform movement and massive budget cuts across the country, have made it a challenge to learn through traditional pathways. Without funding, many districts no longer allow leaders to travel to national/state conferences or even attend local workshops.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The Discovery Educator Network is an awesome, free, resource for educators, filled with other educators. The DEN is a great place to connect with other educators and share resources, ideas, lesson plans, and much more. It''s not just about Discovery Education resources either. The Common Core Connection….

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

This vibrant educator community hosts teacher-authors who wish to sell their original lessons and ideas to other teachers, district administrators, homeschoolers, and unschoolers. A favorite phrase was “That’s OK” Rarely was Common Core mentioned and never did politics come up (thank goodness!).

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 19, 2014

I stress the fact that we now have a plethora of free tools that compel leaders, or all educators for that matter, to become the storyteller-in-chief. I’m not going to lie, one of the best parts of my job as a Principal is being able to put my school in a position to be a model for the types of changes education needs and deserves.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

PleIQ: the early-years interactive smart toy that fosters multiple intelligences through an Augmented Reality experience PleIQ (Play-Q) is the best new educational toy that beautifully merges the physical and digital worlds to provide our children with an immersive learning experience. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2016

How to Mix Problems, Passion, and Projects to Excite Kids From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. She has worked with leaders in the industry to design workshops sharing the best free web-based education resources for K-12 educators.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Claco (in Beta right now, but you can request an invite ) provides a place for educators to store all their resources including files, bookmarks, websites, videos and just about any other content imaginable in organized and tagged online binders. Having the Common Core Standards already embedded is a major selling point for me.

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ASIDE

JULY 25, 2019

Educational conferences can be like that. Alan November , an international leader in edtech, personally invites expert educators from around the world to share on-the-ground experiences and best-in-class techniques. It implies disparate elements coming together to coalesce around a common core.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 20, 2015

Astute Hoot, a site, run by educators, that has reading and math strategy animals and accompanying books, hands-on tools, lessons, and graphic organizers, has a free download that has 10 template and sample files for teachers to help them get the new school year started a little easier. Common Core Reading Strategies Poster 7.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

A Next Generation Science Standards Aligned Lab Activity (FREE) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. For example, their Fire Forensics: Claims and Evidence unit is a safe way to educate middle school students about fire. Common Core State Standards (See more on the Fire Forensics Site ).

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

You can reach her on Twitter at @aubreyfrancisco. You can reach her on Twitter at @kelseye144. Yet as schools break away from traditional models of education, new challenges emerge. We wanted to know: what do educators see as their top challenges? Aubrey is the Research Director at Digital Promise. Why is this important?

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 14, 2015

Graphite is a nice site by Common Sense Media that has reviews and ratings on apps, websites and games for educational use. You can search for them by content, price, platform, grade level, and Common Core State Standard. Each resource is rated by educators too. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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