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Twitter as a Tool For Academic Discourse

A Principal's Reflections

New Milford High School teachers Jessica Groff and Joanna Westbrook created a Common Core aligned English Language Arts (ELA) task that incorporated Twitter into their unit on Julius Caesar and built on content authentic to the Shakespeare''s history play – i.e. social media re-purposed with and for academic discourse.

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Your Voice Matters So Use It

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: [link] Going to town halls and information sessions is a good start to voice concerns and questions in a public forum. Late last week I read an article about how elected officials in the county where my school is located passed a resolution to stop the Common Core. Change Common Core NJDOE Opinion PARCC'

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PD for Writing Teachers: STEM Workshops, Rockstar Camps, Twitter and More!

Edsurge

Check the website for registration information and videos from past conferences. We began examining the details of the Common Core State Standards years before their rollout in school districts. Twitter Practically 24/7, people to follow and chats to participate in, free. Wait, what? I expect you’re doing a double-take.

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Teaching Speaking & Listening Skills for Today’s Student

Catlin Tucker

Even though most adults are not avid users of apps like SnapChat, students are gravitating to these more informal and increasingly digital forms of communication. 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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Need a New Job? Here’s What You Do

Ask a Tech Teacher

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. I have four Twitter accounts and share the one appropriate to the circumstance.

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Last Chance for this College-credit Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Click this link ; scroll down to MTI 558 and click for more information and to sign up. Strategies introduced range from conventional tools such as quick writes, online websites, and visual writing to unconventional approaches such as Twitter novels, comics, and Google Earth lit trips. MTI 558: Teach Writing With Tech.

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3 Creative Tech Tools to Teach Writing

Ask a Tech Teacher

They develop the capacity to build knowledge on a subject through research projects and to respond analytically to literary and informational sources. These include (rephrased from Common Core Writing Standards): dig deeply into subjects of interest to achieve better understanding and to build knowledge. Twitter Novel.

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