A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 3, 2016

There is always a great deal of talk about what schools need to do now. The problem though is that most of the talk is not followed with action. Then there are those who want to act, but do not have the adequate support to do so. Herein lies the issue with all the change talk, rhetoric, and opinions. Very few people reading this post will deny that the education system has to change now or we run the risk of preparing students for a world that no longer exists.

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TeacherCast

APRIL 3, 2016

On this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we welcome three Learning Management System companies on the program to discuss the important question; What Is an LMS and Why Do We Need One? We would like to thank Canvas, Haiku, and Chalkup for participating in this episode. The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology.

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The Jose Vilson

APRIL 3, 2016

Yesterday, Prof. Eloiza Jorge (at the behest of activist and friend Stephanie Rivera) asked me to speak at the 2nd annual Urban Teaching Matters Conference at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education. Before the event, I told folks I would get kicked out of New Jersey for the things I would be saying. Thankfully, I left New Brunswick of my own volition.

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TeacherCast

APRIL 3, 2016

On this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we welcome three Learning Management System companies on the program to discuss the important question; What Is an LMS and Why Do We Need One? We would like to thank Canvas, Haiku, and Chalkup for participating in this episode. The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 3, 2016

April 3, 2016 Over the last few weeks, Google has been rolling out some cool new features and functionalities to Google Drive. For those of you who haven’t seen them yet, below is a quick overview of.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 3, 2016

The post How To Get Parents Meaningfully Involved In Your School appeared first on TeachThought.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 3, 2016

April 3, 2016 In our series of Apps Gone Free for this week, we have curated for you the four apps below which are on sale now for a limited time. Some of the things you can do with these apps.read more.

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 3, 2016

Recent research finds that hesitant adolescent writers seldom respond postively to mentor texts by "stellar" peers. Poet and educator Sara Holbrook shares a co-creation framework that scaffolds the writing process in a collaborative poetry workshop setting.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 3, 2016

The post 8 Strategies To Improve Executive Functions Of The Brain appeared first on TeachThought.

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 3, 2016

After a decade of forgoing the activity, Sarah Cooper recently revisited hand-drawn concept maps as a means to further engage her 8th graders in US reform movements. Here she shares ideas she'll use to deepen the successful assignment next time.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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APRIL 3, 2016

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 3, 2016

Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers. This week in the wrap … first, check out the. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 3, 2016

Do innovative educators have it all wrong? According to one head of school we do. In a post that is making its rounds in education circles, John Vallance, headmaster of Sydney Grammar School told “ The Australian ” that computers in schools are a “scandalous waste of money.” Vallance is right. Under his tutelage they are. Like other arrogant Luddites in power, he is responsible for negligent technology spending because he is clueless about how to use it effectively. and he never bothered learnin

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techlearning

APRIL 3, 2016

Roosevelt’s progressive ideas regarding conservation have led the United States in awareness of the need to preserve our planet for following generations.

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 3, 2016

I love reading leadership articles and books, and no matter how many times there is a “5 Qualities of a Great Leader” type article, I tend to eat it up, even thought a lot of the information is similar. In an article titled, “ 7 Habits That All Great Leaders Have “, this point really resonated: 5. They’re not always busy.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 3, 2016

The post 20 iPad Apps To Teach Elementary Reading appeared first on TeachThought.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

APRIL 3, 2016

Finding the best image online for any project, presentation, or assignment generally always resorts to finding an image through Google Images. However are we and our students practicing good digital citizenship methods? Are we teaching how to find quality imagery as well? . . . When searching images online we have the ability to find Quality and Appropriate images by using the Search Tools button located on the very left of the menu bar.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 3, 2016

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APRIL 3, 2016

Geometric puzzler makes playing with blocks fun.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

APRIL 3, 2016

Lately I have been thinking about how flipped learning, mastery learning, and competency based learning (CBL) intersect. I believe that implementing a Flipped Mastery approach is a practical way to personalize learning for each kid. I, along with Aaron Sams, pioneered this model in our high school science classes in 2008 and it was the single best thing I ever did as a teacher.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 3, 2016

I’ve recently posted about rising political interest in addressing the wealthiest universities and their endowments. Now there’s a new development, as a New York representative is openly working on a bill to force those campuses to change how they handle their riches. Tom Reed ( D-NY ) is, according to The Hill, drafting. legislation that would require colleges with large endowments to spend a minimum portion of their endowment earnings on grants to students.

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