The Web20Classroom
MAY 29, 2016
Recently I was talking to a teacher friend of mine. He is what I would consider a very good teacher. He is engaging in the classroom, works very hard to meet the needs of all his students and regularly reflects on his teaching to understand his strengths and weaknesses. It's through that reflection that he is figuring out how to be better. He told me about an email he got from his district.
A Principal's Reflections
MAY 29, 2016
This is the third guest post in a series on Response to Intervention (RTI) by Dr. Chris Weber , a Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on the topic with the International Center for Leadership in Education. Check out all the posts in the series HERE. Differentiation, special education, and response to intervention (RTI) are interrelated and interdependent; or, they should be.
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TeacherCast
MAY 29, 2016
We asked the CUE ROCKSTAR crew how they finish the year strong. If you haven’t been to a CUE Rockstar camp, they are simply amazing and must be on the top of your summer bucket list. For more information, please contact Jon Corippo or check out the CUE Rockstar homepage today! Jon Corippo Sandbox New Material […]. The post Top 14 “@CUERockStar” ways to finish the School Year Strong | #CUERockstar appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
The Jose Vilson
MAY 29, 2016
Less than a year ago, I was in a heated conversation (we’ll call it that) where a few folks who disagreed on education policy brought their frustrations to full display. Unbeknownst to the folks who I agreed with, the conservative dissenters are encouraged to engage with, start sh*t, and frustrate folks like us. At one point, after one of the folks in “my” group decided she couldn’t take the direction of the conversation, a dissenter promptly called her a Nazi.
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TeacherCast
MAY 29, 2016
Here are a few suggestions for unlocking your students' enthusiasm for education. The post How to Unlock Hidden Enthusiasm in Your Students by @anitaginsburg appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
Turning Learning On Its Head
MAY 29, 2016
Summer is just around the corner, and teachers are both grieving and celebrating the end of the school year. For me, the end of a school year was always bittersweet. I had poured my life into a group of teenagers, and though I would see some of them the next year, I knew it would not be the same. Yet, on the other hand, summer gave me time to rejuvenate, play, and learn.
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Turning Learning On Its Head
MAY 29, 2016
I am about to complete a book about the relationship between flipped learning and homework. While writing the book, I realized that I needed to hear from students about their perceptions and thoughts about flipped homework. I reached out through my network of flipped teachers and asked them to have their students take a survey. Before looking at the survey results I want to emphasize that there is great debate about the value and purpose of homework.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 29, 2016
May 29, 2016 Research is a process. It is a continuum of stages that together make up a research plan. Below is a tentative sketch of what we think are the seven important steps of a research plan.read more.
Marketplace K-12
MAY 29, 2016
In recent dealmaking news, VIF International Education has acquired an online collaboration platform for teachers, while four ed-tech companies have attracted the support of investors. VIF Acquires Participate Learning: VIF International Education , a company that partners with districts and schools to support global educator development through cultural exchange, has acquired Participate Learning , an online platform for educational resource discovery and collaboration.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 29, 2016
May 29, 2016 Below is a collection of some good iPad apps that are free today and only for a limited period of time. Some of the things you can do with these apps include: stream and build playlists.read more.
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.
Bryan Alexander
MAY 29, 2016
On May 3rd we started using a Tesla Motors Powerwall at home. The thing is basically a giant battery, used in our case to supply electricity when grid power fails. We live in a remote location and power comes via fragile above-ground lines, so electricity goes offline fairly often. At least once during the past few weeks since the Powerwall’s installation we’ve experienced brief electrical outages (circa 20 minutes).
Teacher Tech
MAY 29, 2016
50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom: A Student-Centered Approach Dr. Libbi Miller and I have finished the follow-up to our popular book “50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom.” This book helps you take Google Classroom further with 50 more tips. The book is chock full of ways to take it further […]. The post Be Notified: New Google Classroom Book appeared first on Teacher Tech.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 29, 2016
The one thing all innovative educators need is more time. That’s why I stopped and read this Fast Company article from my Twitter feed: “ Seven Effective Shortcuts To A More Productive Workday.” Rather than reading the whole article, I’ll save you time and share some ways this can be applied to the busy lives of innovative educators. 1. KEEP MEETINGS SHORT Shave time to save time: Consider shaving off ten minutes from staff/team meetings.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 29, 2016
The post 40 Of The Best Learning Apps For Elementary Students appeared first on TeachThought.
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.
Marketplace K-12
MAY 29, 2016
By Catherine Gewertz. Cross-posted from High School and Beyond. A new test is positioning itself as a non-common-core alternative to the SAT and ACT. Word about the Vector Assessment of Readiness for College, or Vector A.R.C., has been making its way through the conservative blogosphere, which is pitching it as a tool for families who don’t want their children taking college admissions tests that reflect the Common Core State Standards.
Tech Helpful
MAY 29, 2016
Year one of the blended learning math prototype for the eighth grade math class is in the books. It has been a year highs and lows, confusion and accomplishments, making things work and figuring out what doesn't work. And that is just from my perspective, not from the actual teachers that made this prototype rock. Taking on learning a brand-new LMS that was actually a student performance system was a feat in itself.
EmergingEdTech
MAY 29, 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 … examining different evolving. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
techlearning
MAY 29, 2016
Link the art of argument to the Bill of Rights in this interactive card game sponsored by The Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics.
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TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 29, 2016
The post Sponsored: He Struggled Reading, So I Bought Him An Audio Book appeared first on TeachThought.
techlearning
MAY 29, 2016
Photographing the world to search the Web a welcome blend.
The Principal of Change
MAY 29, 2016
Check out this tweet from Nicole Papuga: I was just looking for some last night! Thanks for sharing. I will put these on my “listen to while I work out list” https://t.co/kWjoY44DNE. — Nicole Papuga (@nicole_papuga) May 27, 2016. This is “created serendipity” To understand what that means, let’s first look at the definition of serendipity.
Bryan Alexander
MAY 29, 2016
A growing number of Americans get their news through social media. That’s what the latest Pew Research survey demonstrates. This is obviously of interest to anyone tracking technology use. It should be vital for educators, as this describes information habits of our population: students, instructors, staff, and everyone else. To begin with, the numbers are growing.
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