A Principal's Reflections
APRIL 24, 2016
There has been a great deal of knocks on professional development as of late and rightfully so. More often than not, professional development is something that is done to educators as opposed to an experience that they truly value for growth. For many, district professional development is a one-size-fits-all isolated event with no follow-up or support.
EdTech4Beginners
APRIL 24, 2016
Erase All Kittens is an absolutely fantastic website in which code and HTML are taught through gaming. My students absolutely LOVED it. *I must note that the full version is coming soon – for now, just use the demo. How do I use the website in a computing lesson? First go to https://eraseallkittens.com/ . Click on ‘Play The Demo’ Next you’ll see a funny introductory video – we watched it as a class and laughed a lot!
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Battelle for Kids
APRIL 24, 2016
Volume 3, Issue 3, Number 24. Driving question: What Does a STEM Leader Do? For 10 years I headed a STEM school. It wasn't my first job as a principal. It is not my last. I will say it has been my greatest learning experience along the path of becoming a STEM school leader. My next step is taking what I learned and creating a next generation STEAM high school.
EdTech4Beginners
APRIL 24, 2016
Erase All Kittens is an absolutely fantastic website in which code and HTML are taught through gaming. My students absolutely LOVED it. *I must note that the full version is coming soon – for now, just use the demo. How do I use the website in a computing lesson? First go to https://eraseallkittens.com/ . Click on ‘Play The Demo’ Next you’ll see a funny introductory video – we watched it as a class and laughed a lot!
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TeacherCast
APRIL 24, 2016
Here is a non sequential list of 10 of my favorite educational podcasters. Please take a moment this week to listen to their shows and follow them on Twitter. | TeacherCast.net. The post The TeacherCast Top 10 Educational Podcasters appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 24, 2016
April 24, 2016 The strength of Google search engine lies in its hidden features that usually go unnoticed by many students. As we have repeatedly emphasized, knowing how to effectively.read more.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 24, 2016
April 24, 2016 Google Forms is absolutely one of the best free web tools to use for creating a wide variety of educational forms, surveys, and polls to use in your instruction. Over the last.read more.
Adam Welcome
APRIL 24, 2016
For years as a Principal I've been buying children's books and reading them to kids at my school. Having grown up with my dad being a 2nd/3rd grader teacher for 35+ years, I've spent LOTS of time at the public library and book stores around California. Some of my best memories are reading Bill Peet , Steven Kellogg , and Marjorie Sharmat as a kid to just name a few.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 24, 2016
April 24, 2016 Back to TED talks but this time with a collection of wonderful talks curated primarily for music teachers and, of course, anyone else interested in music. We.
MiddleWeb
APRIL 24, 2016
Figuring out what’s going on with a child emotionally and behaviorally is the practice of counselors and therapists. But the classroom teacher often sees problems first. Psychotherapist Noah Kempler suggests things to consider when a student's behavior shifts.
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.
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 24, 2016
I've shared how to write a killer Tweet , how to create a killer blog post , how to host a killer ed chat , and how to give a killer presentation. Today I will share how to create a killer school website. You can start by knowing what your site should include. Here is a checklist for evaluating school websites from the free “ School Website Planning Guide.
MiddleWeb
APRIL 24, 2016
Thematic text sets that tap into the social worlds and narrative driven lives of adolescents can spark "unstoppable learning," say literacy educators Katie and Chris Cunningham, who share several text-set examples and a 10-step process for building your own.
NeverEndingSearch
APRIL 24, 2016
Many of us rely on Smore for student projects, for our flyers, announcements to parents, instruction and more. Many of us love it for its super-low, truly accessible learning curve. This week, the folks at Smore introduced The Educator Hive. The Hive currently features more than 450 flyer and newsletter templates shared by other educators who have granted their permission to have their work liked, adapted/remixed.
Bryan Alexander
APRIL 24, 2016
Inspired by Audrey Watters and other friends, I’d like to mention some of my upcoming trips and public appearances ahead of time. On April 25th I’m leading a short workshop on the future of education and technology at New York University. Later that week I’m a discussant in the ELI 2016 Online Spring Focus Session , talking about next generation learning management systems.
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.
EmergingEdTech
APRIL 24, 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 … several pieces exploring. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Bryan Alexander
APRIL 24, 2016
Inspired by Audrey Watters and other friends, I’d like to mention some of my upcoming trips and public appearances ahead of time. On April 25th I’m leading a short workshop on the future of education and technology at New York University. Later that week I’m a discussant in the ELI 2016 Online Spring Focus Session , talking about next generation learning management systems.
The Daring Librarian
APRIL 24, 2016
Is it shocking that I would use such an obvious click-bait blog post title? Shameless! But this post is all about the difference between sharing what is personal versus private on social media. Why do people TMI share on Social Media? Maybe because it's titillating! It's shocking! It's attention-seeking and it's usually a bad idea! I mean, I love gossip, tea, shade, and scandal as much as the next squirrelfriend!
techlearning
APRIL 24, 2016
Interactive textbook includes diverse perspectives on U.S. history.
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The Cornerstone for Teachers
APRIL 24, 2016
It’s the first thing you do when you wake up. It’s the last thing you do before bed. And it’s the default activity you fill your time with all throughout the day whenever you’re bored, procrastinating, or just want a little hit of something that makes you feel good. It’s what you do when you don’t even know how you feel but it’s been a little while since you’ve done it, so it’s probably time to do it again.
techlearning
APRIL 24, 2016
Take your students on a virtual field trip to the Magical Library.
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