A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 12, 2017

Let’s face it, school, as we know it is driven by grades as the main reflection of what students do, or do not, know. What has resulted is a rat race of sorts where many kids and parents alike have their eye on the prize. The prize in this case is either a coveted letter or number grade that is celebrated above the most important aspect of education – whether a student actually learned and can apply this newly constructed knowledge in meaningful ways.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

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Teacher Tech

MARCH 12, 2017

If you are having students do work in small groups the activity may require a collaborative document for the students to work on. Manually creating documents for each group can be challenging. Group Docs Maker Template alicekeeler.com/groupdocs To make the process of assigning students to groups and getting them going on editing the group’s template easier […].

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2017

March 12, 2017 Google Forms is an important tool teachers can use to create, edit and share surveys, forms, and quizzes. If you are using or planning to start integrating Forms in your.read more.

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How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

Personalized Learning

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2017

The amount students spend on textbooks has risen drastically— 82 percent over the past 10 years. How can institutions address this burden on students? This is an equality of opportunity initiative to ensure that students have the content they need—books carefully selected by their professors—to be successful in their courses. The inclusive-access model may hold an answer.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2017

March 12, 2017 This week's featured book is that authored by Frey and Fisher titled "Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives: Comprehending, Analyzing, and Discussing Text ". This is an.read more.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2017

. Back in my days as a business analyst, I once had to evaluate the fortunes of a subprime auto lender that prospered by throwing in mechanic services as part of the sale. The reason was simple: if the car doesn’t run, the borrower probably won’t make the payments. I thought of that experience when I saw the federal government’s latest figures on student loan repayment.

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MiddleWeb

MARCH 12, 2017

Noting the barrage of criticism educators face from beyond the classroom, Cheryl Mizerny recommends that teachers across the generations unite to build the profession through full collaboration, rejecting the current widespread stereotyping of rookies and veterans.

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EmergingEdTech

MARCH 12, 2017

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 … would you want to be a. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 12, 2017

As of March 10, 2017, Team Drive, the new collaborative file storage feature of Google Drive, is available for all G Suite for Education organizations. Here's how you can enable Team Drive for your School While Team Drive is available for all Google Domains, it is off by default and must be enabled by a district administrator. Visit the Admin Console and visit Apps > G Suite > Settings for Drive and Docs > Sharing Setting > Team Drive Creation.

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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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ASIDE

MARCH 12, 2017

Source: Adam Grant Adam Grant 's book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move The World , has vaulted to the top of best-seller lists since its publication last year. The book is a fascinating study of creativity, imagination, ingenuity, and success. It examines the conditions and case studies of standout individuals who embody vision and entrepreneurship.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 12, 2017

I am taking part in the #IMMOOC “3 Blog Challenge” this week. 3 blog posts under 200 words. If you are interested in participating, details can be found here. I asked the following on Twitter: Wide open question…what are some ideas or practices we need to rethink in education? — George Couros (@gcouros) March 12, 2017. The responses were amazing and had such a wide range of answers (seriously…click on the tweet and see what educators are saying…it is fascinating)

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 12, 2017

Back in January, we were inspired by Jennifer LaGarde and Brad Gustafson’s 30-second book talk challenge. Our 5th graders all worked on scripts and recorded 30-second book talks on Flipgrid. Thanks to Flipgrid’s new Global Connections feature, our grid was shared with other users of Flipgrid. I also shared it widely on social media. Over time, students from around the globe started adding their voices to our grid.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 12, 2017

This is post number four in my ongoing series of interviews with former students. Hannah Shelton ( @HannahSheltonTT on Twitter) graduated from Plymouth University with a B.Ed degree in primary education in 2015. She now teaches Year 3 in a one form entry school in inner city Bristol, England. She says it has been a great learning curve as she found the autumn terms of her first year very challenging in comparison to her training.

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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 Innovative Educator

MARCH 12, 2017

Ongoing parent engagement is an essential piece of building a positive culture of digital citizenship in schools. But what does effective parent engagement look like? How can schools address the unique needs of caregivers in their communities? What are co-engagement ideas where media brings parents and kids together? I had the opportunity to join a panel at South by Southwest hosted by Common Sense Education called Helping Parents Guide Kids Media Use.

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