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35 Take-aways from Summer 2016 Professional Development

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We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. Time after time, they took responsibility for their own learning.

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17 Take-aways from Summer PD

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Once a week we got together virtually (via Google Hangout or a TweetUp) to share ideas, answer questions, and discuss nuances. Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. Time after time, participants took responsibility for their own learning.

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TOP 10 Ways To Deliver The Worst PD EVER!

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Online communities are a perfect way to expand learning and your personal learning network Gamification relates to applying game thinking to a non-game context. Gamification can personalize learning for teachers. Create a survey using a simple Google drive or survey monkey survey.