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5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning

EdTech Magazine

5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning. Leveraging new technology for professional learning requires some creative thinking — and it also takes money. Tools such as the Google Suite and other online discussion forums offer opportunities to support teachers’ professional growth.

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Google Classroom Tips

Learning in Hand

Google Classroom is a free web service that makes it easy for learners and teachers to connect. Google Classroom may not have as many features as Edmodo or Schoology , but it does work incredibly well with the Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Drawings suite of free online software. Learn more about Google Classroom.

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Bake Professional Development into Your Education Pizza

EdTech Magazine

Professional Development Is the Foundation You Knead. Professional learning is the crust of your technology program. It’s an absolute necessity if you want devices or software to work well in a classroom or school, including new technology deployments. . We want students to be interactive, creative explorers.

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Subscriber Special: July

Ask a Tech Teacher

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Use blogs, wikis, discussion forums, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Use technology to differentiate for varied student learning styles (this is an overview—more detail in The Differentiated Classroom ).

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Mathematical Modeling on Trial and the Maths Fix

The CoolCatTeacher

Now in the age of COVID-19 the TGR Foundation and Discovery Education introduce the first module in a new series of no-cost digital professional learning resources, empowering educators with new strategies to support student success far beyond school campuses. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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4 Steps to Create a Strong 3D Printing Program

EdTech Magazine

Young students gain a real-world learning experience with geometry and measurement, and develop spatial awareness through the use of computer-aided design (CAD) software. For a single classroom teacher who manages the prints of his or her own students, Google Classroom is a great solution. Happy printing! by Rebecca Buckhoff.

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Last Chance to Join Tech-infused Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Use blogs, wikis, discussion forums, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Use technology to differentiate for varied student learning styles (this is an overview—more detail in The Differentiated Classroom ).

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