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Digital Learning Theories and Frameworks to Elevate Instruction

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! According to McIsaac and Gunawardena (2001), we must consider the following four concepts essential to effective distance learning for our students, which are transactional distance, learner control, social context, and interaction. Picciano McIsaac, M. Distance Education.

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The First Days of the School Year: It’s About the Learners Not the Content

User Generated Education

autobiography- Download Link to the Google Doc – [link] Using a Hyperdoc such as this has the additional benefits: It leverages the use of technology which consistently is of high interest, high engagement for my learners. 2010; Cowan, 2012; Lohr & Haley, 2018; Sadera et al., 2009). ( Community Building in the Classroom ).

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What Exactly Is Needed To Get Your Classroom Coding?

TeacherCast

Todd Beard has been an educator since 2001 working with students in kindergarten through adulthood. While teaching K-12th grade technology at the International Academy of Flint, Todd also led education policy initiatives, coached multiple robotics teams, and organized STEM camps. Listen in a New Window. SoundCloud. Leave a Review.

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

They have probably about a dozen or so different apps that you can download — and many of them are free. OH, we can download this. Karen Bosch Is the PreK – 8 Technology Instructor at Southfield Christian School in the Metro Detroit area, a position she has held since 2001. Some are interactive games. That was Day 1.

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Advocating for CC BY

Iterating Toward Openness

OpenStax, which uses a CC BY license, has some nice model language for this: “If you redistribute part of this textbook, then you must retain in every digital format page view (including but not limited to EPUB, PDF, and HTML) and on every physical printed page the following attribution: ‘Download for free at [link].

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