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How To Talk About 9/11 With A New Generation Of Kids

MindShift

11, 2001, he tells them where he was that day — in Washington, D.C., “We advise teachers to be bold, and be courageous in meeting the kids where they’re at,” says Tala Manassah, deputy executive director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility. When teacher Brandon Graves in Louisville, Ky.,

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Work Your Dreams Using the Top Five Leadership Competencies with Secretary of State Linda McCulloch

edWeb.net

In this recent edWeb.net webinar, sponsored by Girls Thinking Global, Secretary McCulloch shared her top leadership competencies, and how past experiences, good judgement, and working well with others can lead to success. “How one webinar attendee asked. Secretary McCulloch concluded the webinar with a few final recommendations. “I

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#ETTChat: Kathy Schrock

EdTechTeacher

I knew more about educational technology than anyone in the district (all learned by making many mistakes), became the Tech Director in 1997, and then moved to another district as Technology Director from 2001 until 2011 when I retired from schools. Q: What are you up to for the rest of the summer or this fall before the Summit?

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Navigating the Shift to OER

edWeb.net

. – Regular check-ins: Finally, besides evaluating the stockbooks, there are frequent check-ins with the students to make sure they are on target to reach state standards and to meet their individual plan goals. This edWeb webinar was hosted by SETDA and sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Announcing the Library 2.017 "Makerspaces" Mini-Conference and Call for Proposals.

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Offering further services and methods to meet patron needs. WEBINAR PLATFORM : The sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate , and can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices. (To We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to provide input and participate this event.

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Announcing Library 2.019: "Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design" - Registration and CFP Open

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Prior to his appointment in July 2001, he held positions at Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Montgomery County Community College. He has given hundreds of presentations at conferences, meetings, webinars, and workshops. He also is the founding Director of The Center for Learning + Teaching at Penn State Berks.

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Live Tuesday August 16th with Gary Lopez on HippoCampus.org and Teaching with the Power of Open, Digital Resources

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me Tuesday, August 16th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Dr. Gary Lopez to discuss HippoCampus, a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.