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Leadership for School Innovation graduate certificate 001: The launch

Dangerously Irrelevant

In 2002 Joan Hughes (now at the University of Texas-Austin) and I received a large federal grant to create the first graduate program in the country designed to prepare technology-savvy school leaders. In 2011 my CASTLE co-directors at U. I’ve done this twice before.

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Getting Gamification Right: Four Practical Examples to Help

EmergingEdTech

The term ‘Gamification' was coined by computer programmers in 2002 and became trendy in 2009 thanks to Foursquare. By 2011, gamification was considered a buzzword when Gartner added it to its. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Educators as Purveyors of Hope

User Generated Education

Hopeful middle school students have better grades in core subjects (Marques, Pais-Ribeiro, & Lopez, 2011) and on achievement tests (Snyder, Hoza, et al., 2002) have higher overall grade point averages. 2002), self-esteem (Snyder et al., 2002), self-esteem (Snyder et al., Gallagher & Lopez, 2008; Snyder et al.,

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Integrated Studies of Educational Technology: Implementing the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund – Educational Technology State Grants Program (Review Copy) (American Institutes for Research, 2002) **Note: Despite the fact that the report was conducted under the direction of the U.S. 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies).

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How to Set Healthy Screen Time Habits: A Guide for Parents

Waterford

Journal of Adolescent Health, 48(4), April 2011, pp. The Journal of Pediatrics, February 2011, 158(2), pp. Preventive Medicine, February 2011, 52(2), pp. International Trends in Adolescent Screen-Time Behaviors From 2002 to 2010. Ramirez, E.R., Norman, G.J., Rosenberg, D.E., Saelens, B.E., and Sallis, J.F. Carlson, S.A.,

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ADHD in the Classroom: How to Teach and Support Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Waterford

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011, 39(3), pp. Theory Into Practice, 2011, 50(1), pp. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2002, 10(2), pp. The Academic Experience of Male High School Students with ADHD. DuPaul, G.J., Weyandt, L.L., and Janusis, G.M. ADHD in the Classroom: Effective Intervention Strategies.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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