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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

Robert has held various leadership and instructional roles in the field of education, with a focus on online and blended learning. Robert obtained their Master of Science degree in Engineering from Boise State University between 2002 and 2005. Is there a collaborative component? This fosters collaboration among educators.

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School of Dreams

A Principal's Reflections

After meeting my wife in 2002, I moved to Staten Island, NY and resided there for thirteen years. CFISD is an amazing school district that is not only one of the highest achieving large districts in the state of Texas, but also firmly committed to scaling innovative practices to improve learning for all 120,000 students.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2002, Jon received the Presidential Award for Excellence for Math and Science Teaching; and in 2010, he was a Semi-Finalist for Colorado Teacher of the Year. Well, she's got these videos. They're going to about three lessons, which is going to include watching a video on some content. And I said, Well, then she can't.

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Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons

Shake Up Learning

Each contains an instructional video, design hints, and a related activity. Students watch the video and recreate the picture. That’s why I’ve included growth mindset encouragement in each instructional video. Learning in Hand started in 2002 as part of my classroom website. © Shake Up Learning 2020.

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Why do so many Moodle courses suck?

Nik Peachey

Many of the other commercially available LMS (learning management systems) and VLE (virtual learning environment) platforms aren’t doing any better. Moodle has been around now since 2002 and research carried out in 2013 showed that more than 7.3 Here are a few quick video tutorials that can help get you started.

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Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids?

The Hechinger Report

. — Inside a rural high school, five Advanced Placement physics students furiously scribbled notes about a video of a Yale University professor speaking more than 1,200 miles away. When the lecture ended, they had yet another to chance to learn: A physics video chat with their tutor, a sophomore physics major at Yale.

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Why I Still Believe in the iPad’s Positive Impact on Classrooms

Edsurge

Way back in 2002, when Friendster was the biggest social network and people were gathering in Internet cafes, the State of Maine implemented the first 1:1 laptop initiative in the country. Back in 2013, approximately 60% of Maine's participating districts chose iPads.

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