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Classroom prizes and grants available!

Educational Technology Guy

Project Tomorrow is celebrating Speak Up America Week 2014 this week with opportunities for schools and classrooms to win prizes and grants by participating in this year''s Speak Up surveys. See a short video of the findings and the Speak Up 2014 Snapshots for Educators blog post. Since 2003, more than 3.7

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Schools that foster trust among parents, teachers, and school leaders are more likely to see academic improvement than schools that do little or fail to foster trust ( Bryk and Schneider, 2003 ). Teacher leadership is also critical for school improvement efforts to succeed. 2008): Successful Collaboration. Lesson study. Mentoring programs.

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

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2003 $700,500,000. Department of Education video.

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#40years of educational technology: Games

Learning with 'e's

Many of the best selling video games have been appropriated for classroom learning, including Guitar Hero (used to teach a number of curriculum subjects, not just music), Sim City (Maths), World of Warcraft (Literature) and Grand Theft Auto (remarkably, used to teach citizenship). Unported License.

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#40years of educational technology: Games

Learning with 'e's

Many of the best selling video games have been appropriated for classroom learning, including Guitar Hero (used to teach a number of curriculum subjects, not just music), Sim City (Maths), World of Warcraft (Literature) and Grand Theft Auto (remarkably, used to teach citizenship). Unported License.

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The breaking point that led to my sabbatical (and what’s next)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Circumstances are really kind of secondary. Even after I left the classroom and started doing instructional coaching, teaching was still my hobby. But there were people who were frankly outraged that I dared to take a break when classroom teachers can’t. My focus became broader, I guess. At least, that’s what I had assumed.

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Media Literacy Resources for Classrooms

Graphite Blog

All agree, however, that media literacy is an important component of learning -- whether as its own focus or a cross-curricular literacy woven deeply into every classroom. Then you'll find lessons, videos, downloadables, and games organized by a few key topic areas, like interpreting media, media creation, and media manipulation.