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Math Problems that Unlock Student Thinking

The CoolCatTeacher

He created the #ObserveMe movement, wrote the book Open Middle Math is president of Grassroots Workshops and co-founder of the website [link]. ” The post Math Problems that Unlock Student Thinking appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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The 9 Qualities of A Good Teacher

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

And since September 2003 the first time I stepped into a classroom as a teacher, a lot of things have changed in the field. Using video conferencing tools, teachers are now able to take part in global conferences, webinars, and workshops anywhere anytime. I often think that teaching has come to me and not the other way around.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

The following three sections detail the range of best practices found by researchers to be critical for ensuring educator growth and success: Effective Administrator and Teacher Leadership. 2004; Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011 ). educators, and Catherine Lewis, who conducts academic research on lesson study.

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Use Design Thinking to Develop Critical Skills for a Global Economy

EdTechTeacher

Several weeks ago, I had the privilege of being an observer at NAATE – The National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education. Last month, as part of CM Rubin World’s Global Search for Education’s Global Blogger Series , I tackled the question what are the skills, behaviors and attitudes global citizens need?

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Technology Training.In Pictures

The Web20Classroom

Department of Education, with the ultimate goal of providing easy to use computer tutorials to students and adults with learning disabilities. The site contains tutorials for all major Microsoft Office Products like Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point and Access, both the 2003 version and the 2007 version.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Edsurge

education industry has not become so dependent (yet). ST Unitas , South Korea’s largest education business, acquired Princeton Review , the iconic U.S. Yet education ministries across Asia recognize they need more than test-takers; they need students who can ideate, create and compete in a global economy. Last month. Authess $2.2

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Do You Make Your Learning Transparent to Others?

EdTechSandyK

To be a good educator is to be a life-long learner. Here are three recent examples from my life: Example One: During a workshop I was leading on Teaching with Multimedia/Digital Storytelling, I could not remember for the life of me how to export PowerPoint slides to.jpg files so they could be imported into Microsoft PhotoStory.