User Generated Education

MAY 23, 2016

When education is done “right”, learners often feel and experience the following in their both formal and informal educational environments: Joy. It would just require a shift in the education world’s mindset. Wonderment. Intrinsically Motivated. Accomplishment and Pride (in themselves and in their work).

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2014

I knew early on in my education career that I wanted to be an administrator. As a classroom teacher I felt that my impact was limited based on the number of students I had contact with on a daily basis. Once in the space that social media provided, I began to lurk and learn. Obviously my journey continues.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Here, find recommendations for articles, books and podcasts that have resonated with us — some related to education and others that extend beyond. Jeff While it’s not strictly about education, I’ve become an even bigger fan this year of the Hidden Brain podcast , which explores the science of what makes us tick. Bodies are changing.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Faced with large, noisy classrooms, Ava froze with fear. But eventually she agreed to transition back to school while spending one period a day in the program’s dedicated classroom, where she received emotional and psychological support and assistance catching up on the schoolwork she’d missed. Some days I couldn’t even get out of bed.

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techlearning

JULY 19, 2018

Other educators curating, thinking and sharing ideas that were useful to me. I recall a few years earlier I had been to a conference and the speaker invited folks to sign up for his newsletter and he described it as having the best people in the world finding the most current educational research and having it sent to your inbox once a month.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Most significantly for those who are immersed in schools, colleges and universities - mobile technology is disrupting education. There are many accounts of the effects of mobiles on education (see for example this blog post on 5 views on the future of mobile learning ). Thirdly, mobile technology is powerfully social.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 8, 2019

His work has been instrumental in securing the Internet access all Maryland students need for an equitable and quality education. I had been working on the provider side of education for the ACT, Inc. Educational Technology Center as an IT Director. Educational Technology Center as an IT Director.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

The 2012 Edublog Awards are a go, and I''m pleased for Classroom 2.0 I''ve been preoccupied with the Global Education Conference , so I''m tardy in helping to promote the event--so notice the due date for nominations coming up this Monday! It is that time of year again! and my Web 2.0 How Does It Work?

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Faced with large, noisy classrooms, Ava froze with fear. But eventually she agreed to transition back to school while spending one period a day in the program’s dedicated classroom, where she received emotional and psychological support and assistance catching up on the schoolwork she’d missed. Ava was fortunate.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 10, 2012

Many would agree that Shelly Sanchez Terrell is at the top of the game when it comes to educational innovation. Just look at her profile: She is a teacher trainer, author, and international speaker, is the host of American TESOL’s Free Friday Webinars and the Social Media Community Manager for The Consultants-E.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

What lesson plans and classroom resources are available to address cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is the use of digital media (such as websites, apps, and text messages) to intimidate, upset, or harm someone. As educators, it's our responsibility to teach students how to use digital media in respectful and safe ways.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

I have the pleasure again this year of co-hosting the annual Edublog Awards, designed to promote the educational value of social media. Labs projects I hope you''ll consider nominating: Future of Education interview series for "Best Open PD / unconference / webinar series" Classroom 2.0 Here are the Web 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This is a conference for librarians, instructional designers and educators to share their work and challenges, as well as for those who believe in the value of integrating instructional design into their practice to help them innovate and evolve library services for the future. The call for proposals is now open HERE.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2017

Her hair was neatly divided into two braids, and she was in her usual seat in her ninth-grade classroom at Pittsfield Middle High School in rural New Hampshire. To some, this might sound like little more than classic “Mean Girls” behavior, as immortalized in the 2004 cult teen flick, but it can include mean boys, too.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 13, 2012

Today we are more and more reliant on social media channels to access ideas and news. Because this content is often crowd sourced and relatively unfiltered, it is arguably closer to the oral culture of ideas transmission than the mass media that dominated during the last century. New York: Harper Business Essentials.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

What lesson plans and classroom resources are available to address cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is the use of digital media (such as websites, apps, and text messages) to intimidate, upset, or harm someone. As educators, it's our responsibility to teach students how to use digital media in respectful and safe ways.

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Digital Citizenship Report Survey Resources 40

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

What lesson plans and classroom resources are available to address cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is the use of digital media (such as websites, apps, and text messages) to intimidate, upset, or harm someone. As educators, it's our responsibility to teach students how to use digital media in respectful and safe ways.

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Digital Citizenship Report Survey Resources 40

MindShift

JULY 27, 2015

Even the best-laid plans will likely remain plans without effective communication and professional development for school faculty and staff, a mechanism for soliciting and truly hearing student voices, and extensive parent education on the goals you are trying to accomplish with your new policies and programs.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 18, 2011

Using Skype in the classroom or library is opening the world to authors and subject area experts! They are NOT thinking about the education market! I’ve written several blog postings about how to use an iPod touch Gen4 in the library & classroom. Oh and two toys.not educational but just geeky fun! Damn, you Cisco!

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 24, 2021

Another pressing challenge is engagement both in and out of the classroom. Since each group has unique relationships with families, I leveraged them to distribute emails, paper flyers, and social media posts. 2004) Getting Students to School: Using Family and Community Involvement to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

This is a conference for librarians, instructional designers and educators to share their work and challenges, as well as for those who believe in the value of integrating instructional design into their practice to help them innovate and evolve library services for the future. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

With all of the great ideas that educators are exposed to thanks to social media and live events, it is essential that we pause to reflect on what it takes to move from what sounds good in theory to successful implementation into practice. It is important not to lose sight of what has been found to work. Wiggins, G., &

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 17, 2015

A recent story on The Onion , the Internet’s beloved satire site renowned for its ability to pinpoint painful truths in its “fake news” stories, last week underscored one of the saddest dynamics of modern education. That’s why educators need to join together and support one another. Look, we’ve all been there. Start a reading group.

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MindShift

MAY 4, 2015

A Minnesota native who grew up in a family of teachers—he jokes, “I couldn’t escape it”—Nelson majored in history at the University of Wisconsin and returned to Minnesota to earn his master’s degree in education. He had been playing since 2004—his teams were back-to-back Super Bowl champions in 2005 and 2006—so he knew the game intimately.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 20, 2019

My chapter is titled Multimedia Learning and the Educational Leader. Few school systems currently have powerful technology integration as a core competency for classroom teaching staff. Multimedia learning and the educational leader. Connected Educator Month launches today. Jenlink & B. Knight (Eds.), Related Posts.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 22, 2018

I began teaching teenagers in 2004 in Texas. With social media, teens are constantly evaluated by peers and people worldwide. Challenge: Try one of these ideas to engage learners in your classroom this year! Teaching teenagers is much harder today than when I was a teenager.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 4, 2015

The award-winning classroom teachers at my table wondered too. The purpose of the Librarians Network is to promote librarians as leaders and champions of educational technology and digital literacy. We’ve leveraged social media to connect themselves and their learning communities, often globally. link] (2004).

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

She had heard there might be a special announcement relating to one of her favorite education websites, DonorsChoose.org, and was curious to know more. In all, Ripple donated $29 million to fund more than 35,000 classroom requests. On Tuesday night, Chicago teacher Amani Ghusein stayed up late to watch TV. She was glad she did.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 26, 2021

One way or another, she hoped to keep educating young kids. And more than a third of early childhood educators recently reported that they were considering leaving their programs, or the field itself, within the next year?—?a Martha Christenson Lees, former director of the Smith College Center for Early Childhood Education.

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MindShift

AUGUST 20, 2019

In 2004, the National Institute of Mental Health estimated that about a third of adolescents (ages 13-18) have been or will be seriously affected by anxiety in their lifetimes. ” Parents and educators are scrambling to understand why kids seem to be more anxious and how to help them.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2017

I remember the days when I was not a very big believer in educational technology. As I moved from the classroom to administration, I still saw technology from a mere delivery aspect. From 2004 through 2008, I basically rubber-stamped the status quo while adding a splash here and there of technology. Boy, did I have it all wrong.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2022

Our first 2022 LearningRevolution.com mini-conference: " The Microschool Summit - Changing education, one small school at a time! Education today has become large and focused on many things beyond the needs of learners, such as tests, curriculum and assessment. will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, May 19th, 2022.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Related: Refugee students languish in red tape as they seek to resume their educations. In 2004, while working as a café owner near Atlanta, she stumbled on a group of boys playing soccer. Schools that cater to special populations like refugees can also educate students at grade levels that are years behind their age.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 16, 2022

Our first 2022 LearningRevolution.com mini-conference: " The Microschool Summit - Changing education, one small school at a time! " Education today has become large and focused on many things beyond the needs of learners, such as tests, curriculum and assessment. is being held online (and for free) this Thursday, May 19th, 2022.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 23, 2019

This story about Fugees Academy was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. In 2004, while working as a café owner near Atlanta, she stumbled on a group of boys playing soccer. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 5, 2022

Our first 2022 LearningRevolution.com mini-conference: " The Microschool Summit - Changing education, one small school at a time! Education today has become large and focused on many things beyond the needs of learners, such as tests, curriculum and assessment. will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, May 19th, 2022.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Education at the University of Kansas Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. Yong Zhao, Ph.D

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