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Bucking the Trend

A Principal's Reflections

In a world where politics and education are colliding more than ever, there is a desperate sense of hopping onto the latest trend or buzzword from educational companies and authors that will fix all of our educational problems. This is not the solution. There is another way, I’ve seen it.

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I love the #DEN

Kathy Schrock

The use of social media is commonplace for educators nowadays. I interact daily with teachers on Twitter, which is my social network of choice. DENlove In addition to mainstream social media channels, many companies provide a platform for their users to grow their PLN, too. A little history.

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Making your Life Fun with Gamified Innovations

The Game Agency

They incorporated The Game Agency in 2007 which is one of the leading companies in its field with a view to change the mundane life. When the company began in 2007, there was no IOS app store, social media was in its infancy and gamers just didn’t have a great reputation. Start of the Journey.

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Global Education Conference 2017 #globaled17

The CoolCatTeacher

We had two people meet in our rooms a few years ago — Will Piper , who is at the University School of Milwaukee , and Pedro Aparicio , who is a teacher in Mexico City. Steve: Lucy’s our social media guru… Lucy: Yes there is. Lucy: Yes, we are. One story that I can think of from the past that exemplifies this….

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How to Assess Your District: The Global Challenge Project Case Study

The CoolCatTeacher

You know, we have kids who are really into social media, and they have an opportunity to work with clients to design their website or Twitter campaign or Facebook page or text outreach. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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School network takes turbocharged approach to education for refugee students

The Hechinger Report

With help from private donors, she opened her first school in 2007 in the Atlanta suburbs. Emily Futransky, chief academic officer of Fugees Family, the nonprofit that runs the academy, tries to identify instructional methods to help the school meet the educational needs of young refugees.

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School Network Takes Turbocharged Approach to Education for Refugee Students

MindShift

With help from private donors, she opened her first school in 2007 in the Atlanta suburbs. Emily Futransky, chief academic officer of Fugees Family, the nonprofit that runs the academy, tries to identify instructional methods to help the school meet the educational needs of young refugees. Aaricka Washington/The Hechinger Report).