Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Higher education is heading into the eye of the tornado. Now, more than ever, as educators and institutions, we need to recenter ourselves on our why —not on how we get through this or when this storm will be over. In education, we are really good at focusing on what and how and when, at solving the problems before us.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Catherine Davis-Hayes on episode 153 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As 2007 State Teacher of the Year in Rhode Island, Catherine Davis-Hayes is passionate about helping every teacher use the arts in their classroom. Not only is it fun but it. T eaching.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2017

Busy education leaders and entrepreneurs don’t have time to sift through hundreds of papers, and often don’t know where to start. Still, there are increasing calls for educators and entrepreneurs alike to design and implement innovative education programs and products based on learning science findings.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 29, 2015

In August 2007, Chris Messina introduced hashtags (#) into Twitter’s code , which meant anyone using the platform could add a # sign front of any word(s) without spaces to make it a clickable link leading to a page where all tweets with this hashtag were aggregated. Use hashtags to find your educator community (ex.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2017

Episode #32 with Scottish Maths Teacher Chris Smith From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twitter handle: @aap03102. The post Epic Ways to Celebrate Pi Day appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. TED Talk: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Pam Moran on episode 236 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Educating Kids for Life Not for Tests. Now, last time in episode 231 , we discussed education reform in Virginia and how they have been moving away from overtesting. Stream by clicking here.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 17, 2012

Many of us remember the Mini-Page - the educational, fun-to-read insert in many newspapers. There is an online archive of the Mini-Page from 1969-2007. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. It is great for younger students, but can be used for all ages.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 26, 2015

In August 2007, Chris Messina introduced hashtags (#) into Twitter’s code , which meant anyone using the platform could add a # sign front of any word(s) without spaces to make it a clickable link leading to a page where all tweets with this hashtag were aggregated. The Power of Hashtags.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 26, 2015

In August 2007, Chris Messina introduced hashtags (#) into Twitter’s code , which meant anyone using the platform could add a # sign front of any word(s) without spaces to make it a clickable link leading to a page where all tweets with this hashtag were aggregated. The Power of Hashtags.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

We’re going deep into methodologies that empower students to take the reins of their own educational journey. Indeed, once you understand how to foster self-directed learning, it’s like unlocking a whole new world of educational potential. A study by Rohrer and Taylor in 2007 validated this strategy. Morris, T.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2014

You can follow him on Twitter at @mrwarren29. Over the past several years in both politics and education, the word “change” has created a buzz that incites people to believe that something big is about to occur or that there will be a dramatic shift from the status quo. This is not the solution. There is another way, I’ve seen it.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Edchat Interactive is a new type of free, online PD brought to you by some of the same folks who created #echat twitter discussions, including Tom Whitby and Steven Anderson , who are both friends of mine and in my Personal Learning Network and great educators. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Upon becoming Principal of New Milford High School in June of 2007 I made it one of my primary goals to work hard at sharing with my stakeholders all of the accomplishments centered around teaching and learning occurring on a routine basis. Twitter ( @NewMilfordHS ): Daily updates on news, events, student achievements, staff innovations, etc.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

million students and over 620,000 educators across more than 23,000 schools nationwide. Back then, leveraging technology for explicit, systematic, and personalized instruction was a novel concept for schools and educators. It was out on the fringes,” said Lexia President, Nick Gaehde who joined the company as its head in 2005.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2011

The book is entitled Communicating & Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals and will be available from Solution Tree on May 19, 2011 Using Twitter to Build Your School’s Brand The good news is that open-communication practices in a social media world don’t have to be intimidating. See figure 1.1 for a visual.)

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Recently, the Science Friday podcast (July 2015) revealed research showing the ineffectuality of school suspension: “According to a 2007 report from the non-profit Texas Appleseed, for example, over 80 percent of the adults in Texas prisons had dropped out of school. ” Listen to the rest of the podcast to listen to the research.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Recently, the Science Friday podcast (July 2015) revealed research showing the ineffectuality of school suspension: “According to a 2007 report from the non-profit Texas Appleseed, for example, over 80 percent of the adults in Texas prisons had dropped out of school. ” Listen to the rest of the podcast to listen to the research.

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The Thinking Stick

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The things we have tried, the failures, the successes and how a little conference that was suppose to be a one off in 2007 in Shanghai, China has turned into a yearly conference that sells out in a matter of months and is slowly spreading….is There has been a lot of talk in education about student’s driving their own learning.

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Kathy Schrock

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in February 2020 and is re-posted here with permission. _ The use of social media is commonplace for educators nowadays. I interact daily with teachers on Twitter, which is my social network of choice. A little history.

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The Principal of Change

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

I am visiting a district in Pennsylvania soon, and as a “Twitter Challenge” before I join them, educators were encouraged to send some questions to me ahead of time. How do we create a climate of change in the things we do/teach in education when we naturally find comfort in our habits/routines? InnovateCVSD.

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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. Due to the influence of my father and a passion to help as many students as possible succeed, I ventured into the world of educational administration in 2004. What I lacked was education on how all aspects of technology could be used to enhance learning.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 14, 2016

I hope your enjoyed my tweets throughout the conference, and even my pre-conference post , that brought you the latest in educational theory with a technology twist. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Ten Resources and Next Steps: Education and Poverty… ASCD 2016. I was about to find out!

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. All you need to do is head over to leave a review on iTunes and just include your Twitter or Instagram handle so we can reach you. . Dave Burgess on Twitter @ burgessdave. Hooking students into a lesson is part of our essential craft of teaching.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Doug Green on episode 284 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Dr. Doug Green challenges our thinking about school, how we should teach, and the flaws with the testing programs we have in education today. She has a blog on Education Week. Doug: Yeah.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

According to the Education Commission of States, about 20 states now require that districts allow students to apply specified computer science courses toward completion of mathematics, science or, as a foreign language. Neal Manegold, Senior Manager at Minecraft Education. How is that community?

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 30, 2019

The constructivist environment is a balanced combination of scripting and awareness (Hesse, 2007). Tamara Fyke is an educator and creative entrepreneur with a passion for kids, families, and urban communities. Follow her on Twitter . Video games are a constructivist-learning environment. . About the Author.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

This is a continuation from yesterday''s post on changing roles , disruptive innovation and the survival of higher education. It is literally the ‘ architecture of participation ’ (O''Reilly, 2004; Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural facet of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). Maramba, I.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Educators and families can find the resource at heart.org/KidsDay and register for the live event here. In addition, access an array of standards-aligned resources designed for wherever learning takes place on Discovery Education’s flexible K-12 learning platform. About Discovery Education. discoveryeducation.com.

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Securly

JANUARY 12, 2017

Federal law doesn’t specifically require schools to block Facebook, Twitter, etc. From 2007-2016, the number of students who experienced bullying roughly doubled from 18.8% Another, that it is a breach of student privacy. Misdirected blame: Web filtering is different at each school. Cyberbullying & Self-Harm Detection.

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Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Allington’s book with Patricia Cunningham, Schools that Work: Where All Children Read and Write (Pearson, 2007), is also excellent for literacy leaders. His book Readicide is an essential resource for educators. I encourage educators to explore his website , where he shares many resources for free, such as his one-pagers idea.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JULY 21, 2013

According to the infographic, Chris Messina first suggested using hashtags for Twitter groups in 2007. It''s informative and entertaining and it was created by blur Group , a global technology company that specializes in ecommerce. Facebook Flickr Google plus hashtags Instagram social media tumblr'

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2018

Twitter EDU :: Your (FREE) One-Stop-All-You-Need-To-Know-Guide to Twitter. Here is a brief description of the book: Your One-Stop-All-You-Need-To-Know-Guide to Twitter. The hardest part of Twitter is that it does not have a friendly entry point. —– Twitter EDU. Get your free copy here.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

” George Couros, primarily from 2007-2017. October 22, 2011 Happiness and Balance August 29, 2011 Defending from Twitter Overload November 10, 2011 Lost in Learning. “Balance is stupid.” That was me. Maybe I didn’t say it exactly that way, but I was thinking it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Joe Fatheree on episode 207 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We live right now in a world that the educational systems are very rigid. You have 300+ million people who have 300+ million ideas about how education is.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

At Learning.com , we work hard to do just that, by supporting educators with a positive, researched-based curriculum that offers a rich exploration of digital citizenship topics. One in three young people have experienced online threats, a rate that has nearly doubled from 2007 to 2016.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Karen Bosch on episode 288 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Thank you Karen for not only being an amazing educator but a kind, thoughtful person. Karen is a 2007 Apple Distinguished Educator. Twitter: @karlyb. Join Merge Cube Mania!

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 15, 2017

Your Principal wants you to share with the Board of Education the awesome way you handle classroom management in your classroom. Example of “menu” I originally used in 2007 Students would choose projects that equalled the number of points on the menu. Imagine this scenario. I talk with teachers about letting go of the control.

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