article thumbnail

Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments. Teaching and Teacher Education , 74, 125-136. link] Coulter, S. Griffo, V.

Study 121
article thumbnail

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Strategies for Closing the Digital Equity Gap

edWeb.net

According to Davis, Fuller, Jackson, Pittman, and Sweet (2007) , the definition of digital equity is “equal access and opportunity to digital tools, resources, and services to support an increase in digital knowledge, awareness, and skills.” Professional Learning. Join the Community.

article thumbnail

Why Teacher Recruitment Needs to Change

Insight Education Group

According to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, "between the 2007-08 and 2015-16 academic years, there was a 23 percent decline in the number of people completing teacher-preparation programs." Only half the people who graduate from teacher prep programs actually take jobs as new teachers in any given year.

article thumbnail

Virtual Reality and Learning: - Announcing the Mini-Conference and the Call for Proposals

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The use of this technology is equally trending in the education, museum, and professional learning spheres. Virtual Reality is a social and digital technology that uniquely promises to transform learning, build empathy, and make personal and professional training more effective and economical.

article thumbnail

Virtual Reality and Learning Mini-Conference: Updated Keynotes, New Partners, CFP Still Open!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The use of this technology is equally trending in the education, museum, and professional learning spheres. Virtual Reality is a social and digital technology that uniquely promises to transform learning, build empathy, and make personal and professional training more effective and economical.

article thumbnail

Dear ISTE (reprised)

NeverEndingSearch

The organization acknowledges the accelerated pace of change and is entering the process of seeing what works, what is still relevant, what is obsolete, what is still missing since the last refresh in 2007. The 2007 standards described a landscape in which we were using technology to learn. Yes, we have our own standards.