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Why Connect?

A Principal's Reflections

I was honored to have been interviewed for Educational Leadership, ASCD's flagship magazine, on the power of Twitter as part of a Personal Learning Network (PLN). You can read the article HERE. As you will see, the true power of connected learning is what you glean from the people you engage with.

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Learning Styles: Fact or Fiction? What This Decades-Old Theory Can Teach Us

Waterford

While many teachers feel that taking a student’s learning style into account can help them succeed, others feel that this theory is about as scientific as a horoscope.[2] In this article, we’ll provide an overview of learning styles and a fair presentation of the research for and against the theory. Learning Styles: A Critique.

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3 Months, 3 Micro-credentials, 1 Teacher: Building Performance Assessment Capacity in Georgia

Digital Promise

Kimberly Sheppard is a personalized learning coach for Henry County Schools in Georgia. In that capacity, she is participating—along with eighty or so of her Henry County colleagues—in the Assessment for Learning micro-credential project , led by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE).

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The People and Moments That Define Us

A Principal's Reflections

It was then in 2009 that I possibly took the greatest risk of my young administrative career. After reading an article in the local Sunday paper on Twitter I decided to step outside my comfort zone, disregard the perception that I had, and began to use social media as a leadership tool. Obviously, not much at the time.

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Social Media is Not Just For Students

A Principal's Reflections

Where principals once relied on the media, press releases, and websites, we now have the ability to get out links to media articles and website updates as well as pictures and video that highlight school programs. My journey started in March 2009 when I took a chance and began to utilize Twitter as acommunications tool.

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What is Blended Learning?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In today’s post, I am introducing you to blended learning, a concept that is now common parlance within the ‘education speak’ In crafting this comprehensive piece on blended learning, I delved deep into academic literature, drawing on peer-reviewed research papers to create an authoritative and informative post.

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

Vicki: So we need to personalize learning. And we do have the capability to personalize learning so much more. Doug, as we finish up, could you give us a 30-second pep talk about personalizing learning for the students in our classroom today? So, in summary, why is personalized learning essential?