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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. Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Ferrari, Cachia, & Punie, 2009; Zhu et al.,

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities. A safe and cooperative climate for learning. Support and training to promote continual professional learning. Data to track and promote collaborative inquiry and practices that improve student learning.

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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

Edsurge

In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies. You can personalize learning just fine without technology.

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Barrow Oral History Project: An Update

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Back in 2009, the 5th grade classes, teachers, and I worked on an oral history project to try to capture some of the stories of Barrow’s history. That year, the teachers and I participated in virtual professional learning with the Library of Congress. and I can get you info for how to record on your own device.

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Organizing the Edtech Toolbox

edWeb.net

Awarded Technology Director of the Year by TCEA in 2009, he has also been featured in several educational technology magazines as well as other published books on edtech. Kyle Berger serves as the Chief Technology Officer for Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, a school district of 13,500 students located in North Texas. Join the Community.

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All Work and No Play Makes Everything Dull

Fractus Learning

During #KyEdChat, a Twitter chat for Kentucky educators I regularly participate in and sometimes moderate, I found myself in a conversation with some members of my Professional Learning Network (PLN) about the need to play, and the difficulty and resistance we often face in trying to get teachers to buy into the idea of playing to learn.

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10Q: Steven Anderson

Learning with 'e's

Steven was voted the Most Influential Tweeter in the Edublog Awards 2009 for his part in helping to create #Edchat which now has over 500 weekly participants. I want to create learning environments for them that allow them to be kids. Social media has done so much for my own personal and professional learning.