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The Journey to Becoming an Author

A Principal's Reflections

My unexpected journey began with a decision to give Twitter a try in 2009. Apparently, I was dead wrong on this assumption and quickly learned that Twitter in itself wasn’t a powerful tool, but instead, it was the conversations, ideas, resources, and passionate educators that connected with me. My first thought was, “Heck no!

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Student Data Privacy: What’s Your Obligation?

Tom Murray

House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education and the U.S. For more content like this, follow Samsung on Insights , EDU Twitter , EDU LinkedIn , YouTube and SlideShare. However, the misuse and breach of digital student information has brought data privacy to the forefront.

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

The CoolCatTeacher

Doug Green on episode 284 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. After teaching chemistry, physics, and computer science, I became an administrator for the next 30 years with experience at the secondary, central office, and elementary levels. Bio as submitted.

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8 Ways to Help New Teachers Thrive (and Veteran Teachers Too!)

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Immediately, we can start to help new teachers and help each other in the process. Progress through the teacher pipeline: 1992–93 college graduates and elementary/ secondary school teaching as of 1997. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24) 24) Jackson, C.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. iOS 5 contains a number of new features, including better notifications, wireless syncing, and Twitter integration. Lesson plans can be shared via LearnBoost, but also via Twitter or Facebook and can be embedded on websites and/or blogs.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Communicating with Generation X, Y, and Z Parents

Waterford

6] Millennials are no longer elementary or secondary students themselves, though they may still be students in college or graduate school. 2] Consider putting together a Facebook group or Twitter page for your parents to join or follow. The Public Manager, 2009, 38(4), pp. Communicating with Generation Z Parents. Contreras, C.

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The newly reimagined Empire State Information Fluency Continuum

NeverEndingSearch

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling.