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The Philosophy Behind Maker Success

A Principal's Reflections

When I hired Laura Fleming in 2013 to take over the traditional library she was tasked with giving it a reboot and was given complete autonomy to do so. Her vision and subsequent plan resulted in a collaborative learning space open to all students where they could come to tinker, invent, create, and make to learn.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

And from 2013, by Harvard Business School professor, author of the book The Innovator’s Dilemma , and popularizer of the phrase “disruptive innovation,” Clayton Christensen: “In fifteen years from now, half of US universities may be in bankruptcy. 2013 – the apps on the phones too big for their pockets.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

An Apple Distinguished Educator, her work focuses on helping core subject teachers authentically embed current and emerging technologies in the classroom to create a global and collaborative learning environment. Our future is important, let''s articulate and plan now to go global now.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

How do we begin to structure PD that brings the real learning experiences to the online and blended world? This might include deeper learning, PBL, STEM, 4C’s, collaborative learning, visual thinking, meta-cognition, student ownership, Bloom’s upper levels, Makers, and student production as part of the learning experience.

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Understanding The Deep Fake: A Troubling Trend

The CoolCatTeacher

Wesley Fryer is a teacher, technology director, digital learning consultant, author, digital storyteller, and change agent. With respect to school change, he describes himself as a “catalyst for creative engagement and collaborative learning.” He is the Director of Technology for the Casady School in Oklahoma City.

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Connected Educator Month - Week One's Amazing Schedule!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This will be a chance to connect with other educators with a view to building relationships and creating opportunities for connected and collaborative learning throughout the year. psid=2012-08-01.1134.M.1D56475E5DE52A659983CF82FF50FD.vcr&sid=2008350 This will not be a lecture! psid=2012-08-03.0731.M.40C27B3300C9BA73F39DD57A5ECFA7.vcr&sid=2008350