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Put your outside helpers to work

Dangerously Irrelevant

Here’s what my schedule looked like: Workshop 1 (all teachers and administrators) = reconciling competency-based education and deeper learning. Workshop 2 (leadership teams) = leadership challenges related to deeper learning. Workshop 3 (elementary teachers / instructional coaches) = redesigning elementary lessons for deeper learning.

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5 things you might not know about Kahoot!

Ditch That Textbook

When I do presentations and workshops with teachers all over the United States and beyond, hands go up all over the room when I ask if they’re familiar with Kahoot! It launched in August 2013 and has taken off like a rocket. In May 2017, it had 50 million monthly active users. In March 2017, […].

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Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It

The CoolCatTeacher

He has conducted workshops on teaching for faculty at more than a hundred colleges or high schools in the US and abroad, and consulted for the United Nations on the development of teaching materials in ethics and integrity.

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EdTechSandyK's Top 5 Posts of 2013

EdTechSandyK

Because this was a helpful exercise for me at the end of 2012 / start of 2013, I thought I''d give it another go as 2013 ticks away its final hours and 2014 looms on the horizon. I had used someone else''s similar post in previous workshops, but Twitter had changed its layout enough that I felt an update was prudent.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Family Trainings or Workshops Even those who want to be involved in their child’s academics might not know where to start. As an educator, you can facilitate family trainings or workshops, like those offered by Waterford Family Academy. Child and parent engagement in the mental health intervention process: a motivational framework.

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5 tips for creating a makerspace for less than the cost of an iPad

eSchool News

In 2013, I began creating a makerspace in our library with only recyclables such as yogurt containers, bottle caps, and toilet paper tubes that I had been saving over the summer. You’ll likely read many blogs and books, follow maker educators through social media, and attend webinars and workshops. But it wasn’t always this way.

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Teacher Engagement Part I: Understanging Cognitive Engagement in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

A teacher’s cognitive engagement is the degree of attention to and investment in their work (Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013). When I facilitate blended learning workshops, teachers will make comments like, “This is great, but it seems like a lot of work.”