wwwatanabe

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

While there are many ways to formatively assess students, I recently saw Eric Sheninger use Plickers during his workshop at the Ventura County Office of Education, and thought, what an easy and inexpensive way to quickly assess groups! How do you use technology to make you more effective, efficient, and informed?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Better integration with meeting and streaming platforms also means that you’re not limited by which medium you’re using to connect with your students. Virtual Camera: Streamline Your Real-Time Engagement For those who conduct synchronous online classes or live workshops, this feature is a key.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 9, 2014

We haven’t had a formal, scripted meeting in years as we are always communicating and collaborating throughout the day. Other major responsibilities with my new position will be a continued focus on writing books, blogging, connecting with educators, conducting workshops/presentations, and delivering keynotes.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Many schools employ the use of a web filter to meet these requirements; however, administrators required new solutions that extended protection to school-owned devices at home. Now, many schools now provide digital training professional workshops to help teachers integrate online safety best practices in their everyday classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

In this file photo from 2014, veteran teachers attend a Blended Learning Institute workshop in Manhattan. While the consortium offers week-long workshops, teachers need about three months of courses to really become effective online, said Mathes. Photo: Alexandria Neason for The Hechinger Report. It has to be modeled.”.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

I co-presented two workshops this year. This conference was packed with experts sharing their knowledge with cool and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. Take history channel clips and have students annotate the video. Or pre annotate it.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

percent annually through 2014, according to investment bank BMO Capital Markets. Wonderschool CEO Chris Bennett believes the number of home-based providers will expand in the future, especially if there are fewer providers to meet demand. Recent forecasts point to a growing industry. In 2019, total U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

A 2014 study conducted for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation found many teachers felt learning in a seminar or workshop — what is commonly referred to as the “sit ‘n’ get” model of professional development — didn’t work for them. Dedicated teacher training. In truth, that doesn’t happen.

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The Principal of Change

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

I originally wrote this post in August of 2014, and it was an exercise for me to think about what are some important questions that not only a school community could ask their administrators, but ones that leaders could answer without being provoked to answer. . What are some ways that you connect with your school community?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

During 2009, then-Superintendent Darwin Stiffler and Associate Superintendent Duane Sheppard of Yuma Elementary School District One in Arizona had just taken their positions and were trying to figure out how to meet students’ needs. Let’s try meeting all of the needs of our students in math,” Sheppard says. The efforts paid off.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Globaloria had been incubated at the World Wide Workshop , a nonprofit incubator she founded, since 2006, and supported by roughly $8 million from grants, she shares. After it became an independent company in 2014, Harel raised another $3.5 million in equity and convertible note funding.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

When Alexandra Logue served as the chief academic officer of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 to 2014, she discovered that her 25-college system was spending over $20 million a year on remedial classes. The confusion stems from the study design.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2018

million—are parents, and millions more are in other postsecondary training programs, according to a 2014 report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. But education providers have yet to meet the needs for this growing population of learners. A quarter of undergraduates—4.8

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2019

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted connectivity goals as part of its modernization of the E-rate program in 2014 with the intention of improving broadband access for K-12 learning and school operations. The only way to know if your network is most cost-effectively meeting the needs of your students is to understand usage.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

The last time I took a detailed look at the industry conference landscape for EdSurge was in 2014. In 2019, there were 8,300 registered for the conference, slightly up from 2018 but significantly up from the 6,000 who attended in 2014. Instead, in nearly every case, they’re primary conference attendees. Some didn’t survive at all.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

I really do build classroom cohort so that we meet outside of the classroom as groups where we can really collaborate together and plan together. In 2014, she became a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science and was recently recognized as a National PAEMST Finalist for Science. How does that work?

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

These meetings, she says, inform how they interact with entrepreneurs. For Reach, they include Sesame Workshop and TAL Education, a Chinese education company. “We We are advocates for early and equal access to education,” said Jeff Dunn, President and CEO of Sesame Workshop,” told EdSurge via email. “If

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

For my notes on Day 1 of this academy, which took place January 15, 2014, click here. Teachers will write their own questions and goals that they want to meet each fall and spring. More Discussion Notes November suggests no more technology workshops. Workshop needs measurable goals, follow-up, and results based on data.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 21, 2014

Updates Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings Conversations Kudos Submit a Video or Quote Updates GlobalEdCon Meet and Greet in NYC. This will take place on January 28, 2014 from 5 PM to 7 PM EST at AFS'' New York Offices. Constructing Modern Knowledge 2014. Click here to RSVP. Check it out and subscribe at [link].

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 14, 2014

Announcing the 2014 Homeschool Conference. LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. Leaders of 2014 , Tune in to hear about the top 14 technology resources of 2014. A bold resolution for 2014. Check it out here and let us know what you think. Think again.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

percent growth of STEM occupations between 2014 and 2024, amidst concern that there won’t be enough trained workers to fill the jobs, despite the fact that STEM degree holders can expect to earn 29 percent more than non-STEM degree holders. It’s a problem in need of a solution: The U.S. Department of Commerce anticipates an 8.9

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

RSCON5 will take place July 11th - 13th, 2014 and will feature 60+ presentations, 2 plenaries, 10 keynotes, student presenters, and much more. To meet these challenges, educators must teach digital citizenship, an essential digital age skill that students need to become safe, responsible and respectful participants in a digital world.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

It’s very easy to feel FOMO, across all the panels, keynotes, workshops, receptions and serendipitous meetings in the hallways. When its previous owner, Insight Venture Partners, acquired the company in 2014, it was worth about $130 million. Investors: 65 to 400. These deals also pumped up its valuation as well.

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The PL2C Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Needless to say it was a packed two days filled with exploration, taking risk with intention, failing forward, building professional networks, and sharing best practices and strategies to support student-centered learning and empowering educators at all levels.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 8, 2015

What’s been happening since June 2014? I’ve written reports, done analyses, led workshops on spec. Meeting facilitation is increasingly in demand. Since I promised to be transparent about this work, here’s an update and reflection on how BAC has gone so far. I promise, no business-speak.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update September 10th, 2014 The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own. GBLNYC has over 500 members and hosts monthly events ranging from networking socials, educational game demonstrations, expert presentations, and game design workshops.

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 11, 2014

8-14, 2014. These could be great opportunities to learn new skills while also meeting new people, and being introduced to ongoing programs offered in schools, at libraries and other community centers in your hometown. Also, the Homewood branch will feature an Hour of Code event on 12/11with TekStart. programs in ten locations.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

During the winter of 2017, after multiple meetings, including one with the renowned mindset researcher Chris Hulleman, a professor at the University of Virginia and the director of The Motivate Lab there, Gallin began to test a run of tweaks. In 2014, 83 percent of the school’s students graduated within four years; last year, 91 percent did.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2017

She still stands by a piece she wrote in 2014; in it she said she was “being really brave” by stating she believes in teaching elementary school students “the good old fashioned” five-paragraph essay format. The students can then develop ideas in a writing workshop. Croix Falls Elementary School in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

So, in 2014, they launched CollegePoint , a virtual version of the after-school workshop—emailing students timely information and tips about everything from financial aid to homesickness in their freshman year, followed by a phone call or a web chat with a trained counselor at least once a month and more frequently if the student needed it. “But

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The Principal of Change

MAY 20, 2015

(I was asked about the thinking behind how I design my workshops so I thought I would just write it down for others to see a process.). As someone who does a lot of professional workshops, I am often asked for an agenda ahead of time. How could I organize the learning for the day for a group without actually meeting the group?

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Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

by Kobi Yamada and Kae Besom (Compendium, 2014). I continue to reference this resource in my workshops, such as the one I facilitated today at AcceleratED. This is what I knew at the time: Source: Digital Student Portfolios: A Whole School Approach to Connected Learning and Continuous Assessment (eBook, 2014).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Updates Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings Conversations Submit a Video or Quote Updates Kicking off OZeLive 2014 - Ed Tech Down Under. All presentations, workshops and tutorials will be sponsored and managed by our brilliant Australia eSeries team in Blackboard Collaborate virtual meeting rooms. Classroom 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

The mounting stress levels have sparked a trend of “resilience” trainings and workshops, which typically include yoga, mindfulness and meditation. They build off each other,” said the study’s lead author, Keith Herman, who wrote the book “Stress Management for Teachers” (2014) with study co-author and fellow education professor Wendy Reinke.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update September 24th, 2014 The important thing is not to stop questioning. Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Updates Fifth Annual Global Education Conference - November 17th - 21st, 2014.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 6, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update May 6th, 2014 Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. ISTE Unplugged in Atlanta - June 27th, 2014. Saturday is Global Education Day and the new Invent to Learn workshop, Bloggers'' Cafe starts on Sunday, and more to be revealed. We''ll see you Thursday.

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