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Lightspeed launches PD, webinars around collaborative learning

eSchool News

Inaugural PD, collaborative learning event to be held on December 4, 2015. Lightspeed Technologies , a provider of classroom audio solutions, is launching the Lightspeed Learning Academy, which will kick off with a one-day professional development event, and a new leadership webinar series.

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10 Tips for Instructional Technology Coaches

The CoolCatTeacher

In the C&I department, Katie supervises a team of 15+ instructional design coaches that serve about 20 school districts, oversees a national coach mentorship program, and also created and oversees Edge•U Badges, an anytime anywhere professional learning program for educators. To learn about Lumio and how to sign up for FREE, head to LUM.IO

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What is Blended Learning?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Staker (2011) defined this approach as “any time a student learns at least in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home and at least in part through online delivery with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace” (p. Z., & Grgurović, M. Italica, 94(2), 314–353. link] O’BYRNE, W.

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This school is using ‘Shark Tank’ to teach research and presentation skills

eSchool News

Teachers at Holly Pond Middle School are turning to a popular reality TV show as inspiration to get students interested in flexing their research and presentation skills. By using the Shark Tank idea we will be teaching our students business skills, presentation skills, and organizational skills,” he said in a prepared statement.

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Celebrating a School-Wide Commitment to Powerful Learning

Digital Promise

Educators who design learning experiences that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective create deeper, more meaningful learning experiences for their students. Now, we are pleased to present the first HP Spotlight School, William F.

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Function Follows Form: How Two Colleges Redesigned the Classroom for Active Learning

Edsurge

Form follows function, as the adage says, but these universities are flipping that script and betting that a more flexible and adaptive form will unlock needed changes in the teaching and learning function. And that dialogue helps inform the work of IU’s learning spaces team. Collaborative Learning Studio at Indiana University.

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Case Study 4.6: Leadership for Global Learning – Judy O’Connell

Learning Confluence

The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching. This book provides essential pedagogical approaches and frameworks for global collaborative learning. T21C Conference – Getting started with online collaborative learning. Global Collaboration (9). What is open?