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20 Classroom Setups That Promote Thinking

TeachThought - Learn better.

This is our equivalent to “back to school,” and is intended to help you focus in the 2015-2016 school year on taking a thoughtful approach to your craft as a teacher. Maybe a steady diet of agree/disagree, debate, Socratic Seminars, and Accountable Talk, for example. Learning Labs*. by TeachThought Staff.

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

Hack Education

This talk was delivered at Virginia Commonwealth University today as part of a seminar co-sponsored by the Departments of English and Sociology. In 2011, the analyst firm Gartner predicted that annual tablet shipments would exceed 300 million units by 2015. 2015 – the phones in their pockets.

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Redesigning the Syllabus to Reflect the Learning Journey

Edsurge

There were some logistical barriers with the first design, primarily that it presented a limited view of assessment.Through an iterative process, it morphed into a more robust visual, with elements that broadened the scope of assessment options and focused more on learning and preparation for demonstrating growth.

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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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Learning Revolution Free PD - Michael Stephens Live Keynote - Follett Challenge - Digital Citizenship Week - K12 Online Starts

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

World View brings together university faculty, regional experts, and global educators from across the country and organizes professional development opportunities including seminars, conferences and symposiums, online courses, and study visits abroad. Sharing Lessons on Expository Reading Fluencies.