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K–12 Leaders Get Creative to Make the Case for Network Upgrades

EdTech Magazine

I told them we were at 1 gig in 2013, we went up to 2 gigs in 2015, and now we need 10 gigs,” Phillips says. “We Educate Stakeholders About Cost Comparisons and Success Stories. During a school board meeting, Phillips arrived with a set of props: three PVC pipes she borrowed from the school division’s plumbing shop. Public Schools.

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Even If You Are “Big”, Act Small

The Principal of Change

In comparison to those numbers, 30,000 students isn’t so big after all. Use things like Twitter video, hashtags, Facebook Live, to create visibility during times that you can’t physically get into classrooms. ” My first thought was that this district wasn’t that large, yet it was relatively big for the area.

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New learning environments

Learning with 'e's

Our final #EDENchat of 2015 focused on new learning environments, namely MOOCs, flipped classrooms and blended learning methods. Generally the Twitter timeline was fast moving and thought provoking. It was one of the busiest we have seen, and the archive of the conversation can be viewed here.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

Deb : Using the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) data from 2015/2016 school year to the 2018/2019. Pennsylvania district comparisons [link] Advanced Search Tool data options. Learn more about the SLIDE study: SLIDE Project SLIDE State Survey On Facebook and Twitter Kachel, Debra E. District Profiles.

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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

The Hechinger Report

At the start of the 2015 school year, about 800 new students — the majority African-American—from schools in Oktibbeha County prepared for their first year in the newly consolidated Starkville Oktibbeha County Public School District. Jones came to Starkville High in 2015 from East Oktibbeha County High School. Photo: Nicole Lewis.

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Bryan gives you a head to head comparison of all of the popular interactive response systems that work on your classroom''s mobile devices. Then consider coming to Mobile Learning Experience 2015 in Tucson, Arizona. It’s being held June 10-12, 2015 at the beautiful Westin La Paloma Resort. Didn’t make it to Miami Device?

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The Innovator’s Mindset—A Blockbuster Lesson from George Couros

Fractus Learning

Trust me, he’ll like this comparison!) George has a few more follower Twitter followers than me; well, 141 000 more to be exact! The Innovator’s Mindset was published in 2015 by Dave Burgess Consulting Inc. Indeed, he is the Justin Timberlake of educational innovation. Yes, that Dave Burgess who teaches like a pirate.

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