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Effective Student-Led Parent Conferences

The CoolCatTeacher

By creating unique year-long portfolios, Laura believes students connect with their parents to help plan their future work and share their learning. Sculpted from her experience in economic development, she is passionate about student eportfolios. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here. Stock holds a B.S.

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Unleash The Superhero In You - NYSCATE 2016

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Source: NYSCATE The theme for the 2016 annual conference of the New York State Association For Computers And Technologies In Education ( NYSCATE ) was "Unleash The Superhero In You." Every teacher we met was excited to try a new web app or a backchannel to decentralize daily instruction. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

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A Great Google Apps Tool for Creating ePortfolios

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

June 10, 2016 Digication is a very good web tool that allows students to create beautiful portfolios to showcase and share their learning. Digication is very simple and easy to use. It provides a.read more.

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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

Last week I participated in the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2016 conference. The event became much more dramatic than expected, once the hosting city, Washington DC, was clobbered by the great snowpocalyspe of 2016. Let me share some materials here, along with reflections on the conference.

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Notes from AIMS Teachers Retreat 2016 #AIMSTeach @aimsmddc

techieMusings

Presentation: https://prezi.com/iafcotbl4hc9/naea-march-2016/. Web Tools: Digication – ePortfolio and Assessment Management Systems. Videos: Annenberg Learning – https://www.learner.org/ – (thematic). More — Virtual Travel around the World through Art Service Learning. Oxford Art Online: [link].

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Notes from AIMS Teachers Retreat 2016 #AIMSTeach @aimsmddc

techieMusings

Presentation: https://prezi.com/iafcotbl4hc9/naea-march-2016/. Web Tools: Digication – ePortfolio and Assessment Management Systems. Videos: Annenberg Learning – https://www.learner.org/ – (thematic). More — Virtual Travel around the World through Art Service Learning. Oxford Art Online: [link].

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Marketplace trend update: 5 new ed-tech developments

eSchool News

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. The research demonstrates that arts-based learning directly strengthens many key 21st Century learning and workforce skills.

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