Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Fast forward a few short years and now Aurora has one of the best examples of a K12 badging system in the country. Noah began his teaching career in 2001 and has worked as a Spanish Teacher, English Teacher, Technology Teacher, EdTech Coach, and Blended Learning Coach. Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 7, 2018

In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. For example, Pen Argyl Area School District in Northampton County, Penn., Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:00.

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Waterford

MARCH 3, 2020

One great way to think of positive versus negative listening skills is through the example of active and passive listening. 8] It also includes complete focus on the speaker with minimal distractions out of respect and an intent to learn. A classroom example of passive listening? And finally, lead by example. Rycroft, E.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning. Thanks so much.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. In particular, she feels that “we have a very micro perspective, and we need to have a more macro perspective about how institutions work.”

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Some highlights: Fourth graders at Salt Creek improved their CAASPP scores by 137% of the state average in the 2016/2017 school year—their first year using the platform—and by 172% the following year. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Some highlights: Fourth graders at Salt Creek improved their CAASPP scores by 137% of the state average in the 2016/2017 school year—their first year using the platform—and by 172% the following year. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

For Online Courses/Blended Learning. For K-12 teachers, the platform also has many learning opportunities; for example, check out this course on integrating technology in the K-12 classroom that starts this month. Explore and enjoy! Everyone who took at least one online course on this platform knows how great it is.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

According to state data, the number of young people in state juvenile justice facilities dropped from 901 at the end of 2012 to 386 in 2017. In Illinois, District 428 awarded 73 high school diplomas in 2017, up from 65 in 2013 when there were twice as many juveniles in the system and their average stay was longer.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2017

The survey, “ Online College Students 2017 ,” was produced by The Learning House, Inc. Virtual “office hours” for instructors, for example, was popular with 76 percent of the survey respondents. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about blended learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2020

In 2017, organizers got something extra in their “Edcamp in a Box,” as they were called: a maker kit, so that participants could partake in hands-on activities as part of the experience. There is training for blended learning. But nobody prepared teachers for this kind of remote learning” during a pandemic, Weisgrau notes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Friday, September 8, 2017. Give me an example of one you’ve used that you thought was awesome. So for example, if I’m showing student gallons or pints, it will add a layer to actually compare – they can visually see — how much they’re looking at to compare it. Vicki: So give me an example of a Google Expedition you love.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2019

In 2017, at the end of our third year of implementing personalized learning at Dallas ISD, our central personalized learning team conducted a series of stepback meetings with school leaders. We wanted to learn their biggest concerns around implementation, along with what was and wasn’t working for them.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I first wrote about this app in December 2017 shortly after launch. For example, I start with a simple, one-day, “make something fun” experience in Metaverse. With this in mind, I want my students to be familiar with terminology, and here are some examples. Here’s an example of friction in Metaverse.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Our transition to personalized learning has been an exhilarating journey that picked up even more momentum through our work with Education Elements beginning in the 2017-18 school year. Canvas is our learning management system (LMS) and provides a framework for our blended learning environment. Intentional design.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 12, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. I especially appreciated the following quote, “On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.” Example – A word processor instead of the typewriter or pen and pencil.).

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.” Indeed, developing “a teaching force skilled in online and blended instruction” is one of the recommendations in the U.S. Department of Education’s 2017 National Education Technology Plan. (A

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2019

From “The Vault” of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast Lisa Scumpieru’s show aired in 2017 and remains a highly shared resource on hyperdocs. Vicki: Can you give me an example of a recent Hyperdoc lesson? Give me an example. Vicki: So you’ve given us the suggestion to look at other examples.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

An exciting example: privacy and security. So let me give you a quick example. Vicki: And digital citizenship is something that concerns all of us in all of our examples. We had students always talking about privacy versus security. Blog: DrKMattson.com. Twitter: @DrKMattson.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Date: Thursday, December 7, 2017. They are examples of things he is using and that he has presented about virtual reality. Vicki: So what are some of your favorite examples when you’re trying to convince people that this is a great model? In Second Life, I’ve visited the surface of Mars, for example. Enhanced Transcript.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The program follows six key tenets: project-based learning, learner agency, whole person development, blended learning and competency-based assessment. Each student is assigned an individualized learning schedule that involves group work or one-on-one interventions with a teacher.

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techlearning

JUNE 19, 2018

a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization helping schools provide their students with a variety of online and blended learning programs, found that VHS students who sat for Advanced Placement® (AP) exams outperformed the national scores on the College Board AP® exams. Once again, The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.),

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Another reason for the concern is that as educators increasingly use digital tools to personalize learning for students, some have struggled to ensure that the environments they create are not isolating. The real magic of blended learning occurs when teachers use technology to boost human interaction, in both frequency and impact.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

We recorded micro-teaches - usually a 10 minute lesson - and then played back the footage to the students so they could see and hear themselves and learn from the experience. I wrote about other examples of the power of educational video in a previous post. Today, video use in the classroom is more commonplace. Parlour, A. Steckner, S.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. “We We get a lot of questions about how do you know that personalized learning works or how do you know Summit learning works,” said Adam Carter, chief academic officer at Summit Public Schools. A report they released Monday reveals the research behind the school model.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JULY 18, 2021

#KYGoDigital #kyedchat pic.twitter.com/pmB5f4C18e — Adam Watson (@watsonedtech) October 25, 2017 Although there are certainly aspects of augmented and virtual reality that are used in present-day education -- 360 degree YouTube videos and Google VR National Parks experiences are but two examples -- a true immersive classroom experience like Cline described (..)

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 21, 2018

A flipped classroom is a teaching pedagogy which reverses old classroom teaching and homework through a form of blended learning using modern technology and practical application. [2] Using my own classroom as an example, I plan to demonstrate how I am “Swarming the Classroom” using the following simple rules: Rule #1.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Perhaps you need to think about summer conference dates or PD needs, and it is not too early to think about the 2017/18 school year! Five Ideas to Go Beyond SAMR… How Deep is the Learning in Your Technology Integration? Example – A word processor instead of the typewriter or pen and pencil.).

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

With textbooks open, they watched a lecture about Newton’s Laws on a giant screen, while their classroom teacher simultaneously offered examples of those laws in action. When the lecture ended, they had yet another to chance to learn: A physics video chat with their tutor, a sophomore physics major at Yale. compared to a 2.84

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2017

March 2017 Updates. Created by the News Literacy Project — a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on building students’ digital literacy — checkology virtual classroom offers students a blended learning experience that helps them practice skills of separating fact from fiction using real-world stories and examples.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 13, 2018

Brian has spearheaded amazing work at Pickerington, and has conducted workshops and trainings on technology, blended learning and personalized learning throughout the country. Seeing how technology and personalized learning are embedded in Pickerington, I asked Brian how that transformation started. February 15, 2017.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

February 2017 Updates. Created by the News Literacy Project — a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on building students’ digital literacy — checkology virtual classroom offers students a blended learning experience that helps them practice skills of separating fact from fiction using real-world stories and examples.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I presented a lot of these ideas last summer at ISTE 2017. Model blended learning. – (See example below.) The VIP trainer course opens twice yearly (May and December) and will re-open for enrollment on November 10, 2017 , and close on November 27, 2017. © Shake Up Learning 2017.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Mike shares an example of this from the webinar. He begins with the importance of providing authentic options for students to share their learning. If the end goal is for a student to share what they learned and they are struggling to type their ideas then there needs to be a better option. About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Edtech and Social Emotional Learning. Transcript: Tuesday, August 29, 2017. Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning! As you blend your classroom, pay attention to the BRICKS (face to face) and CLICKS (online) classroom. Transcript for Episode 137. Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e137. Vicki: Wow.

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Learning in Hand

APRIL 5, 2017

I’m spending the day at the 2017 Iowa 1:1 Institute in Des Moines. Jonathan Wylie is a Digital Learning Consultant at Grand Wood AEA. For each of his 10 ideas, Jonathan shared stories, quotes, examples, and videos. Big Idea #1 Technology is integrated well when it is used as a tool to enhance teaching and learning.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2019

For example, schools can post virtual open houses, introduce new staff with a Twitter chat, or multimedia summaries of events. Enhance student learning: Social media is ubiquitous. Moreover, posts should go beyond announcements.

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