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Professional Development Planning for Summer 2018 and Beyond #DLNchat

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How can we build meaningful personal learning networks? What’s the right balance of planning and serendipitous discovery when it comes to professional learning? On Tuesday, May 22 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate professional development reflections, insights and plans for Summer 2018 and beyond.

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edWeb 2018 Professional Learning Survey

edWeb.net

Continuous, effective professional learning can help teachers and administrators improve teaching and learning, but research shows traditional forms of professional development have become expensive and ineffective. We were surprised to see so many similarities in responses from teachers and administrators for our 2018 survey results.

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#ICE18: Illinois Conference Will Prepare Educators for Modern Learning Environments

EdTech Magazine

#ICE18: Illinois Conference Will Prepare Educators for Modern Learning Environments. Wed, 02/21/2018 - 10:10. We are excited to have CDW•G create a modern learning environment for educators to experience what classrooms today can not only look like, but how they can better facilitate learning. Teaching and learning.

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?Online Communication Will Open New Doors For Community in 2018

Edsurge

Continuing this trajectory, I expect that we will see a significant re-design of community in 2018 and beyond as we open up silos in nearly every sphere of our lives and break open new channels of communication. And that starts by connecting kids of different backgrounds and abilities to teach them how to work and learn together.

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 10:58. My personal learning network is key to my success with integrating robots into our activities,” Innes says. “I Prairieview uses Sphero, Code and Go Robot Mouse by Learning Resources, Bee-Bots from Terrapin, Ozobot, Dash and Dot from Wonder Workshop and Cozmo by Anki, Innes says. “My

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The biggest lessons librarians learned in 2017

eSchool News

2017 was a year filled with makerspaces, student engagement, personalized learning, and more. Here, two seasoned librarians shed light on their biggest lessons learned in 2017 and look forward to the up-and-coming trends for the new year. As we enter 2018 , I believe libraries will become more collaborative spaces for students.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. It’s a conduit for staying abreast of the latest educational trends, resources, and technologies. Madda et al.,

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