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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

His most recent book, Personal & Authentic: Designing Learning Experiences that Impact a Lifetime , was released in October of 2019. Murray served as an elementary teacher, middle school teacher, middle school principal, elementary principal, and at the district level in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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Top School & District Innovator Awardees 2019

EdNews Daily

The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. Key takeaways from the 2019 national survey include: The U.S. Katy ISD/ Bear Creek Elementary, Katy, TX. Rehumanize.

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Launching a Maker Learning Leadership Cohort in the Pittsburgh Region

Digital Promise

Grounded in the lessons learned from a year-long pilot with a national cohort of schools and the development of the Maker Learning Leadership Framework , this cohort program is dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Crafton Elementary School.

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How K–12 Schools Should Define and Act on Digital Learning

EdTech Magazine

How K–12 Schools Should Define and Act on Digital Learning. Thu, 04/11/2019 - 15:35. To be honest, I hate the term blended learning. Let me explain why: In today’s world of education, blended learning gets thrown around for any type of new education involving technology. . eli.zimmerman_9856. by Brian Seymour.

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Crunch the Numbers—EdTech Data You Can Use Right Now

eSchool News

The study was funded by the Reading Reimagined program of the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF, pronounced like air-diff), and provided a specific reading fluency protocol along with professional learning to sixth grade teachers in a large, urban U.S. school district in 2022-23.

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Summer Memories! edWeb Rock Concert at ISTE 2019

edWeb.net

… Summer is almost over, but the memories linger on of a fabulous time at the edWeb Rock Concert at ISTE 2019 in Philadelphia with the 412 District Teacher Band. Her work was the subject of a case study for personalized professional learning. edWeb Rock Concert at ISTE 2019 appeared first on edWeb.

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5 Strategies for Coaching Instructional Excellence

The CoolCatTeacher

Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) August 6, 2019 Sherry St. Clair is the founder of Reflective Learning LLC, an educational consulting agency based in Kentucky. She has published numerous professional learning activity guides and facilitated webinar series focused on leadership and effective instructional practices.

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