A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

All of these examples are at the core of essential skill sets that most schools "want" students to possess, but many schools do a poor job of creating a culture that integrates them across the curriculum. It also requires an open mind, vision, and strategic plan to allow students access to real-world tools to do real-world work.

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My Island View

JANUARY 29, 2020

Technology’s effect on education is difficult to assess, because it is not just the technology that affects the learning. If there are three teachers teaching the same subjects in a school and are given equal access to technology, how can the technology impact on learning be fairly assessed? It has run continually since 2009.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Model expectations As I shared in Digital Leadership , leaders should lead by example and not ask teachers to do anything they wouldn't do themselves, especially regarding technology integration and improving practice. When a teacher struggles with assessments, provide or co-create an example assessment.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

His meaning-making challenge presents three different options for demonstrating and further exploring our learning. We don’t have to be enrolled in his class to access it. In fact, he welcomes us to share what we are learning by using the class hashtag across a variety of social media.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2016

As I developed and grew my Personal Learning Network (PLN) I learned how much I did not know. The bottom line though is that the conversations and relationships that evolved thanks to a diversified network and enhanced intellectual bank unlocked leadership qualities hidden inside me.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Rather, they needed to focus their efforts on pedagogy and the change in instruction needed when students have access to all known knowledge at their fingertips. When we combine the ubiquitous use of technology and the near constant access to all known knowledge the classroom environment must change.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

It was at this time that I saw the error in my ways and began to leverage the power of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) to effectively integrate an array of tools that I had never knew existed. We also had to trust they would use their mobile learning devices (i.e. technology, including social media.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

As my experiences grew, my personal learning network broadened and my perspectives became less myopic. I realized that talking pedagogy means very little if you don’t have a number of critical things in place before you get to the learning. We must be diligent about who we learn from—and who we learn with.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 15, 2017

As the internet and technology has developed, so has the amount of learners who have access to digital devices in South Africa. This has been a great addition to classrooms in South Africa, as all of a sudden we are able to have access to resources that can impact our learners. Social media can provide an excellent platform for this.

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My Island View

APRIL 20, 2015

If you add a Hashtag, #Edchat for example, the range of your tweet is extended beyond your ten followers to thousands of educators who follow that specific #Edchat hashtag on a search column. After all is said and done, in regard to building a Personal Learning Network, who one follows is much more important than who follows back.

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My Island View

JANUARY 7, 2016

Of course we should not tell folks how to use Twitter, since it is a matter of personal preference as to how each user uses it and what each gets from it, so the best we can do is model what we see as successes in our own personal use. I follow a column just dedicated to the #Edchat Hashtag as one example.

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SpeechTechie

MARCH 9, 2011

One of the most acclaimed iPad apps of the year is also one that can let you take your Personal Learning Network with you anywhere you go. I''m speaking of FlipBoard , which lets you add a variety of "feeds" (for example, Facebook, Twitter, Google Reader, or any blog) and access it as an interactive magazine.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This anytime, anywhere access to information speeds up collaboration between meetings. For example, teachers and school leaders can deliver common digital assessments and then work together to identify and remediate students who need support. With ready access to concrete data, PLCs can easily make a case for system-wide changes. “If

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

For example, if I''m sharing a resource that English teachers would find helpful, I use the tag #engchat (English chat). Visit my profile, @KtBkr4 , and take a look at who I follow and begin to build your own Personal Learning Network in a few short clicks. When tweeting out links to resources, I tag the tweet (ie.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

To Address It: To address this, state policies were developed that successfully eliminated any barriers to student access and opportunities. Wyoming Switchboard Network homepage. We can be the example. Competitive grant funding has provided schools and communities the ability to customize and innovate.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 11, 2010

Recently at NCTIES Kevin Honeycutt spoke on Personal Learning Networks. schools are open 24/7/365 with student access to teacers and teachers to other teachers. Is social media more rewarding to teachers & professional development, or to students & their learning? He said, "I am smart. My hunch is BOTH.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 13, 2012

In it, they represented a number of perspectives on personal learning environments, including a discussion on the differential between institutionally managed Virtual Learning Environments (or VLEs) and the free tools that learners are now using on the web.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

Some of Catlin Tucker’s books on blended learning. Catlin Tucker ( @Catlin_Tucker ) blogs with a focus on student-centered blended learning. Recent examples of her thoughtful and useful posts are: Developing a Community of Inquiry in Your Blended Classroom, Scavenger Hunt: Get Kids Talking on the 1st Day of School.

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Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Going from right to left, you can see how personal learning networks (PLNs) are only the beginning. You can create private or public groups, develop as many different pages within the group as you like, and control who has access to the conversations. I use it for personal reasons only right now.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

I hope that SpeechTechie becomes just one stop for you in your Personal Learning Network (PLN) , including other blogs, Facebook pages , or Twitter contacts. To learn more about PLNs, check out this post from The Innovative Educator blog , or my own on ASHAsphere. Kerpoof is a good example.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 6, 2015

To create change, to be a leader, it’s about taking action and leading by example. It’s not so much that our students learn differently, it’s that the environment in which they learn has changed. As an example, Eric tells about his son playing Minecraft. Professional Learning.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

and provide some examples of current pedagogical practice using the Social Web. It is a complex network of dynamic resources that we all acknowledge is constantly changing to adapt to the growing demand for entertainment, communication and access to knowledge. As my starting point I want to examine the phenomenon that is Web 2.0

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Reading By Example

AUGUST 22, 2015

The most common reason seems to be for personal beliefs, often conflated by a political party. For example, a few people in a person’s circle will post something that runs counter to his or her belief system. However, I have seen examples of just the opposite with regard to age and generation.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

It’s normal to feel bewildered by what’s going on, especially if you don’t have a strong personal learning network that is talking about these changes and sharing strategies for how to adjust. Enter your email address below to access it in PDF form. Teaching is a difficult and demanding job, for everyone.

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The Daring Librarian

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Yes, it''s a pain to learn new things - but to stay vibrant, relevant, and effective practitioners of information technology we must bite the bullet and learn. There are SO many ways to learn and to advance our professional development out there. Ning , and organizations like AASL , ISTE and attending conferences like ISTE 10.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Digital tools can be used to engage students, enhance learning and allow creativity and collaboration. tools for accessing, storing, analysing, applying and sharing information. link] 21ST CENTURY LEARNING: RECYCLING IN THE CLASSROOM Tue 25 Oct 01:00AM New York / Tue 25 Oct 05:00AM GMT / Tue 25 Oct 03:00PM Sydney Leigh Hofman.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Educators must be able to adapt, communicate, take risks, model, continually learn, collaborate, exhibit vision, and lead. Tools for Learning Twitter : Improve instruction through global collaboration (sharing resources, best practices, lesson ideas, acquire knowledge, networking, tracking conferences, etc.),

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 2, 2011

But what I get most from the Edublogs is an ever growing list of great new voices and views to add to my personal learning network. Write a post that includes your nominations on your blog , link to them and link to this site ( See an example from 2009. ) Thank you, Shelly!) Heh heh heh!

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Before we delve into the specifics of what “social capital” means, let me present a personal example to illustrate the concept. One, for example, is the Cristo Rey network, a Catholic high school system founded in 2000 that currently includes 35 schools throughout the United States. There are exceptions.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

Is there a plan to ensure that students have equal access to technology? Equitable access is a real problem, however, there are ways to level the playing field. We also have adopted the Google Suite for Education and have a Learning Management System. The fifth grade also has access to a cart of Chromebooks.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 1, 2015

While digital content is handy and accessible, many of the issues we face as educators are deeper than any single post–or series of posts–can adequately address. Visible Learning & The Science Of How We Learn by John Hattie and Gregory Yates. Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvemen t, for example.).

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2021

In the American Jobs Plan , the Biden Administration has put a stake in the ground on a bold vision to “ensure workers have ready access to the skills they will need to succeed,” especially those from historically under-resourced communities. This expands students' access to opportunities and their sense of possible future selves.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Whether going Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), 1:1, blended, or personalized learning take note of some key elements that are essential to success: Infrastructure If the plumbing is not in place success will be hard to come by. By infrastructure I am not talking about devices per say, but WiFi access and space design.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

It is not that our students are actually learning differently per se, but the environment in which they are learning is dramatically different. The engaging aspects of technology today and ubiquitous access to information provide constant engagement to learners of all ages. It also will discuss the flipped classroom approach.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Not only do they leverage resources students already know and love, but they can also encourage learning in a way that is less restrictive and more open and natural. Unlike when we were in school, our students have access to the internet which has democratized the ability to access, evaluate, organize, and make meaning of what is found.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2018

Can open educational resources, or OER, truly create more equity and access? Our special guest, Lisa Petrides, creator of OER Commons, kicked things off by defining the topic at hand: “OER are teaching & learning materials freely available for anyone to use. Many urged to keep the focus on equity and access.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2017

We’ll use #DLNchat as an example: 1. Physical Class Design #DLNchat: Accessibility and Digital Learning #DLNchat: Experiential Learning in the Digital Realm #DLNchat: Is PowerPoint still relevant? A Twitter chat is an opportunity for individuals to meet on Twitter at the same time to discuss a specified topic.

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