A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2017

The bottom line is that if we don’t get the instructional design right first, then the chances of technology improving learning outcomes is slim to none. A few days later I still have not been able to access ProConIt successfully. The lesson learned is valuable for anyone using technology to support professional practice.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

In one respect everyone with a smartphone has instant access to information at any time and from anywhere. Since many of my queries when out through Twitter at the time that is how I received the majority of the information for consumption. The result has been a double-edged sword. How can it be sustained and scaled?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. Some students are not yet ready or cannot return to in-person learning.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Students that take part in a global virtual team are more likely to develop their teamwork skills, reduce stereotyping and obtain better learning outcomes than their peers who don’t participate in a global project. Plus, teachers have access to many activities that can support online collaboration, including digital storytelling.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Emerging technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, open education resources (OER), coding, and adaptive learning tools are moving more into the mainstream in some schools. Twitter chats have increased from a handful to now hundreds happening on a weekly basis.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2020

First launched in June, ALEKS MathReady is a new, direct-to-consumer version of McGraw Hill’s personalized ALEKS program, which helps support millions of K-12 and college students each year. For more information about ALEKS MathReady or to sign up for free trial access and $19.95/month month after, visit: [link]. McGraw Hill.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. You’ll get access to activities, strategies, and tools to improve the four domains of wellness. He is also a published Author and has almost 30 years' experience in education technology, digital strategy, and improving learning outcomes.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

As personalized learning becomes a more mainstream pedagogy in K–12 classrooms, teachers have started to adapt assessment processes to get a deeper look at student growth. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out opportunities for schools to apply for personalized learning funding! eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 10/16/2018 - 11:44.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

Each elementary school in the district has a makerspace within its resource center (and the fifth-to-eighth grade students have access through a related studies course), where all the robotics activities are happening. My personal learning network is key to my success with integrating robots into our activities,” Innes says. “I

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

.” Those who enroll in Ancora High School will complete their coursework 100% online via McGraw Hill Connect® and McGraw Hill ALEKS®, two powerful courseware platforms that deliver personalized learning experiences and allow students to learn at their own pace.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. So many of us are exhausted.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Pacansky-Brock emphasizes that taking an online course is the “…best way to gain empathy for students and an outcome no book can provide.” 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.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 21, 2014

I went on public record several times this year to say that the best continuing professional development (CPD) I have ever received has been through Twitter. Now it depends on how you define CPD, but for me it is the personal learning you require to sustain, enhance and extend your own capabilities within your professional practice.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In fact, it can help you personalize learning for all students, empower student voice , and level the playing field! Finding a tech tool to facilitate these outcomes can also provide students with multiple platforms for sharing. . That kind of growth can also help students to access more success in your subject.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2021

The collections add to SEL programs the district has previously implemented and support its mission to provide a safe and innovative learning environment that inspires, engages and challenges all students. School staff, including counselors, can also access the resources to assist students and their family members.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 24, 2022

There are a number of details to consider for using VR in a classroom, whereas, augmented reality allows for immediate access without many of the VR barriers. . The available apps for AR have less of a learning curve for students and teachers. The second book allows teachers to level up their immersive learning game.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 24, 2020

Brooke emphasized that it is critical when reviewing programs and assessment tools to determine if the assessment elements can be given remotely, given to large groups of students, provide data quickly that is accessible to teachers and administrators remotely, and answer questions about risk, growth, and skill gaps.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 20, 2015

We both had experienced tremendous growth in our professional and personal lives and we wanted to share how we got there with others. Today, with so much access to information, the way that learning is done is drastically different than it was just a handful of years ago. But what does a Relevant, Connected Educator look like?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

We’re thrilled to join with Francisco Partners to support the continued expansion of the business as educators increasingly leverage technology to provide students with personalized learning solutions.”. Follow Blackstone on Twitter @Blackstone. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. About Francisco Partners.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

Grappling With Mixed Results Although the tone of the conference encouraged attendees to embrace failure, others attendees appeared hesitant about unpacking and sharing the less favorable outcomes of their experiments. For us, it’s really about enabling learning.” That claim was quickly debated on Twitter ).

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Now it seems, physical separation is no longer such a great barrier to learning, and the tyranny of distance appears to be finally broken. Learning in any mode, in any place and at any time is accessible to anyone with the means to access it. m-Learning, or mobile learning focused on the use of personal technologies.

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EdTechSandyK

JULY 16, 2019

The program I am in is fully online, so I am able to study while continuing my current work as a Digital Learning Coach in Georgetown ISD. I am posting it here so I can easily access it and share with others in the future. In online learning, I realized that connection was not a given.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The learner in an essentialist, instructivist, pedagogical learning environment, given 21st century technologies, and through instruction of the teacher may: Access information via ebooks and websites, but these often lack any type of interactivity or capabilities for the learner to comment, share, or interact with the content.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Despite all the promises of education technology in transforming how students learn, change has been, at best, incremental. Bold claims have been made in the past decade about personalized learning, automated assessments and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Have Mostly the Same Pedagogy .

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In my first iteration of the portfolio, my students presented artifacts that demonstrated 21st Century Outcomes as outlined by the Partnership for 21st Century Learning. In the old version of Sites (Classic Sites), accessing and editing was quite cumbersome and not intuitive. Connect with Mike: Twitter: @mo_physics.

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 13, 2020

The learners in a self-directed learning environment where learner agency prevails: Determine what they want to learn and develop their own learning plan for their learning, based on a broad range of desired outcomes. ” In self-directed, interest-driven education, just-in-time learning becomes the norm.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2023

We are honored to have been chosen to be part of the state’s commitment to learning recovery.” Since 2010, FEV Tutor’s targeted high-impact tutoring intervention has focused on accelerating learning outcomes for the hardest to reach low-performing students.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Scott Benson NewSchools Venture Fund Twitter: @scottb_edu So their two organizations decided to work together, creating The Collaborative—a ten-month, intensive professional-development experience for ten school districts and charter school management organizations from across the country. And he said, ‘Good question. Hiawatha Academies.

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Learning Exercises Personalized Learning Outcomes 99

Digital Promise

JUNE 28, 2018

David Miyashiro and Jonathon Guertin of Cajon Valley Union School District, two leaders heavily featured in our recent case study that dug into the pain points in advancing data interoperability in districts across the country, hosted our most recent #DPLIS Twitter chat on this very topic. Accessible. Accessible. DPLIS [link].

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

He runs the weekly #xplap chat in Twitter, engaging hundreds of followers, and has recently launched his YouTube channel. Innovations in Games-Based Learning video series. Michael Matera, a 6th grade world history teacher in Milwaukee, used his expertise in gamification to write a top selling book, Explore Like a Pirate.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2021

Kerri has demonstrated a clear vision for individual and team development, program execution, strategic planning and student-centered outcomes. I am thrilled to join a team that measures success in student access to evidence-based instruction, a team that is committed to deep, sustainable partnerships with teachers, schools and systems.”.

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Continuing with our reading of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ): this week we’re discussing chapter 4, “Technology Curves.” and get reading.

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Education MOOC Learning Analytics Data 40

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Today’s classrooms have more devices, more educational software, more opportunities to differentiate learning based on various student needs, and educators are under more pressure to do more, preferably as fast as possible, with excellent results. Some swear by their PLNs (Personal Learning Networks) or CoPs (Communities of Practice).

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2018

RECTANUS: I think it's worth noting that our mission as an organization is to expand equitable access for all students to the tools that work for them. What you've just highlighted are two ends of the spectrum when it comes to personalizing learning at scale. That's our mission. One of those pieces is the overall EdTech Top 40.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow. It is all about the balance.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. What positive social change needs to take place to fully realize the goal of a connected and ''flattened'' environment that supports personalized learning?

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