A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

As of late, I have been working with quite a few districts on personalization through a variety of blended learning strategies. I can honestly say that I have learned so much from them over the years as to what pedagogically-sound blended learning really is, and, in my mind, they are a global exemplar for others to emulate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 21, 2021

As we prepare for school, learning the current best practices and edtech apps is a great way to get excited (and save time.) Leading the Shift to Blended Learning by Dr. Caitlin Tucker. Pear Deck 101 – how to get started using formative assessments, polls, and interactives to achieve 100% student engagement.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 16, 2021

The post Blended Learning with Google Toolkit for Teachers – SULS0101 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I share The Blended Learning with Google Toolkit, a free download to help teachers create dynamic, blended learning experiences for students with Google tools.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

Joseph Valver and his fellow instructional technology facilitators at Hamilton Township School District in New Jersey were providing numerous options for educators in their district to learn how to use education technology, but something was holding educators back. . “As Google Classroom Tools Let Educators Access PD Anywhere.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 16, 2022

The post Emoji Assessments for Any Classroom – SULS0168 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m sharing ideas for using emojis in your informal and formative assessments. Use emojis to create a key to check for understanding, reflect, self-assess, peer-assess, or give feedback!

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Read more: EdTech that “Sparks Joy”. Students and teachers across the globe who were forced by the pandemic to learn and work online may sometimes feel digital fatigue. Read more: How to do more with less screen time. Read more: Adopting the asynchronous mindset for better online learning. Marie Kondo, anyone?

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Neo LMS

MAY 17, 2022

This blended approach benefits teachers in two ways: one, regarding the lack of time, with teachers learning at their own pace asynchronously, and the other, regarding the need for social interaction with peers and learning firsthand how to apply a new method in the classroom. Do a needs assessment for teachers.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The event typically draws tens of thousands of educators from around the globe for discussions, presentations and activities that highlight how technology transforms teaching and learning. He is the award-winning author of bestselling books including “How to Be an Antiracist.”. Kendi will be a featured voice at the event.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 25, 2021

The post 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment – SULS0111 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Jen Giffen, a teacher-librarian and new Shake Up Learning trainer. Learn all about the Summer Webinar Series with Jen Giffen to go deeper into all of these topics. 1 Podcasting.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The school’s learning management system (LMS) is an indispensable tool for blended learning, personalized learning, and instruction in general. School administrators are the ones in charge of making decisions about which edtech tools to buy, often on a tight budget. I would say, especially school leaders.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

Using Edtech to Enhance Learning. Vicki: Using technology to enhance learning. Today we’re talking to Bethany Petty, the author of [link] and her upcoming book, Illuminate: Technology Enhanced Learning. They’re completing formative assessments. Use the tools as formative assessments and use that data.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma. So, we have to learn how to reach and teach students who have experienced trauma. Helping Students Overcome Trauma In this course, you will explore the different types of trauma and how they affect students’ behavior and academic performance.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

Other considerations include chunking how content is presented, utilizing routine checks for understanding, providing brain breaks, and incorporating movement activities. HERE are some ideas on how to balance things out. Without this, the willingness and desire to learn dwindles. Relevance – Learners need purpose.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Difficult decisions have had to be made regarding grading, making funds available to get technology in the hands of disadvantaged kids, getting school work to kids where the digital divide could not be overcome, and figuring out how to provide professional learning support virtually. Ensure SPED accommodations are being met.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 31, 2017

While choosing the right edtech for the needs of the school — from a complex learning management system to a simple education app — is a very important part of making it successful, there is one aspect that often gets overlooked. Let’s take the example of a program that helps teachers learn how to use a new school LMS.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 20, 2019

Her many areas of expertise include deeper thinking with technology, authentic learning, curriculum design, and performance tasks and assessments. She spent thirteen years as a technology coordinator and business and computer teacher.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Whether you are new to personalized learning—or a seasoned pro—I hope you’ll find them helpful as you begin the school year. 2) Video - Personalizing Learning at Oregon High School Learn how Oregon High School in Oregon, Wisconsin uses technology to personalize the learning experience. partner with us.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2019

The post How to Choose a Digital Assessment Strategy – SULS010 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. But just because you like the activity doesn’t mean that it will assess the skills you NEED to assess. Choosing a digital assessment strategy is not easy, but it is critical to success!

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As an educator and Executive Director at the Inclusive Higher Education Certificate Program ( IHECP ), I can honestly say that my students have experienced a smooth transition to the online learning environment. As schools and universities reopen their gates, there’s great hope that there will soon be more in-person learning.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Since the beginning of the school shutdowns, there have been debates about the effectiveness of online learning. Many education experts have offered ideas on how to improve what was, in essence, an emergency service for which the majority of teachers were not prepared. Read more: Can EdTech enable Social Emotional Learning (SEL)?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 5, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Last March I made my first custom GPT to assess project-based learning activities. So, on today's show, I talk about how I introduce this tool (as an “app” in a way that doesn't anthropomorphize the tool in any way).

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

In 2024, this momentum will continue, bringing forth new edtech, innovative teaching approaches, and inspiring learning spaces. This year, schools are directing their energy towards supporting teacher well-being and reengaging students through innovative learning spaces and edtech.

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Linways Technologies

JULY 2, 2020

A learning outcome is a clear statement of what a learner is expected to be able to do, know about and/or value at the completion of a unit of study, and how well they should be expected to achieve those outcomes. It states both the substance of learning and how its attainment is to be demonstrated.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2020

For the longest time in education—the past 15 to 20 years—we've been trying to use assessment solutions for pedagogy problems. One of the things the COVID-19 pandemic revealed is the assessment culture we’ve created in our schools. Our whys have to be about teaching and learning, and they have to be about skills.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Podcasts, in my view, are underutilized in the blended learning environment, especially in light of some stratospheric successes the medium can have. There are a number of great online starter resources for ideas on how to kick off a “Maker podcast studio” in your classroom. Language learning. Choose your subject well.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2017

Today Mari Venturino @MsVenturino talks about breakout edu digital for edtech tool Tuesday. Learn about the challenges and advantages of breakout edu digital. How to use it in the classroom. Mari Venturino is a 7th-grade science and AVID teacher and Blended Learning Specialist at Mar Vista Academy in San Diego, CA.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

So far, data sharing capabilities are fairly limited in today’s education technology tools, because there is no standard agreement on how to share data between them. Today, a growing number of edtech companies are also signing on to use Caliper, which offers improved data architecture and ease of implementation.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

By leveraging AI and technology to rethink traditional teaching methodologies, we can level-set our classrooms to more effectively empower educators and personalize student learning. I learned how to leverage technology to improve the student learning experience. billion in sales by the end of the year.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

How are people using it to evaluate educational technology, and how should it impact the evaluation of teachers? Get an overview of the framework everyone is discussing and understand how it impacts learning in your classroom on today’s show. TARA Edtech. TARA sponsored today’s show. Click Here.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The goal of this blog has always been to provide teachers with digital learning resources, tips, and tricks, and help teachers find ways to integrate technology meaningfully in the classroom. This list helps me decide what content to create and how to best help teachers in 2022. 27 Formative Assessment Tools for Your Classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Learning how to effectively use and implement new classroom edtech requires educators to spend their most valuable currency: time. My role as a school technology coordinator in San Diego is to make the edtech integration process easy and manageable for our teachers. Align edtech with school mission.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 9, 2022

Let’s explore where to find lesson ideas, how to use and revise templates, free lesson plans, packaging assignments, and pitfalls to avoid! Plus, get a FREE Blended Learning with Google toolkit loaded with strategies and ideas for the classroom. Planning a Dynamic Learning Experience. TemplatesforTeachers.com.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

But instead of dusting off the DVDs buried in your desk drawer, consider using these edtech-powered ideas to get your learners’ bodies moving and brains working. Teachers do not have to wait until the bell rings or until they have formally addressed the class to get their students’ learning started. Open Class With “Activators”.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2019

The agency kicked off a new research competition to better understand how technology programs that IES previously deemed effective can perform in specific but varied settings, from different geographic regions to different populations of learners, educators and schools. We are still living in a world of anecdotes.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 28, 2019

The post How to Podcast with Your Students – SULS014 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this post and podcast episode, you will learn How to Podcast with Your Students, what tools to use, and how easy it is to get started! If you are wondering how to get your students started podcasting, wonder no more.

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