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Measuring Impact with the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA)

A Principal's Reflections

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. One of these tools is the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA). This need served as a call to action of sorts and catalyzed my current work.

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Purchasing Devices Does Not Equate to Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Below are some lessons we learned after hitting the reset button on our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative in order to get it right that I captured in a 2015 post. If the expectation was to integrate technology with purpose to support or enhance learning, we made sure everyone was prepared to do just that.

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Lead in the Now

A Principal's Reflections

As technology changes, so must pedagogy, especially assessment and feedback. Leaders should always be looking to improve instructional design and establishing accountability protocols to ensure efficacy in digital learning. Tell your story, build powerful relationships in the process, and empower learning with a brandED mindset.

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Digital Learning Prospers With the Right Culture

A Principal's Reflections

To increase access give some thought to a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative if there is not enough funding to go 1:1. Ensure ongoing professional development – I cannot overstate the importance of this suggestion enough. Professional development should be ongoing and embedded throughout the school year.

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#7: More than 40 new things we saw at ISTE 2018

eSchool News

During the conference, ISTE opened enrollment for ISTE U , an online professional learning hub for teachers and leaders to build critical skills for teaching and learning in a digital world. The base has a universal device slot that fits almost any iOS device, including iPad Pro 12.9”, making it convenient for BYOD classrooms.

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Are librarians the key to a Future Ready school?

eSchool News

However, too often librarians are left out of the planning process for infrastructure and devices, professional learning for teachers, and digital content strategies—areas where they often have expertise. Future Ready has developed a common set of information, tools, and assessment, that are all available for free.

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Reinventing Math Class with EquatIO (Chrome Extension)

Shake Up Learning

And it works on Windows, Mac and Chromebook, so it’s great for BYOD classrooms. Ready to start planning your summer professional learning? Becoming a Google Certified Trainer was one of the best decisions I ever made, and it transformed my learning and my career! Watch this video to see exactly what EquatIO can do!

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