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7 Digital tools for student engagement across all grade levels

Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement. To engage students, we need tools that work well regardless of where learning is taking place — hybrid, virtual or in-person.

Student Engagement

Student Engagement Tools Game-Based Learning Gamification

The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. If improvement is the ultimate goal, we as leaders need to focus on elements of our job that impact student learning.

Conference

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Why Learning and People Should Come First

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2017

After having attendees discuss in groups their responses to each question I have them report out their thoughts using a variety of tools. In some cases, I will directly train educators on how to use various tools, but learning to use the edtech tools is the easy part.

Personal Learning Network

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10 Strategies to Improve Instructional Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Not only was I not in classrooms enough, but also the level of feedback provided through the lens of a narrative report did very little to improve teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment. Collect and review assessments two weeks into the future.

Strategy

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7 Ways Data-Fueled PLCs Are Transforming Education

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Today’s technology makes it easy to collect concrete data and view reports that provide guiding insights. Often, PLC groups take the lead in creating curriculum, resources, or assessments. Digital assessment platforms like Edulastic offer an easy way for teachers and administrators to collaborate on the creation of common assessments.

Data

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10 Ways to Grow as a Pedagogical Leader

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Despite my best efforts, I couldn't visit classrooms as frequently as I would have liked, and the feedback I provided in written reports could have done more to enhance teaching and learning both inside and outside the classroom. When a teacher struggles with assessments, provide or co-create an example assessment.

Personal Learning Network

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Epic Effective Classroom Decoration and Design Resources

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

Learning Space Toolkit by North Carolina State University has a system for needs assessment and space planning. Clever Classrooms: Summary report of the HEAD project. Build your Personal Learning Network (PLN) by adding these experts and resources to your social media accounts. Barrett, P.

Resources

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p.

Study

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SEL and Classroom Culture In an Age of Distance Learning

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Building a Learning Community on Edmodo While focusing on social and self-awareness skills, think of the online space as a walled garden that needs to be tended: seeds to be planted, watered, and supported as they grow. Your students also need to be encouraged to interact, both in a face-to-face learning environment and a virtual one.

Edmodo

Edmodo Classroom Learning Gamification

?Online Communication Will Open New Doors For Community in 2018

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Only eight percent of 15-year-olds from around the world exhibit a sophisticated grasp of collaboration skills, according to the recently released 2015 results of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) test administered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation (OECD).

Social Media

Social Media Outcomes Technology Tools

The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

Learning anywhere : Transforming the action of learning into a 24/7 activity through the widespread adoption of education resources available via smart phones, tablets, adaptive learning tools, virtual reality platforms, and video games. Holding vendors accountable for the teaching and learning outcomes they promote.

Personalized Learning

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Virtual Learning: Benefits and Challenges

Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Physically attending class has also broadened my personal learning network. The connections I make in person could lead to future collaborations down the road. Learning trajectories in mathematics: A foundation for standards, curriculum, assessment, and instruction. CPRE Research Report #RR-68.

Learning

Learning Personal Learning Network Examples Analysis

Virtual Learning: Benefits and Challenges

Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Physically attending class has also broadened my personal learning network. The connections I make in person could lead to future collaborations down the road. Learning trajectories in mathematics: A foundation for standards, curriculum, assessment, and instruction. CPRE Research Report #RR-68.

Learning

Learning Personal Learning Network Examples Analysis

Six Powerful Motivations Driving Social Learning By Teens

MindShift

MARCH 23, 2015

The students’ personal learning networks of friends, forum users, Twitter followers and Facebook friends provide a rich source of knowledge gathering when they are at home, but use of such networks is excluded from their classrooms. Relatively little is heard of organizations like DoSomething.org , a global movement of 3.3

Social Media

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Six Powerful Motivations Driving Social Learning By Teens

MindShift

MARCH 23, 2015

The students’ personal learning networks of friends, forum users, Twitter followers and Facebook friends provide a rich source of knowledge gathering when they are at home, but use of such networks is excluded from their classrooms. Relatively little is heard of organizations like DoSomething.org , a global movement of 3.3

Social Media

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7 Digital tools for student engagement across all grade levels

The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

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?Online Communication Will Open New Doors For Community in 2018

The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment

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Virtual Learning: Benefits and Challenges

Six Powerful Motivations Driving Social Learning By Teens

Six Powerful Motivations Driving Social Learning By Teens

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