A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 31, 2013

Kanchan Chellani, currently a math teacher at New Milford High School , is a strong believer in making the learning process fun, interactive, and meaningful for students. To engage students in her classroom, Mrs. Chellani has utilized a variety of tools to help her develop an interactive, student-centered learning environment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2018

It’s becoming more common to take online classes or blend traditional with online learning. The main point of this theory is that social learning attributes human behavior to be an outcome of cognitive, behavioral and environmental influences (Bandura, 1977 ). Gamification in a virtual classroom. Discussion Boards.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Technology in K-12 classrooms can revolutionize education Choosing the right edtech requires a thoughtful and strategic approach Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Technology transforms K-12 education by enhancing engagement, personalizing learning, and fostering collaboration.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 17, 2021

.” Every time I walk into a classroom and see something amazing, at least one of the four Cs are present, if not more. Every Dynamic Learning Experience should include at least one of the four Cs. How that gets translated in the classroom is up to you. However, I encourage you to not look at collaboration as an add-on.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning. Thanks so much.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 19, 2019

Chances are that no matter the subject, they are told to collaborate quite frequently. Plenty of examples can be found from Boy Meets World and Dawson’s Creek to Gilmore Girls. In other words, things get more complicated should dreaded collaboration project actually become a thing in their lives. Use team assignments.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 31, 2012

To engage students in her classroom, she has developed an interactive, student-centered learning environment. In these learning modules, instruction is provided using digital content, simulations, videos, screen captures, voice-overs, etc. Adobe Flipped Classroom Innovation student-centered learning'

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

In this blog post, I’ll share how Lumio is a great tool for classroom teachers everywhere, whether you’re reviewing for a tough exam like my Computer Science class or teaching a regular lesson. You can upload anything you already have in your classroom, every pdf, every electronic document, or the materials you’ve purchased and add to Lumio.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 14, 2022

The post 20 Ways to Use Screencasting in the Classroom – SULS0162 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey is giving you all the details and her thoughts on this new tool for the classroom. Plus, she’ll be sharing 20 Ways to Use Screencasting in the Classroom! Click To Tweet.

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edWeb.net

JULY 19, 2022

From developing lesson plans, to performing administrative functions, to implementing creative strategies to spark student engagement and collaboration, today’s classroom teacher juggles more responsibility than ever and does so in less time than ever. Hybrid Learning and Flipped Classrooms.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Incorporating technology in the classroom has paved the way for a myriad of innovative methods and practices that are aimed at improving upon teaching structures of the past. One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

On average, a child will have a substitute teacher in her classroom for anywhere between six months to a full year during his or her pre-k-12 experience. Unfortunately, from the vantage point of student learning, the experience is remarkably poor. Our “ELF” is an Electronic Learning Facilitator.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Expand Your Use of Google Classroom. Google has opened up Google Classroom to users outside of G Suite for Education. This opens so many doors for teachers, students, and parents to connect, collaborate and learn.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2016

The goal of the event was to focus on the practical elements of blended and personalized learning by surfacing the tactics that practitioners were deploying in the trenches. Here are six change management strategies that practitioners stressed as vital to driving new models of learning across traditional systems: 1. Open doors.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Together they discuss how inclusive learning is meeting the needs of all learners. Mike shares tips and strategies to help teachers shake up inclusive learning in their classrooms. Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning. Every student brings their own unique learning needs to the classroom.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

The first time I saw video being used in a classroom was in 1973. We recorded micro-teaches - usually a 10 minute lesson - and then played back the footage to the students so they could see and hear themselves and learn from the experience. I wrote about other examples of the power of educational video in a previous post.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 5, 2018

Student Choice + 4 C’s = Supercharged Learning! What is a Learning Menu? Learning Menus are a form of differentiated learning that gives students a menu or choice of learning activities. Want more examples? Examples: Ensure there is a purpose to the collaboration and not just group work.

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techlearning

AUGUST 29, 2018

This was a student in preschool who I met visiting his classroom. When I walked into the classroom he was working on a Lego creation. For example: amazing awesome thrilled delighted charged exhilarated enthusiastic overjoyed ecstatic Do students feel these words entering your class?

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The best monitors for teachers solve an important dilemma in today’s digital age: how to keep handwriting alive while implementing EdTech classrooms? Teachers need to try to focus on ways that touchscreens can provide real value for students and contribute to improved learning outcomes. New Level of Classroom Engagement .

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

They invited me to their school to share my flipped classroom journey. They are well into their journey to bring blended and flipped learning to all classrooms. Saint Stephen’s College has classroom spaces that truly allow for the station rotation model to successfully be implemented.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 16, 2022

During the school year, time is hard to find as teachers focus on students’ skills and needs and explore ideas to create a supportive, meaningful, and engaging learning environment. By creating opportunities for students to connect, it will positively impact the learning that happens in our classroom.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 10, 2015

But so much more can be learnt outside the four walls of the traditional classroom. Here are just three strategies teachers can adopt to promote this mix: 1) Create opportunities for learners to use their personal, mobile technologies inside the classroom. 2012) The right to control one's learning. Reference Holt, J.

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

They invited me to their school to share my flipped classroom journey. They are well into their journey to bring blended and flipped learning to all classrooms. Saint Stephen’s College has classroom spaces that truly allow for the station rotation model to successfully be implemented.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. A company called Sphero, for example, has successfully marketed a ball to teach coding, geometry and genetics. She had the children take a test before and after the lesson to gauge how much they learned. But others just distracted each other.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Redesigning Learning Spaces: Panelists identified changing learning spaces as a trend that educators and district leaders have embraced for quite some time and which is likely to continue. Technology could be a productive part of this shift by changing where and how students engage with learning.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. Authentic Learning: As with any changing industry, there are many problems standing in the way of effective technology implementation.

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MindShift

JANUARY 10, 2017

Some tech companies are also trying to mix hands-on play with digital learning. A company called Sphero, for example, has successfully marketed a ball to teach coding, geometry and genetics. She found that some students collaborated productively and had great learning gains. But others just distracted each other.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Video emerged as a crucial, game-changing tool in this adaptation, enabling K-12 teachers to provide students with the best possible learning environments despite the crisis. With teachers and students returning to the classroom, video technology tops the list of tools that will continue to bolster instruction and learning.

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

First Grade technology use: SeeSaw App (free version) works on multiple platforms - [link] use for children to have an electronic portfolio of their work in the classroom while also allowing their parents and myself to see and comment on their work. This was the objective from their first PBL (Project Based Learning).

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 7, 2022

Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Perhaps your students are being given a list of options, for example, a morning activity. Consider the idea of morning work in the classroom. 15+ Ways to Use Drop-Down Menus in Google Docs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The Learning Journey Model. Mark, you are passionate about helping students have control over their learning. Give me an example. Assessment in a Personalized Classroom. So what class in particular… You’re Head of School, but are you also teaching a class, or is this the model in all of the classrooms for your students?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. These devices and tools empower teachers to create engaging lessons, fostering a more interactive and collaborative learning experience.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The post 7 Ways to Rethink Digital Assignments appeared first on Shake Up Learning. If you really want to transition your classroom from static teaching to Dynamic Learning, you have to rethink traditional assignments and the use of digital tools. Of course, Google Slides is just one example. Give Students Choice.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Esther has been teaching for more than 30 years and was an early adopter of edtech in her classroom. Today she's turned her classroom into a multi-million dollar media center. You might call her the hipster teacher since she embraced collaborative learning, flexible seating and student autonomy before it was trendy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches. Integrating technology in the classroom not only cultivates digital literacy but also fosters collaborative and personalized learning environments.

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