A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

At the individual level, intrinsic motivation drives educators to actively seek opportunities that support their diverse learning interests and needs. Social media has played a considerable role in this area over the years, demonstrating the power of Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) with learning anytime, anywhere, and with anyone.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2018

It was a challenge for a department of two people to do this for 159 counties with 181 schools districts, and only 29 social studies supervisors in the state. They built an online professional learning program that uses the edWeb.net platform in combination with webinars and 14 virtual specialists in social studies at all grade levels.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Jillian DuBois talks about her end of the school year and from the conversation we have twelve inspiring ideas for classrooms everywhere including: How to Use the element of surprise in learning. How to know children even in a very large class.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments. Madda et al., 2011, Nurmi et al., 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ).

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

If you are really interested in teaching, maintaining a relationship with your community of teachers is elementary for your growth in terms of both private life and career-wise. A community, in this sense, would be a Professional Learning Network (PLN) for teachers.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Learn Math. InsightMath , our new neuroscience-based core elementary curriculum will transform student learning by teaching the way the brain learns. Teacher Support and Professional Learning. Stay informed by subscribing to the blog and following us on social media.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

10MT | 10-Minute Teacher Interview with Billy Krakower From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Listen to last week’s tech tools show about iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen. Winner’s name will be posted on this blog before February 27, 2017.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It is great to be back at the blog and have a chance to interact with my readers once again. Please feeel to subscribe to this blog and share with others. Personalized learning recommendations: Real-world examples: Ask Chat GPT for online resources tailored to individual student needs in math.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 28, 2014

You have taken control of your own learning You have made the decision to be a public learner, swimming through social media waters using tools like Twitter, Google+, Linked In, blogs, etc. You understand & embrace the fact you are role-modeling for kids with every post, tweet, blog, and digital footprint you make.

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware additional organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). Connect: www.naesp.org , @NAESP. Connect: www.ccsso.org , @CCSSO. extra-state jurisdictions.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Similarly, Washington increased the school’s social media presence, so the district was controlling the narrative on multiple platforms. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by AASA, The Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders. About the Host.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 4, 2012

Yesterday, my friend Steve Wheeler posted an interview with me on his blog. I want to create learning environments for them that allow them to be kids. Why are you so passionate about using social media? Social media has done so much for my own personal and professional learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

A conversation with Jon Corippo on episode 92 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. on Corippo is the Chief Innovation Officer for CUE, leading CUE’s professional learning throughout California and Nevada. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Jon Corippo.

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EdTechSandyK

JANUARY 27, 2014

Communications scottstaff.blogspot.com - Blog which Don uses to communicate with his staff. Blog also sets admins up in order to be able to do flipped learning with their staff. We need to be using social media to tell people about the positive things that are going on in our classrooms and schools!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2018

Wanda Terral on episode 305 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Because there are risks, and a lot of kids don’t think about all their private social media that they think are private, but they’re really not. Blog: [link]. Twitter: @wterral.

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techlearning

AUGUST 20, 2018

Professional development can take many forms. The most powerful professional learning is relevant and actionable. From videos and audio recordings to opportunities to put your learning into action, self-paced online courses can help you make the most of your professional learning.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

Lastly, lean on your support system, engage in social media communities, and utilize resources and publications. Evans serves on several boards and advisory councils and is a frequent speaker and writer on K-12 and higher education issues around digital learning. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Blackboard.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2014

South Park Elementary, Pennsylvania. Dr. Robert Furman, Principal of South Park Elementary, was interviewed by edWeb to gain an administrator’s perspective on providing quality professional development for teachers and the social aspect of learning. Robert Furman. He is particularly active in the Leadership 3.0

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Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

They collaborate online, use social media to interact with colleagues around the globe, engage in conversations in safe online spaces, and bring what they learn online back to their classrooms, schools, and districts. Going from right to left, you can see how personal learning networks (PLNs) are only the beginning.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

edWeb.net is a professional learning community that brings together the widest collaboration of educators and industry professionals in education to provide free professional learning for educators – anytime, anywhere. The impact of edWeb: 135,000 members from 175 countries (92% U.S)

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Now, between the number of online information sites and the proliferation of social media apps, plus near constant mobile phone use, determining a story’s credibility seems to call for advanced detective skills. Tiffany Whitehead, aka the Mighty Little Librarian, is an obsessive reader, social media user, and technology geek.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 3, 2012

Anderson is known to many in the world of education as a passionate and knowledgeable promoter of social media and technology for learning. He has been a prime mover in some of the most innovative projects for technology supported learning in the past few years. Connected Classroom blog.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Life Schools Charter School’s digital citizenship initiative began when they started to notice that many students were posting on social media about their location and other personal details. Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. Another big takeaway was lack of awareness.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 9, 2019

FCPS is organized into “pyramids” in which elementary schools graduate students into middle schools, and then the middle schools feed students into high schools. This article was modified and published by eSchool News and EdScoop. About the Presenters. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 20, 2019

According to Erin Mulcahy, Senior Product Strategy Lead of Education at littleBits, during an edWebinar hosted by edWeb.net summer brain drain has a significant impact on elementary-aged students as the two-thirds of the achievement gap between lower and higher income 9th graders can be explained by summer learning loss.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Dignity—it’s not a word often associated with social media and online interaction. Najarian is an attorney and privacy compliance professional with over 10 years of experience in academic, health care, and private organizations. Overall, the goal is to educate students and parents about privacy and technology overuse.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

After 10 years as an elementary teacher, Suzy Brooks is now the director of instructional technology for Mashpee Public Schools in Massachusetts. Additionally, she provides professional development and hands-on workshops for educators at local, regional and national venues. Join the Community.

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Reading By Example

JULY 14, 2015

Check out an article I wrote for EdTech K-12 , on how to use this social media tool for better professional learning: How Twitter Can Power Your Professional Learning. I also want to point out an excellent post written by our school’s social worker, Barb Bondioli.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Distict #1 : Principal of an elementary school shared that as part of their 1:1 initiative, they want to create a bank of lessons created by students based on [link] which Alan shared last time. Twitter is his favorite tool for professional learning. Then, if you are lucky, all of your teachers will have a blog.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 23, 2012

By reading Vicki''s blog after that, she saw Vicki''s students were reading The World is Flat. Julie''s students were also reading the book, so she left a comment on Vicki''s blog and the first Flat Classroom project was born through connecting their students. How do you create a professional learning environment?

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 20, 2018

Recently, I spent so much time answering, linking to past posts, and giving paragraphs and paragraphs of advice I thought - This would be a good blog post! Some of these topics, I've blogged about before. This blog post is broken up into 9 topics -- feel free to skip around with abandon! But, I always try to answer and help.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Tell a Friend / Colleague The conference is open to ALL, so please tweet, blog, email, or shout at your friends and colleagues to let them know about us. Manager of Professional Development Individual Professional Learning: when faculty owns their professional growth! We have some great new features this year!

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 4, 2016

Below is a blog that is reposted from his blog and is great for those schools already using Genius Hour, or those looking to dive in. It doesn’t matter if you teach elementary, middle, or high school. We’ve had teachers propose this type of learning to their administration backed by awesome research.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

Episode 135 from the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. If you don’t “get” why technology is important, or know people who don’t, take a listen to understand and learn about transformative practices that work in education. Vicki: Excellent.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 2, 2018

Steve Dembo on episode 222 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. He was one of my first blogs that I read, and first podcasts I listened to. technologies in connecting educators and creating professional learning communities. Vicki: (agrees).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Join me in future weeks as together we continue to explore several more posts devoted to the Flipped Classrooms, Project Based Learning, Assessing 21st century skills, PBL, STEM, technology integration, web resources, and digital literacy. I enjoy learning from all of you. I look forward to learning from you!

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Dr. David R.

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