A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

On the contrary, I have seen this firsthand from some fantastic educators whose schools I have been blessed to work with on a long-term basis in the role of job-embedded coach. I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

30+ ideas to improve learning with awesome classroom design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A well-designed classroom boosts student learning by as much as 16% (Barrett, Zhang, Davies, & Barrett 2015), but overdecorating is a distraction. Classroom Design Resources.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

#ICE18: Illinois Conference Will Prepare Educators for Modern Learning Environments. The organization — now 10,500 members strong — is continuing efforts to support the development, growth and use of technology in all facets of the educational process as educators seek to prepare students for the 21st-century workplace.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

They desperately sought time during the school day to engage in professional growth opportunities, learn how to integrate Web 2.0 tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Math teacher Jeff Fiscina learned how to create engaging learning activities using Educreations.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2014

I knew early on in my education career that I wanted to be an administrator. My father was an elementary principal for 30 years and I always admired how he was able to inspire his staff to focus on student learning. What I lacked was education on how all aspects of technology could be used to enhance learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

The education space is not immune to some of the prevalent issues and challenges described above. In fact, I for one benefitted greatly as a principal when I learned about something shared on social media and then either implemented or adapted it in a way that bolstered the transformation efforts at my school.

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 27, 2012

According to Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall, “Teachers must learn to model connectedness and enable students to develop personal learning networks, made up of people and resources from both their physical and virtual worlds but first, teachers must become connected collaborators themselves.”

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

There are many changes I intend to make, but the most significant will be creating a book that is more “evergreen,” a book with less focus on tools and more on the dispositions of digital leaders. Society is now in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution , which was in its infancy as I began writing this book.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Feelings of isolation occur with some regularity among educators, especially those who teach in specialty areas and/or small schools. Teachers spend much of their day separated from peers in classrooms that can become silos. Joining Pica are four innovative educators who walk listeners through the process of getting connected.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

How can we expect students to be engaged in their learning if their own teachers are not engaged? This book was a game changer for me as an educator. It challenged me to really think about what motivates my students and how to keep them interested and engaged in their learning. What was I thinking?”

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

In his book, The New Rules of Marketing & PR , David Meerman Scott perhaps captures why a number of us so heavily engage in using social media: “ It’s fun to blog and tweet, and it makes you feel good to get your ideas out into the world.” The best way to do this is to optimize your social media presence as an educator.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 17, 2017

Looking to learn something new this summer? Maybe you want to develop your personal learning network on social media, read a few new books , or take a course alongside other educators. Thanks to technology, we can take learning online and collaborate with educators around the country and the world.

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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. Get in Classrooms More This seem so easy, yet is a constant struggle.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

Starting January 18th, I’ll be teaching a class on blending technology into your classroom: the Tech-Infused Teacher — January 18th-February 21st. The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Rely on a Personal Learning Network.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

What are the best ways for a teacher to engage their classroom in a global conversation? All of these educators had first met online. Every educator’s story is different. As I shared in Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, students are the greatest textbook ever written for each other. It isn’t hard.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

The Tech-infused Classroom. We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. They were connected educators.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 9, 2013

Here are some books that I consider vital for school leaders seeking to learn as much as they can about its potential to enhance leadership and education. Each of these books are excellent sources of information for the school leader trying to learn about social media and potential in educational leadership.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I recently read this Education Week post by Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers titled We Have 21st Century Learners Who Need 21st Century Leaders. They go on the summarize the following: "Essentially, the 21st century leader has to develop a renewed understanding of how children are learning now. I couldn''t agree more.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Since 2011 Banned Books Week has included a day to recognize banned websites. If we block it, we have no chance to educate them on it. Several educators echo Yates’ comments. Learning how to behave online responsibly and safely—a concept known as digital citizenship—requires access to social media tools in schools, they note.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2011

As a principal, it took me a while to accept the fact that these small, but powerful computing devices could play an important role in the classroom. This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2016

The 21 st Century classroom blends technology with traditional teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Painlessly add flexible, authentic, and transformative technology to your classroom. Build your tech-infused classroom.

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MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Using Digital Media to Connect Inside and Outside of the Classroom “True technology integration is seamless, it shouldn''t be viewed as an add-on, an afterthought, or an event." How well did you integrate technology in your classroom? How well did I collaborate with other educators? Start by taking a moment to reflect.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 22, 2017

Steven Anderson and Shaelynn Farnsworth lay out what Connected Educators do and how it’s a always a work in progress. Educators today can no longer just walk into the classroom, shut their door and teach. In every facet of our practice there are other educators doing amazing things that we can all learn from.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. Participants worked together as a Personal Learning Network to understand.

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techlearning

MAY 4, 2018

The movies and books teach us about being heroes , complicated relationships with family, being brave, and picking ourselves up after failing or making mistakes. You will also find Star Wars themed professional development tips for integrating technology, building a Personal Learning Network , and classroom management.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 11, 2012

Download: "Own Your Space" was written by Linda McCarthy, for Internet savvy "tweens" & teens, and their parents or educators. resources literacy A Teacher’s Field Guide to Parents | Ecology of Education tags: parents favorite Why Do We Connect? . NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0 NETS Aligned Tools tags: web2.0

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

Where are the conversations about reaching all learners and examining our own biases as educators? We are both tech-centric educators who attend many conferences each year. As my experiences grew, my personal learning network broadened and my perspectives became less myopic. Here are our experiences.

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 5, 2013

Classrooms Without Walls- Connect Your Classroom With The World! My last post on 10 Powerful Media Tools Every Educator Show Be Using Yesterday was all about how educators need to create a Personal Learning Network, but our students need authentic audiences too. How do you do this?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2015

Sessions were run like a flipped classroom where attendees accessed daily topics, read/watched materials, tested their knowledge, and experimented with projects. How to create a vibrant, healthy Personal Learning Network. As educators, we need to remember this. How to create screencasts and screenshots.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 23, 2020

If you’re going to be sedentary much of the day (teaching online is WAY more sedentary than teaching in a classroom or leading PD face-to-face), then you have to offset that with vigorous exercise later. It’s my top level organization tool where I keep track of all these others… plus longer term ideas, or article and book outlines.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

My favorite E-Reader is still Amazon''s Kindle, mostly because that is where all my books reside. Over my 16 years in the classroom, these were the kinds of things I witnessed that made me want to give up efforts to engage in using technology in my classroom. 6 Key Personal Learning Network Literacies Every Educator Needs.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

They explored important issues in education and shared these ideas for ensuring that students remain at the center of our work: 1 Align learning to student preferences. How are you designing opportunities that reflect how students learn best? 5 Involve students in all aspects of their education.

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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. Ultimately, ensuring quality learning takes place in our classrooms is of utmost importance.

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MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

On a scale from 1 to 5 (1 not well, and 5 being very well) How well did you integrate technology in your classroom? Notice I didn''t say how well did you USE technology in your classroom. P.Brown When technology is integrated, it is planned and purposeful, it is a routine part of the classroom environment. Think about last year.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 14, 2012

Join me Tuesday, January 17th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach on her new book, The Connected Educator. "In They figure out what they need to learn and then collaborate with others to construct the knowledge they need. psid=2012-01-17.0513.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Today is day two of the 2013 Global Education Conference. To receive the daily conference schedule, be sure to join the Global Education Conference network. In the session we asked the question, "Why is global education so important?" A summary of today''s sessions is shown below in US-Eastern Standard Time (GMT/UTC-5).

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