Ed Tech from the Ground Up

MAY 23, 2016

You expect that when you search for a book on Amazon, or a sweater on Zulily you’ll find the price front and center. BetterLesson doesn’t appear to mention pricing for it’s personalized PD. Going Back to School to Learn About Blended Learning. It’s normal in the consumer world. The Risks of Ed-Tech Entrepreneurship.

Blended Learning 178

Blended Learning Common Core Education Company 178

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. Use technology to support teaching and achieve Common Core Standards. Rely on a Personal Learning Network. Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom. Course Objectives.

Wiki 150

Wiki Digital Citizenship Personal Learning Network Learning 150

The Web20Classroom

MAY 10, 2017

On the other-hand, enrichments for learning, differentiated content, and substantive conversations may be best in a digital space in which the teacher can support student needs on a larger scale and students can personalize learning anytime and anyplace. Expert readers apply similar skills no matter what they are reading.

Blended Learning 289

Blended Learning Classroom LMS Groups 289

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Their changed view — and that of others who shunned Rogers and now want in — is driven by what seems to be a magic educational elixir: personalized learning. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning. What can that look like?

Personalized Learning 98

Personalized Learning Khan Academy Education Elementary 98

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2016

For library media specialists, finding high-quality digital resources that align with Common Core and state standards, and that support classroom instruction, is an ongoing challenge. With more than 20 years of experience in instructional technologies and K-12 education under her belt, Joquetta L.

Libraries 79

Libraries Common Core Training Technology 79

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

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. Time after time, they took responsibility for their own learning.

Digital Citizenship 150

Digital Citizenship Personal Learning Network Twitter Gamification 150

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The benchmarks are similar to those used in the more than 40 states that, along with the District of Columbia, adopted the national Common Core standards a decade ago. She’s also seen higher literacy levels for kids who went to school in person last year. Then, they opened their books and began to read in a whisper.

Elementary 144

Elementary Report Groups Assessment 144

Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Having completed the challenge early, I had time to reflect on this experience, share what I learned about myself as a reader, and offer suggestions for educators who help students become lifelong readers. I set 50 books as my goal with the knowledge that I can read a book within a week on average. So why the difference?

Common Core 28

Common Core eBook Tablets Facebook 28

Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Gooru - A great place for students to find study guides on a wide range of subjects that are aligned to Common Core Standards and ideal for personalized learning. Also, a nice place to find Common Core aligned lesson plans. Book Writer One - A free and easy to use iOS app for creating digital books.

Game-Based Learning 74

Game-Based Learning Common Core iPad Mobility 74

Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

With four different worlds and 23 game characters, Monster Math offers an engaging way for kids to learn over 67 math skills. The arcade-style math app for kids is designed for Grade K-5 with ordinary skill presets aligned with Common Core State Standards. The math app is customizable to your kid’s skill level.

Khan Academy 52

Khan Academy Android Common Core iPhone 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

Time after time, participants took responsibility for their own learning. Participants worked together as a Personal Learning Network to understand. It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. They were connected educators.

Digital Citizenship 150

Digital Citizenship Gamification Common Core Flipped Classroom 150

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

moving along and most schools resuming in-person learning, EdSurge caught up with Khan to discuss what the last year has been like for Khan Academy, what he’s learned and what he’s planning to do next. Most people who are middle-income or better, the Common Core kindergarten standards almost seem ridiculously easy.

Khan Academy 162

Khan Academy Learning Meeting Company 162

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2017

Project-based learning, in which students embark on long research or art projects, science experiments or even writing books , is one of the hottest trends in high school reform. The adoption of the Common Core standards led many other schools to try the model , too. who attempt to replicate its project-based model. “It

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Laptops Elementary Groups 96

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

The curriculum, designed to serve the school’s exclusively Native population, emphasizes Navajo language and culture as much as it does the Common Core standards. Paul explains that for a kindergartener, "just learning the word ‘the’ and then seeing it in a book is exciting.

Education 87

Education Common Core Laptops Examples 87

Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Ongoing discussions —through multiple series of participatory activities—designed to generate practical takeaways and collective learnings to move the field forward on key education issues such as common core, personalized learning, STEM education, literacy, and 21st century classroom management.

Learning 39

Learning Common Core Future Ready STEM 39

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

Also remember you can book me for a conference or your school district with workshops that are informative, engaging, and practical. Check out my Booking Page and as always… thanks so much! Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. Mike Gorman ( [link] / ). Quick Notes.

Technology Support 112

Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2017

A Humanities class will earn students English, Social Studies, and art credit, but the learning is smoothly integrated so that students may be reading the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” while learning about civil rights, and civil disobedience with time still set aside for students to learn the important SAT vocabulary words.

Common Core 40

Common Core Course Secondary Laptops 40

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

student needs vary greatly from one classroom or school to the next,” says Kevin Connors, Director of Personalized Learning for Chicago Public Schools. Educators Care about Research Five Books that Will Help You Integrate Game-Based Learning Into Your Classroom. Quest to Learn: Developing the School for Digital Kids.

Game-Based Learning 139

Game-Based Learning Learning EdTech Study 139

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

Kaswell — now in his tenth year teaching at MS 88 , a large middle school in the South Slope section of Brooklyn — has always been drawn to combining face-to-face instruction with online learning. But now he’s implementing a particularly intense approach to it, known as personalized learning. Photo: Sarah Gonser.

Assistive Technology 40

Assistive Technology Technology Software Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Empathy isn’t a subject in most schools and it’s not an explicit part of the Common Core standards, noted Letizia, an English teacher who parlayed the emotional connections of immersion into reading and writing lessons in the power of narrative and authorial point of view. “I But VR isn’t magic. It’s a very specialized tool.”.

Common Core 95

Common Core Groups Video Blended Learning 95

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

INTERVIEWS: This THURSDAY , February 9th, join me as I talk with Alan Blankstein on "Improving Individual Schools" and we discuss his latest book, The Answer Is in the Room. show this week hosts Steven Anderson on "TPACK and the Common Core Standards. And consider attending the DML Conference March 1 - 3 in San Francisco!

Conference 39

Conference Common Core Libraries Social Media 39

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

We wrote the books. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. Normally, we charge $750 for five people. We take POs, PayPal, or we’ll invoice you.

Digital Citizenship 286

Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety Assessment 286

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. Booking Info – Time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full. Past Series Articles.

OER 60

OER Khan Academy Moodle Meeting 60

Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I found Woodard when I noticed that she had retweeted me and was following me on Twitter (personal learning networks are about who pays attention to you as well as who you pay attention to). Grace Schaffstall collaborated with elementary school students and their teachers to create and publish a book about the growth of a bird.

Social Media 28

Social Media Personal Learning Network Wiki Common Core 28

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 13, 2015

Among the challenges of assessment, this concept–as it applies to formal academic classrooms designed to promote mastery of Common Core or similar standards–is near the top. In Evolving How We Plan , I pointed contentiously at the “unit” and “lesson” as impediments to personalized learning.

Assessment 40

Assessment Data Learning Common Core 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

There may be no better example of this in 2017 than “personalized learning.” “Personalized learning” has powerful advocates, least of which US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos who talks about it as part of her broader initiative to “rethink school.” Manufacturing Trends.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 3, 2018

.” Google Sites talks to all of your favorite G Suite tools, is easy to use, embed student work, and make the learning more DYNAMIC. Learn more about Dynamic Learning here , and in my book, Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning From Static to Dynamic.

ePortfolio 77

ePortfolio Google How To Secondary 77

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2020

These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use technology to drive authentic writing activities and project-based learning. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network.

Digital Citizenship 224

Digital Citizenship Tools Common Core Wiki 224

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. We wrote the books. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker.

Digital Citizenship 210

Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety Assessment 210

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2018

These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use technology to drive authentic writing activities and project-based learning. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network.

Blended Learning 155

Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki 155

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. We wrote the books. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker.

Groups 188

Groups Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety 188

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MARCH 10, 2020

In particular, what books have we read? This entry is an attempt to compile a useful -- but by no means exhaustive -- list of CBE related books that I personally feel have been either extremely illuminating in pragmatic ways (detailed models, insightful anecdotes, clear "how to's") or it inspired me to stay the course.

Competency Based Learning 52

Competency Based Learning Education Blended Learning Common Core 52

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The solution allows teachers to conveniently create and grade tests aligned with Learning Objectives, review student and class performance based on Benchmarks, generate analytical reports and export grade books pre-formatted for LMS input, and much more. Gizmos help prepare students for rigorous new standards and online assessments.

Robotics 42

Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 42

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. Personalized learning is one of the most popular goals in schools today. The computers themselves bring concerns about the negative effects of screens on children’s learning and brain development. MESA, Ariz.

Learning 121

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 121

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 13, 2014

Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner? Partner Announcements Moebius Noodles - Camp Logic Crowdfunding Campaign : Camp Logic is a book for teachers, parents, math circle leaders, and anyone who nurtures the intellectual development of children. Please fill out a Partner Application today.

Conference 54

Conference UDL Libraries Learning 54

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 18, 2015

Learn granular approaches to infusing differentiation into all of your lesson plans, whether you’re a Common Core school or not, with this hands-on, interactive class. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Who needs these.

Resources 150

Resources Digital Citizenship Personal Learning Network Common Core 150