Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 23, 2020

My co-author, Julie Graber, and I are delighted that we were selected to do a FREE 4-week book study on Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning ! We will meet online at 2:00pm Eastern (USA) for 45 minutes every Tuesday between August 4 and August 25. Did I mention that the book study is FREE?! Hope some of you can join us.

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Waterford

JANUARY 13, 2021

It’s crucial to provide your students with books that explore a diverse breadth of identities and experience for two reasons, both of which tie into equity and access. These 15 children’s books explore diverse themes including culture and heritage, LGBTQ identity, disability, and mental health. Hosea Plays On by Kathleen M.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2021

JCB : I borrowed that phrase from Rebecca Winthrop at the Brookings Institution, who has a great book on the topic. The post Meet Digital Promise’s New President and CEO Jean-Claude Brizard appeared first on Digital Promise. ELW : I’m curious what you mean by “leapfrogging inequality.” What does that look like in practice?

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2022

When high school senior Cameron Samuels started attending school board meetings in the Houston suburb of Katy last year, they were typically one of only a few voices—and at times the only voice—speaking in support of student access to LGBTQ materials. We packed the room full,” Samuels says of the board meeting.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 1, 2021

About the book and how (and why) we published it From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. It has been exciting to release my first co-authored book that is self-published on Amazon this weekend. Why Write a Book? Our monthly zoom meetings after March 2020 have been encouraging.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2020

If you are using Google Meet for connecting with students then the links below will help you make this a more accessible and engaging experience. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Google Meet Must-Have Extensions and Tips.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 22, 2019

That’s particularly true when it’s something as big as a book (even a small book). My first book, Different Schools for a Different World , was a collaborative effort with my joyful friend, Dean Shareski. The book is meant to be a very accessible on-ramp into the idea of why we need different schools these days.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2019

As a teacher, I’m always looking for children’s books for my students. Each stage in Matilda’s amazing journey is accompanied with wonderful drawings that show her progress, who she meets, and how she changes. This is a short book. More children’s book. Amazing Matilda. by Bette Stevens.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 3, 2020

If you are using Google Meet for connecting with students then the links below will help you make this a more accessible and engaging experience. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Google Meet Must-Have Extensions and Tips.

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Adjusting Course

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

I was in one of those meetings recently where you know you need a big box of Kleenex nearby. It was one of those meetings where you listen and learn about really complex stuff kids should never have to deal with. At the beginning of the meeting I told myself the Kleenexes weren’t for me. But they do. And I was mistaken.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’ I’ve ordered your book as well. Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2020

As I sat in front of my iPad waiting for Jackson to join our second weekly one-to-one Zoom meeting, I wondered what would become the focus of today’s catch up. Marc Brackett’s book guided me to rethink the way I was approaching social-emotional learning with students. In his book, Brackett writes that “.how

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2016

I love reading, but there are so many books out there, it’s challenging to pick the right one for my education needs. She curated a great list of essential tech-minded books for today’s teachers. I recommend the following eight books which were written with tech-minded teachers in mind. Who Owns the Learning?:

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

DECEMBER 17, 2019

After surveying over 300 students in our school about their reading interests, our student book budget team set some purchasing goals for this year. He began curating a collection of books from Capstone that met our needs as well as sent us a Capstone catalog for each student. We scheduled time to meet with him in person.

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Preschool Children’s Books – Read Aloud Books and Picture Books to Celebrate a Happy New Year’s. New Years Books For Kids That Read On Their Own. Meet January. Here is our list of top picks of kids’ New Year’s books for holiday reading and making resolutions for the coming year.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2023

In an education landscape awash in technology, what impact could something as analog as a coloring book make? The “Black Girls Code the Future” coloring book was created by Nia Asemota, a New York University student and mentor with the nonprofit Black Girls Code. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 29, 2022

From the first-day-of-school jitters to the last day’s tears, the book explores a teacher’s craft, the classrooms they work in, the curriculum they teach, the challenges they face, and the reason all teachers do it—the children. It’s for teachers who want to re-energize their batteries and get back their spark.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Dr. Felicia Durden shares methods behind having a powerful morning meeting in special education classrooms. 5 Ways to Add Morning Meetings to Special Ed Classrooms. So Felicia, give us our first idea for adding Morning Meetings to the Special Ed Classroom. Step 1: Set up Your Room for Morning Meetings. Felicia: Hi!

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

The first image many people have of school is a circle of small children, sitting cross-legged, paying attention (or not) to an adult reading a book aloud and showing pictures to the class. A second question has been given almost equal importance: Is reading a book to students online even legal? The short answer is, well, yes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

33% off right now through February 3, 2024 How to Achieve Common Core with Tech is a four-volume series that focuses on using technology to meet Common Core standards in Language, Writing, Reading, Speaking/Listening (not yet available), and Math. What these books show is how to use technology to teach.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2022

While the debate is not new to the world of librarianship, the controversy about which books should be allowed to grace the shelves of a school library has become a common topic of conversation on news channels, talk shows and school board meetings. We choose books for students who know who they are and those who are questioning.

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MiddleWeb

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Stephanie Farley’s well-honed system lets 8th graders read any text they choose AND meets standards – even though they never all read the same book. The post What Kids Gain When We Don’t ‘Teach’ Books first appeared on MiddleWeb. It’s especially effective with kids who don’t like to read.

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MiddleWeb

JULY 19, 2020

Jennifer Sniadecki and Jason DeHart dive deep into using picture books in upper level classrooms to meet state standards and increase student mastery. In this 3rd post on the topic they share examples, research, and stories from their own teaching experiences.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

To my surprise, people were interested and they voted to meet before school at 7 a.m. For our first meeting,15 of us—including elementary and secondary teachers, learning coaches, specialists and our head of school—came together before the start of school. I unofficially named the PLC “NeuroNIST” and planned our first session.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2023

With the passing of Texas House Bill (HB) 900 , school districts face a pressing need to meet the changing requirements for parental engagement on library books that children have access to. Library book challenges are increasing across the US. Reducing costs around the challenged book review process.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Our student book budget team has been hard at work making consideration lists based on the data they have collected from Barrow readers. Each year, we meet with several vendors to look at book samples, catalogs, and websites. Instead, they capture every book that looks interesting to our readers and meets our purchasing goals.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

The post 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Google Meet – SULS0110 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode with Shake Up Learning Trainer and Community Manager, Pam Hubler, we explore the new updates to Google Meet. 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Google Meet. Google Meet is all grown up!

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Teachers can create a cozy corner with a range of picture books, early reader books, and thematic books related to current classroom topics. Rotate books regularly to keep the selection fresh and engaging. Offer poetry books, nursery rhymes, and songbooks.

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SpeechTechie

MAY 27, 2020

I've long been a fan of the contextual approach described by Hoggan & Strong in their influential article The Magic of Once Upon A Time -- that of pairing a picture book with pre- during- and post- narrative/language teaching opportunties. Last week I used a picture book via it's YouTube read-aloud.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Our 2018-19 student book budget team is hard at work creating consideration lists of books for purchase. I sent their goals to vendors and setup some appointments for vendors to meet with the team. Our first vendor was Gret from Gumdrop Books. Students can easily see if there are other books they are interested in.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2022

Keene, NH, – Award winning children’s furniture brand Whitney Brothers® today introduced the Nature View Mobile Book Browser, an imaginative interpretation of a standard book display for Early Learning environments that features a stunning waterfall image on the front and dry erase marker board on the back.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Connecting Your Students with the World: Book Review by Billy Krakower, Paula Naugle, Jerry Blumengarten (Eye on Education, 2015). This book designed especially for grades K-8 classrooms. I’m excited to review this book. My favorite thing: The book organizes by month! This book makes it easier.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2019

Meeting student variability and planning differing approaches can be a challenge. Book Creator’s multimodal tools and supports can be used for both teachers and students to create content, demonstrate understanding while building in student voice and choice. Using Book Creator for Differentiated Learning.” Apple Books.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2021

In this episode of Edtech in the Classroom, Jeff Bradbury from the TeacherCast Educational Network walks you through a complete Microsoft Bookings tutorial. 01:09 – An Introduction to Microsoft Bookings. 01:47 – Opening Bookings in Office.com. 02:09 – A Tour of the Bookings Dashboard. Table of Contents.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2021

In this episode of Edtech in the Classroom, Jeff Bradbury from the TeacherCast Educational Network walks you through a complete Microsoft Bookings tutorial.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2021

Course materials and books are online, classes meet through web portals, and non-IT systems like building control and laboratory technology are beginning to shift to the IT department. K–12 schools depend on a functioning and performing IT infrastructure.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

This new feature allows educators to reserve and bundle digital books from their school’s Sora collection, offering exclusive access for select students based on specific scenarios. This provides us with so many options to filter content to meet specific district, classroom and learning needs.”. Reserve titles for upper grade levels.

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