A Principal's Reflections

JULY 12, 2012

After a semester long pilot program with the senior class during the spring of 2011, we rolled out our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program to the entire student body in September. Throughout the entire 2011-2012 school year, we worked to refine our approach, implementation, and learning outcomes for the program.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 21, 2013

When I was teaching science one of the best lessons I learned was about formative assessment. Either way it gave valuable insight to how the students were learning but also could help shape the lesson for the next day. These provide a virtual corkboard for students to leave notes of questions or comments on their learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 18, 2013

This year educators in NJ, like many other states across the nation, are still adjusting to new mandates related to teacher evaluation and tenure changes. These rich conversations were just not taking place due to the pressure-filled environment that has been created as a result of education reform in this state.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 25, 2014

You can read the entire piece at BYOD Goes to School, Here is what we said during our interview with the author of the article. Apps that Webb has used include Celly , which allows teachers to text students while not revealing phone numbers, and Poll Everywhere , which helps teachers conduct polls through text messages.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 2, 2016

I could reflect back on the previous year, examine what I had learned over the summer and plan for a better year coming up. Either way it gave valuable insight to how the students were learning but also could help shape the lesson for the next day. So you don't even have to be a 1:1 classroom or BYOD.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2016

While pushing students to learn outside our classrooms is a step in the right direction, how do we ensure that these experiences lead to deeper learning ? Here are 5 ways to get to curate that practice by making your class a BYOD zone. Document learning and thinking through blogging when the good ideas hit you!

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 21, 2017

For the next several weeks I’ll be sharing posts that you can use for your summer learning. School may be out for many but the learning we do as educators can last even outside the classroom. We will then move to some non-educational books that you can use to grow as a learner and a professional. Happy Learning!

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