techlearning

JUNE 22, 2018

For this post, I asked the heads of the three student-led teams that have been pitching Skype to explain their ideas and how it makes them feel to lend their voice in creating the learning tools they’ll use in the classroom. Imagine being a teacher and being new to Skype in the Classroom. Why not have kids help?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Learning Models, Theories, and Technology: A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers. Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Activity-Based Learning. ” (1).

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techlearning

JUNE 14, 2018

All the social/emotional learning and soft skills I developed in football, wrestling, track, and rugby can be developed through esports. The research is clear that involvement in extracurriculars at school lead to better student development and learning. ESports athletes are athletes. They aren’t involved in any sports or clubs.

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techlearning

AUGUST 31, 2018

A week later I flew cross country to Seattle to help run Picademy for over a hundred educators and in two days, I’ll by flying to Moscow for the EdCrunch forum where I’ll talk about Gamification and Fair Haven Innovates. People can’t always imagine learning in a classroom that they didn’t grow up in. What research have you done?”

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techlearning

JUNE 1, 2018

I started embracing student voice by asking them “how do you want to show me what you learned?” At the same time I started the Innovation Lab in 2016, I was invited to a gamification conference at UPenn. Especially because there was nothing wrong with them, they had just been let down by the education system. at the end of every unit.

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techlearning

APRIL 13, 2018

We need to become the COO of our classrooms, the Chief Opportunity Orchestrator. I first heard ‘sage on the stage’ and ‘guide on the side’ early in my teaching career when I decided to try The Flipped Classroom™. Through my flipped classroom failure, though, I did learn how to create a student-centered classroom.

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techlearning

MARCH 14, 2018

If you’ve never heard of design, I’ll give you the simplest, best definition as created by my good friend and design mentor Kevin Jarret : Project-Based Learning + Empathy = Design. Here are the 5 ways I’ve redesigned my rubric and how they’re having a big impact on student learning. ADD IMAGE HERE 1. I Can Statements.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update March 25th Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. Kennedy The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner? Classroom 2.0

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techlearning

OCTOBER 31, 2018

I’ve asked them to share their team name, what they’re making, why they’re making it, and what they’ve learned so far, and why they like class. What you’ve learned: How to use gravit so we can make models of our frames. What you like most about class: The constant feeling of learning something new. Students haven’t disappointed.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

I’ve tried to apply some of what I learned in my free time about Nudge Theory to my classroom, but I would love to see more work done by the professionals on how it can be applied to schools. Could we learn from Google’s employee retention strategy and apply it to our teaching force? I find it fascinating. There you have it.

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techlearning

MAY 14, 2018

I’m not saying you should let kids play Fortnite in school, though I’m not opposed to it, I’m saying we should explore every avenue in embracing student’s passions to better their learning. There are many meaningful ways Fortnite can be used in the classroom without even installing the game. Can you learn to embrace Fortnite?

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

These tasks are perfect for learning across the curriculum and especially for librarian-led learning. Among the learning experiences on ten pages packed with lessons are: Civil Rights Movement in Context. What do other sources say? The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download.

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