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7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects

The CoolCatTeacher

Then we use that data to then inform our other programs and our other types of assessments to see how we can improve those. The winning teams get to Skype their solutions to real experts in the field the following day.” So this acts almost like a physical for the district, more than anything else.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Gaming in Ed Now! - #YouMatter Special Offer - Connected Librarian Day

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Wednesday, September 17th at 7pm ISTE Webinar: 10 Classroom Tools for the Maker Movement , Discover the maker movement and find out how to harness its power to bring new tools and technology for hands-on learning to all grades and content areas – especially STEM and STEAM. Tune in live at [link] or [link].

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The Top 50 Best Books for Teachers – Professional Development

Fractus Learning

In Lean In, Sandberg digs into issues, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to cut through the layers of ambiguity and bias surrounding the lives and choices of working women. Amazing new tools, materials and skills turn us all into makers. What are your best books for teachers?