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Autonomy Breeds Change

A Principal's Reflections

They desperately sought time during the school day to engage in professional growth opportunities, learn how to integrate Web 2.0 tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Jerry provided examples of how he has integrated specific concepts and insights learned from each book.

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Discovery Educator Network Open House Sept 10-14. Great free resources!

Educational Technology Guy

The Discovery Educator Network is an awesome, free, resource for educators, filled with other educators. The DEN is a great place to connect with other educators and share resources, ideas, lesson plans, and much more. It''s not just about Discovery Education resources either. The Common Core Connection….

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It's Open House at the Discovery Educator Network This Week!

Educational Technology Guy

The Discovery Educator Network is an awesome, free, resource for educators, filled with other educators. The DEN is a great place to connect with other educators and share resources, ideas, lesson plans, and much more. It''s not just about Discovery Education resources either. The Common Core Connection….

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Learn to Blend Tech into Your Class; Get College Credit

Ask a Tech Teacher

Starting January 18th, I’ll be teaching a class on blending technology into your classroom: the Tech-Infused Teacher — January 18th-February 21st. The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Rely on a Personal Learning Network.

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35 Take-aways from Summer 2016 Professional Development

Ask a Tech Teacher

The Tech-infused Classroom. 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. They were connected educators.

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Online Classes! On Your Schedule

Ask a Tech Teacher

All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Certificate.

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17 Take-aways from Summer PD

Ask a Tech Teacher

It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. Participants worked together as a Personal Learning Network to understand.