A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

E-textbooks: A Personalized Learning Experience or a Digital Distraction? Teaching in a Digital Age: How Educators Use Technology to Improve Student Learning. Changes in What Teachers Know and Do in the Common Core Era. These are key components to success in the classroom and beyond. Here's what they said.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before. Keep reading to discover the meaning of some of the most common trends in Edtech. Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

It’s a dilemma facing a growing number of schools and districts that have jumped onto a new tech-fueled trend in education known as “personalized learning.”. Reformers sought to raise the rigor of American classrooms and shine a light on achievement gaps between high-needs groups and their peers.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 29, 2022

You ensure long-lasting results by having a clear view of what you want to achieve in your classroom. Today, it’s more important than ever to equip students with future-ready skills they can leverage later in their personal and professional lives. . Examples of SMART learning objectives . Read more: Answering the Why?

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Education Elements

AUGUST 13, 2019

Take a look inside a high school physics teacher’s classroom. With student engagement and communication at the center of Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards, you ask yourself, “How can Ms. In her fifth year, Ms. Valdez is popular with nearly all of her students. They appreciate her energy and sense of humor.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2021

So when the state implemented Common Core standards nearly a decade ago, the five superintendents decided to align their curriculum and teach units at roughly the same time, in the same order and with many of the same materials. If a student moves from one school to another, from one city to another.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Here’s an overview: PleIQ (Play-Q) is the best new educational toy that beautifully merges the physical and digital worlds to provide our children with an immersive learning experience. We know that teachers are often asked to promote technology use in the classroom to prepare students for the digital world around them.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

PleIQ: the early-years interactive smart toy that fosters multiple intelligences through an Augmented Reality experience PleIQ (Play-Q) is the best new educational toy that beautifully merges the physical and digital worlds to provide our children with an immersive learning experience. PleIQ is designed with every early learner in mind.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Edmentum was honored to have Marzano Research peer review a research project we conducted for our classroom practice and assessment program, Study Island; Marzano confirmed the effectiveness of using Study Island for online practice. This exciting new feature is coming to Study Island classrooms in February 2019!

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Mathew Felton-Koestler, known as “Mathy Matt” on his YouTube channel , makes videos for parents that explain why and how young kids are learning math these days. He has two sets of videos specifically on the Common Core, in which he talks about the kindergarten and the third grade standards. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

In deciding what resources you need based on the learners you have, you may first need to determine how your learners learn best, what projects you plan to do, how you can set up a makerspace in your classroom, and much more. Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2016

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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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before. Keep reading to discover the meaning of some of the most common trends in Edtech. Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

eSpark works on all devices–desktops, Chromebooks, iPads (with the free app)–pretty much whatever digital device you use in your classroom. This can be incorporated into Google Classroom or another LMS that you use. That done, it develops a differentiated and personalized learning plan. How to get started.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2021

Bringing that work to life in the classroom is “at the heart of Research Quest,” he said. The program, Larson said, gives “learners more autonomy” so that “teachers are less of facilitators of activities in the classroom and more of evaluators of learning in their classroom.”. “If

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

I''ve met some great people in the DEN and learned so much. It''s a great Personal Learning Network for any and all educators. The Common Core Connection…. The DEN is a great place to connect with other educators and share resources, ideas, lesson plans, and much more. Friday, September 14 Week End Wrapup!

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

The Mountain View-based nonprofit announced it will be partnering with five of the largest county offices of education in Southern California, plus one school district, to begin implementing its first tool that is fully directed at teachers and classrooms. Teachers will be able to use the Khan Academy classroom tool without Google, too.)

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. In 2012-2013, UCS adopted personalized blended learning in its 80 full-day kindergarten classrooms. Located in a suburb of Detroit, MI, the district had recently passed a bond reserving $28.5

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. In 2012-2013, UCS adopted personalized blended learning in its 80 full-day kindergarten classrooms. Located in a suburb of Detroit, MI, the district had recently passed a bond reserving $28.5

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2017

It’s no secret that 21st century teachers and school administrators are under enormous pressure to differentiate instruction to enhance learning for all students, regardless of ability or their innate interest in the material. Enter classroom learning centers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

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. The Differentiated Teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

Dance parties, movement breaks and jumping around are a typical part of many pre-K classrooms. Kids here are learning critical math and English skills through an online platform, called Kinems. The games can also be customized to meet several state and Common Core standards. Still, the platform isn’t perfect.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Their changed view — and that of others who shunned Rogers and now want in — is driven by what seems to be a magic educational elixir: personalized learning. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning. What can that look like?

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 9, 2019

We know that learner variability exists, and research suggests it is growing in classrooms across the nation. It is therefore essential to personalize instruction based upon learner differences if we are going to ensure that all students thrive in our schools. You Need Data to Personalize Learning. Educator Strategy. “To

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2018

In today’s digital classroom, teachers have access to more data than ever. I am not saying that multiple data measures are a bad thing; in fact, they can help us to differentiate instruction, personalize learning, and really meet each of our students where they are academically.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

The advancement of emerging technology is laying the foundation for a new age of learning. With virtual worlds being built to extend the classroom and embedded AI to better track student development, experiential technology provides a new level of immersion. Related sessions: AI Enabling Personalized Learning at Scale.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

I''ve met some great people in the DEN and learned so much. It''s a great Personal Learning Network for any and all educators. The Common Core Connection…. The DEN is a great place to connect with other educators and share resources, ideas, lesson plans, and much more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. Time after time, participants took responsibility for their own learning. Participants worked together as a Personal Learning Network to understand. D’Amato’s Learning Path.

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Digital Citizenship Gamification Common Core Flipped Classroom 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2017

As more schools across the country experiment with d personalized learning approaches to better meet the needs, goals and interests of individual learners, many are overlooking an important piece: arts integration. Related: Do the arts go hand-in-hand with common core? Photo: Kevin Hagen.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2016

For library media specialists, finding high-quality digital resources that align with Common Core and state standards, and that support classroom instruction, is an ongoing challenge. With more than 20 years of experience in instructional technologies and K-12 education under her belt, Joquetta L.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

But with so much happening in our individual classrooms, we teachers often don’t take our own good advice. Common Core math standards and Next Generation Science Standards were being implemented, and subjects were becoming more interconnected. Although we’d love to have one huge classroom, we just don’t have the space.

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Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

. * mobile app Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014 Been for Education - A innovative site for Social Learning that allows educators to surf and collaborate on the web w/ their students in a safe environment where educators create/manage student accounts. Otus - A fantastic and easy to use 1:1 learning solution for mobile classrooms (i.e

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Teachers often spend many hours at night or on weekends searching the internet for good instructional materials – or just good ideas about how to meld online learning into their classrooms. Along with quality classroom materials, there’s an urgent need for quality curricula, Kockler said.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2017

Traditional grades no longer exist, children get extra help based on their individual learning needs and classrooms run very differently. Teachers have had to get more creative in helping students understand new concepts, and students have had to take a lot more responsibility for their own learning. Instead of just saying, ‘Mr.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

moving along and most schools resuming in-person learning, EdSurge caught up with Khan to discuss what the last year has been like for Khan Academy, what he’s learned and what he’s planning to do next. Most people who are middle-income or better, the Common Core kindergarten standards almost seem ridiculously easy.

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