Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using (but should be)–Find free, standards-aligned lesson plans and teaching resources for your classroom. As he moved around into different grade levels and roles, Rich discovered his passion for using technology to teach. This episode sponsored by H?para.) para help? .

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. The anxiety it created for parents and students—and even teachers, because it was something new—was awful.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 16, 2020

So many variables will determine your specific needs -- from your students' ages and access to technology, to the goals and expectations your school district has outlined for you. While you're ultimately going to know which tools are best for you and your students, we're here to provide inspiration and support.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2017

These hands-on activities align with Common Core State Standards as well as the Next Generation Science Standards. Community engagement extends learning beyond the four walls of a classroom. Our students do projects to answer the overarching essential question: “How do I live mālama honua?”.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

I explain why I believe it’s important to place students at the center of learning in the classroom and how I use blended learning strategies and technology to create a student-centered learning experience. Virtual Tour of Our Classroom Resources. This is a favorite with parents!

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Throughout the 20th century, she explained, multiple national initiatives streamlined teachers’, leaders’, advocates’, and parents’ goals to ensure more students had access to opportunities to attend public school and could receive a better quality education. Enshrine student and teacher wellness through culturally responsive pedagogy.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We all know that games and fun learning activities are more conducive to meaningful learning experiences and a higher level of students engagement and participation. In this post, I share with you a wide variety of resources where you can search for and find fun math games to use with your students in and out of class.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 17, 2019

Two common computer science misconceptions are that it’s just about programming and that only teachers with computer science degrees should teach it. Nearpod is a powerful teaching and learning tool that promotes student engagement in the classroom. Coding Software. Coding Activities. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2017

Educators know that when they find a way to engage students by making lessons relevant to students’ real-world lives, they’ve scored a win. Bringing popular culture into the classroom is one of those winning strategies. “All media involve writing.” “All media involve writing.”

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 20, 2015

” I find myself emphasizing the importance of creating smaller learning communities within the context of the larger classroom. Students engage with the world in different ways, so it’s important to keep activities and tasks varied to ensure every student is able to receive and process information in a way that works for them.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has come with specific challenges for teachers: Keeping students engaged during hybrid or fully remote learning, addressing systemic inequity and the digital divide, and coping with days of seemingly endless multitasking are just a few among so many other obstacles. featured_content_1%%.

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Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

When learning objectives are clear, and students are allowed to engage in organized and meaningful activities to help them become proficient at a targeted skill, it will lead to a productive classroom where learners are focused on achieving academic goals. para helps empower and engage learners. FREE GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 16, 2018

Google Forms is one of my favorite classroom tools. Here are 25 different ways you can use Google Forms in your Classroom - with an example for each! Reading Quiz - Hold students responsible for reading assignments by giving a simple quiz. Image-based Technology Quiz - This quiz uses images to test basic Chromebook literacy.

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techlearning

APRIL 20, 2018

Google Forms is one of my favorite classroom tools. Here are 25 different ways you can use Google Forms in your Classroom - with an example for each! Reading Quiz - Hold students responsible for reading assignments by giving a simple quiz. Image-based Technology Quiz - This quiz uses images to test basic Chromebook literacy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Every Classroom Matters episode 178 with John Spencer. Why we shouldn’t dictate student writing topics and instead, give them choices. Why sometimes less technology inspires more creativity. If you teach writing to any age student, you’ll want to hear what 14-year teacher and now college professor John Spencer.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 29, 2017

As a guide to help schools construct the most efficient and constructive process for personal growth and professional development, we want to include training four dimensions: Professional Engagement (awareness and processes). The training in this area is mostly academically focused, such as common core standards and STEM.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

The curriculum, designed to serve the school’s exclusively Native population, emphasizes Navajo language and culture as much as it does the Common Core standards. Schools that practice PBE view the community as an extension of the classroom rather than a separate entity. A growing body of research supports McClennen’s claims.

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 18, 2014

What it is: Prodigy is a fantastic way to differentiate math in your classroom. Prodigy is a game-like fantasy world where students engage in math along their adventures. Prodigy is a virtual world where students can play together with classmates. Because Prodigy is aligned to the Common Core, it is easy to navigate.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Pearson has been criticized for everything from its deployment of curriculum in districts’ 1-to-1 technology programs to the prominent role it plays in high-stakes testing. Technology is not a panacea, it’s just a tool, and its primary value is in enhancing the power of teaching to reach more people.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Books, videos, math games aim to boost student engagement. Studios launched an expansion of its StoryBots franchise with StoryBots Classroom, a free resource for educators that includes hundreds of videos, books and activities for use on interactive white boards, tablets and laptops in the classroom. JibJab Bros.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Felix Jacomino , the school’s Director of Technology, managed to lead a team that pulled off an incredible learning event. Create Multimedia eBooks in a 1 iPad Classroom by Wesley Fryer Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Its pedagogy really emphasizes students taking control of their own learning. I'm excited to use it in a face-to-face classroom. One of the things that we looked at when we moved to fully remote learning was a flipped classroom. I think it will really shine.”

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Elly Eckhoff listened intently as a group of veteran teachers listed what they think rookie teachers need before entering the classroom: more time student teaching and more training in how to communicate with colleagues, parents and students themselves. Photo: Peggy Barmore. COLUMBIA, Mo. And then she spoke. It was the No.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2015

Alma Technologies, a provider of a holistic student engagement platform for K-12 schools, has added a standards tracking tool intended to empower educators more effectively teach to proficiency against any set of academic standards. The Standards Tracker is available for the 2015-16 school year.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 16, 2016

Summer is flying by, and soon teachers will be returning to their classrooms. In anticipation of a busy school year, do yourself a favor, and spend some time getting your classroom technology in order. Sign up for websites that provide support for student learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

In contrast, my own parent-teacher conferences were student-centered—creating space for meaningful discussion about things other than grades. I credit technology—and superheroes. That’s unfortunate, because students today move fast and are incredibly tech-savvy. Talk about what's being learned, not what's missing.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

Without proof of success, many school districts have opted not to adopt new technologies. students who played edgames outperformed their peers on standardized tests. There are a lot of opinions and fads in education, and they are not serving students well. “In Gamify Your Classroom: A Field Guide to Game-Based Learning.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

Common Sense Education provides teachers, librarians, and education technology coaches with a variety of ways to customize their learning over the summer. If you are a classroom teacher, the following learning paths or opportunities may be ideal for you. Allow learners to discover and explore and have guidance and support.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

Common Sense Education provides teachers, librarians, and education technology coaches with a variety of ways to customize their learning over the summer. If you are a classroom teacher, the following learning paths or opportunities may be ideal for you. Allow learners to discover and explore and have guidance and support.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 8, 2015

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Check out my Booking Page.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Welcome to the third post in a series designed to support the use of technology for differentiated learning… in and beyond the PBL classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

These harsh punishments lead some districts to “teach the test” and prioritize third party assessment scores over student engagement and learning. Under ESSA, states will now be responsible for determining if schools are successful in meeting the needs of every student. educational policy: College and Career Readiness.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. Wednesday, February 5th at 7pm ISTE - Connecting the ISTE Standards with the Common Core , presented by Paula Don, Director of Educational Technology, School District of Philadelphia. Classroom 2.0 Classroom 2.0

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 19, 2015

1:1 Flipping Makerspace Genius Hour Common Core Mobile Learning Design Thinking Google Classroom Brain Based Learning Project Based Learning Learning Management Systems Transformative Brain Based Learning Spaces Sheesh.I Then.there''s all the new technology that you have to get, use, and master! could go on! Yeah, those.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 12, 2014

In #TeachDoNow, participants will engage in weekly discussions designed to promote deep discussions among formal and informal educators. The topics to be covered include: civic discourse, mobile technology in the classroom, student safety and digital citizenship, visual communication, 21st century communication and connected learning.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The majority of the tools mentioned in this post and the four earlier posts in our series, transform the student experience from passive consumers of information to active creators of content, employing multiple English Language Arts standards and skills along the way. We firmly believe this ought to be the new norm in the modern classroom.

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