Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Jennifer is the director of the educator micro-credentials initiative at Digital Promise. Richards, in her fourth year in the classroom, teaches seventh grade history. Richards realizes, Deeper Learning requires a real shift in how educators think about teaching and learning, and how classrooms look and feel.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

There is a great deal of talk these days about micro-credentials and digital badging as a means to acknowledge professional learning of educators. Check out what Mozilla has created with their Open Badges platform. Upon receiving documentation, she issues a digital badge for their learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 4, 2018

We have also had the honor of co-presenting workshops across the United States. Course Description The Learning Transformed course is designed to support your classroom, district or school's transformation efforts! The reaction to Learning Transformed has been truly humbling.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The goal of this blog has always been to provide teachers with digital learning resources, tips, and tricks, and help teachers find ways to integrate technology meaningfully in the classroom. 27 Formative Assessment Tools for Your Classroom. 85+ Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom. Click To Tweet.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Their approach is good but way down the SAMR pyramid to what can be done today, easily, in classrooms. Awarding badges for the accomplishment of steps or completion of skills has become popular in many schools. When those pieces are applied to a classroom, they promote learning in ways that make students want to engage.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2014

This year alone Laura Fleming , our stellar media specialist, has successfully created a Makerspace for our students as well as a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers. Virtual space is much more participatory than the regular classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Choice In the classroom, agency empowers a shift where students can choose the right tool for the right task to demonstrate conceptual understanding and mastery. You can visit her site HERE and begin to earn your own badges through choice or work to implement your own system. This concept can be applied for educators as well.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The interview as presented has been condensed. A micro-credential is a competency-based digital badge teachers can earn. We mapped out our inquiry cycle and came up with different things that we planned to try out in different classrooms. I can also apply what I’ve learned with teachers on a larger scale. It’s incredible.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

First and foremost, makerspaces are more than just play spaces; they present an opportunity to complement core subject-based lessons with hands-on, inquiry-based challenges that require students to put those principles into practice.

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Edthena

MARCH 30, 2021

They offer districts an innovative way to document teachers’ skills while allowing the teachers to share their progress with others via a digital badge. For this example, we’ll imagine there are four indicators that the district is looking to see within classroom environments.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Below is a slide presentation full of ideas for getting your students to learn and play. Give them digital badges for completing these challenges. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics. Classrooms as Playgrounds , by shellyterrell.

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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. This also means that these resources are able to be customized and personalized for the classroom. . para provides educators with a Digital Backpack. para help? .

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Expand Your Use of Google Classroom. Google has opened up Google Classroom to users outside of G Suite for Education. I hope this will inspire you to think of other new ways to use Google Classroom. Keep reading!

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Digital Promise

MARCH 16, 2015

Over the the course of a career, every day presents new puzzles, ever-changing conditions, and fresh opportunities. Though he has extensive classroom experience, he will have to learn a new set of skills to best support this student. University of Central Florida. This is where continuous learning can really shine.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The benefits of group projects in the classroom are immeasurable. Ready to transform group projects in your classroom? Empower students with group assignments using the “If-Then Adventure Stories” lesson from Applied Digital Skills. Create a Presentation in Google Slides.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

I was in a classroom a few weeks ago, and I asked an off-task third grader what she was interested in, and she looked at me dumbfounded. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. I was pretty boring on paper.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning Jessie Woolley-Wilson (CEO, DreamBox Learning): In the past, educators were focused on how to get more devices in the classroom. We’ve largely succeeded—according to a recent Common Sense Media survey , eight out of 10 K-12 teachers have computing devices in their classrooms.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Let us face it, these motivational tricks also work well in the classroom to motivate students to learn. What are digital badges? Badges are a way to recognize staff members for gaining skills and experiences they can use with their students. Example: Kahoot) How Do I Earn a Badge?

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Let us face it, these motivational tricks also work well in the classroom to motivate students to learn. The School District has adopted the “4C’s” technology framework to promote Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication in our classroom lessons. What are digital badges? How Do I Earn a Badge?

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Students elect to take OpenCourseware and receive honors credit once they demonstrate what they have learned through a non-traditional presentation. Flipped classroom and instructional model implemented in 2012. Creation of a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers implemented in 2013 by Laura Fleming.

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 26, 2017

When she's given the freedom to create and share her story in school, she brings this magic to her classroom and keeps the sparkle in her eye." Andi's Adventure is the new educational initiative to help educators keep creativity alive in their classroom and their student's lives. Be sure to watch Andi's Adventure below.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2019

Now, organizations like Digital Promise have developed micro-credential programs, which recognize educators for acquiring new skills. For example, Digital Promise provides digital badges users can share via social media. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Digital Promise. About the Presenter.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

I wanted to bring that kind of motivation to my classroom so I started transforming it into a learning environment where nearly all elements were part of a larger game, and I developed a collection of assessments and surveys to learn more about my students. I began to “gamify” my classroom before I had ever heard that word.

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EdTechnocation.com

JULY 1, 2014

NotAtISTE14 Participant Google Presentation - In order for the community members to get to know each other, a Google Presentation was created and participants were invited to create their own slide. This looks to be a very promising tool for classrooms! There are now more than 150 slides! Follow the Hashtags!

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The importance of climate and culture in a classroom and across a school are imperative to successful technology integration, personalized learning, and empowered learning. Here are some ideas on how to improve climate and culture both in the classroom and school-wide. Climate & Culture at the Classroom Level.

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eSpark

JUNE 28, 2016

1 Provide relevant differentiated experiences for teachers The widespread adoption of classroom technology for blended learning has had a tremendous impact on students all over the US. That means one presenter lecturing 30 teachers on a topic that may or may not be aligned to individual teacher needs.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Oberlin College, for example, with its motto of “Learning and Labor,” requires students during each month-long “ winter term ” to pursue growth opportunities outside the traditional classroom, such as internships, research, or other projects. One example of this is the newest trend of “ digital badges.”

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eSpark

JUNE 28, 2016

The widespread adoption of classroom technology for blended learning has had a tremendous impact on students all over the US. That means one presenter lecturing 30 teachers on a topic that may or may not be aligned to individual teacher needs. This is the sort of PD that all teachers want but so rarely receive.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Reinventing the Classroom - Correction. Some of you noticed that the announcement about our exciting ed tech event on May 1st, Reinventing the Classroom , had a broken link -- sorry about that! Don''t miss this terrific opportunity to present to or learn from others, and that will kick off a month of great ed tech events.

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EdTechnocation.com

JUNE 18, 2017

You'll learn about tons of virtual reality resources for all grade levels and classrooms and we'll explore two of the best VR creation tools in education! Create your own #NOTATISTE digital badge complete with ribbons! Register and receive a free Virtual Reality Cardboard Viewer! Join the Official #NOTATISTE Google+ Community !

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

If you reach a total of 300 points, you will be eligible for a special digital badge and a personalized certificate of participation from the GEC! Follow the Twitter conversation with #globaled16 Peggy George ‏ @ pgeorge 1h 1 hour ago # globaled16 Loving presentation by Kathy Beck on Global Google Mapping!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

If you reach a total of 300 points, you will be eligible for a special digital badge and a personalized certificate of participation from the GEC! Follow the Twitter conversation with #globaled16 Peggy George ‏ @ pgeorge 1h 1 hour ago # globaled16 Loving presentation by Kathy Beck on Global Google Mapping!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

The Global Leadership Summit will provide participants with the unique opportunity to: Develop the capacity to lead classrooms and educational systems that foster in students the will and the skill to tackle problems of real-world significance locally and globally. Lunch is included. More information on our featured speakers is below.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

The MacArthur Foundation got involved in the project and recommended digital badges , one of its areas of investment. Youth can develop digital portfolios, called “digital backpacks” by Chicago City of Learning, that represent their personalities, interests and achievements beyond school. “It MAKING IT COUNT.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 23, 2014

Chabot created investigations that teachers could use with their students to work with the data, and he began facilitating classroom visits from Cohen’s graduate students. Students collect and analyze data, and then they present it at a poster session during the American Geophysical Union’s annual conference.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JULY 12, 2017

Flipgrid is continuously celebrating the innovative uses of their tool by further amplifying student and educator voices on social media and presentations. During the upcoming school year, I plan to support all of my teachers in using Flipgrid in their classrooms. They are simply an amazing group of people.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 28, 2017

“In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.” Find out more about mission minded learning in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom. The groups present their sections to the class.

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