A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 25, 2018

This should never have happened either as I was convinced that any and all social media tools were a complete waste of my time and would not lead to any improvement in professional practice. Social media not only gave us the inspiration but also empowered us to take action. My first thought was, “Heck no! I am no author.”

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Social Media Twitter Outcomes Secondary 192

MindShift

MARCH 25, 2018

Earlier this year, math educator and Demos executive Dan Meyer published a piece entitled “Lonely Math Teachers” in which he raised the shortcomings of social media and the need for innovative math teachers to connect online. ” Kebreab spent many years as a classroom teacher, and she said Twitter helped her expand her craft.

Social Media 37

Social Media Twitter Education Knowledge Base 37

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 7, 2021

We have to build mental models, like inquiry-based learning routines, that can help students compare and contrast defining current events like a civil or social justice or cultural revolution with similar events that happened in the past. Teach thematically and help kids make connections between topics/subjects.

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Mobility Laptops Video Accessibility 98

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Flipped Classroom". It was probably Sal Khan’s 2011 TED Talk “Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education” and the flurry of media he received over the course of the following year or so that introduced the idea of the “flipped classroom” to most people. WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. They’re distracted.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145