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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. Subscribe to the Show Anywhere You Listen to Podcasts This week's sponsor Modern Classrooms will help you teach better today!

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3 things schools must know about the rising “phigital” student

eSchool News

In an article published in, of all places, Delta’s Sky Magazine , writer Allison Kaplan details her interview with generational expert and author David Stillman on how Generation Z will begin graduating from college this year and what businesses should expect. So what does that mean for educators? Well, buckle up and hold on. Digital is King.

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April 22 Learning Revolution Mini-Conference: Emergency Remote Teaching & Learning: Survive, Thrive, & Plan for What Comes Next

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

To make sure your computer or mobile is configured for Zoom, please visit zoom.us/test. Often distracted and easily bored, these students are also critical thinkers capable of thriving in the online classroom while learning 21st-century skills. PLATFORM: The mini-conference platform is Zoom.

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Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe

Edsurge

Hint: “It’s mobile,” “We have a better UI,” and “It’s for millennials” are not the answers. Student engagement and retention mobile apps. It’s mobile,” “We have a better UI,” and “It’s for millennials” are not the answers. In fact, a freebie option is emerging as some schools are adopting Google Classroom as a lightweight LMS.

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Wednesday's "Emergency Remote Teaching & Learning" Mini-Conference - New Sessions Added

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

To make sure your computer or mobile is configured for Zoom, please visit zoom.us/test. Often distracted and easily bored, these students are also critical thinkers capable of thriving in the online classroom while learning 21st-century skills. PLATFORM: The mini-conference platform is Zoom.

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Digital Equity: It’s More Than Just Student Access

techlearning

Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, in his classroom with students at William J. As girls who built robots, LED bracelets and tote bags, mobile apps, and websites said, “This is so much cooler than we thought.” Wybrant cites the North Dakota Access Pipeline as an example. Palmer High School.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. ” Google announces more updates to its pseudo-LMS, Google Classroom. The mobile app maker has raised $11.9 The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. million total.