The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Over my 16 years in the classroom, these were the kinds of things I witnessed that made me want to give up efforts to engage in using technology in my classroom. Administrators have a powerful role in fostering technology use, and their actions and policy can tank excitement quickly.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

As my experiences grew, my personal learning network broadened and my perspectives became less myopic. I realized that talking pedagogy means very little if you don’t have a number of critical things in place before you get to the learning. Is this decision in alignment with our district's equity policy?

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 2, 2017

Join the Shake Up Learning Facebook group to connect with Kasey Bell, engage more deeply with Shake Up Learning content, ask questions, share your own lessons and ideas, and expand your personal learning network! Join the group and share how you are shaking things up in your classroom this year!

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Physically attending class has also broadened my personal learning network. The connections I make in person could lead to future collaborations down the road. This topic comes back to a traditional aspect of school: the relationships and discussions that can be facilitated within a physical classroom.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Physically attending class has also broadened my personal learning network. The connections I make in person could lead to future collaborations down the road. This topic comes back to a traditional aspect of school: the relationships and discussions that can be facilitated within a physical classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 17, 2011

This is a project I''ve been working on for the last few months, with the goal of helping educators learn to use the Web for their own learning--in part to help them understand where these tools will have pedagogical value for them in the classroom, but also to help them rejuvenate their own learning and careers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 16, 2011

I run what is arguably the largest social network for educators, Classroom 2.0 If someone had called, I would have said that this is project has at it''s core a mistaken idea: that social media and personal learning networks can be directed from the top down. with 54,000 members.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 14, 2012

"In The Connected Educator, authors Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall integrate professional development that is currently working in schools with a new model connected learning communities. They figure out what they need to learn and then collaborate with others to construct the knowledge they need.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

I have worked hard and poured my blood, sweat, and tears into this blog and everything related to it — all in the name of helping teachers learn how to integrate technology meaningfully in their classrooms. After a great deal of thought and research, Shake Up Learning was born. See: Copyright Policy.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I found Woodard when I noticed that she had retweeted me and was following me on Twitter (personal learning networks are about who pays attention to you as well as who you pay attention to). I was particularly drawn to the blog’s description: “One Student’s Mission to Explain the Benefits of Social Media in the Classroom.”

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

Technologically-based tools provide opportunities for students to learn both in and out of the classroom. The use of technological innovations such as cloud computing, mobile learning, bring?your?own?device Holding vendors accountable for the teaching and learning outcomes they promote.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

There is nothing more important to an educator, outside of working with kids, than professional learning. Through social media a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides a great antidote to the age-old time excuse. You can now learn anywhere, with anyone, at anytime you want for free. Image credit: [link].

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

We''ll walk through building a personal learning network, creating your online personal learning environment, managing your digital profile, and cultivating your personal passions and life purposes. There''s something of both in "Hack Your Education." Community centers? Religious communities?

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 13, 2016

Your brand is what you represent, the content that you share, your audience, your Personal Learning Network (PLN), and your teaching philosophy. Do you want to travel and help other teachers learn how to use Google Apps in their classroom? See: Copyright Policy. What is your digital reputation?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

The first is very visibly at the heart of the educational policies being pursued by the current administration in the United States, and is characterized by the buzzwords of testing, tracking, and accountability. educational social network. They blog, they tweet, they vod- and pod-cast.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2017

They advise me on policy and procedures, and provide their professional opinions as “experts on the ground.”. I often engage in PD that asks all media staff to stretch their thinking about what libraries do, the impact they can make, and how to expand their personal learning networks to grow and adapt with this quickly changing landscape.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2017

They advise me on policy and procedures, and provide their professional opinions as “experts on the ground.”. I often engage in PD that asks all media staff to stretch their thinking about what libraries do, the impact they can make, and how to expand their personal learning networks to grow and adapt with this quickly changing landscape.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2015

We have a grand mission to transform the world even if currently society, nor policy takes great care of its teachers. Each year, teachers come together from around the world to accomplish 1 to 30 goals to transform the learning in their classrooms in a movement known as The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 4, 2015

We have a grand mission to transform the world even if currently society, nor policy takes great care of its teachers. Each year, teachers come together from around the world to accomplish 1 to 30 goals to transform the learning in their classrooms in a movement known as The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

As has been suggested by studies by education policy analysts, many awardees tend to hail from the same circles—they attend similar colleges and universities, know “30 Under 30” recipients from past years, or work at the same organizations as the collection of judges who bestow the honor. But nonetheless, here’s what I recommend.

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

After being involved in social media for over a decade, I have made a few observations that might be helpful to folks who use social media, more specifically Twitter, to develop and maintain a Personal Learning Network. It offers transparency to policies. Additionally, an educator’s interest may begin to branch out.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This certification boosted my career, my learning, and my personal learning network. Do you want to travel and help other teachers learn how to use G Suite in their classroom? See: Copyright Policy. It is my mission to help as many educators as possible become Google Certified!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 1, 2015

This short book offers 4 standards for prioritizing in your classroom: Rigor, Thought, Diversity, and Authenticity. It defines each, and offers a helpful rubrics to begin measuring how each standard does or does not function in your classroom. The Classroom Management Book by Harry Wong. Silver , Matthew J. by Wendell Berry.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 30, 2015

Last year when I moved to a new classroom, I started throwing away photocopied ‘idea’ folders and packets, in favor of my pin boards and ‘flipboards’. An evaluation of your old classroom management policies? Purge old worksheets and curriculum tools that don’t apply to your classroom anymore. What else needs an overhaul?

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Today’s classrooms have more devices, more educational software, more opportunities to differentiate learning based on various student needs, and educators are under more pressure to do more, preferably as fast as possible, with excellent results. Each student learns differently. Embrace variety. Teachers know that.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

This chapter will address how schools easily implement both blended and virtual learning opportunities to personalize and individualize instruction with technology. It also will discuss the flipped classroom approach. This new pedagogical technique continues to be implemented across the globe.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

I always geek out learning about the latest gadgets, but I especially love learning about new ways that technology can improve learning in the classroom. The new year always inspires us to set new goals, learn new things, and start fresh. I love the start of a new year. It is absolutely incredible. Program a Robot.

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