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Autonomy Breeds Change

A Principal's Reflections

They desperately sought time during the school day to engage in professional growth opportunities, learn how to integrate Web 2.0 tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). The only catch was that each staff member had to create and present a learning portfolio at his/ her end of year evaluation conference.

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Close Read Complex Text, and Annotate with Tech--Part 1

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One of the strategies for learning how is close reading. Students learn to annotate their thoughts as part of the process. I''ve created the Close Read poster based on the training I received at the Arizona Department of Education, which is largely based on the work of Fisher, Frey, and Lapp. So what makes a text complex ?

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It's ALL ABOUT TIME! Mobile Projects in Minutes

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As educators we want to create awesome lessons and projects for our students, but we all struggle with just one problem. I am going to share some ideas I got from attending his session, as well as some of my own, to give you some practical ideas for integrating NET-S & Common Core, as well as SAVE TIME!

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Introduction to iPads: Part 2--iPad Integration

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iPad management When I think about introducing a class to something new, I recall the lesson learned in my first year of teaching when I handed out geoboards for the first time. Those lessons learned apply to iPad management as well. Tony Vincent shares more fantastic ideas on his Learning in Hand blog.

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