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Common Core and Service Learning PBL Professional Development

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Yesterday I had the privilege of facilitating a Common Core and Project Based Learning professional development class for 7th-12th grade teachers. Prior to my training, they had two days of ELA Common Core and one day of deconstructing performance assessments for ELA Common Core. PBL is the "how." "How

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Need a New Job? Here’s What You Do

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This is the modern resume, tells future bosses you can use technology as a tool, and can give you an edge in a competitive job market. Include your facility with 1:1 programs, carts, and other approaches to using technology in classes. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Devices you can use.

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Hour of Code is Coming!

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Here’s a video to kick things off–you can’t watch this and not get motivated: Coding is a great tie-in to Common Core Math Standards. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. No experience needed. They don’t expect a discussion on problem-solving or modeling to help them with math).

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What Bill Gates Learned About U.S. Education in 17 Years—and Why He’s Investing $1.7B More

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In his keynote address at the Council of the Great City Schools conference in Cleveland this week, the Microsoft co-founder reflected on some lessons learned about education reform, along with plans to “invest close to $1.7 K-12 education over the past 17 years. So what’s $1.7 billion more? billion in U.S.

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Hour of Code–the Series

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Coding is a great tie-in to Common Core math Standards. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. 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. No experience needed. Code Academy.

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Parent Questions About Edtech

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I love hearing a parent’s perspective on technology in their classrooms so I reached out to efriend, Joe Peters for his thoughts. And most of all, technology has invaded the classroom in the form of equipment, tools and video educational lessons. . What type of technology devices will the children be using? .

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MinecraftEdu Creators Struggle to Find a Second Hit

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Those developers, whose company TeacherGaming pivoted sharply after Microsoft took over MinecraftEdu two years ago, are facing tough times—and laying off staff—as they try to craft a niche in a crowded educational gaming landscape that has struggled to attract broad interest from schools. After Microsoft acquired Minecraft for $2.5

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