Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2016

In order to be able to reach them better, teachers not only have to be up to date with the latest strategies and teaching methodologies, but also with modern technology and new ways of connecting with their students and engaging them, both inside and outside the classroom. Fortunately, there are plenty of resources they can turn to.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2016

As I deliver workshops across the country I am reminded of how much we need to prepare STEM educators with regards to a process for delivery. How can Project Based Learning and technology integration work to create a powerful STEM learning experience? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 11, 2019

but as with all use of educational technologies, I believe that it should be used intentionally to assist learners in developing and expanding their content knowledge and life skills. Standards Addressed: Common Core State Standards – ELA. National Core Arts Standards. Best Practices for Physical Computing.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Without funding, many districts no longer allow leaders to travel to national/state conferences or even attend local workshops. Image credit: [link] The ever-increasing mandates at the state level impacting evaluation and curricular alignment to the Common Core have taken their toll as well. community at edWeb for free.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

In this post I would like to introduce you to way that you can ensure the standards are amplified, and not ignored, by the integration of educational technology. Also remember you can book me for a conference or your school district with workshops that are informative, engaging, and practical. Mike Gorman ( [link] / ). Quick Notes.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 23, 2019

I will be at Alan November’s BLC19 in Boston (July) presenting workshops and sessions to support educators and students. Checkout my conference half day workshops : Making Makers Mainstream and Project Based Learning Quick Start. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Let me explain. Mike ( [link].

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2021

Improvements include a modern site-wide redesign, a dedicated page for Guided Projects, a Code Workshop that better eases students into using professional IDEs, and refined teacher tools used to manage classes, review code, view progress reports, and more. PORTLAND, Ore.,

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 22, 2013

It is an opportunity to become better at what we do as well as gain knowledge on new pedagogical techniques, learning theories, leadership strategies, technologies, and federal/state mandates. Educators now have to attend mandate-driven workshops on the Common Core, teacher/principal evaluation, and student growth objectives.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

You will also find posts filled with resources including Science , Technology , and Engineering in STEM. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check it out if you have not had a chance!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 1, 2019

It can be used at home, in school, or as an extracurricular tool for teaching STEAM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). That done, I started building the Driver project detailed in the Robo Live Workshop. There’s also a separate set of activities for afterschool programs, summer camps, and workshops.

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EmergingEdTech

AUGUST 31, 2015

She present the session “Coding for the Core: [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Image Source Dr. Leslie Suters is a faculty member in the College of Education’s Curriculum & Instruction Department at Tennessee Tech University. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 19, 2014

If in-district professional development wasn''t bad enough, I also attended my fair share of workshops and conferences that were a complete waste of time. We will discuss how to evaluate technology initiatives to ensure that they are supporting and enhancing learning.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2014

CCSS (Common Core State Standards) to be replaced by the UCSS (Uncommon Core State Standards ) – A special task force established to study common attributes of the Common Core found that it was actually no longer common with the withdrawal of numerous states writing their own CCCSS (Copy of Common Core State Standards).

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

This year, they have decided to rely instead on what NASSP members have reported as the issues that keep principals up at night, such as Common Core implementation, new teacher evaluation models, and dropout prevention and graduation rates. NASSP''s plan is to limit the barrage of content and instead go deeper.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 31, 2015

According to Education World , a Curriculum Map is… … a process for collecting and recording curriculum-related data that identifies core skills and content taught, processes employed, and assessments used for each subject area and grade level. – Education World: Virtual Workshop: Curriculum Mapping. assessments.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

There are so many acronyms that are pretty closely related,” explains Karen Cator, CEO of Digital Promise and a former director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. The fact that three letters can mean so many different things raises an obvious question: Have we reached peak “based” learning? Department of Education.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 7, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

“We are both pursuing the same goal,” says Sphero CEO Paul Berberian, which he describes as providing students with playful tools that nurture creativity as they learn to use and build with technology. Among its competitors are KinderLab Robotics , based outside Boston, and Wonder Workshop , a San Mateo, Calif.-based

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

I had the pleasure to attend and present at the Midwest Technology Conference in February. This conference was packed with experts sharing their knowledge with cool and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. I co-presented two workshops this year.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. The 21 st Century classroom blends technology with traditional teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. For questions, email askatechteacher@gmail.com.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

We were excited to meet a school leader who had great clarity around his team’s strengths and goals: Jordan wanted his team to become more accustomed to using data to drive daily instruction and he wanted technology to support consistent routines so his students could become independent learners.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 17, 2019

Two common computer science misconceptions are that it’s just about programming and that only teachers with computer science degrees should teach it. As early as kindergarten, Common Core math requires students to see math abstractly with numbers, concretely with objects, and visually with pictures. About the Presenters.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

When I asked if she uses any technology in class, I got a blank stare in return. There we encountered even harsher restrictions on technology. You would think that the hype around the use of technology in classrooms in the West would have had some influence on these elite schools in China’s most economically-advanced areas.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 6, 2015

Math in the Real World lessons are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in math and national standards in personal finance and economics. Lessons include activities, simulations and other tools that use current technology that promote active learning. “As Common Core Curriculum financial literacy math'

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 26, 2016

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page.

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Saving Socrates

OCTOBER 17, 2013

How does this relate to technology and different teaching methods you ask? They hate learning from each other and think the only reason we are implementing this is to show off cool technology. Last week, I attended a fabulous workshop by Inquiry By Design. It was about teaching writing with the common core standards.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 7, 2016

Welcome to this second post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Technology STEM Resources.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 8, 2015

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. The workshop is coming up in March.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. In this second post you will discover how careful examination of the nouns in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 10, 2017

STEM has become easier to explore in the classroom thanks to makerspaces and Genius Hour –more and more kids are learning how to engineer, create, and experiment with new technology and engineering. There are five Wonder Workshop apps: Wonder, Blockly, Xylo, Path, and Go.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 10, 2017

STEM has become easier to explore in the classroom thanks to makerspaces and Genius Hour –more and more kids are learning how to engineer, create, and experiment with new technology and engineering. There are five Wonder Workshop apps: Wonder, Blockly, Xylo, Path, and Go.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 1, 2015

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. The workshop is coming up in March.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Welcome to a series that supports the use of technology in support of differentiated learning in and beyond the PBL classroom. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

So, you may be ready to ditch your basal reader and transition to the workshop model. For example, the Common Core Standards for grades K-5 require students to be familiar with a range of text types from diverse cultures and time periods. So during reading workshop try to use that strategy while reading.”

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Technology Tidbits

JULY 20, 2016

Ideal for Reading and Writing Workshop conferring notes, but great for any subject 2. Many customizable features, including the option of associating any Common Core Standards with a class, if desired. Chronicle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits. Here are some of Chronicle's features. Below is a demo video.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? s of workshops and presentations. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ).

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