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5 Key Areas of Technology Professional Development for Teachers

EdTech Magazine

While educators may present interest in professional development, it can be hard for administrators and IT teams to train educators, especially if they are not familiar with technology coaching methods themselves. . Now the entire eighth grade is doing vocabulary in their homeroom with digital badges, from a 25-minute presentation.” . .

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Higher Ed Should Pay Attention to the Corporate World’s Growing Use of Skills Data

Edsurge

First, it is important for higher ed to recognize that digital credentialing — which can provide richer, more granular and machine-readable data on learning outcomes and skills — should not be limited to the discussion about non-degree “alternative credentials” and digital badges.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

Edsurge

While high-resolution data for community colleges isn’t available, we can see evidence for this in proxies such as Google search trends , consumers’ growing openness and intention to study online , booming MOOC enrollment , and publicly-traded online learning company enrollment results. That presents both an opportunity and a challenge.

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3D Virtual Learning a New Reality

A Principal's Reflections

This year alone Laura Fleming , our stellar media specialist, has successfully created a Makerspace for our students as well as a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers. Both of these initiatives have exceeded our expectations and have been met by rave reviews from staff and students alike.

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It’s Time to Remake the Makerspace, But Schools Shouldn’t Go It Alone

Edsurge

First and foremost, makerspaces are more than just play spaces; they present an opportunity to complement core subject-based lessons with hands-on, inquiry-based challenges that require students to put those principles into practice. How does that look?

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

Edsurge

Larry Berger, CEO of Amplify Larry Berger: In 1994, I sat in a conference room at NASA watching a consultant’s presentation about what it would take for 1:1 computing to arrive in K–12: The devices would have to drop below $150 and would need to be simple enough that the total cost of maintenance would drop below $50/year.

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TONS of #ISTE17 Pro Tips, Resources, & Events (including #NOTATISTE)!

EdTechnocation.com

requires an ISTE login) Tips for ISTE First Timers (discussion) FREE Webinars from ISTE 2017 Presenters (requires an ISTE login) Watch the FREE edWeb Webinar recording: ISTE 2017 Game Plan by @EdTechNerd What to Expect When You're Attending.ISTE 2017 by @MsFagin Advice from an ISTE Newbie: Don't Survive.Thrive! Follow the #NOTATISTE Group!