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Rethinking Professional Development So It Actually Improves Teaching

The CoolCatTeacher

Jarod: The happenings of it and the surroundings of it sort of stem from a particular kind of planning session that I had with a technology planning team. I’ve talked to some administrators who say, “Hey, we did an EdCamp last month, and the teachers loved it. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

Edsurge

I argue that rural states are where edtech companies, investors, and media outlets should be looking to to see truly innovative implementation of technology. Lachelle Brant) Creating Guidelines for Distance Education The Problem: Sometimes, the greatest solution stems from the greatest need. 2016 Wyoming Google Summit.

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7 Ways to Spark Innovation and Collaboration In Your School

MSEDTechie

And over at Nearpod, the company recently launched Nearpod VR. STEM and Design Thinking You might’ve heard of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), and you might’ve heard of “design thinking.” These games can be adapted to any grade level, and any content area—whether STEM or otherwise.

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Math Teacher: 5 Principles of the Modern Mathematics Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

He is also one of the organizers of Edcamp Philly ( [link] ) and a founder of All About Explorers ( [link] ). The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Blog: [link].

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Understanding The Deep Fake: A Troubling Trend

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2013-2015 he taught 4th and 5th grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at Independence Elementary in Yukon Public Schools in Oklahoma. He is an organizer for Oklahoma EdCamp and the PLAYDATE OKC professional development conferences. He is the Director of Technology for the Casady School in Oklahoma City.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via CMX : “ How Edcamp Scaled Up 1,500 Community Events Connecting Educators All Over the World.” In other STEM news, Pornhub awards a “women in tech” scholarship. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total. The learn-to-code company has raised $1.19 Very thorough research, gj.