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The Journey to Becoming an Author

A Principal's Reflections

My unexpected journey began with a decision to give Twitter a try in 2009. This should never have happened either as I was convinced that any and all social media tools were a complete waste of my time and would not lead to any improvement in professional practice. It is important to note that we weren’t doing a bad job per se.

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How to Build Your PLN

Ask a Tech Teacher

Having people who understand how you think, have your back in emergencies, and serve as a virtual knowledge base will help you to handle difficult colleagues, adapt to challenging principals, address tricky parents, and differentiate for varied student needs. The engine of a PLN is social media. Post to it regularly.

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When Pushing Boundaries in Math Education, Where Can Teachers Turn For Help and Camaraderie?

MindShift

Earlier this year, math educator and Demos executive Dan Meyer published a piece entitled “Lonely Math Teachers” in which he raised the shortcomings of social media and the need for innovative math teachers to connect online. In his post, he made the case for Twitter. She says Twitter is where she found her people.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Indeed, according to one story in The Atlantic , a school district in Colorado opted to do away with parent-teacher conferences entirely, encouraging parents instead to simply check online to see what their children were up to. A “ban laptops” op-ed may be the greatest piece of ed-tech clickbait ever devised. Ed-Tech Startup Accelerators.

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