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5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning

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5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning. Leveraging new technology for professional learning requires some creative thinking — and it also takes money. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! jena.passut_7651. Fri, 05/25/2018 - 14:29.

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5 Keys for Successful Remote Learning

A Principal's Reflections

From here, schools can begin to focus on a remote blended learning model that can serve as a foundation for all K-12 classrooms to create a more personalized experience. Professional Learning Many schools were not prepared when the pandemic hit. If professional learning was not emphasized, it’s definitely not too late.

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Choice Boards 101: Strategies to Ensure Classroom, Professional, and Virtual Learning Success

A Principal's Reflections

Since pacing is a pivotal component of both personalized and blended learning, I did another Google search for ways to integrate timers into Google Slides. The key with a choice board to use as a part of professional learning with adults or classroom learning with students is sound blended pedagogy.

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Are Curriculum Specialists in Edtech Denial?

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Curriculum is the what, education technology (aka edtech) is the how. They have to be developed together in order for a student's learning experience to be engaging, effective, and relevant. Edtech Defined Recently I was asked to define edtech. My definition encompasses more than devices and apps.

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Organize, Streamline, and Empower Learning with H?para

A Principal's Reflections

There were definitely excellent practices taking place in classrooms across the globe. Classroom Dashboard : Provides schools and districts visibility into Google Classroom engagement metrics to make better-informed learning decisions. Now don't get me wrong. However, they were more isolated than widespread.

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Creating Interactive Lessons Through App Smashing

A Principal's Reflections

Educators now shoulder the burden to create lessons and activities that will enable students to learn at home. Virtually none have received extensive professional learning in this area. Greg Kulowiec provides an excellent working definition: App Smashing is the process of using multiple apps to create projects or complete tasks.

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How to measure edtech impact in the ESSA era

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recently released the Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting EdTech Impact research in U.S. These guidelines help clarify how research is conducted and how information is presented to users of edtech products based on the changes brought by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). K-12 Schools. The 4 Main Sections. About the Presenters.

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