A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

A few weeks back I passed along an Education Week article to administrators in my District that highlighted the many technology challenges that states anticipate with common tests. We have moved from testing endurance to testing technological proficiency. When will the powers that be consider the best way to assess learning of content?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

There are many reasons, including a lack of clarity around definitions , a lack of efficacy—because of confusion around the term—and, at some schools, a lack of rigor. The real magic of blended learning occurs when teachers use technology to boost human interaction, in both frequency and impact. It’s a bad word.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

What may sound like a meditative exercise in patience does have a practical purpose. Credential Engine hopes its database will eventually help people discern which credentials offer the most value for personal learning and employment opportunities. Almost half are offered by non-academic organizations.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

And while the number of students enrolled in virtual high schools (mostly run by for-profit corporations) has increased exponentially , most of us expect the vast majority of students to happily return to in-person learning after the pandemic ends. Public education is, by its very definition, political. Department of Defense.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Get the right people in the room to start, and consider who will be involved over time This sounds simple, but spending time thinking about the type of team you want involved at the outset of your personalized learning vision-setting is critical. And there are definitely times when you do not.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

It’s tough to describe most implementations of personalized learning—especially to students and parents—in a way that conveys how it works on a day-to-day basis. But in order to fully understand this, parents definitely need an introduction. So in our case, we send them to bootcamp. Kids are kids, and they will fall behind.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Get the right people in the room to start, and consider who will be involved over time This sounds simple, but spending time thinking about the type of team you want involved at the outset of your personalized learning vision-setting is critical. And there are definitely times when you do not.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2018

Lifelong learning is a better way. It has a lot of definitions by People Who Should Know but here’s one from the Department of Education that’s succinct and pithy: Lifelong learning is the ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge. Change your attitude about learning. Why is this important?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

“A lot of people worry that technology will take the place of the teacher, but I think it’s exactly the opposite,” said math teacher Kaswell. This is a list of kids I need to check in with, maybe because they’re learning the English language, or because I’ve observed something where they need a little more help,” Kaswell said.

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2017

“We personalize learning all the time, we just don’t call it that,” says special education teacher Gina Tesoriero who has been teaching middle schoolers for over a decade. NYSCI, born at the 1964 World’s Fair in Corona, NY, is on a mission to put its visitors at the center of each hands-on learning experience.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its operational strategy guide for K-12 schools, a collection of prevention strategies and implementation tips for safe in-person learning. You can exercise outside, you can have band practice outside. That same month, the U.S.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. This macro trend to shake up typical ways of schooling is opening new opportunities for technology to play an even bigger role in education.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

One teacher, many students: It’s basically the definition of school as we know it, going back to the earliest days of the Republic. Pane is among a wave of education watchers getting excited by the idea that technology may finally offer a solution to the historic constraints of one-to-many teaching. The term has buzz, for sure.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But after a year-long, data-driven, deep dive into how people understand and apply the learning approaches variously called personalized learning, individualized instruction and differentiation, we’re intimately familiar with Shakespeare’s conundrum. At EdSurge, we’re researchers and journalists, not philosophers. What It Is.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

This is part ten of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Perhaps it’s no surprise that there was so much talk this year about education, technology, and emotional health. There are promises about “ brain zapping ” to speed up learning. The research is iffy at best.). ” “?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2024

For education departments that do provide definitions to districts, subjectivity is frequently built in. In at least 20 percent of cases, students refused a direct order and in 6 percent, they were punished for misusing technology, including being on the cell phones during class or using school computers inappropriately.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

He has worked as a technology entrepreneur in a variety of different fields related to children’s media. While you’re definitely there to hear the interesting presentations and the keynote speakers, a lot of the collaboration takes place in the Chat Room during sessions. This movement is nothing new. Vicki: Steve?

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

They often contain the tools, machinery, and technologies associated with making – 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, high tech robotics, vocational tech machinery. Second, the regular classroom teacher or librarian may be intimidated with these advanced tools and technologies.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart , is it?” From these programs teachers are armed with “personalized learning plans” for each student. . A personalized learning plan promises to “give each child what she needs”.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart , is it?” From these programs teachers are armed with “personalized learning plans” for each student. . A personalized learning plan promises to “give each child what she needs”.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart , is it?” From these programs teachers are armed with “personalized learning plans” for each student. A personalized learning plan promises to “give each child what she needs”.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Here are some strategies to help not only assess, but communicate learning that values inquiry, discovery, and creativity. Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart , is it?” I have a SMART Board in my classroom.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Higher education is going through a massive transformation thanks to the adoption of new technologies like mobile learning , gamification and digital courseware. The transformation towards digital has been accelerated impacting all aspects of education including learning materials and content. Interactivity and Engagement.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “ Learning Engineers Inch Toward the Spotlight,” Inside Higher Ed claims. Via MIT Technology Review : “ Oculus hopes its $399 headset will bring virtual reality to the masses.” National) Education Politics.

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