A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

The desire to increase agency in the form of voice, choice, and advocacy should be viewed as just as important for educators (teachers and administrators) as it is for students. For sustainable change and innovative practices to take hold let’s evaluate the level of educator agency in our schools. Image credit: www.peoplematters.in

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 16, 2017

We’d love to meet you face-to-face and interview you. June 27th, from 11:45 am–12:45 pm, in Room 301BC, I will be part of the ISTE panel, Personalize Professional Learning with Digital Badges and Micro-credentials , along with digital badging gurus Rich Dixon, Noah Geisel, and Cate Tolnai. Join us Sat.,

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. An abacus is an educational technology, as is the slide rule.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 30, 2018

Although education prepares us to teach, it is the love of learning that sustains us.”- The educators you meet will share resources, experience, and offer support! Some of the people you meet will remain your friends for life! “The whole being of any teacher is within our hearts. ”- Robert John Meehan.

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iLearn Technology

JULY 10, 2016

Two weeks ago, I attended the Digital Badge Summit in Denver, CO. I’ve been somewhat hesitant to jump into digital badges world (despite knowing the digital badge ninja, @senorg) because I feared that digital badges were just one more way to categorize and label kids, another carrot to dangle in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2018

On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. And Amy, you’re working with digital badges or open badges in elementary school. What are open badges, and how does this work with elementary kids? Help us understand. Can you provide an example?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

With an uncertain fall and a deep economic downturn, many believe two-year colleges may be the best answer to meeting the higher education needs of both traditional and non-traditional students and workers looking to learn new skills. But are community colleges ready for this digital transformation? Department of Education data.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

Across the country, the need for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) educators is hard to miss. Yet, some ESOL educators say that they are the only ones in their district, working across multiple schools and struggling to juggle the demands of the position and the needs of their students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2020

Using technology in the education journey requires a much broader pallet of skills than what is required for online testing. Its import goes well beyond the current education journey into skills often considered life skills. Digital Literacy–What is it? To use tech in classes. To prepare for college and career. NorthstarDigLit.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

A few takeaways that the partners observed over the last year: Digital skills are making a difference : Partners shared inspiring and motivating stories of how new skills help their students find a job and/or grow their business. Organizations are also learning about their ability to grow as they rise above challenges.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Discuss with the decision-makers at your school and/or your Google for Education administrator. Related: Google Classroom Student Selector (Digital Popsicle Sticks!). Badging Systems. Digital Badging as become a fun way for teachers and students to show off their accomplishments. Replace or Supplement Meetings.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2014

I remember a few years back during a meeting with teacher leaders, a tipping point that would ultimately change the direction of professional growth at my school. PGP time for the past two yeas has been dedicated for my staff to become better educators and learners.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

As a special education teacher, I work with students who struggle academically. Over the years I’ve become familiar with the ideas and theories commonly advocated for in special education practice. A few focus on broad perspectives regarding moral questions in education while others are myopic. Why is that?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Brent Maddin is the Provost at the Relay Graduate School of Education, Director of TeacherSquared, and a member of the Digital Promise Micro-credential Advisory Board. How can this dean more effectively personalize professional development to meet each teacher where they are and help them get to where they need to be?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Brent Maddin is the Provost at the Relay Graduate School of Education, Director of TeacherSquared, and a member of the Digital Promise Micro-credential Advisory Board. How can this dean more effectively personalize professional development to meet each teacher where they are and help them get to where they need to be?

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 18, 2023

More than 56% of K12 education organizations suffered ransomware attacks between 2020 and 2021—with an average cost of over $265,000. Include incentives for completing training, such as digital badges, leaderboards, and certificates, for completing training well. Did you know some are authored by your own students ?)

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 14, 2015

Join the Chatwing below the videos to meet other participants! For each session you can receive a Certificate of Participation and badges. Download your first digital badge, Support a Movement , for sharing this post, the poster above , or the program, or for attending. Thank you for choosing the field of education!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

But those webtools exemplify where the gamification of education started. Let me step back a moment to explain the SAMR Model as it applies to the use of technology in education. e.g. using virtual meeting tools (like Google Hangouts) to include housebound students in a class.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

If results were not what our stakeholders wanted this would then trigger meetings leading to the development of action plans to get us back on course. If education is good for one thing it is making excuses not to move forward. Every excuse in the book was at our disposal not to change and continue down the same path year after year.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

These tech jobs cut across industry sectors and many of them can be characterized as “ middle-skill ”—those that require more education and training than a high school diploma, but less than a four-year college degree. As Google’s initiative demonstrates, it is a false dichotomy to pit industry-based credentials against academic learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

To encourage students to take advantage of extracurricular activities that may improve their chances of staying enrolled and complement their classroom learning, the University of Central Oklahoma devised a system that awards digital badges for participation in events and clubs and also compiles evidence for interested future employers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I had a special education classroom, and I was the Gen Ed teacher. How cool would it be for kids to have digital badges, the same way that we have (some) that are attached to our e-mails and things like that, for when we achieve our Google Certified Educators and things like that. “I have these great digital badges.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. Above all, your professional development program needs to be designed to meet the needs of the district Strategic Plan. What are digital badges? What types of badges could be offered? Leo Buscaglia.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Step 3: Formulate a Plan that Compliments the Strategic Plan Above all, your professional development program needs to be designed to meet the needs of the district Strategic Plan. What are digital badges? Badges are a way to recognize staff members for gaining skills and experiences they can use with their students.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

By some estimates, within a decade, only 30 to 40 percent of “college students” will physically attend a college to earn a degree, while many of the rest will shop for chunks of education and training that allow them to take the next step in their careers while also stacking toward an eventual degree.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Innovative educators know the importance of understanding how a student learns best and then designing an approach tailored that student’s needs. However, while educators who have these skills will be more effective at supporting student learning, a teacher’s preservice program may not have fully addressed this.

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Fractus Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Digital badges do just that: they show when students have learned a skill or met a goal. For teachers, badges make classroom goals visible to students. For teachers, badges make classroom goals visible to students. Badges show the criteria that students must meet to earn them. Resources for Digital Badges.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Innovative educators know the importance of understanding how a student learns best and then designing an approach tailored that student’s needs. However, while educators who have these skills will be more effective at supporting student learning, a teacher’s preservice program may not have fully addressed this.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2019

All educators are lifelong learners, whether they’re figuring out how to incorporate the latest edtech device into their lessons or researching bios on NBA players to help a reluctant reader. But while schools expect teachers to continue their education, most only get rewarded for getting an advanced degree like a master’s or a Ph.D.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

Google has opened up Google Classroom to users outside of G Suite for Education. It’s not a perfect system, but keep in mind that it was designed to protect students and your G Suite for Education accounts. Discuss with the decision-makers at your school and/or your G Suite for Education administrator. Badging Systems.

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 1, 2017

After attending my first EdTechTeam Summit at the end of January, the following couple of weeks were filled with hours of creating, tinkering, and exploring the endless opportunities that the G Suite for Education had to offer. As time passed, we started to settle down into our new and improved use of our Chromebooks.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

There’s a need to better serve the students by formulating an education pathway that matches them with the jobs they want,” says Randy Morales, a grant project manager at Cerritos College in southern California. This digital tool signals that a student has attained the prerequisite skills for a specific career or vocational path.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

But this year the STEM projects, maker space designs and story hours that usually take place within the library’s walls have moved online, and the library itself has found itself innovating quickly to meet the needs of their community. includes reading challenges, craft projects, and games where students can earn digital badges online. .

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techlearning

AUGUST 20, 2018

She has developed a course for educators who want to strengthen their co-teaching partnership. Class Tech Tips: Teaching Digital Citizenship with Adobe Spark Online Course for Co-Teachers Carving out time for professional development during the school day can be a challenge. Why is this topic essential for educators to explore?

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eSpark

JUNE 28, 2016

But every so often, I would have one transformative PD - interactive, practical, relevant, timely - that challenged my thinking, equipped me with new tools and strategies, and ultimately made me a better educator. Recently, microcredentials and digital badges have entered onto the professional learning scene.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. Collaborative software provider ClassFlow announced a way for teachers to earn extra cash during the upcoming school year.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 8, 2017

Things like kindness, empathy, tenacity and creativity can now be acknowledged, celebrated and captured using a digital badge! Are educators prepared to design instruction for digital classrooms? I will be travelling to India to work on ERP system and I am hoping times line up so that I can meet Fanny in person.” “She

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