A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Planning professional learning – How many of us dreaded professional development (PD) days? Educators should have more choice over how they learn themselves. This can be applied to the budgeting process when it comes time to purchase learning tools, resources, and services (PD providers).

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

However, the goal is always the same: making sure that every student, at every level (classroom, building, district), has access to the resources they need to meet their learning goals. And while teachers may embrace using technology, they won’t necessarily understand how to use it effectively. About the Host.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 5, 2022

Designed to promote college and career pathways for early childhood educators, ClearPath fills the training gap for early childhood educators through an easily accessible online learning community that develops skills required for the field. Explaining the purpose and value of digital badges and their importance in competency development.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

How to Manage Multiple Google Accounts. Students and teachers are involved in many after school programs that could utilize Google Classroom to share resources and improve communication and collaboration. We can also use Google Classroom to help connect and share resources within our school clubs and organizations. Great idea!!

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 22, 2019

Google Classroom is one of the most popular digital tools for the K-12 classroom. It has improved vastly over the years, and teachers have learned how to make the most of this flexible assignment manager and communication hub. For ideas, check out this post on How to Organize Assignments in Google Classroom.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Using CoSN’s blueprint for smart IT decisions as a guideline, the three superintendents explained how to align priorities, and balance choice with cost and outcomes to creative sustainable programs. The district was one of three schools recognized nationally by ISTE for its digital badge program. Join the Community.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. includes reading challenges, craft projects, and games where students can earn digital badges online. . Across the nation, libraries are stepping up in a time of crisis.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In order to help teachers learn and and become proficient in relevant skills, a nascent movement of nonprofits, states, districts and educators are exploring what a competency-based professional learning system could look like using micro-credentials. WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Our friends at PowerUp WHAT WORKS , an American Institutes for Research project, and the Learning Revolution are excited to announce an 8-session professional development webinar series in May for teachers, ed tech coordinators, and school leaders. Three main resources will be covered.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

Discover effective resources, best practices, and new ideas that can help students develop empathy, perspective recognition, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills, and other competencies that students need to succeed in an interconnected world.

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

As Stephen Downes comments , “I find it interesting that they refer throughout to ‘ openly licensed educational materials ’ rather than ‘open educational resources’ – I wonder what the reasoning was behind that.” From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Digital devices, be they iPads, laptops, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs, give students access to endless amounts of web-based resources for research, inquiry, collaboration, sharing, and more. Because they’re authentic and practical, micro-credentials result in powerful, personalized, skills-driven learning for students.

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