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Inspire Learning Beyond Your Classroom Walls by Setting Up a Virtual Learning Community

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! More important than the learning that transpires in our classrooms is the learning we inspire beyond our classroom walls. One way to motivate students to continue using the knowledge acquired in our classes is to set up a virtual learning community.

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3 ways gamification engages students

eSchool News

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of K-12 and college students have transitioned to online learning. Because online learning cannot easily foster the social and emotional connections that in-person learning does, students have a more difficult time staying motivated in classes.

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The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2021

Shake Up Learning

Digital Badges in the Classroom (What, When, & How). Digital badges can help us engage students (even remote learners). Learn what digital badges are, when to use them, and how to implement them in your classroom. 15 Collaborative Tools for Your Classroom That Are NOT Google.

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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

MindShift

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. Fellow school librarians! Who is doing virtual summer activities/clubs with their students?

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

Tinkering Fundamentals: A Constructionist Approach to STEM Learning. Universal Design and Accessibility for Online Learning. Digital Badge: Rockets to the Rescue! Managing Behaviour for Learning. National Science Learning Centre via Canvas.net. Cooper Union via edX. Exploratorium via Coursera.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - May Is Ed Tech Month - Geo-Educators - Natural Math - Oxygen Masks and You

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Saturday, April 12th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show - Featured Teacher Donna Roman , Donna Adams Román is a 5th grade teacher at Mill Creek School in Illinois, blogger, trainer, and presenter committed to providing rich learning opportunities for her learners and professional learning network. Learn more about it here.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. Common Core State Standards. In other words, the crisis may be “ a myth.”.

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