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5 Key Areas of Technology Professional Development for Teachers

EdTech Magazine

In the DLP program, coaches would ask teachers to choose from a list of challenges that commonly occur with students and then brainstorm how technological solutions could help. In one teacher’s case, introducing Chromebooks into her class helped her simultaneously manage what was once an unruly classroom and improve student engagement. .

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Make Badges with Google Apps

Teacher Tech

We know when we gamify activities it increases student engagement and increased engagement increases student learning. In my webinar today I went over how to create digital badges using Google Slides and Google Drawings. Gamification Works!!

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

Teacher Reboot Camp

Seesaw is the student engagement platform and digital portfolio tool I use with my elementary students. Students express their creativity, collaborate and complete tasks with a variety of tools, including the ability to draw, add audio, create videos, add text, take photos, and upload work.

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Ozobot Classroom - STEAM learning management system coming this Fall

Educational Technology Guy

Launching this fall, Ozobot Classroom will offer teachers an even better way to bring coding into lessons on any subject and at any grade level—with features that include an educator dashboard, real-time insights into student progress, a curriculum builder, and more.

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

Teacher Reboot Camp

Seesaw is the student engagement platform and digital portfolio tool I use with my elementary students. Students express their creativity, collaborate and complete tasks with a variety of tools, including the ability to draw, add audio, create videos, add text, take photos, and upload work.

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Using Micro-credentials for Personalized Professional Development

Digital Promise

As schools identify necessary actions within the network schools’ Theory of Action plans, educators who have learning needs in those areas (such as student engagement, assessment literacy, collaborative coaching, etc.) first check to see if there is a micro-credential available through Digital Promise.

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Transforming Classrooms with Deeper Learning

Digital Promise

The Deeper Learning strategies are based on the skills students will need to succeed in college and career — skills identified by business leaders and college administrators as most valued by employers. Educators across the country are starting to implement Deeper Learning for their students. However, as Ms.

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