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School of Dreams

A Principal's Reflections

Shortly after arriving in the Houston area I was contacted by Cheryl Fisher , a local CFISD elementary principal. She had been following me on Twitter and asked if I would be willing to visit her school and see how they were implementing blended learning across all grade levels. What I saw just warmed my heart, but more on this later.

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A Personal Question for All Teachers

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Jon Hanover , founder of Roots Elementary School in Colorado. Troy Strand , digital learning specialist at White Bear Area Lake Schools in Minnesota. Here are a few from our teacher-authors: Autumn Hillis , science teacher at Williamson County Schools in Tennessee. Valerie Gates , teacher at West High School in Utah.

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

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Wyoming Switchboard Network homepage. The creation and growth that has already taken place in Wyoming is exciting, but we must continue to take advantage of the the important role technology has played to engage students and create greater learning opportunities for students living in a rural state. We can be the example.

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What does it mean to be “connected”?

Reading By Example

Going from right to left, you can see how personal learning networks (PLNs) are only the beginning. It just hasn’t crept into my personal learning network like it has for other educators. Tony Sinanis , an elementary principal in New York, shared a novel idea for managing these social media feeds.