A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2017

The categories included the following: Guest speakers Innovative practices Student honors Field trips Guidance news Professional learning Theater arts Facility updates Other The categories above are what I used and provide a frame of reference to create your own template. Check out an example HERE.

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Digital Promise

JULY 12, 2018

They wanted to engage schools in designing and piloting work aligned with the district’s mission for personalized learning. The district selected an initial cohort of three schools to participate in the pilot and document their learnings in case studies. Professional learning is embedded, protected, valued, and seen as ongoing.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2018

As I sat at a giant table with 15 colleagues pondering how to make professional learning more personal for our teachers, my eyes drifted to my screen. What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning? What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning?”

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2021

The presenters favor beginning the process of teaching students to identify reliable journalism by ensuring they understand and acknowledge quality journalism standards: sourcing, documents and evidence, minimize bias, fairness, transparency and accountability, news judgment, verification, and context. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 20, 2020

Documenting Progress and Integrating the Process. Ann Kozma, an Education Innovation Lead, explained how students can use a new digital app called Flipgrid to document their learning and demonstrate their progress in unique ways. They can document their individual learning pathways independently. Lead Learner.

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 10, 2019

Students craft a question, personally, and write it in the center of a sheet of chart paper or online in a collaborative document. Lang-Raad is a speaker, author, and professional learning facilitator. Nathan is also the cofounder of #divergED, a Twitter chat focused on divergent thinking and innovations in education.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 25, 2018

Also, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans . I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Refer to the third page of the BIE document.

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EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Another essential work plan tool for instructional coaches, also included in the Dynamic Learning Project Coaching Dashboard, is a collaborative Google Doc shared between you and each individual teacher you are coaching. This document becomes an essential collaboration and communication tool between you and the teacher.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2020

Students watch you annotate over the document camera then try it on their own in a printed story with highlighters and some color pens. But once I joined Twitter and Instagram, a world of collaboration with teachers around the world came into view. I was completely blind to the Professional Learning Networks that were available to me.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Rather than thinking that students who have documented accommodations should be the only ones to utilize technology resources, allow all students to have the option. Twitter : @mmatp. Mike is a RESNA Certified Assistive Technology Professional and the 2017 ISTE Inclusive Learning Network Outstanding Educator.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2017

It can be simply a place to house important documents and resources for learners, or it can be a tool that facilitates assessment and feedback. I was so excited at the amount of engagement I had with my group of over 30 administrators who all learned and shared together. The program provides varied accessibility for one’s needs.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

These are perfect for when you need to compare documents, are grading papers, or are doing research for a lesson plan or project. He’s written and co-authored several books on the subject and has spent more than two decades studying the fields of professional learning and instructional coaching. . Jim on Twitter.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 31, 2023

What I want to try to do today is share with you some ideas that may help with using ChatGPT with your staff for professional learning and ideas to make connections to how it can be used in the classroom. Never in the history of ever has something gotten better by ignoring it, only by learning and growing to move forward.

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Gaggle Speaks

JULY 26, 2017

I featured a review of their book, 140 Twitter Tips for Educators on my site ClassTechTips.com last year. If you’re like me, you might skip around to different topics based on your own professional learning needs, or you might read it from front cover to back cover.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. I enjoy learning from all of you. Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans. Please feel free to contact me via email ( mjgormans@gmail.com ) or Twitter at ( @mjgormans ).

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EdTechTeam

MAY 8, 2018

Sketchnotes from the pros like Sylvia Duckworth or Wanda Terral can be easily found on Twitter. But what I discovered is that sketchnoting is not about drawing, but it’s a way to document ideas and process information in a creative and visual way. Learn from the pros. I’m not an artist! I can’t draw! Don’t do it alone.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 22, 2018

Technology can serve to document this learning, to validate process over product, to provide opportunities to verbalize thinking. We can leverage technology in a way that does not replace, but magnifies real learning experiences. Be sure to take pictures as the learning occurs, not merely to showcase the product.

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techlearning

AUGUST 28, 2018

(August 28, 2018) – Florida’s Franklin County School District (FCSD) announced today that it is teaming up with Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, on a new initiative supporting STEM education across the district.

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 31, 2016

As an educator, I would definitely take advantage of the Facebook Community , use the # appleteacher hashtag, delve into the trove of resources offered, and investigate professional learning opportunities for Mac and iPad. Make your students documentarians of their learning. You are so lucky. The world is your oyster.

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 1, 2013

Google Apps For Education A new way of learning and collaboration. Connect through email, calendar, and documents. This means that emails, documents, calendar and sites can be accessed - and edited - on almost any mobile device or tablet. You aren''t using twitter yet? Anytime, anywhere. Pinterest A place of ideas!!

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techlearning

JULY 25, 2018

In the latest phase of AISD’s relationship with Discovery Education, the district will soon begin implementing Discovery Education’s Digital Leader Corp professional learning system in all four middle schools. The whole team at Discovery Education is ready to begin this important education initiative.”

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

- Discovery Education´s Digital Resources and Professional Learning System to Play a Key Role in Meeting the Goals of District’s Strategic Plan, Transforming Learning for Global Achievement - Silver Spring, Md. classrooms, 50 percent of all primary schools in the UK, and more than 50 countries around the globe.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 1, 2018

- Chicago-Area School System Combining Digital Content and Professional Learning to Create Innovative STEM Learning Experiences for All Students- Silver Spring, Md. 54 Promise is a multi-year strategic plan guiding SD54’s core work of ensuring whole-child student success.

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techlearning

MAY 21, 2018

Students can access a variety of digital assets including images, primary source documents, podcasts, oral interviews, articles, videos, interactives, and more, and are empowered to become content creators with a suite of content creation tools that help teachers and students safely and easily collaborate in real-time on virtual projects.

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Digital Learning Social Media Education Professional Learning 40

techlearning

JULY 25, 2018

In the latest phase of AISD’s relationship with Discovery Education, the district will soon begin implementing Discovery Education’s Digital Leader Corp professional learning system in all four middle schools. The whole team at Discovery Education is ready to begin this important education initiative.”

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techlearning

AUGUST 28, 2018

- Discovery Education’s Award-Winning Digital Resources and Innovative Professional Learning System to Support the Creation of a Culture of STEM Teaching and Learning Districtwide- Silver Spring, Md.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2019

The drawbacks of social media are well-documented—like anonymous trolls posting negative comments just to spark controversy. For example, schools can post virtual open houses, introduce new staff with a Twitter chat, or multimedia summaries of events. Enhance student learning: Social media is ubiquitous. About the Presenter.

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techlearning

JUNE 13, 2018

–Exciting New Content Supports Both Student Instruction and Educator Professional Learning - Silver Spring, Md. Discovery Education also added helpful professional learning content to Discovery Education Streaming Plus. I look forward to integrating this fresh content into my classroom instruction.”

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2014

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @mjgormans ). As you might know I am the president of OLN (Online Learning Network) which is a professional learning network at ISTE.

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The 21st Century Principal

MAY 6, 2011

There are times when I discover an error in a document I am getting ready to share. This app gives me the ability to access my work documents from the iPad. It is very useful when I need to read something in a document, or when I need to share a document. It allows for easy reading of those documents and editing.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Students can access a variety of digital assets including images, primary source documents, podcasts, oral interviews, articles, videos, interactives, and more, and are empowered to become content creators with a suite of content creation tools that help teachers and students safely and easily collaborate in real-time on virtual projects. “We

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techlearning

AUGUST 2, 2018

- Unique Combination of Discovery Education’s Digital Resources and Professional Learning Services to Bolster STEAM/STEM Education in New STEAM-Focused High School and Classrooms Districtwide - Silver Spring, Md. Discovery Education’s digital content and professional learning services, coupled with the passion of the Mt.

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The Jose Vilson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Prep period, professional learning community time. You close your documents, read your e-mails, clean your students’ desks, and close the classroom door. Not Twitter / Facebook or any number of spaces you’re involved in. Seventh grade, seventh grade, eighth grade, lunch. You choose the latter. Shake it off.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2018

Each subject area includes primary source documents and activities, digital investigations, multimedia reference library, interactive maps, and more. million educators and over 50 million students, Discovery Education’s services are available in approximately half of U.S. Inspired by the global media company Discovery Inc.,

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EdTechSandyK

JANUARY 27, 2014

Public Relations In Royce City ISD, every campus has a Twitter account and shares reminders with parents and students via Twitter. Professional Growth Don uses Twitter for a professional learning network. He can''t imagine doing his job without his Twitter PLN.

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MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Link it to iPads, or laptops in your classroom to share documents, student work, or to create a classroom album. Subscribe to newsletters and online magazines like Edutopia , Edsurge , or Techlearning , or Edtech to have fresh technology integration ideas at your fingertips each week. Create a Dropbox account for your classroom.

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techlearning

AUGUST 8, 2018

Students can access a variety of digital assets including images, primary source documents, podcasts, oral interviews, articles, videos, interactives, and more, and are empowered to become content creators with a suite of content creation tools that help teachers and students safely and easily collaborate in real-time on virtual projects.

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