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Edtech Needs More Infrastructure, Educator Support in 2017

Edsurge

While device penetration is increasing and edtech products are proliferating, adequate infrastructure in schools lags behind. What if we could provide all schools with affordable consultants and researchers to aid in the edtech selection process? Much work remains to be done to realize the full potential of education technology.

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How Kristen Swanson Applies Her Classroom Experience to Lead ‘Professional Learning’ at Slack

Edsurge

Before she landed at Slack, Swanson was already a well-known figure in edtech. She began her career as a third-grade teacher, later served as director of technology for a school district, then directed a research department at BrightBytes, which helps K-12 administrators and school leaders align school spending with learning outcomes.

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5 Ways to Prep for the Next School Year

EdTechTeam

3: Go to Conferences and Get Involved If you have the opportunity this summer, I highly encourage you to attend a summit, edcamp, or any type of conference where you can learn and grow. Also, check out Edcamps which are free, participant-driven conferences for professional development. Or…Let’s say that you can’t find anything local.

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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

Graphite Blog

If you're a math or English language arts teacher, you can launch the Common Core Explorer to find technology tools you can integrate into your lesson activities to help you address that learning outcome in a new way. If You Are a Librarian or EdTech Coach: Start with the Digital Citizenship Curriculum. Take a deep dive.

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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

Graphite Blog

If you're a math or English language arts teacher, you can launch the Common Core Explorer to find technology tools you can integrate into your lesson activities to help you address that learning outcome in a new way. If You Are a Librarian or EdTech Coach: Start with the Digital Citizenship Curriculum. Take a deep dive.

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Google Tips for Instructional Coaches and Tech Coaches

Shake Up Learning

Beth Heller : keep track and log my coaching interactions and reflect on the outcome. As an edtech team (4 of us) we have a Team Drive that we have all GSuite files organized. She has presented at FETC, the EdTechTeam Low Country Summit, and EdCamps. Google Forms. Calendar to keep track of appointments.

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Enter the #squadgoals Challenge

EdTechTeam

Grading policies are being revised and adjusted to reflect learning outcomes instead of just using points. We began to hold mini #techslams at our staff meetings, held our own version of an #edcamp, engaged in Twitter challenges, created a #Pineapple room for collaboration, and saw over 90% of the staff implement Google Classroom.