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Big ideas and ed trends from the #ASCD15 conference

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Here are 6 big ideas and educational trends I heard throughout the 3 day conference: 1) School culture. I was thrilled to see a session on EdCamps offered this year, and many others on differentiated and personalized professional development. What big trends did you notice? ” 3) Nimble grit. education conferences'

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Your Guide to Running a School Like Disney World

Edsurge

At Mary Williams Elementary , we strive to create a similarly magical feeling. This was the rationale for starting teacher-centered Edcamps during professional development. At PTO meetings, I reveal market trends and student data. Lynn Colón is the proud principal of Mary Williams Elementary. Is it easy?

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Understanding The Deep Fake: A Troubling Trend

The CoolCatTeacher

In this disturbing trend, convincing videos, audio, and photos are viewed and shared by those who somehow think you can trust what you see and hear. Wesley Fryer takes us deep into the world of deep fakes in this resource-full lesson in a trend that is dangerous and threatening, particularly for a gullible population.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The winners of this year’s Harold W McGraw Jr Prize in Education : Dr. Christine Cunningham, Founder and Director of Engineering is Elementary (EiE) at the Museum of Science; Dr. Sandy Shugart, President of Valencia College; and Chris Anderson, TED “curator.” Graduate students at American University have voted to unionize.