Tech Helpful

JUNE 29, 2017

Rachelle and myself Traveling alone to ISTE this year gave me lots of time alone with my thoughts and my learning. It's easy to get lost in the crowd if that is what you want or to be in the middle of everything learning AND social. Meeting up with my friend Rachelle Poth on the last day led to one of my greatest moments of reflection.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

Or, for that matter, without the slightest idea of what you might learn? For us, it was at EdFoo 2017 , an un-conference of teachers, edtech gurus, funders and others gathered at Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters for three days of spontaneous learning. When was the last time you walked into a conference without an agenda?

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MindShift

JANUARY 3, 2017

Riley had decided what was important and students were expected to learn what they were taught. So after a colleague she admired and teachers she followed on social media began extolling the learning advantages of letting go of control in the classroom, Riley decided to give it a try. Holding myself accountable.

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Saving Socrates

AUGUST 5, 2014

Electronic with robots, goal is use to do it yourself concept. Coding to learning about circuits using rasberry pi or the makey makey. Using hummingbird kit which they had at edcamp in Philly. Asking them, what are the things you always wanted to learn, create a tutorial and teach someone else while you learn.

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Kyle Pace

DECEMBER 12, 2014

We go to edcamps, conferences, webinars, etc. Even so, when trying to get teachers to focus their learning with incorporating technology, there is often an unnecessary urgency. “Yeah but Mr. ‘teacher down the hall’ is having his students using Hangouts, coding, and robotics.” ” (too much at once).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2015

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

This was the rationale for starting teacher-centered Edcamps during professional development. Instead, teachers decide what they want to learn, and what they'd like to help others learn, instead of being force-fed one-size-fits-all PD. I want teachers to know we are part of the same team, with a common purpose.

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Adjusting Course

JANUARY 30, 2018

When we conceptualized this model we were not aware of any other schools using this approach, so much of our learning has been from the well-intentioned missteps we've made along the way. A culture of innovative learning can permeate the hearts and minds of everyone in a school. This is not a technology initiative.)

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Previously, she was a Technology Integrator at Sacred Heart teaching robotics and programming to 5th through 7th grades and supporting the faculty''s technology and integration needs. He helps educational organizations across the world find ways to utilize these tools in support of new learning models.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

" It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. ” Edsurge profiles Lexia Learning in a new research series paid for by a variety of investors and corporations. No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone. Very thorough research, gj.

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

” The Orlando Sentinel on what students are learning in some of Florida’s voucher schools : “Private schools’ curriculum downplays slavery, says humans and dinosaurs lived together.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Edcamps : The ‘Unconferences,’ Where Teachers Teach Themselves.”

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