Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 18, 2018

I recently finished two weeks of intense teacher training. I enjoyed what my district coach had to say when it came to classroom rules. She only has one expectation, which is be respectful and that covers pretty much everything when you think about it. I took this idea and decided on 3 expectations. I love this idea, because I teach 440 elementary students and in charge of the technology curriculum for 640.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 18, 2018

Students not bound for college used to be put into vocational-technical classes as a way to build their skills for a vocational career. They had the opportunity to learn carpentry, food prep, hospitality, or automotive repair, among other trades. But that’s all changed. Back in 1984, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act aimed to not only improve the quality of vo-tech education, but also shed its negative image.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 18, 2018

I recently finished two weeks of intense teacher training. I enjoyed what my district coach had to say when it came to classroom rules. She only has one expectation, which is be respectful and that covers pretty much everything when you think about it. I took this idea and decided on 3 expectations. I love this idea, because I teach 440 elementary students and in charge of the technology curriculum for 640.

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Social Media Training Elementary Course 191

TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 18, 2018

7 Easy Ways To Assess Without Testing contributed by Steve Wheeler, Learning Innovations Consultant Children don’t learn any more or any better because of standardized testing unless there is feedback on how they can improve. But SATs seem to be the weapon of choice for many governments across the globe. It seems that little else matters […].

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 18, 2018

Google Classroom is an educational platform that allows teachers and students to connect, communicate and facilitate classroom workflow. It provides a collection of productivity tools that.read more.

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Teacher Tech

AUGUST 18, 2018

Try Today’s Date for the Topic What is the right way to set up your Google Classroom topics? Unclear. Obviously, the answer to how to organize topics is not going to be the same for every teacher. Google Classroom in August 2018 updated the interface to move assignments to the Classwork page and allow organization […]. The post Google Classroom: Topics as Dates appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 18, 2018

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 127 What If We Ignored State Tests And Encouraged More Play? Drew Perkins talks with Michael J. Hynes, Superintendent of Pat-Med Schools, about his recent letter to his district principals and teachers asking them to ignore state test results and his push to give more time for play within the school day. […]. The post The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 127 What If We Ignored State Tests And Encouraged More Play?

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 18, 2018

Image from Wikimedia Commons It's the silly season. Universities in the UK are scrabbling frantically to recruit as many students as they can. When everyone else is sunning themselves on the Costa, the poor admissions tutors (I know. I was one) and their beleaguered marketing teams are chained to their telephones, straining a gut to grab every last school leaver they can possible lay their grubby little mitts on.

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 18, 2018

Ken Robinson once famously said, “Students are educated in batches, according to age, as if the most important thing they have in common is their date of manufacture.” (Ken Robinson, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything ). I have the privilege of working with 2nd through 6th graders in my gifted education classes and Kindergarten through 6th grade in my summer STEM and robotics camps.

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