Marketplace K-12

JUNE 11, 2016

Philadelphia. Publishers and education companies can come to the aid of struggling schools in a number of ways that would support both students and teachers, a nationally recognized principal told a room full of business executives gathered here on Wednesday. Lisa Ciaranca Kaplan is the principal of Andrew Jackson Elementary in Philadelphia and the national winner of the 2015 Escalante-Gradillas Prize for Best in Education.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 11, 2016

June 11, 2016 The theme of this week’s list of TED Ed lessons is creativity. We have meticulously selected five excellent videos from the collection that embeds over 30 videos. We tried to.read more.

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My Paperless Classroom

JUNE 11, 2016

It is vital that we teach our students the digital skills they need to survive in the modern job marketplaces. One of the best ways to do so is through digital games, with numerous studies demonstrating that well-made games can teach a whole host of skill. The post Integrating Digital Games In Teaching Process by @Colen8P appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 11, 2016

"The core purpose of education is to prepare young people for life after school; helping them to build up the mental, emotional, social, and strategic resources to enjoy challenge and cope well with uncertainty and complexity." Ken Robinson, Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education Every time I hear education reform rhetoric calling for education reforms that "Prepare students for jobs of the 21st century," or reforms that " prepare them for jobs that don't exist

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 11, 2016

For a second week the top post is one where we see what happens when we stop telling students what is right for them and instead, start asking them. Check out the post on how to stop fighting social media and start working with students to learn more. Next up is an amazing new tool called Synergyse. If your students or teachers don’t know how to use Google spreadsheets, word processing, or presentation software, that’s okay.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 11, 2016

My keynote presentation at Solstice 2016 (hosted by Edge Hill University, England) featured numerous narrative devices and storytelling tools. In particular, I built upon my recent blog series on narrative pedagogies, including a discussion around the use of literary devices in the classroom. These included the use of Chekhov's Gun, (which also featured a dangerous illusion at the end of the presentation as a demonstration of the principle), interrupted routine and red herrings.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 11, 2016

June 11, 2016 Google Keep is a powerful note taking application for teachers. It allows you to capture your thoughts in different format: audio, text and images. You can also use it to create to.read more.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 11, 2016

Summer has arrived, or is soon coming. The upcoming break offers school leaders time to read and learn something new, or simply to enjoy the written word. Here are some books that I have read, am reading, or will read that I would recommend. What I’ve Read. The Test: Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing — But You Don’t Have to Be by Anya Kamanetz.

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