A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

As of late, I have been working with quite a few districts on personalization through a variety of blended learning strategies. My experience in this area began over three years ago, thanks to having the opportunity to coach teachers and administrators at Wells Elementary School. As we are now in our third year together, they continue to take feedback and act on it to improve their practice.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 15, 2020

I, like many of you, have gone into a somewhat involuntary social distancing and isolation (mostly) due to my school and health club closures and recommendation to stay away from crowds. It’s just my cats and I (gives new meaning to home alone). Having a plan to engage my mind and body is of utmost importance. I am sharing my plan of activities, which are almost all free, as it may give other educators some ideas.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2020

It’s one thing when the school Wi-Fi goes down or a projector won’t connect to a laptop. School IT teams are adept at handling those everyday classroom emergencies. But what about a fire or a weather-related crisis — or worse? Districts will depend on IT to help facilitate evacuations and reunifications. What’s the first step to take? Being able to communicate.

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Teacher Tech

MARCH 15, 2020

Keep Track of Students Completing Work in Google Sheets You’ve asked students to complete several things digitally. Digital, unlike paper, can be completed at different times. This can make it challenging to keep track of what students have and have not done. Google Sheets can help with keeping track. Template Google Sheets If you want […].

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2020

There’s a bomb ticking! Jon Spike, coordinator of instructional technology integration services at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, examined the colored wires. A timer on the bomb counted down as three volunteers from his audience provide guidance on which wires to cut to defuse the bomb. With an Oculus Quest virtual reality headset pulled down over his face, Spike used the VR controller in his hand to guide the necessary cuts to the wires.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 15, 2020

In today’s post we are sharing with you one of our popular visuals in 2017. It features a collection of some good educational websites to use in the teaching and learning of STEAM content. We.

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Teacher Tech

MARCH 15, 2020

EquatIO Mathspace for Student Math Work Texthelp, the makers of Read&Write, have videos on their site to help with remote learning. EquatIO math space is an open canvas for students to add math, shapes, and text. New Space Click on “New Space” to open up a math canvas. The toolbar along the bottom allows you […]. The post Math Teachers – Remote Learning with EquatIO appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2020

With its massive flexibility and pay-as-you-go pricing, cloud computing is a potential boon to K–12 schools. Schools can rapidly introduce new applications and scale up as use cases expand and shed the cost burden associated with data centers. But not all cloud solutions are the same, nor do all school districts have the same IT needs. How best to migrate off of legacy systems and on-premises solutions?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 15, 2020

Google Sheets is definitely one of the must have tools in your digital teaching toolkit. Google Sheets allows you to create, edit, share and collaborate on a wide variety of spreadsheets and forms.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2020

At a time of rapid technological change, it can be difficult for school administrators to stay on top of the shifting winds sweeping the education technology landscape. For educators, innovation is important to keep up with the change and ensure that students can too. In its upcoming “ Hurdles + Accelerators ” report, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) highlights five accelerators that drive innovation as well as hurdles that hinder it.

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The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Teacher Tech

MARCH 15, 2020

Let Students Voice Their Ideas In Microsoft Word students can voice type using the dictation icon in the toolbar. This works in not just English, but a selection of languages. Translate From Languages If students are not native English speakers they can voice their ideas also into Word. Highlighting the text, right click and choose […]. The post Voice Dictate in Microsoft Word appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2020

Classrooms are not the only areas in schools where technology can make a difference in students’ lives. Physical education and athletics programs are starting to see the benefits of applying technology to students’ training regimens, especially in the weight room at the high school level. John Beerbower, director of strength and conditioning at McHenry Community High School District 156 in McHenry, Ill., walked IDEAcon 2020 attendees through the forward-looking program he oversees during a pre

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Teacher Tech

MARCH 15, 2020

Your Collaborative Document Can Be Hijacked I am loving how many people are being so generous with their resources to share when we are having a crisis. Crowdsourcing is helpful and plentiful. However, let me give you a caution. I have been creating crowdsourcing documents for years. There is a funny glitch with Google Apps […]. The post Warning – Crowd Sourced Google Documents appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2020

It’s something IT leaders generally know — you can buy all kinds of hardware and software to try to ward off cyberattacks, but one of the most important cybersecurity vulnerabilities to address involves people, not technology. That human element is particularly important for K–12 districts, which are popular targets for cyber incidents because of the heaps of sensitive information they collect.

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 15, 2020

Many of us will find ourselves isolated during this unprecedented time. Like many of our librarian colleagues, I’ve been curating. Here’s a Wakelet list of free learning resources and tools to enjoy with kids and as a family, while were are at home. Note that this list points to resources made freely available by a growing number of publishers to support learning during this crisis.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2020

Feedback is a crucial component of teacher professional development. Classroom observations are a standard approach for assessing and improving a teacher’s instructional and classroom-management skills. The observations, whether unannounced or scheduled, typically involve an administrator physically sitting in a classroom and taking notes about a teacher’s performance for later discussion.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 15, 2020

The post Grace is Greater Than Grades appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In the midst of the coronavirus chaos, the anxiety, the fears, and the extra time at home, I would like to come back to an idea that Jennifer Pearson shared on a special BONUS episode of the Shake Up Learning Show –grace. Jennifer, an American teacher who evacuated China in January, and has been teaching her students remotely for several weeks, shared some insight that can help us all.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2020

As U.S. colleges and universities are working to deal with the public health and logistical implications of the coronavirus in a global emergency, we’re seeing a rushed move to use online education tools, often from private, for-profit companies. As someone who works in higher education, I am confident that most schools are doing the best they can in a tough situation, but I also have concerns about the possibility of dangerous precedents emerging for higher education. .

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MARCH 15, 2020

Can Dr. Suess’ 70-year-old allegory The Sneetches still have an impact on children’s social and emotional learning? Surprisingly, some star-bellied creatures made a lasting impression in Mary Tarashuk’s fourth grade class during her NON-fiction research unit this winter.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 15, 2020

Check out the full podcast discussing these ideas on Spotify , Soundcloud , or iTunes. As I have shared these questions from “ Innovate Inside the Box ” often in finding the strengths, passions, and abilities of the students in our classrooms: They can be modified for different age levels and can help tie teaching from a curriculum into student learning.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 15, 2020

“You can break motivation barriers for disengaged students by recognizing that motivation is an investment decision. Students have time, attention, and effort, and they are making a decision every single day about whether they want to invest those things in our classrooms or in something else. Making your classroom worth investing in is about creating a space where students’ time, energy, and effort will be rewarded.” –Dr.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 15, 2020

Many schools are now realizing they do not have the tools in place so kids can continue to learn while schools are closed. Socrates personalized learning for the students so they are progressing automatically, and provides teachers with tools to monitor progress and assign topics. Teachers can control the learning remotely or just allow Socrates to adjust automatically - making it a perfect tool for teachers with closed classrooms.

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This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 15, 2020

Actively Learn is a site I've covered many times in the past and is excellent for comprehension/reading where educators can take a text and make it their "own" by adding questions, assessments, polls, to assess a student's learning and differentiate instruction. Recently, Actively Learn announced they will help w/ online learning during school closures by making their learning platform free through the end of the summer.

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