A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Balance has always been a challenge for teachers. I vividly remember this during my early years as a teacher. Each night I came home exhausted. Maybe the 45-minute commute had a little to do with it, but the main culprit was how I used available time in the classroom. Since I was not very open to risks and convinced that the most critical aspect of my job was to get through the curriculum, my sole focus was on direct instruction.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Pluralsight , the publicly-traded provider of online training courses on technology skills, has reached an agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners in an all-cash deal worth approximately $3.5 billion. The Utah-based company was founded in 2004 to compete against the likes of Lynda and other online education companies focused on serving technology and business professionals.

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Teacher Tech

DECEMBER 13, 2020

I really appreciate how PowerPoint gives us the option to integrate these platforms to bring student responses and feedback to life. The post Quizzes in PowerPoint by @VictoriaTheTech appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

DECEMBER 13, 2020

In outlining this theory, Rifkin provides four fundamental human needs culminating in a 'first drive': the drive to belong. The post What Are The Primary Human Drives? appeared first on TeachThought.

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MiddleWeb

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Students need to explore critical questions about topics relevant to their lives, writes Kasey Short. In the past she’s organized debates, but hybrid teaching prompted her to try ‘elevator pitches.’ Kids enjoyed researching issues, doing bias checks and creating short videos.

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