Teacher Reboot Camp

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin. The holidays are here! You might be familiar with advent calendars, which have treats or gifts to count down the days to Christmas. Well you can take the same concept and create your own digital version of an advent calendar. Tis the season to inspire active learning with a click and learn digital countdown calendar!

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Why Teachers Are The Sleeping Giant In The Fight For Net Neutrality by Terry Heick On December 14th, 2017, the FCC plans to vote on a movement to end net neutrality. While I recall wistfully my childhood without an internet and texting and selfies and smartphones, that time is gone. Today, the internet is as […]. The post Why Teachers Are The Sleeping Giant In The Fight For Net Neutrality appeared first on TeachThought.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

November 24, 2017 Drawing is one of the best ways to unleash kids creativity and engage them in a wide variety of expressive learning experiences. The apps we selected for you today are all about.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Money Matters: 3 Financial Literacy Lessons For Students contributed by Jess Holmes This is sponsored content As educators, we are responsible for more than just passing on knowledge and formulas; we are thought-makers and soul-crafters. Also, we should be able to give students some practical know-how, and you don’t have to be teaching economics to […].

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

November 25, 2017 After posting about apps to help students unleash their artistic creativity here is another collection of apps to use with students to introduce them to the world of art and get.read more.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

I saw the title of this article, “ Are Parent-Teacher Conferences Becoming Obsolete? “, and was surprised the direction. I was expecting the article to talk about moving away from the “traditional parent conference” (sitting around for 10-20 minutes talking about a child’s experience in school) to something more student-led.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Unique features include teachers' ability to assign badges for performance, student goal-setting, student-teacher messaging, and teacher-created class contests.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Kenyatta Burn works with her tutor at the Durham Literacy Center on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Durham, N.C. Photo: AP Photo/Brian Blanco. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. Read the whole series, “ Willing, able and forgotten: How high schools fail special ed students,” here.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

(National) Education Politics. “ The Republican War on College ,” by The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson. “ Tax bill reflects rift between many Republicans and higher education,” The Washington Post reports. And perhaps it’s not just higher ed. The education reform-minded publication The 74 says that “Educators Warn of ‘Devastating’ Consequences for Charter Schools in New GOP Tax Bill.” Via Buzzfeed : “ Graduate Students Are Freaking Ou

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