A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Teaching is tough. It might very well be one of the most challenging jobs on the planet when you consider the time that is put in both in and out of school. I, for one, would spend hours planning and grading in the evening, at night, and on weekends. The workload might have been exhausting, but I never second-guessed my career choice. As the years have passed, it seems like expectations and workload of teachers keeps increasing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Here are the most-read posts for the month of November: Subscriber Special: November–Discounts on Select Print Books. What is Actively Learn and Why Should I Try it? Ward’s Science–So Many STEM Resources. Integrate OUR Curricula into Your Kiddom Digital Platform. 16 Sites, 3 Apps, 7 Projects for Thanksgiving. College Credit Class in Digital Citizenship.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Happy holidays! To thank you for your sharing, friendship and support over the years I will be sharing free tips, learning resources, web tools and apps for 25 days in my Digital December STEM Advent Calendar. Just click on the calendar below and a post will appear with a free activity suggestion, a list of free resources and tools for that activity, and a free template to copy, edit and use as you wish.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Here is a handy visual we published awhile ago featuring some of the best STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering ,Art, and Math) tools to use in your classroom. Under each.

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The Jose Vilson

DECEMBER 1, 2019

“Last year, we learned to keep-flip-change …” She sees my face wince, but proceeds anyways. “The way that goes is you keep the original fraction, change the division to multiplication, and then flip the second fraction.” “OK, but why does it work?” Shrug. “Who else learned it this way?” About three-fourths of the room raises their hand.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2019

iPad has been increasingly adopted as an instructional tool in classrooms especially in the north American context. As a versatile device, iPad provides boundless learning and teaching opportunities.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 1, 2019

From James Clear on the idea of”Giving Up” : Life is a constant balance between giving into the ease of distraction or overcoming the pain of discipline. It is not an exaggeration to say that our lives and our identities are defined in this delicate balance. What is life, if not the sum of a hundred thousand daily battles and tiny decisions to either gut it out or give it up?

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MiddleWeb

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Speculative fiction – apocalyptic, dystopian or fantasy – continues to grab the attention of middle and high school readers. ELA/EL teacher Dina Strasser also sees an opportunity for educators to explore current social issues that may be difficult to address otherwise.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 186 Are Some Well-Intentioned Anti-Racism Efforts Actually Hurting The Cause? Drew Perkins talks with Steven Wilson, founder and former CEO of Ascent Charter Schools, about his work and concerns about some anti-racist efforts that might be counter-productive to our shared mission of schools that better prepare all students for the modern […].

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Kathy Schrock

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in December 2019 and is re-posted here with permission. __ This past year, 2019, has been an exciting year! The use of new technologies in the classroom have Hour of Code into a year-long exploration for students as well as access to makerspaces as they become commonplace in most schools. exploded.

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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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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Hadrian's back yard. Photo from Wikimedia Commons In his youth, the Roman Emperor Hadrian was a spoilt rich kid. His dad was something big in the city and Hadrian also married someone who was part of the royal family. By the time he became emperor of Rome in 117, he was already a playboy and perpetual tourist, spending his time travelling around the empire in his private jet (This simply cannot true - Editor).

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techlearning

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Bone up on best practices for creating and delivering different types of video content

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 1, 2019

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom. This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Growing up on the south side of Chicago with parents who spent 75 cents of every dollar they made on my college education, I still took out loans to graduate from Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and I know all too well how high the stakes are for students from underrepresented backgrounds. This fall, 1.2 million low-income or first-generation students started college.

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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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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Microsoft Math is an excellent free mobile (iOS/Google Play) app for all things Math grades K-12. All a user had to do is scan, type, or draw a math problem to get a answer and other results. Also, Microsoft Math generates detail step-by-step instructions on how to solve the problem, videos, graphs, and more. Finally, Microsoft Math lets teachers create printable Math worksheets for their students to use.

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