A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 18, 2018
During virtually every keynote, presentation, or workshop that I give, the topic of change is very much a part of it. Leading the effort to uproot the status quo and prepare kids for anything as opposed to something is easier said than done. As Tom Murray and I state in Learning Transformed , "To prepare students for their world of work tomorrow, we must transform their learning today.
Battelle for Kids
MARCH 18, 2018
Perhaps now more than ever, in the wake of yet another mass school shooting, the world is waking up to the power of student voices demanding to be heard.
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MiddleWeb
MARCH 18, 2018
Teacher think alouds are great for grades 4-8, says author Molly Ness. "The goal is to provide less savvy readers with a play-by-play of what you – as a skilled reader – think while reading." The secret is planning. They may sound spontaneous but must be choreographed.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MARCH 18, 2018
Sleeping Giants: 4 Under-Appreciated Factors Of School Improvement contributed by Aaron Smith America’s public schools are flawed to where impossible expectations are placed on students and staff. High stakes standardized tests, coupled with uncooperative parents with the expectation of doing more with less deter the brightest and most experienced educators to solve the complex issues […].
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Teacher Tech
MARCH 18, 2018
Add a Favicon to Google Sites Well, that was easy! I just tried out the new feature to add a favicon to Google Sites. The favicon is the little icon on the tab when you’re visiting a website. Until recently the favicon was the Google Sites logo. You can now easily customize the favicon to […]. The post Google Sites Favicon appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 18, 2018
Here are some of the best note taking tools you can use on your Chrome. Our favourite pick in the list is OneNote as it offers more sophisticated features than the rest of them. Its new Immersive.read more.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 18, 2018
This week’s Apps Gone Free series features 5 very good iPad apps that are free today. Again this deal is valid at least in the Canadian and American iTunes App Store. Some of the things you can do.read more.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 18, 2018
Washington, D.C. — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and students at a March 14 rally in front of the U.S. Capitol during a national walkout by students. Photo: Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newsroom via ZUMA Press. It’s the epitome of a teachable moment. From Greensboro lunch counters to Tiananmen Square, youth have led significant campaigns for social and political change throughout history.
The Principal of Change
MARCH 18, 2018
In March of 2015, I wrote the post, “ 3 Important Shifts in Education “, and focused on moving these three conversations: “Digital Citizenship” to “Digital Empathy”. “Student Voice” to “Student Leadership”. “Growth Mindset” to “Innovator’s Mindset” The focus of the original post was not moving on from the former to the latter, but building upon and moving conversations forward.
The Cornerstone for Teachers
MARCH 18, 2018
I’m talking today with New York Times best-selling author Gretchen Rubin. I’ve learned so much from Gretchen’s research on happiness from her book The Happiness Project , and I’ve studied her work on habits from the book Better Than Before. Gretchen’s latest book is called The 4 Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People’s Lives Better, Too).
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
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.
The Innovative Educator
MARCH 18, 2018
Articles complaining about kids today aren’t too uncommon. Making the rounds is this article that asks, “ WHY ARE KIDS IMPATIENT, BORED, FRIENDLESS, AND ENTITLED ?” I couldn’t disagree more with most of the answers among which include delay gratification, limit technology, and the very worst of all, “Teach your child to do monotonous work from early years as it is the foundation for future ‘workability.
MindShift
MARCH 18, 2018
Every January, Nashville teacher Joel Bezaire reads The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time aloud to his students. Sounds pretty standard, right? It would be — for an English class. But Bezaire teaches math. The novel is part of a unit on number sense. While it’s easy to envision using math picture books in elementary school classrooms, literature for older grades poses a bigger challenge.
Tech Helpful
MARCH 18, 2018
In the spring of 2016 our school was approached by a parent that wanted more STEAM opportunities for his daughters to take place at our school. Oftentimes people think that funding comes easy for private schools but I submit that it does not for individualized curricular projects. The grants aren't available to us and that was where I was as the Technology Coordinator in our lower school.
EmergingEdTech
MARCH 18, 2018
Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers. This week in the wrap … I don't know how I've. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
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.
Tech Helpful
MARCH 18, 2018
Our elementary school creates an opportunity for our fourth and fifth-grade students to take part in Friday afternoon electives where they choose from about 7- 8 choices that teachers lead from their passions. The opportunities have been awesome- woodworking, knitting, makerspace, board games, digital gaming, are just a few. For me, it finally gave me the opportunity to create an elementary tech support team.
techlearning
MARCH 18, 2018
NetSupport announces the latest update to its classroom management solution, NetSupport School: version 12.5. NetSupport School now features a refreshed User Interface making it easier to identify and navigate to features. Users can also switch between a basic and advanced toolbar. In addition to its enhanced file transfer and distribution speeds, teachers are now able to re-set students’ network passwords without the support of their IT team.
Reflections
MARCH 18, 2018
This week was tougher than usual. I try to remind myself that weeks like this past week or other difficult events arrive as pulse checks. They are sent our way to remind us what a rough week feels like which only makes us appreciate the less rough weeks and positive events more. So many struggles on so many levels but it occurs to me in the quiet of this Sunday morning that this is the work.
techlearning
MARCH 18, 2018
Quality Matters (QM) and the Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA) announce a new partnership between QM and the VLLA to revise the National Standards for Quality Online Courses, Online Teaching and Online Programs, building upon the work started by The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). The purpose of the National Standards for Quality revision initiative is to provide the K-12 online and blended learning community with an updated set of openly licensed standards
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Technology Tidbits
MARCH 18, 2018
Timelinely is a new (beta) site for editing YouTube videos that I found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. Timelinely easily lets users take a YouTube video and add comments, images, annotations and more. This is a great way to personalize a video and can even be used for digital storytelling. I highly recommend checking out Timelinely by clicking here !!!
techlearning
MARCH 18, 2018
littleBits today announced updates to its Pro Library, a giant collection of Bits and accessories meant to fuel young inventors’ imaginations as they gain science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills. The Pro Library will now include new and improved Bits such as the codeBit, new and improved speaker Bit, and LED matrix, as well as enhanced accessories like new wheels and mounting boards.
Nick's Picks for Educational Technology
MARCH 18, 2018
#MathematicalSongs Look what showed up in “Trends for you” on Twitter this morning! I collected a few of my favorite #mathematicalsongs. If your school blocks Twitter, you won’t be able to see the content of this post. Override the your filter or try viewing it at home. #mathematicalsongs Got a Favorite #MathematicalSong? Please share in.
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