A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

When I think back to my days as a learner, the content seemed to be at the forefront of every class. Whether it was disseminated during a lecture in college, through direct instruction in K-12, or at times consumed from a textbook or encyclopedia, it was everywhere. The more I think about it; content was predominately the focus in every class. Day in and day out a repetitive cycle ensued in most classes where my classmates and I were given information and then tasked with demonstrating what we l

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

5 Ideal Traits Of A PBL Teacher by Mike Kaechele, TeachThought PD Facilitator The past few years I have worked with many teachers introducing the components of Project-Based Learning (PBL) and helping them design their own projects. Sometimes it has been a teacher’s first attempt at PBL and other times it has been more of a […]. The post 5 Ideal Traits Of A Project-Based Learning Teacher appeared first on TeachThought.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Coding is the sine qua non of success in a knowledge economy society. It has become a primordial skill in K-12 education and beyond. The pedagogical importance of coding, besides the technical part.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

. My parents moved to America from Ecuador in the 1990s, and have always worked hard to make ends meet. As I was growing up, there was no question that education was the most important thing to them. The expectations for my sister, brother and me were high. In some of my earliest memories, my parents were thrilled with the good grades on my report cards.

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EmergingEdTech

SEPTEMBER 9, 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 we explore lots of interesting. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

For most of us we have just two options when it comes to group photos. Say cheese is the standard. Okay, be silly, is next. Second grade teacher Shira Moskivitz has figured out a way to make boring class or staff photos a thing of the past. She has come up with dozens of other picture prompts teachers can use to make this year's class photo stand out.

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MiddleWeb

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

After 17 years Mary Tarashuk finds her memory-laden purple bookshelf can no longer carry the load. As she moves her read aloud novels to a brightly lit window shelf, she checks in with her collection to determine which 4th grade favorites will star in the new school year.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Back to you with another collection of some good iPad apps that are on sale now for a limited period of time.

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The Principal of Change

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

I thought about this quote a lot this past week in connection to education as I listened to a powerful student speech where they encouraged their teachers not to have them conform into a specific “box” but help them bring out their talents while finding their path. It received a well-deserved standing ovation, not only for the call-to-action but more importantly, the recognition of teachers in the room that were already creating the conditions where the student felt this was happeni

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Edventure Builder is an innovative new site that is perfect for sparking student's creativity by providing a online platform for creating: scavenger hunts, interactive stories, or choose your own adventures. Also, this is a fantastic tool that educators can use to build mobile lessons, interactive tours (think Back to School night or outside activities), and more.

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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.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Why do good teachers always end up with too much workload? I’m talking to Shawnta Barnes about this phenomenon and the different ways you can stand up for yourself. Today on the Truth for Teachers podcast, you’ll get to listen in on a conversation I had with Shawnta Barnes. I heard Shawnta on the Educator’s Room podcast — which is a really fantastic show — and I was really struck by the level of honesty and transparency as she shared her story.

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RafranzDavis.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

This morning I opened an email to this… “I’m not seeing you doing much education these days, only music. We were looking for a message on equity and diversity and weren’t seeing this reflected in your tweets and blog. Is this still your expertise?” Lately I have been away from social media edu, not for any real reason other than that I discovered something else that I love and wanted to openly embrace.

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