A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 5, 2013

'Cross-posted at the Huffington Post. NJ Spotlight is a fantastic resource for me. They are unbiased in their approach to educate citizens on numerous topics, with education being one of them. I recently came across an opinion piece titled Putting New Jersey''s High School Diplomas to the Test. The article focused on NJ''s relentless push to increase standardized testing and institute end of course exams that students would have to pass in order to graduate.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 5, 2013

'This is the ninth post in my Summer Learning Series. These are short posts with tools, tips and resources for you to try something new this summer or something you can take to the classroom in the Fall. First was Collaborative Learning With Edmodo and then we followed up with Learning With Hashtags. Then we looked at TED Talks. We moved on to Twitter chats.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 9, 2013

'I am so awed, overwhelmed, and overjoyed with presenting at Edmodocon 2013 and meeting phenomenal, inspiring educators. Let me just say, I am BEAMING and get GOOSEBUMPS every time I talk about it with my home PLN. It was just. yeah. No words, just beaming smiles and goosebumps. Mind has been blown and Baker can''t talk--as Liz and anyone else who has worked with me can attest, this is a miracle !

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The 21st Century Principal

AUGUST 6, 2013

'“Teachers who are willing to experiment and take risks on behalf of kids are in a much better position, regardless of their age, to meet their students where they are, and my experience is that students appreciate the effort.” Ron Nash, From Seatwork to Feetwork: Engaging Students in Their Own Learning A new school year is upon us, and the decisions we are making now as educational leaders and classroom teachers will determine whether our students are engaged learners, or are passive learners.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 4, 2013

'I started my education blog to share and reflect upon my experiences in 2008. Here are some things I try to keep in mind as I blog. What Advice 1 Email Use a personal (not work) email. 2 Disclaimer Consider placing a disclaimer in your profile. It might not help if you do something that is not wise, but it will let your readers know the perspective from which you are writing. 3 Who Ask permission when identifying anyone in school community. 4 What Only post that which you would feel comfortable

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 8, 2013

'This is the tenth and final post in my Summer Learning Series. These are short posts with tools, tips and resources for you to try something new this summer or something you can take to the classroom in the Fall. First was Collaborative Learning With Edmodo and then we followed up with Learning With Hashtags. Then we looked at TED Talks. We moved on to Twitter chats.

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The 21st Century Principal

AUGUST 8, 2013

'Most of us have repeatedly been reminded by the media and politicians about how bad the state of education is in our country. They''ve blamed teachers. They''ve blamed teacher-education programs. They''ve blamed administrators. Usually, those who make those inferences base them on test scores, which we all know is only a small piece of what we''re really about as teachers.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 7, 2013

'Along with the many benefits of being able to freely access the world''s information online comes the challenge of separating reliable information from unreliable. How can teachers help students avoid the scams, scoundrels and hoaxes that come with bringing the Internet into the classroom? You won''t want to miss this BAM radio episode, where Ray Pica interviews me along with three other guests.

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 7, 2013

'A little inspiration can go a long way. When I was traveling to ISTE I saw a short video by Kevin Honeycutt: While I don''t need to build a classroom out of PVC this video planted a seed. I have thought about it several times and last week when I was on the USS Hornet for the Cue Rockstar camp the idea finally came together. A greenscreen puppet theater made out of PVC.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 8, 2013

'Following on in my series of short ''3 things'' videos, I thought I would have a little fun (well, I am on holiday right now), and so I went out and recorded this video on Edupunk. Although it''s treated in a fun way, Edupunk has a serious underpinning. Those who are involved in the ''do it yourself'' approach to learning will tell you that there is quite a struggle going on right now between institutions and individuals over what tools to use for the serious business of lifelong learning.

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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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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 5, 2013

'Classrooms Without Walls- Connect Your Classroom With The World! My last post on 10 Powerful Media Tools Every Educator Show Be Using Yesterday was all about how educators need to create a Personal Learning Network, but our students need authentic audiences too. Most of these same tools can be used to connect your classroom with the world. Our students need to connect with other students in the classroom down the hall, down the street, across town, or even across the world!

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 6, 2013

"Differentiated instruction and assessment (also known as differentiated learning or, in education , simply, differentiation ) is a framework or philosophy for effective teaching that involves providing students with different avenues to acquiring content; to processing, constructing, or making sense of ideas ; and to developing teaching materials and assessment measures so that all students within a classroom can learn effectively, regardless of differences in ability.

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 6, 2013

'Scratch Design Interface from wikicommons Chances are you have heard of Scratch. If you haven''t, it is a program that allows users to create animations using visual or object driven programming. Here is an example of a scratch animation to the song "Radioactive," lots of minecraft references here. I know I want to use this platform with my students and I know that many of the teachers I follow on twitter have used it, but that is the extent of my knowledge.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 5, 2013

Photo from unsplash This is a continuation in my '3 things' short video series. If you follow this blog you will know that I wrote a series of posts last year on digital literacies. Many people confuse literacies with skills or competencies, but as you will see in the video I made below, they are different. For me literacies go beyond and deeper than skills and competencies, enabling users to assimilate into unfamiliar and challenging new cultures and environments.

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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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Hansen's Link to Tech

AUGUST 9, 2013

'The idea behind using Google Docs is to allow for opportunities for multiple viewers and collaborators while sharing and viewing your resource electronically. In the event that you need to print out multiple Google Docs here is the most efficient way to do so. Open up your Google Drive Use the middle mouse button and click on each file you want to open.

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 6, 2013

Throughout the Summer of Making and Connecting, innovative educators have been experimenting with making, tinkering, and learning creatively during the broad expanse of summer. Now, as summer winds down, many are thinking about the implications for the design of the learning spaces they manage. What about classrooms designed for anything but innovation?

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 5, 2013

'I was honored to be a guest on Jeff Bradbury''s TeacherCast podcast. Jeff hosted a great conversation between @WokkaPatue, myself and some of the rest of the Edupuppets gang. Read more about the show or listen to the audio-only version (but the puppets are pretty visual) by going to the Teachercast.net page here. It was great to share this time with Jeff and to get a chance to talk about the puppets I have made and the difference they have made in my classroom and beyond.

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The 21st Century Principal

AUGUST 8, 2013

'"Schools must embrace a new pedagogy today that will engage 21st century students and enable them to acquire and master 21st century skills. Once they embrace the necessary changes in pedagogy, they realize the need for change in the physical learning environment." Bob Pearlman, "Designing New Learning Environments to Support 21st Century Skills" In response to the Common Core State Standards many school districts and schools are discussing moving toward 21st century models of instruction like

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 5, 2013

'I don''t think Apple had a clue how the iPads in the Classroom initiative would take off. Originally designed as a single user device, the iPad has become one of the most innovative tools educators can find. The problem is, when you do have multiple users on a single device, it makes it difficult to get the work off of the student ipads into the hands of the classroom teacher, and keep things organized.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 3, 2013

'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Success. 4882 Student social media use.

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 4, 2013

'I was honored to be invited to be invited to help out with the JET conference at the Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco. My first session will be on the power of interactive writing to support learning and build community. Be sure to check out their Blog, a community site of interaction.

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The 21st Century Principal

AUGUST 8, 2013

'"New feature allows teachers to collaborate around students’ behavioral and character development and improve behavior consistently across the school day" Today, ClassDojo, the free behavior management platform for teachers, students and parents, is launching ‘Class Sharing’ feature: the ability for teachers to share their classes with other teachers at their school.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 3, 2013

'Starting a new job is tough and one of the reasons is that you are the only one the job is new to. As I was prepping to head into work for the first time yesterday I was thinking about how I want to be know at my school. How do I want people to see me and what ideas do I want them to associate with me? 1. Look like you want to be known I dressed up in my full "teaching outfit.

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 3, 2013

'There are many reasons to introduce tech into learning, but all the right ones are about increasing and supporting student learning. When I began integrating tech into my high school English class, I started with a microphone to amplify my voice a little because I had a student in the class that had depressed hearing. Once I was using the mic, I noticed that it created a more engaging environment for the other students (except for one kid physically cringed every time I turned on the mic).

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