A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 3, 2011

'The use of case studies is a powerful pedagogical approach to incorporate student-centered learning activities into lessons. As a science teacher I routinely utilized case studies as they provided a relevant context to what I was teaching. Claire Davis and Elizabeth Wilcock conducted an excellent literature review and created a phenomenal resource called Teaching Materials Using Case Studies.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 6, 2011

'When it comes to mobile learning there are loads of great sites for apps for kids and teachers. Everything from apps organized by Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy to apps organized by grade level and subject area. But what you might not know, especially if you are an administrator is that there are some great apps out there for you. What are they? Well my administrator friend, here are my Top 9 Apps For Administrators (All of these are for iPad but you can find many, or an equivalent, in the Android Ma

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SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 7, 2011

'We often hear the question from parents: What can I do to help my child at home? I try to keep a list of resources I can tell parents about, and here''s one for you: Chris and Melissa Bugaj''s Night Light Stories. Chris, an Assistive Technology Specialist and SLP, and his wife Melissa, a classroom teacher, have created this blog and podcast featuring original stories "that light up the imagination of kids of all ages.

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The Electric Educator

DECEMBER 5, 2011

'Image: Flicker via Worcester Academy It''s very easy for a school to argue that its technology implementation/integration is one of its strengths. The typical campaign goes something like this: [School Name] is a leader in educational technology. Each classroom is equipped with a digital projector and interactive whiteboard. In the high school there is a 1:1 laptop program designed to teach students the importance of collaboration and 21st century skills.

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 7, 2011

'Nominations for the 2011 Edublog Awards are in, and I feel honored that this blog, The 21st Century Principal is among the nominees for Best Administrator Blog. When I began this blog almost exactly 2 years ago, I was a bit strong on ambition and perhaps a bit weak on just how far I was going to go with blogging. It has been an amazing ride for the past couple of years with all the new connections I''ve made through both this blog and through Twitter, Facebook and Google+.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 9, 2011

'Earlier this year our group adopted the TPACK model of technology integration. What is TPACK you ask? Basically, it takes the approach that planning for technology integration shouldn''t be an event. It should be something that adds to what we are already doing. Through the use of Activity Types , teachers can take the activities they are already doing and match them up with appropiate technologies that may or may not work, depending on the context of learning.

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The Electric Educator

DECEMBER 7, 2011

'Next week I will be leading a webinar for some middle school teachers to help them better use their iOS devices as professional learning tools. I have found my iPad and iPod touch to be a valuable organizational and learning tool in my professional life. Rather than relying solely on my own experiences, I would like to ask for your input regarding your favorite professional learning applications.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 6, 2011

It's that time of the year when the edublog community honours its members with awards. The 2011 Edublog Awards have come around again with frightening speed, and once again this year I am both honoured and humbled to have been nominated in two categories - best individual blog and best individual tweeter (for my @timbuckteeth account). I'm very much aware that there are many, many active and creative edubloggers out there who could and should have been nominated and included in the list, but eve

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 5, 2011

'You may remember, last week I did my nominations for the 2011 Edublog Awards. This is an annual event highlighting the best in the Edublogosphere and Twitterverse. I am humbled that I made the short list for Best Twitter of The Year (an award I won in 2009) and this blog is also on the short list for Best Edtech/Resource Sharing Blog. #Edchat also made the shortlist for Best Educational Hashtag.

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SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 8, 2011

'Writing Prompts is a blog that presents attractive visual prompts that could be used for an oral presentation or piece of written work. The prompts are imaginative and engaging, though they will obviously not work for all students. Try using Writing Prompts with your favorite expository or narrative text structure graphic organizers.

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 5, 2011

'After looking back over posts made during the course of this past year and examining the number of page views, here''s my top five posts for the year. Top 10 Signs Your Schools Is Caught in a Time Warp 5 Ways to Engage Others Using Twitter 21st Principal''s Big List of Must-Have Administrator Tech Knowledge My Administrator''s Complete iPad Apps List 4 Reasons Administrators Need to Get Connected with Twitter Amazingly enough, the top post for the year was one I did in November 2010.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 5, 2011

'Join me Thursday, December 8th, for another live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar as Lisa Nielsen, "The Innovative Educator," joins us for a conversation on a variety of "out of the box" topics, including using cell phones to enhance learning, child-centered and customized learning, the changing role of teachers, "hacking" education, learning without teachers or grade levels, schooling that hurts children, opting out of school, home education, and more!

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wwwatanabe

DECEMBER 5, 2011

'The nominations process has closed, and we are excited to see a few of our AJUSD blogs represented on the Edublogs Awards shortlist. Please support our AJUSD blogging community. You can vote once a day, and if you are in our AJUSD district, please vote from your home computer (our school computers will have the same IP address, so it will only get one count a day).

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SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 5, 2011

'In my previous post, I reminded you about the SLP Blogs Bundle , which you will need to re-subscribe to periodically so that you can view any new blogs added to the bundle in Google Reader. Recently, I put together an additional and different bundle, the SLP Apps Roundup. This bundle consists of some SLP and education-related blogs that feature iOS Apps, but also some general app review blogs.

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 4, 2011

'This weekend, I began studying for my CompTIA A+ certification. After a great deal of soul-searching, I decided that I wanted to pursue this certification. I have spent quite a few years tinkering with PCs. While this certification does not directly impact my current job as a school administrator, I am finding the challenge of exploring all of the intimate parts of a PC fascinating.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 6, 2011

'You know how most people say about awards "It''s enough just to be nominated?" Well, I think most people are fibbing! Sure, it''s TOTALLY true that it''s a distinct honor to be nominated! Especially for a crowdsourced award like the International Edublogs Award! I also gotta argue with the (mis)quote from the cinematic oeuvre Blazing Saddles "We don''t need no stinkin badges" - because yes, YES we do!

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 6, 2011

New Zealand is simply amazing. What can I say about the many sights I have seen, people I have met and things I have experienced? Time and space are not enough, but I will try: Perhaps the crowning highlight of my three week tour was the traditional Maori Powhiri and honour that was bestowed upon me during the ICELF Conference in Auckland. I was invited to present my keynote speech in the Maori sacred meeting house - the marae.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

DECEMBER 3, 2011

'How did they do that? Okay, I agree that the music is not the best, but this is such a clever reminder, no words needed! (via Free Technology for Teachers and Dominiqu De Guchtenaere) The end reminds us that balance in our lives is important as well. :) (??? ? ) @mauilibrarian2 This post was originally published at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 8, 2011

'Voting is now open for the 2011 Edublog Awards. The nominations are up, and you can vote until 11:59pm US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, December 13th. Here are the Steve Hargadon / Web 2.0 Labs projects that were nominated, with some encouragement to vote in these and all the categories ! Best Use of a Social Network Classroom 2.0 , which has received several nominations over the years and won twice, is on the list again.

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 7, 2011

'I have read a great deal on the web about teachers making their classrooms paperless, which brings the following question to mind: "Why can’t school administration become paperless too?" How many times in the course of my job do I use paper in the line of duty? Is it necessary to have physical copies of everything I do as a school principal? The answer to that last question is a 99% no of course.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 5, 2011

'Join me Tuesday, December 6th, for another live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar as Melia Dicker joins us for a conversation about education change--both personal and institutional. At age 28, Melia spent a year retracing her steps through her education from kindergarten through college in order to reboot her life and make a fresh start.

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