A Principal's Reflections
JANUARY 26, 2014
'So yesterday as I was scanning the #NJED hash tag on TweetDeck I came across this intriguing image shared by Mike Marotta. It really puts into perspective why we make many of the decisions that we do at New Milford High School as to why we decided to implement a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative and don''t mandate the use of one specific tool to support learning.
The Web20Classroom
JANUARY 30, 2014
'I remember my first professional development as a teacher. I was fresh out of college. The PD centered around how to use clickers in the classroom. I saw great potential there. The idea that I could get realtime information back on my students, I saw as a great help to me. The PD itself was boring and useless. The presenter leading did little to engage us.
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Educational Technology Guy
JANUARY 27, 2014
'I use Evernote a lot. I have about 100 Notebooks and close to 6,000 notes, so it can get a little overwhelming at times. I use tags and Evernote''s search is great and the related notes feature helps find other info, but I just learned about a new service, made for Evernote, that turns your Evernote notes and notebooks into a mind map. It''s called MohioMap.
The 21st Century Principal
JANUARY 25, 2014
'Today, there was this post on the Public School Forum of North Carolina website defending the Common Core. That post, entitled "Common Core Standards Will Help NC Meet Its Challenges," was written by Caroline McCullen, the director of education initiatives at SAS which already has a multi-million dollar contract with North Carolina to provide value-added teacher data analysis software for teacher and principal evaluations.
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My Paperless Classroom
JANUARY 27, 2014
'Here is a lesson I built with the help of my PLN. The goal is to get the first grade class thinking about classification using frogs and toads. Shoutouts and links at the bottom of the post. These are Frogs: Panamanian Golden Frog Swimming Frog by Frank de Kleine Gray Tree Frog Green Frog Frog by Gabor Kovacs Hourglass Tree Frog Dumpy Tree Frog by Leonora Enking Panamanian Golden Frog Red Tomato Frog Rhaedo Haematiticus Strawberry Dart DFrog by Geoff Gallice Spotted Narrow Mouthed Frog by Thoma
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 26, 2014
'While it is no longer unusual for teachers to embrace and understand the value of personal learning networks, few are supporting their students in doing the same. I went on a search for educators involved in this work a s part of a chapter I am writing for a book on the topic of student liberation being released by Steve Hargadon later this year, In the below Q&A you will get a look at the insights from one of these educators.
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The 21st Century Principal
JANUARY 31, 2014
'Still looking for a good way to keep track of all those administrative tasks? I''ve tried several to-do apps but Evernote''s versatility and features make it an excellent choice to keep up with your daily, or in my case, weekly task lists. I have a notebook in Evernote dedicated to keeping my weekly tasklists in one place. Every Monday morning, I open and start a brand new list.
SpeechTechie
JANUARY 29, 2014
'As a member of the Social Thinking® Blogging Team, I am happy to be given the occasional opportunity to review one of their excellent products (I have them all anyway)! In this post, I will be taking a look at Social Fortune or Social Fate: A Social Thinking Graphic Novel for Social Quest Seekers (SFOF) by Dr. Pamela Crooke and Michelle Garcia Winner.
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Join me this evening at 4pm Eastern Time and hear me discuss why social media is an essential tool for K-12 classrooms. While there are some educators who feel the best advice when it comes to social media is to stay away, I disagree. In fact, I tell teachers that if they’re not preparing students to use social media effectively, they''re not doing their job.
My Paperless Classroom
JANUARY 30, 2014
'Today we are getting started Scratch, a desktop-based programming platform that uses visual objects to build a computer program. You may have worked with a visual programming platform in the past, such as Hopscotch on the iPad. Commands are divided into families and color-coded To get started we are going to explore some simple movement and animation.
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 21st Century Principal
JANUARY 29, 2014
'One of the leading educator organizations in this country is calling for an end to the over-reliance on standardized testing in accountability practices. They are calling for what is called "multimetric accountability" by which, according to their press-release includes: not using standardized test scores as the "sole measure of student achievement, educator effectiveness, or school quality." having an accountability system that "promotes continuous support and improvement and that also is: "pu
EdTechSandyK
JANUARY 27, 2014
'Notes from a concurrent session at TASA Midwinter 2014. Effective Digital Leadership: Moving Our Schools Forward Don Jacobs, Principal Anita Scott Elementary School Royse City ISD Twitter: @Don_Jacobs Websites: Personal: www.thedigitalprincipal.com Campus: scottstaff.blogspot.com All presentation resources, including slides, are posted at [link] Don referenced Eric Sheninger''s new book, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times , as inspiration for his presentation.
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 30, 2014
'Thank you to the 300+ folks from around the world who joined me for the Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship webinar on EdWeb. In case you missed it, the webinar was called “Social Media: An Essential Tool for Today’s Classroom.” You can view the webinar here [link] com/edwebnet/EA59D688824C. In the webinar, I shared case studies of amazing students, parents, and teachers.
My Paperless Classroom
JANUARY 31, 2014
'[My Notes] There are so many great resources out there for teaching so many things, but often the lessons I find online do not match the grade level I am looking for. So then I am in the position of choosing to keep looking or figure out how to adapt the lesson to my students'' level. This week I was looking for a lesson to dovetail on the 3rd grade''s exploration of the Harlem Renaissance.
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The 21st Century Principal
JANUARY 26, 2014
'A few years back, our North Carolina legislature succumbed the heavy lobbying of the travel and tourism industry, as well as an organization called Save Our Summers, and passed a law that public schools can''t start their school year before August 25 and must end the school year by June 10. This organization, called Save Our Summers, which has a Web Site here ( Save Our Summers Website ), lobbied and successfully pushed through this legislation which took the decisions about the yearly calendar
Saving Socrates
JANUARY 30, 2014
'I''ve often heard students remark, I don''t test well. This is a common refrain from many of our top students who whiz through classes, but then perform less than stellar on key standardized exams like the SAT. It might be true. In fact, I guarantee you there are kids that can perform excellently in class and fail a standardized exam or underperform.
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 25, 2014
'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 NYC blazes trails to prepare students for success.
My Paperless Classroom
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Today is one of those days where I would swear there are only 3 things that matter in educational technology: workflow, workflow, and workflow. Today''s challenge is a colony poster for 5th grade. The students have reseached their colonies and written their ad copy. Today they are coming into the lab and using microsoft publisher to create an 11x 17 poster.
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The 21st Century Principal
JANUARY 25, 2014
'There are plenty of opportunities to learn more about ed tech at this year''s Ohio Educational Technology Conference beginning this Monday January 27. Here''s the Keynote Speaker lineup for this year''s conference. Monday, January 27 9:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. Kevin Honeycutt, Technology Integration Specialist, ESSDACK Inspirational Teachers Change Minds and Lives This keynote is an exploration of the importance of inspirational teaching and of building positive relationships with learners.
wwwatanabe
JANUARY 31, 2014
'This morning, I saw the "light bulb" illuminate as a team realized that Webb''s Depth of Knowledge Level 3 (DOK 3) tasks aren''t more "difficult" problems, but rather it''s when students engage with content learning at deeper cognitive levels. The team recognized: Even if the teachers ask higher level questions, student responses to the questions and what they "do" (the task) is what determines the Depth of Knowledge (DOK).
Learning with 'e's
JANUARY 25, 2014
'The most interesting session I attended at Bett 2014 was to hear Stephen Heppell speak in the main arena. Stephen was on top form as usual, and in his avuncular style managed to engage 800 or so delegates effortlessly for 30 minutes. He showcased some of his latest ideas for educational innovation using technology, under the banner of '' Big Data ''.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JANUARY 28, 2014
'The Learning Revolution Weekly Update January 28th It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. - Albert Einstein Welcome to the Learning Revolution. The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 Labs and its partners.
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.
Learning401
JANUARY 27, 2014
'Some arrived to last Saturday''s South CountyLearning401 Story Slam to cheer on a good friend or family member brave enough to take the open mic. Others came out of mere curiosity. Shifting how we think and talk about education in Rhode Island? What could possibly shiftthat? Well, storytelling can. In fact, it is shifting the conversation, using storytelling as a vehicle for systems change.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
JANUARY 28, 2014
'What are some excellent examples of STEM STEAM STREAM teaching/learning going on in Hawaii right now? View here LIVE Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 7PM HST, or LATER, at your convenience. ? ? ? ? ? See Part 1, last week: Hawaii STEM (STEAM, STREAM) [Google Rocks! Hawaii HOA #21] (with clickable index in YouTube description ) Show notes Google Rocks! Hawaii HOA Playlist: [link] (???
Learning with 'e's
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Slightly self conscious wearing Glass Are we headed for a cyborg future? I''m not sure, but I tried Google Glass for the first time last night and I was conscious that I was looking like a cyborg. Once you get over the initial self consciousness, it''s quite a lot of fun trying it out. That''s one of the benefits of having dinner with David Kelly, Learning and Development Consultant, and owner of one of the infamous Google beta testing devices.
Cycles of Learning
JANUARY 27, 2014
'I love teaching. Chances are, if you have made it to this blog post, you also love teaching. Among the myriad of reasons, I love the creative process teaching requires. We, as educators, must constantly go back and fourth between creation and implementation. Our work is never waiting for us. We must create it. I LOVE this aspect of the vocation. Keeping the above in mind, I also, like you, find myself getting overwhelmed by not only the many innovative tools at our disposable, but more importan
Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions
The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.
EdTechnocation.com
JANUARY 31, 2014
'I was recently invited by +Sean Connors , an Educational Technology Coordinator for Le Jardin Academy in Kailua, Hawaii, to participate in a teacher driven professional development session they call T.A.P. (T eachers A s P rofessionals ). The most recent T.A.P. was on January 30, 2014. +Sean Connors created a Google+ event here. We recently spoke with Sean about T.A.P. on episode 11 of EdTech Mixed Plate.
Hansen's Link to Tech
JANUARY 30, 2014
'Interactive Whiteboard users always want a fun and efficient way to do their attendance. It has become a great trend of teachers who have a SMART or Promethean boards in their room either create or download a attendance templates. Sometimes those templates are not as visually interesting or tie into your classroom theme. For those of you who are SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard teachers and teach young children here is a Cookie Monster template that I made for you to use.
Learning with 'e's
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Scene from Fritz Lang''s Metropolis Brian Solis describes himself as a digital anthropologist. He is actually much more than that. Although quiet, and small in stature, he''s something of a giant when it comes to explaining how our lives are shaped and disrupted in the digital age. He''s a futurist, sociologist and author and he commands your attention.
Educator Innovator
JANUARY 30, 2014
A majority of parents say that educational media has helped their child learn a lot about one or more subjects. And parents count nearly half of their kids’ screen time as educational. That’s according to a new survey-based report by Sesame Workshop’s Joan Ganz Cooney Center, which documents parents’ perspectives on their children’s informal use of educational media—including apps, games, websites, and TV shows.
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