A Principal's Reflections
JANUARY 16, 2013
'The culture at New Milford High School empowers teachers to develop creative pathways for students to demonstrate conceptual mastery. Joanna Westbrook, one of my first year English teachers, never shies away from this. Earlier this year she experimented with using Twitter to foster creative thought. Well earlier this week Mrs. Westbrook was at it again.
EdTechSandyK
JANUARY 13, 2013
'Social networking is a great way to share our lives and keep in touch with friends, but it''s important that we all keep ourselves educated on how our settings work and only share information about privacy that is accurate. For example, I''ve lost count of how many of my friends have posted the status below in recent weeks: Hello, FB friends: I want to stay PRIVATELY connected with you.
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The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 13, 2013
'The Seattle Times reports the teachers union shares concerns the faculty at Garfield High has raised about district-required standardized tests. As a result, the Garfield teachers announced that no teachers at the school would be giving the tests this winter, even though the district requires them to do so. Nearly all the faculty signed a letter to the district saying they’re not against testing, but they think their standardized exams (MAP) is a flawed test that fails to help them or their
The 21st Century Principal
JANUARY 13, 2013
'In his new book, Building a Culture of Support: Strategies for School Leaders , educator and principal PJ Caposey offers school leaders three things: practical, down-to-earth advice for leading schools; concrete strategies in creating highly supportive school environments; and a compact approach to leadership that brings supporting staff, students, parents, and school community to the forefront.
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Baker's B.Y.O.D.
JANUARY 17, 2013
'My district has enabled students and teachers to begin using Google Apps for Education. HURRAY!!!! I know GAFE is old news for many of you, but this is a big deal for my district. The roll out process has been slow and methodical so that issues can be prevented and addressed. I''ve been given the privilege of testing GAFE out with my 9th and 12th grade students, and I''m figuring out how to best keep the Google Drive organized.
EdTechSandyK
JANUARY 12, 2013
'I know questions like this are insanely hard, but that doesn''t stop me from asking them! In preparation for a Twitter for Professional Learning workshop I''m leading at the TCEA Convention in early February, I''d like to know who your top 5 education folks to follow on Twitter are and why. You might think of it this way: If the Twitter rules changed one day and you could only follow five people in education, who would they be?
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The 21st Century Principal
JANUARY 12, 2013
'Several weeks after Newtown, the debate about what to do to make our schools more secure continues. The NRA has called for armed guards in every school. Some school districts in Texas and Utah are arming teachers and administrators. One school district in Ohio is arming its custodians. ( Montpelier Ohio School Board Votes to Arm Janitors ) In typical American fashion, many reactions to the Sandy Hook tragedy have been to grip our guns even tighter and declare certain ideas like assault weapons
SpeechTechie
JANUARY 17, 2013
'While not the most fun-loving of Google''s offerings, Google Drive is potentially hugely useful to all humans, including SLPs. This resource, formerly known as Google Docs and now confusingly renamed, allows you to upload documents, images and PDFs, and edit documents and spreadsheets (presentations and drawings too in the full web version) solo or collaboratively.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JANUARY 17, 2013
'ISTE Unplugged is a series of independent events that take place in, around, and with the support of the annual ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference. Boy, have we got some fun this year! (Hint: look at the "unplugged keynotes" section below.) All of these events are free and do not require signing up (except maybe the Saturday night party--keep a watch on my blog or at at [link] ), so come join us.
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 14, 2013
'More and more parents are opting their children out of standardized tests. In a recent opt out group discussion, parents shared they were told that if their child attended school, but did not take the test, they would have to sit at their desks and do nothing. They would not even be allowed to read but rather sentenced to sit and stare into space. Rather than waste children’s time, one parent asked, “Wouldn't it be amazing if there was an educational opportunity available in communities dur
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 18, 2013
'As a heavy reader on my iPad, I have been looking for an RSS Feed Reader for my iPad that makes reading my Google Reader feeds easier and a more pleasant experience. I have tried several RSS feed reader apps, and I think I have found one that shows promise and offers an excellent reading experience. That app is Mr. Reader. Screenshot Mr. Reader While Mr.
SpeechTechie
JANUARY 15, 2013
'Google is pretty much synonymous with search. Though in the earlier days of the web, people went different places like Lycos, Yahoo, and Altavista, it''s second nature for most of us to turn to Google nowadays when we have a question or need a resource. BING? Sorry, no. The thing about web search, when you think of it.it''s language. We ask a question and get an answer.
The Daring Librarian
JANUARY 18, 2013
'As an educator I was touched by this timeless Huffington Post article from Mr. James Perry, once mayoral candidate and the the Executive Director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center: "Among the most important lessons I''ve learned from Dr. King is the example of servant leadership. A servant leader is one who offers an inclusive vision; listens carefully to others; persuades through reason; and heals divisions while building community.
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 14, 2013
'Many innovative educators realize that there are better ways to assess than standardized tests. As a result, they are supportive of students whose parents have decided to opt their children out of tests. This leaves teachers with a dilemma. Rather than sit and stare, what can those students do while their classmates take the test. This can be difficult considering most schools allow student to only have pencils, scrap paper and a testing booklet on their desk.
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Learning with 'e's
JANUARY 14, 2013
This is part 9 in the series on the future of learning and technology. Everything it seems, is being disrupted. By this I mean that new technology is arriving all the time, and much of it is changing forever the way we do things, the way we think about things, and the way we use things. The reason technology has the capacity to be so disruptive, is that it moves more quickly than industry, business, education, health, entertainment, in fact just about every part of the society we live in is cons
Comfortably 2.0
JANUARY 17, 2013
'I apologize if you were looking for real Monsters. You won''t find them here! What you will find is an awesome project that we did with our 3rd graders that deals with writing about Monsters. And it all came about because of a connection I made on Twitter.
The Daring Librarian
JANUARY 13, 2013
'I forget sometimes how lucky I am that I grew up in the Washington DC metro area and have within 25 min of my front doorstep (ok, maybe not 25 with DC traffic, right!?) but close by is one of the largest collections of rich resources in the world - the United States Library of Congress. But don''t fret, you don''t need to travel to DC to enjoy the FREE and open globally to everyone in the world the resources, lesson plans, and primary source documents through their amazingly extensive online we
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 15, 2013
'I've been thinking about all the things that should be standardized in life but aren't. Here are the most annoying ones that come to my mind. Phone chargers (Really iPhone 5???) On/off switches on computers (Push, slide, front, side?) Television remote controls (How do you turn this dang thing on?) Carry on luggage (Forget the sizers, just give a standardized stamp or seal!
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The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JANUARY 15, 2013
'The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership ( TICAL ) and I are pleased to announce the inaugural worldwide and online School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March 28th, 2013 (SchoolLeadershipSummit.com). This free conference will be held online and will be a unique chance to participate in a collaborative global conversation on school leadership with presentations by your peers.
Learning with 'e's
JANUARY 15, 2013
Those of you who have ever attended a Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference, or even followed from afar via the social media channels will know that Pelecon is an extraordinary event. Since attaining international conference status and extending its programme to 3 days, Pelecon has become one of the must-attend European learning technology conferences on the calendar.
Comfortably 2.0
JANUARY 12, 2013
'Tons of possibilities for the classroom! That was my first thought when I ran across ifaketext.com. This site will allow you to create a fake iPhone conversation. You could use this in any curricular area, all you need is a little imagination. The tool is very easy to use.
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 17, 2013
'Join BAM radio''s Rae Pica for a discussion about overcoming the biggest obstacles in project-based learning. While interest in project-based learning continues to accelerate, this approach to teaching has its share of skeptics and detractors. In this segment we lay out the benefits of project-based learning and dispelling the concerns, doubts and objections.
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.
The 21st Century Principal
JANUARY 14, 2013
'In November 2010, I wrote a blog post entitled “Top iPad Apps for School Administrators.” That post has been one of the most popular on my blog for quite sometime. Now, two years later, I have found myself using many of the same apps, but also some newer ones as well. I thought it time to revise my list of iPad apps now that I have returned to using the iPad.
The Web20Classroom
JANUARY 13, 2013
'Photo Pin : Free Photos for Bloggers via Creative Commons tags: photos creativecommons favorite Five Steps to Starting a Class Blog in 2012 tags: blog blogging favorite Free Technology for Teachers: Five Ways to Visually Explore Wikipedia tags: Wikipedia favorite The Mobile Native: BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Toolbox tags: byod favorite Over 25 Links Uncovering Project Based Learning Resources On The Web tags: project based learning PBL favorite Using Google+ To Improve Your Teaching tags: goo
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JANUARY 17, 2013
'Join me today, Thursday, January 17th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com interview with Holly Epstein Ojalvo and Esther Wojcicki to talk about student journalism as "THE" curriculum for the 21st century. Holly is the founder of Kicker , a student engagement news site, and when I read about Kicker I emailed and asked if she''d consider coming on the show to talk about youth capability and about journalism as a route to self-directed learning.
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 12, 2013
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews Dear overbearing phone mom - No thanks!
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.
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