Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Guest Blog Teaching edtech educational technology future of education future-proof educator timeless teaching practicesThe rise of computers and the Internet has changed the way we consume. From automated checkouts to online banking, every industry has been disrupted. Let’s take a look at the salesperson. I remember as a child having the door-to-door vacuum salesperson come to sell a Kirby vacuum to my parents. Now, unless you are a […].

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Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

I read for almost two hours last night finishing Educated by Tara Westover. Leader as a Reader Reflection Writing Educated journaling Tara WestoverWow, what a powerful memoir. The author describes her life growing up at the foothills of the Idaho mountains.

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MAY 5, 2018

Institutionalized education has given assessment a bad reputation; often leaves a sour taste in the mouths of many teachers, students, and laypeople. Educators should be clear about why they include assessment in their instruction; be strategic and intentional in its use.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Now that I am a teacher of gifted education, I believe it is important for my students, for all students to participate in civics education. The Center on American Progress stated in The State of Civics Education : Civic knowledge and public engagement is at an all-time low. Educators and schools have a unique opportunity and responsibility to ensure that young people become engaged and knowledgeable citizens.

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Speaker: Joseph Clay, Business Transformation Strategist at Oracle, and Jeffrey Haynes, Director with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

While VPs of HR in higher education share many of the same challenges as their corporate peers, they are a “different animal”, with unique issues and far fewer resources.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Higher Education Our Changing World Research and Evaluation higher ed our changing world researchI had the privilege of participating in a conversation today at my university about how (and whether) the digital work done by faculty should count for promotion and tenure. (I

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EdNews Daily

MAY 14, 2018

Welcome back to our “Teacher Feature Series,” where we chat with educators who work online across borders. I’m a former certified EMT, with an extensive non-degree college-level educational background in biology, human physiology, chemistry, microbiology, physics, and computer science.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

John Couch was hired by Steve Jobs as Apple’s first VP of Education. Couch is an Executive Advisor to, and former Vice President of Education, at Apple, Inc. Episode 391 with John Couch From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Recently I shared some stories of youth using technology in amazing, empowered ways with a group of educators. But it was a good reminder that when we’re having conversations or working with educators in professional learning settings, what we say to them may not be what they hear.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 14, 2018

I have a few sayings I often use in my teacher education courses and PD workshops for teachers related to active listening. One of the biggest gifts we, as educators, can give to our learners is to be truly present for them; to deeply listen to what they have to say.

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My Island View

JULY 2, 2018

I recently returned from my yearly trek to ISTE, one of the largest education technology conferences to be held annually. This year better than 22 thousand educators were in attendance in Chicago for three days. Those educators who attended ISTE on their own dime should be commended.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 10, 2019

Education Galaxy is an innovative online platform for helping students grades K-6 achieve mastery/success in their subjects. Also, Education Galaxy makes it easy to assess student's performance and differentiate instruction through their online portal.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I compiled all of my blog posts about Maker Education into an ebook that I published via Amazon Kindle. The Perfect Storm for Maker Education. Is It Project-Based Learning, Maker Education or Just Projects? Maker Education and Experiential Education.

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Education Elements

OCTOBER 24, 2018

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The Christensen Institute

JANUARY 8, 2019

Over the last year education innovators around the country continued to pursue expanded definitions of student success, personalized approaches, and wholly new models of school. Most conversations about CTE bank on the promise of once and for all aligning education and employment.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This week is Computer Science Education Week, and millions of students across the United States will participate in an Hour of Code. This research-practice partnership will focus on addressing access and creating equitable learning experiences in computational education for all students.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 14, 2016

Maker education is currently a major trend in education. But just saying that one is doing Maker Education really doesn’t define the teaching practices that an educator is using to facilitate it. Maker education takes on many forms. Role of the Educator.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

I have discussed educators as model learners before: The educator’s role has or should change in this age of information abundance or Education 2.0-3.0. Educator as Model Learner ). It is a mistaken assumption that educators know how to do so.

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User Generated Education

JULY 5, 2018

As noted in USC Rossier Online, “ In order for your school and students to be fully invested in maker education, it has to be integrated into your curriculum, not squeezed in” ( [link] ). To do this, though, the educator needs to approach his or her curriculum and lessons with a maker mindset.

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User Generated Education

JULY 8, 2017

This is my third summer offering maker education summer camps as part of a bigger program at a local school. Given all of the media coverage, an educator new to Maker Education may get the perception that it is all about this kind of high tech stuff.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 4, 2016

I am doing full day workshops on The Maker Educator both at ISTE 2016 and EduTECH in Australia. Being a maker educator requires developing a new mindset; a new set of skills and roles. Short Introduction to Maker Education. Personal Assessment of Mindset of a Maker Educator.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

I have since become a teacher educator (with some teaching of elementary gifted students at a few Title 1 schools thrown in). I believe that educators do more counseling of children and young people than any other profession. My advanced degree is in counseling.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 5, 2015

One of my current educational interests is maker education. As such, I have begun creating games for maker education – see my first one, a board game, at Reflecting on the Making Process. I like and have always used games in my classrooms.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks are very popular with education for many reasons, one of which is the ease of management and deployment. I am a Google Certified Administrator, Deployment Specialist, Success Manager, Trainer and Educator. -.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Digital citizenship education doesn’t work in a lecture format. Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

My blog post is called User-Generated Education for a reason. I also believe one of the roles of an educator, in the context of maker education, is to scaffold learning experiences so the end result is students becoming self-determined learning.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Embodying Visionary Leadership #Book2 Educational Leadership innovation in education innovators mindset why curiosity is so important in education Will Richardson

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. Moving From Education 1.0

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Thanks to the successes of campaigns like the Hour of Code and this week’s Computer Science Education Week, educators, policymakers, and families around the country are realizing the value of coding and computer science in K-12 education.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

What will traditional education look like in 20 years? Based on findings from a recent independent study, it looks like education will have strong ties to personalized learning and digital technology. Nelina Moore, 5, does UPSTART preschool work at home with her mother Deborah Moore.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 1, 2015

This coming summer I am getting the opportunity to teach a maker education camp for three weeks, half-days at a local elementary school. Education experiential learning maker education STEAM STEM

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User Generated Education

JUNE 18, 2017

This post discusses my Cardboard Creations Maker Education Camp that was taught to fifteen 5 to 12 year old learners for five days, 2.5 Summer Maker Education Camp Project. As a recent NPR article discussed several challenges for maker education.

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User Generated Education

MAY 8, 2015

Educators need to explore with people in communities how all may participate to the full. Education disrupting education educational reform learning communities professional development

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Google Cardboard and Google Expeditions are the two most popular, but here are some more great VR apps for education: (these are links to the Google Play store, but they all have iOS versions also) Cardboard (free) Cardboard puts virtual reality on your smartphone. RESOURCES: Google Expeditions Support site: [link] Expeditions Site: [link] Some great articles on VR from Free Technology for Teachers 20 TOP VIRTUAL REALITY APPS THAT ARE CHANGING EDUCATION How Will AR Transform Education?

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Ditch That Textbook

MAY 2, 2018

Teaching summer reading for teachers top books for educators top education books top teacher booksSummer … the time when all teachers spend carefree days sitting by the pool and drinking fruity drinks, right? Many teachers I know (especially the best ones!) spend at least part of their summers honing their craft. It’s a time to do things we were too busy to do during the school year, and […].

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Education Elements

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

As Education Elements moves into its sixth year supporting schools and districts, its latest impact report builds the case that personalizing learning for students isn’t just a one-hit wonder but a sound strategy for boosting outcomes for all students. Personalized Learning Education K-12 Educators Leaders

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Lucy Gray and Steve Hargadon, Global Education Conference co-chairs, talk about the Global Education Conference 2017 that runs from November 13-16. Lucy Gray and Steve Hargadon for Global Education Conference. Vicki: The Global Education Conference is here, November 13-16!

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 11, 2018

Lately, the work I’ve been doing with teachers and leaders has centered around the engaging and effective use of technology.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 11, 2014

Yesterday Google announced the launch of Google Educators Groups. This is a program made up of communities of educators who can connect with each other to learn, share, and help each other. This is a great resource for educators. Related: Google for Education Resources.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Principles underlying Effective Practices in Adult Education ). If the desire is to have educators create and implement engaging, interactive, and fun learning activities, then PD needs to be a mirror of these practices. Crafting Professional Development for Maker Educators ).

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