The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

For Thought Leader Thursday , social media researcher Laura Pasquini explains three defining aspects of effective social media powered professional development.In Best practices for hashtag maintenance and open learning. The lessons learned from effective social media PD.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2016

Tell me if this sounds familiar: With the 2016 New Year, you resolved to build your Professional Learning Network –finally, to stop living in the 20th century where your world revolved around a sticks-and-bricks building, a landline phone, and the mailbox. Only accept or seek friends who are in your professional area of interest.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2023

I often get asked both through social media and in person how to become a consultant. For various reasons, educators are enamored by the keynoting circuit, facilitating presentations at both national and international events, and coaching in school systems. Educators don’t want more things to do.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 19, 2017

This is the first article in our series about building professional learning communities for online teachers. 51Talk is the largest online English education platform in China. 51Talk’s mission is to make quality education accessible and affordable, and to enable students to talk to the world.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2016

Since 2009 I have been a huge believer and advocate for connected learning and the formation of Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Now don't get me wrong, I still highly value face-to-face experiences, as there are some natural limits to learning exclusively in a social media vacuum. community that I facilitate.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 30, 2022

For example, if you want your staff to use a communications tool like Remind regularly to keep students and parents abreast of assignments, then you should be using social media daily to communicate with stakeholders. The bottom line is that if I can only talk about it, then I shouldn't be coaching or leading the professional learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2023

I shared the following on social media recently: Entry points for change are crucial. It can be used to identify areas for improvement to create new and innovative learning methods that better meet the needs of ALL learners. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(4), 357-377. Cheung, A. DeWitt, S.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2019

The drawbacks of social media are well-documented—like anonymous trolls posting negative comments just to spark controversy. In addition to negative commentary, Knowles acknowledged other challenges to adopting social media for education. Finally, for some there is a social-emotional toll.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This five step to-do list can help educators engage in artificial intelligence and begin using it to positively impact both teaching and learning. Learn about AI. Read news stories, follow the conversation on social media, and explore some of the many free resources available online. Engage in the conversation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Advancement Courses has a free micro-course – Launching Online Learning. Now is the time we all need to educate ourselves on effective online teaching and I recommend this course as a great place to start. You can connect with Tom on social media. Register for this free micro-course.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. Our conversations spanned the gamut of topics that are top of mind for educators in all corners of the U.S.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022) —The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected Discovery Education — the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place— to support science and social studies instruction in all grades.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

When we created the nation’s first graduate program designed to prepare a technology-savvy school administrator at the University of Minnesota (way back in 2003!) , ISTE was one of our most important partners in that work. ISTE also has invited us to reflect on what it means to be part of an online professional learning network.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

CHARLOTTE, NC— Virginia’s Rivermont Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education , the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place. Rivermont schools are licensed by the Virginia Department of Education, and all class credits earned are fully transferable.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

Many difficult lessons were learned during the pandemic, and a few more are sure to materialize over the next couple of months. Even though educators have been challenged like never before, they faced adversity and stepped up to the plate admirably for their learners. Consider these questions from your lens.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. View the video recording.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. View the video recording.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education , a global education technology company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”), today announced it has agreed to acquire DreamBox Learning® , a PK-12 education technology provider serving more than 6 million students and 600,000 educators nationwide.

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Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2022

When it came to professional development, in the absence of being together in the physical space, we had to explore and learn what worked the best. Leveraging the right digital tools and spaces, we were able to keep learning going and continue to build our professional learning communities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Charlotte, NC – Discovery Education, in partnership with Norton, a leading Cyber Safety brand of Gen , recently launched a new digital citizenship resource center – My Digital Life – on the award-winning Discovery Education K-12 platform.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

Discovery Education and Keysight Technologies, Inc. NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, have launched an innovative new public-private partnership that supports student learning and builds academic confidence.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. So many of us are exhausted.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Discovery Education today unveiled a new collection of engaging, high-quality digital learning resources supporting Black History Month observances. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform nurtures student curiosity and supports learning wherever it takes place.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—is providing an array of free digital resources to support National Financial Capability Month.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District (AJUSD) today announced a new collaboration with global edtech leader Discovery Education supporting innovative teaching and learning in the district. All AJUSD educators also enjoy access to the Discovery Educator Network.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced the addition of new games, interactives, career resources and more to its award-winning K-12 learning platform, Discove ry Education Experience. All educators using Discovery Education’s products enjoy access to the Discovery Education Network.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2023

Charlotte, NC – Minnesota’s Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Public Schools (GFW) today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting the creation of engaging science lessons in K-12 classrooms districtwide. Among the resources coming to GFW schools are:   Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Davidson, NC and Silver Spring, MD (Monday, May 16, 2022) — Today, Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, and Discovery Education, a worldwide edtech leader, announce they have teamed up to launch a multimedia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education experience for students in grades 5 to 10.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 14, 2022

Actively look for opportunities to provide feedback through diverse means such as phone calls, paper notes, technology, and face-to-face conversations. Examples include release time, professional learning opportunities off-site, a premium parking spot, tickets to school events, books, and school supplies. & Ryan, R.

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My Island View

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Social media is ever-evolving, although, as of late, some see it as de-evolving. As an educator, I was an early adopter and advocate for social media as a tool for professional collaboration, and development. Along with all this, I began to explore Twitter as an additional source of educator collaboration.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Online learning has become not only a common alternative to physical classes, but a well-regarded change maker in the education ecosystem. After a weekly one-hour session, students feel closer to classmates and often add them to their ongoing PLN (Professional Learning Network). Communicate With Social Media.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

Then there is the most dangerous view in education that the way we have always done it is the best way. Each of the seven outlined below are either embedded components of school culture or an element of professional practice that leaders already focus on (or should be). For one, comfort tends to be the enemy of growth.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

How can schools and districts systemically create a vision of teaching and learning that’s personal, authentic, relevant, and harnesses the power of technology? FRS) , is helping thousands of schools create these types of learning experiences for kids. Personalized Professional Learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering educators and students nationwide a variety of free, STEM-focused resources to support celebrations of Women’s History Month. Educators can supplement these career profiles with lesson plans, engaging activities, and career mapping resources.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital resources nurture student curiosity and drive deeper engagement in instruction—presents educators a wide array of new, free digital resources to support National Financial Capability Month activities.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As educators, how do we empower ourselves to create boundaries both inside and outside the classroom? As an educator with 16 years of teaching experience, I have dedicated the last several years to training, coaching, and supporting teachers. In each episode of The Balance , I’ll talk with a different thought leader or educator.

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