iLearn Technology

APRIL 7, 2015

I introduced this app to some of our students who have been learning the basics about coordinate planes. This is the type of creation tool that helps students understand the application possibilities of the math they are learning (math in context, what a novel idea!).

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iLearn Technology

JULY 8, 2018

I love that as soon as students open it up, it puts them in charge of the learning. Best of all, it encourages the learning to happen through playful trial and error. Yes, students will learn programming basics, how motors and light sensors work, how to use logic to build if/then type scenarios.

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iLearn Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

After watching the documentary series, Deb put each of the six innovations up on her wall and asked students to write their names on a sticky note and choose which innovation that they were most excited to learn more about. They spent time sitting at each domino and learning more about the innovations. It was incredible!!

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 16, 2017

His traditional resume failed to document the thousands of hours that he spent online in self-taught learning about the automotive industry. This frustration led to the creation of StackUp, a way for Nick (and others like him) to better document self-directed learning. You know…connective inquiry!

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 13, 2015

Just as every student grows and develops at different rates, they learn in different ways and at different speeds. Technology makes it possible to pace lessons appropriately for each student’s learning level and can be used to promote learning in the multiple intelligences. These learners learn best through auditory experiences.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 21, 2015

Tests show progress in learning. Kids should move through learning at the same pace and, if they aren’t, there is something wrong with them. That teachers deliver learning. We have to identify our assumptions, step back and take a look at education and learning from a new perspective, a new lens.

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iLearn Technology

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

What it is: Woot Math uses adaptive technology to personalize the math learning experience in new ways for 3rd-6th grade students. Woot Math is adaptive, as students use it, it gets “smart” and creates learning pathways based on the specific needs of the student. The illustration of concepts is brilliant!

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. At Anastasis, we start every day with a whole-community meeting.

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iLearn Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

What it is: Hello Ruby began as a whimsical children’s book by Linda Liuka meant to help kids learn about computers, technology, and programming. can learn something from Ruby. Ruby loves learning new things, and hates giving up. The ground work for learning to code is all here.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 6, 2019

How to integrate GeoGuessr into the classroom: GeoGuessr is a fun way to challenge your students to use context clues, think critically, ask questions, and learn geography. All skills that are useful for any kind of learning! It’s also a great way to help them explore the world from your classroom!

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. At Anastasis, we start every day with a whole-community meeting.

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iLearn Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

As a teacher, you can use ClassPad to create learning material for your students. ClassPad could also be helpful for your math students who struggle to get ideas out through paper/pencil work. The ability to use a tablet or computer may help those students with dysgraphia excel in the math classroom.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 23, 2018

What it is: Flipgrid is a video discussion platform for your classroom that lets you engage and capture learning in new and awesome ways. How to integrate Flipgrid into your classroom: Flipgrid is a great way to get your students reflecting on learning, collaborating, and providing peer feedback.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 4, 2017

As a result of their learning, the students decided to build a Domino Museum ( you can read about that here ). Anastasis students are SUPER creative in presenting their learning at the end of an inquiry block. In one of our learning spaces she created a time machine that students could get into. Last year, our Jr.

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iLearn Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

With Photomath , students can scan a math problem and learn how to solve it with step by step instructions and an answer. How to integrate Photomath into the classroom: On the surface, the Photomath app might look like the ultimate way for students to “cheat” their learning.

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iLearn Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

What it is: INVICTA Challenge combines technology (in the form of an action-packed video game), a graphic novel, maps, an operation packet and an action figure that inspires kids to read and problem solve. Each INVICTA Challenge collection builds problem solving and leadership skills for students 8-14.

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iLearn Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

As they play, children learn about how big numbers work, and how to perform long addition and subtraction. In DragonBox Elements, students will secretly learn geometry. This is learning math through exploration. DragonBox Numbers is for kids who are new to numbers, counting, addition, and subtraction.

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iLearn Technology

JULY 18, 2017

They can use a compost wheel to learn about which things can be composted; learn about pollinators and their role in the food we eat; explore fungi, bacteria, protozoa, algae, and nemotodes with a built-in microscope; and learn how long it takes to make an inch of healthy soil with an interactive timeline.

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iLearn Technology

MAY 8, 2017

Video is the preferred learning method of 90% of our students at Anastasis, when they do a search, they usually begin on a video site. With Check123, they are sure to get some quality results back to kick start their learning and research. Tips: Check123 is free for teachers!

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 2, 2018

What it is: DOGO News is a great place for kids to learn about current events, read non-fiction articles, and access customized content that you curate. DOGO features thousands of news articles and new original content added daily, this is the leading online source of current events for students, teachers, and schools!

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iLearn Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

I love the way the lessons learned in the games can transfer seamlessly to real-life as well. When in Doubt, Talk It Out- teaching students how to seek out a trusted adult when they come across something questionable. Interland is such a beautifully designed game with important lessons about how to mindfully use the Internet.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 24, 2018

Learning resources and tutorials help your students learn independently and get the most out of Inkscape. If students can dream it, they can create it with Inkscape. Just because you aren’t an Inkscape expert, doesn’t mean that your students can’t be.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 2, 2017

These tools will help your students take their learning and present it in a way that is both visually powerful, and easy to share. Students can use these tools to create book reviews, to document science experiments, for storytelling, to explain their inquiry process, as an eportfolio, to illustrate math concepts, and so much more!

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 6, 2019

How to integrate GeoGuessr into the classroom: GeoGuessr is a fun way to challenge your students to use context clues, think critically, ask questions, and learn geography. All skills that are useful for any kind of learning! It’s also a great way to help them explore the world from your classroom!

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iLearn Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

As a teacher, you can use ClassPad to create learning material for your students. ClassPad could also be helpful for your math students who struggle to get ideas out through paper/pencil work. The ability to use a tablet or computer may help those students with dysgraphia excel in the math classroom.

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 28, 2017

2018 is almost here. What decisions are you making today that will amplify what is possible in 2018? Every year I choose a word. An intention for the year. Something to remind me of my greatest hopes and purposes for the year. Do you do that, too? The word that leapt out to me for 2018 is FLOURISH. FLOURISH : 1.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 24, 2018

Learning resources and tutorials help your students learn independently and get the most out of Inkscape. If students can dream it, they can create it with Inkscape. Just because you aren’t an Inkscape expert, doesn’t mean that your students can’t be.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 9, 2017

What if we took kids on learning excursions every week? Our goal isn’t to show you all of the latest and greatest apps that you can use in your classroom (although you’ll likely learn about some new ones while your here). PBL and Tech: Tools to Support Inquiry Based Learning . What if we had 1:1 technology?

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iLearn Technology

AUGUST 4, 2016

Boxed curriculum does exactly that: it boxes in learning, narrows the scope of possibility, and leads kids to believe that learning is a chore. Living curriculum does the opposite: it unleashes learning, opens up possibility and adjacent possibility, and leaves kids excited to continue learning. Living curriculum.

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iLearn Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Learning Style Preferences. The complete Learner Profile template is free with purchase of the Learning Genome Project Card Sets that help you determine multiple intelligence strengths, learning style preferences, and brain dominance. This is the first step for building student agency. Multiple Intelligence Strengths.

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iLearn Technology

JUNE 10, 2016

What if learning as a human endeavor is too big and beautiful to fit into the tiny, meaningless data battles we insist on? Then the kids interact with Learning Genome card sets to identify their learning style preferences, their multiple intelligence strengths, and their brain dominance. What is it that we value?

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2016

What it is: The Learning Genome Project started nearly 8 years ago in response to a sense of urgency to make education more about those it serves: students. In the process of building the Learning Genome, I came to a realization that even if this perfect tool existed, there wasn’t the infrastructure in schools to fully utilize it.

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iLearn Technology

JULY 10, 2016

@npinkard talked about learning deserts and how digital badging can help us better leverage a youth ecosystem to meet students where they are at (school, community, home, after school, etc.) Students move across multiple learning spaces constantly. These are spaces defined by where learning happens, not a school address.

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iLearn Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

How to integrate Swift Playground into your classroom: Swift Playground requires no previous coding knowledge, making it the perfect tool for learning how to code. The skills built as students learn to code are the same skills that will help students in other disciplines like math and science.

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iLearn Technology

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Angela is the perfect person to kick off a weekend of inspiration, learning, iterating, collaborating, and launching. You’ll get a first hand look at what re-imagined learning looks like. 5Sigma is unlike any education conference you’ve been to. It begins with a tour of the school I started, Anastasis Academy.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 19, 2017

Team Anastasis will share how we’ve done it, what we’ve learned along the way, share our insight into what not to do, and be transparent. Learn more and register at [link] If you need help requesting the professional development dollars to attend, we are happy to help out, customize our template letter.

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iLearn Technology

OCTOBER 26, 2015

When we talk about education, too often the focus is on learning all the right things, equipping kids with the right content and answers. But the truth is, a great school is about so much more than learning all the right things. We can’t assess in a way that minimizes the individual and the learning journey that is happening.

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