A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 25, 2018

This should never have happened either as I was convinced that any and all social media tools were a complete waste of my time and would not lead to any improvement in professional practice. Social media not only gave us the inspiration but also empowered us to take action. My first thought was, “Heck no! I am no author.”

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Social Media Twitter Outcomes Secondary 193

MindShift

MARCH 25, 2018

Earlier this year, math educator and Demos executive Dan Meyer published a piece entitled “Lonely Math Teachers” in which he raised the shortcomings of social media and the need for innovative math teachers to connect online. In his post, he made the case for Twitter. I wonder why I kept at it. The whole point is to keep growing.”

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Social Media Twitter Education Knowledge Base 37

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 7, 2021

We have to build mental models, like inquiry-based learning routines, that can help students compare and contrast defining current events like a civil or social justice or cultural revolution with similar events that happened in the past. It’s not a social media problem. What is school for?”

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Mobility Laptops Video Accessibility 98

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. It’s now become a way in which educational events, organizations, and institutions dole out funding for projects.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145