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How to succeed with online PD for teachers

Neo LMS

For example, if schools want teachers to manage their time better, they should try to reduce the admin work before creating online courses on time management. With online training you can use social media or discussion forums that are more private to build the district/school’s own personal learning network. PD never ends.

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7 tips and ideas to make the eclipse engaging for students

eSchool News

Data were collected by pointing the optical fiber down at a piece of white paper on the ground. By varying the distance from the paper to the optical fiber, you can vary the intensity of the spectrum. If you always use the same instrument, you can compare the relative intensities at different wavelengths.

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The Pandemic’s Lasting Lessons for Colleges, From Academic Innovation Leaders

Edsurge

For example, some students mistakenly assume that recorded lectures are “optional resources” rather than asynchronous assignments, Roeger says. For example, if a student tries to participate in a VR physics lab but finds it uncomfortable, he or she can switch into an in-person section of the course instead.

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9 Ways to Teach Tolerance

Ask a Tech Teacher

Admittedly, in the current social media world, words are today’s doing. For example, many label recent politically-charged Supreme Court decisions as intolerant but when you dig into the facts behind it, you find closely-held beliefs on both sides to this story. Just different. Review your school climate for tolerance.

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Epic Effective Classroom Decoration and Design Resources

The CoolCatTeacher

Classroom Design Research and White Papers. This paper gives lots of examples and ideas for what makes an excellent, nurturing outdoor play space. Build your Personal Learning Network (PLN) by adding these experts and resources to your social media accounts. Barrett, P. Davies, F., & Barrett, L.

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Toward Carbon-Neutral, Equitable Conferences

ProfHacker

Following up on one aspect of Maha’s post yesterday on “fostering permeability in academia” , I wanted to point to “A Nearly Carbon-Neutral Conference Model: White Paper/Practical Guide,” published by the Environmental Humanities Initiative at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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How Teachers Can Learn From One Another at Unconferences, Meet-ups and Edcamps

MindShift

The session on grant writing, for example, was a dud because everyone there wanted to learn how to write them and nobody knew where to start. The session on grant writing, for example, promptly disbanded and they each found new groups; the “STEM/STEAM” teacher left and went to a group on “buy-in” that he “absolutely loved.”.

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