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How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study!

Shake Up Learning

The post How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! Book studies are a great way to level up your professional learning! I get a lot of questions about different ways to run book studies for educators, how to choose a book, what tools to use, and how to keep your group engaged. I hope not.

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Facebook Donates $15M to Code.org to Diversify Computer Science Education

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Looking to diversify its portfolio of charities and its workforce at the same time, Facebook has pledged $15 million over the next five years to Code.org , a nonprofit working to expand the availability of computer science (CS) education. The social network has also released a report on the diversity of its own employees.

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The Teacher’s Guide to Professional Book Studies – SULS031

Shake Up Learning

The post The Teacher’s Guide to Professional Book Studies – SULS031 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Book studies can be a great way for teachers to grow, connect, and learn together. Teacher book studies can be impactful. Level up your professional learning with effective book studies! Click To Tweet.

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How Online Learning Research Can Improve Remote Instruction

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The in-depth workshop or multi-day training can come later.) It’s one of the easiest things to do to really understand what that environment looks like, feels like and behaves like,” says Kerry Rice, a professor at Boise State University who has studied effective online learning.

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Trying to Ban Facebook is Not the Answer.

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Image Source It is our professional opinion that you get your child off Facebook. But is asking parents to get their children off of Facebook the answer? At least most parents and school faculty/staff are on Facebook and have an awareness of how it works and what is going on there. Facebook and social media are not going away.

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Project Based Learning and Ground Hog Day… A PBL Connection Beyond A Shadow of A Doubt

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

It wasn’t easy, but after I found out that Punxsutawney Phil had a Facebook account, I couldn’t resist contacting him. I do have a link to his Facebook below in my closing. Or so the story goes… I recently had the opportunity to contact Punxsutawney Phil using his Facebook account and he gives a different side of the story.

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Schools and Communities Together

Digital Promise

In their new book, Broader, Bolder, Better , Paul Reville and Elaine Weiss draw on nine years of research and case studies from 12 diverse communities to advocate for more and larger-scale partnerships between communities and schools. Supporting Parent and Caregiver Education.