Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. They failed and tried again. Asked questions. They are life long learners.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

How does Schoology meet the pedagogy of today? Teachers can also implement elements of gamification rather easily as Schoology provides access to “student completion settings”, hidden folders or assignments, and a badge creation tool. This provides more time for the teacher to facilitate instruction and meet with students 1:1.

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techlearning

JUNE 1, 2018

At the same time I started the Innovation Lab in 2016, I was invited to a gamification conference at UPenn. As he mentioned, I was fortunate to meet Chris through our work on games in the classroom – and am inspired by this latest partnership. Student voice has been eye opening for us on the Skype in the Classroom team.

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techlearning

MARCH 14, 2018

To simplify my rubric, the only column with I can statements is the meeting expectations column. I deleted anything in the not meeting expectations column and anything in the exceeding expectations column. I then renamed these columns as Not Yet… and Yes And… because words matter. Read more at Teched Up Teacher.

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techlearning

JUNE 22, 2018

At ISTE this year, beyond attending sessions and trading ideas with other educators, I’ll be meeting with Ross Smith and other members of the Skype in the Classroom team. Read more at Teched Up Teacher.

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techlearning

AUGUST 31, 2018

A week later I flew cross country to Seattle to help run Picademy for over a hundred educators and in two days, I’ll by flying to Moscow for the EdCrunch forum where I’ll talk about Gamification and Fair Haven Innovates. Talk to your students about the goals they set for their project and how they plan on meeting those goals.

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techlearning

APRIL 13, 2018

We need to become the COO of our classrooms, the Chief Opportunity Orchestrator. I first heard ‘sage on the stage’ and ‘guide on the side’ early in my teaching career when I decided to try The Flipped Classroom™. Through my flipped classroom failure, though, I did learn how to create a student-centered classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

GlobalEdCon Washington, DC Meet Up Photos and Notes Posted. We had a great Global Ed meet up in Washington DC at the Sidwell Friends School, and we are surprised and delighted at the popularity that these Global Ed in-person events have had. Lucy Gray posted photos and notes from our meeting here. Classroom 2.0

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Start Up Bus is a hackathon where people meet for the first time on a bus that is headed to a pitchfest. Until then, GLHF cross-posted at Teched Up Teacher Chris Aviles presents on education topics including gamification, technology integration, BYOD, blended learning, and the flipped classroom.

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