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Digital Learning Day: Social Media PD Best Practices #DLDay

The CoolCatTeacher

10MT | #19: 10-Minute Teacher Interview with Researcher Laura Pasquini From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. For no organization, group, or community can survive on status quo. Listen to Billy Krakower talk about using Twitter for professional development and how to join social media chats.

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Most Parents Think Teachers Are Fully Prepared to Deliver Science of Reading-Aligned Instruction; Educators Are Less Optimistic

eSchool News

parents[1] commissioned by Lexia , a part of Cambium Learning Group , and conducted online by The Harris Poll, found that just over half (51%) of parents strongly agree that their children’s teachers are properly trained in the science of reading. BOSTON – A national survey of over 800 U.S.

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Hemet Unified School District Adopts LETRS for New Two-Year Professional Learning Program

eSchool News

Offered by Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, LETRS provides educators with the deep knowledge required to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading. We’re pleased to be providing a knowledge base that Hemet educators will be able to reference for years to come.”. About Lexia Learning.

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How to Build Your PLN

Ask a Tech Teacher

More simply, it’s: …an extended group of knowledgeable people you reach out to for answers, and trust to guide your learning. You reach out through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, G+, forums, and discussion boards. Don’t mix up hobbies and family with your professional Twitter streams and FB pages.

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Take Student Collaboration to the Next Level – SULS0120

Shake Up Learning

Vicki decided what students really needed was time to work with her in small groups. Small group instruction also gave her the chance to ensure all of her students were understanding the process. . One of the best parts about small group instruction is the individualized learning that teachers can provide for their students.

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Bringing Literature to Life in Open Sim

The CoolCatTeacher

Mary Howard on episode 293 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. Twitter: @mrshoward118. It was a three-year project.

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Searching for the Ability to Think: Training our Kids to Go Past Google

The CoolCatTeacher

5 Ways to Teach Students to Think From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In other words, they learned and built their own knowledge base. To expand their knowledge, they had to assemble a library and know how to find books in it. We’ve been doing this project eight years now.

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