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7 Great NonProfits Changing the Face of Professional Learning

Tom Murray

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware of more organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. All of these organizations are shifting the needle and rocking professional learning nationwide. EdCamp Foundation. URL: www.edcamp.org. URL: www.iste.org.

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Finally, Definitive Manual for School Leaders on Engaging in Using Social Media

The 21st Century Principal

In their new book, Why Social Media Matters: School Communication in the Digital Age , authors Kitty Porterfield and Meg Carnes write: “Skill in communication is a key ingredient for school leaders’ success in today’s complex education environment, and this communication now includes social media.” Why should I care?

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How Online Learning Research Can Improve Remote Instruction

Edsurge

There’s nothing wrong with formal professional development, especially if it’s meted out in manageable, bite-sized chunks, adds Torrey Trust, an associate professor of learning technology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who has studied professional learning networks and social media.

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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

eSchool News

They will continue to be empowered with knowledge of how to support their students’ literacy needs through professional development, curriculum implementation, data-based decision making, and individual learning from professional learning communities.

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Fake Instagram Template with Google Slides (FREE)

Shake Up Learning

Leveraging social media to teach students has been a huge win for me in the classroom. I’m forever grateful that Tara Martin taught us all how to annotate text through social media. . I had been hesitant to join social media beyond Facebook at the time. 6 hours of professional learning credit.

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Wanda Terral: 5 Ways to Help Kids Understand Digital Safety Without Scaring Them To Death

The CoolCatTeacher

What we try to have our teachers do, particularly in our middle school where we are one-to-one grades five through eight is encouraging teachers to use the tools in the classroom and incorporate guidelines for how to behave as they’re doing these projects and using these tools. Give them guidelines for how to behave. Blog: [link].

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3 Innovative Solutions to Combat #EdTech Issues #CDEtop30

The Innovative Educator

Three obstacles to successful integration of technology into teaching and learning include: 1 - Innovative educators often work in isolation 2 - Guidelines and policies for tech use are lawyer, not student or teacher, friendly 3 - Lack of tech expertise and funding for professional learning opportunities Do any of these sound familiar?