A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

As a practitioner I am always looking to learn how to better assist educators at all grade levels. The goal was simple, to introduce and train them on some age appropriate technology tools while identifying natural pedagogical fits. To accomplish this I had to quickly familiarize myself with some new tools.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The post How to Become a Google Certified Trainer (FREE eBook Download) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Download the FREE eBook: How to Become a Google Certified Trainer. This certification boosted my career, my learning, and my personal learning network. I can help! Please try again.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 27, 2017

As such I did what I was trained to do and what I thought was the most logical course of action to get buy-in from my staff. I spent a great deal of time writing numerous detailed memos on everything from technology tools to improve assessment, developing a Personal Learning Network (PLN), and embracing innovative ideas.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

It challenged me to really think about what motivates my students and how to keep them interested and engaged in their learning. My trainings are hands-on and practice-based, which makes it even more obvious when a teacher is choosing not to engage. This book was a game changer for me as an educator.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2021

The plan includes targeted investments in both existing and “next-generation” education and training programs, as well as career pathway programs in middle and high school. As well-intentioned as these education and workforce investments may be, the inconvenient truth is that skills and jobs aren’t one and the same.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2017

Districts nationwide are looking for new and innovative ways to provide training and resources for their staff, all while keeping within a limited budget. Librarians and media specialists are highly trained, highly versatile staff members, whose scope of responsibilities spans all students and all subjects.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Districts nationwide are looking for new and innovative ways to provide training and resources for their staff, all while keeping within a limited budget. Librarians and media specialists are highly trained, highly versatile staff members, whose scope of responsibilities spans all students and all subjects.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The plan was to provide training and support for the Vanguard Team members and, in turn, have them spread knowledge to their peers. EdSurge: How do you go about introducing new technology to students and teachers in a way that's sustainable? They LOVED sharing what they learned using Adobe Spark! It's not just a one-time thing.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 30, 2012

The fear of not being able to meet national and state standards, as well as mandates, leaves no time in the minds of many educators to either work technology into lessons, the will to do so, or the desire to learn how to. However, it is from failure that we learn best and get better.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2019

To move beyond her current customer-service job, she’d teach herself how to use customer-management software popular with the type of higher-paid sales position she coveted. The program promises 100 hours of online training and 100 hours of in-person training for 16 weeks. Taylor Hill devised a plan to better her life.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 13, 2016

The post How to Boost Your Teacher Brand appeared first on Shake Up Learning. It’s also the best way to promote your personal and professional brand. Your brand is what you represent, the content that you share, your audience, your Personal Learning Network (PLN), and your teaching philosophy.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Start with whatever you’ve got and whatever you’re capable of learning how to do right now. Rather than try to learn about every tool that’s out there, just pick one or two that will give you the most bang for your buck, and work on familiarizing yourself with those first (I’ll share suggestions later this month.).

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 6, 2010

Each presenter’s dedication to ensuring that we fully understood how to implement the various Google tools was greatly appreciated by all. How many of us could honestly say that after a 3 hour professional development training, let alone 11 hours? This Academy really was catered to and designed for administrators.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

to experience the Amazing Personal Learning Network (PLN) that we are.Free, Virtually, and Global! Train Thysel f: "The stuff we are working with is pretty new. No expert is going to visit your school and tell you how to be a TL in the future. Seek the training you need and learn it yourself.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 16, 2012

I once trained as a photographer. We learnt a lot of practical skills, such as how to light a subject in studio conditions, and we learnt about exposure rates and shutter speeds. I wrote in my previous blog post about reciprocity learning , where I discussed the sharing culture emerging through social media.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

While many argue that we have to create a quiet and distraction free work environment, we also must acknowledge that our students are trained to "check-in" to their devices on very regular intervals. I use this challenge as the opportunity to teach my students about digital citizenship and how to use and develop Personal Learning Networks.

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My Island View

JANUARY 26, 2015

The mindset of a 20 th Century educator is very comfortable for most educators since they were trained for the most part by 20 th century educators. The best we can do to help them is to focus on the “how” to learn for the future, and they will determine the “what” based on their specific needs at that time.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

During the conference opening sessions we brainstormed as set of grassroots global education projects that we could bring to our personal learning networks to try to get started. We voted on five project to to focus on right away with a set of basic questions for each: " What do you want to do?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 10, 2012

Special volunteer training is provided! There are opportunities for commercial sponsorship of Learning 2.0, A full strand list is available ? The call for presentation proposals and instructions are now live and can be found ? Proposed presentations can be found HERE.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Whether you choose this or any other Understanding by Design resource, you’re going to get a focus on understanding, and how to promote it through intentional backwards design of learning experiences. They figure out what they need to learn and then collaborate with others to construct the knowledge they need.

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EdTechSandyK

DECEMBER 15, 2009

I found that I love learning "across space"! I also reached out to my "extended cooperative network" for ideas via Twitter. At one point I was at a loss for how to approach loading our files to our Google website, so I sent a message via Twitter, and within minutes, five people had sent me suggestions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 1, 2011

Hear from Lisa Perez as she describes the Project ELITE and Project UPLIFT technology training programs she developed for Chicago Public Schools'' librarians. Learn why e-learning succeeds only when it is backed by an organization-wide e-learning strategy.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Don''t Hate the Hashtag: A Social Media Revolution for School Librarians Having a web presence, keeping hip with cultural literacy, transliteracy, and building strong personal learning networks is not just an extra burden, but a necessity for the modern teacher librarian. Twitter: Your One Stop PLN/Change Agent Training Tool!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

And that’s because of the tremendous amount of talent and training and hard work that gymnast put into the routine to make it look so effortless. So if you’re not constantly telling people how much work you put into getting that good, they may not realize it. You have to learn to reflect on and recognize your own work.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Learn how to create an eBook with Google Slides from this blog post: How to Create an eBook with Google Slides. Learn more about the program and how to request early access here: [link]. Join the group and share how you are trying the things on this list! I joined the Shake Up Learning Facebook Group!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Things are getting interesting as we cry out for a means of sharing information, between people and across time, space and networks. Those close at the fringes of the digital frontier are charting a different course with ICT rich classes and mLearning spaces whilst developing our personal learning networks.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2010

How do you integrate technology into 21st century classrooms? Digital tools can be used to engage students, enhance learning and allow creativity and collaboration. Loosely based around Bloom’s Revised taxonomy, find out how to use web2.0 Good facilitator guides are the cornerstone for building great instructor led training.

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 2, 2015

It''s that time of year that I do my Geeky house cleaning, so it''s another year going over my past posts about this topic and thinking how to improve them! Oh and in the small print of my comic I said 3 important things : Turn off your wifi & bluetooth until you need them - especially in airports and on trains ! Happy New Year!

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