A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 17, 2022

During my time as a principal, disruption in the form of Twitter and a student telling me school was like a jail helped me embrace a better lens. A pedagogical focus grounded in research and evidence is critical to improving outcomes for kids both with and without technology. In a disruptive world , our lens must evolve.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Modern Classrooms and Personalized Learning Are the Perfect Pair. This is an example of a modern ­learning environment , and in an ideal world, students here receive ­personalized instruction that results in better classroom performance. . We have more group-based learning going on, but we also accommodate individual instruction.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

Featuring: Shayla Adams-Stafford, Founder and CEO of AdaptiveX ( @adaptive_x ) Rich Dixon, Senior Director of Learning Innovation at H?para. These are great ways to engage students and make those deeper connections during learning. (3:38) Common challenges in culturally responsive teaching and learning. (12:24)

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

At least, this is what the end goal should be if we are to learn from it to continually get better. I vividly remember an experience a few years back that radically changed my trajectory as a facilitator of learning. Later that evening, I pulled up Twitter to see if there was any chatter about my session.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 25, 2018

5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning. Leveraging new technology for professional learning requires some creative thinking — and it also takes money. Ensure that the Technology Enhances Learning. Be Supportive of Teachers’ Learning Preferences. Connect Teacher Learning to Classroom Activities.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I was recently working on my slide deck for a three-day workshop that will take participants on an immersive experience into digital leadership and learning. My primary objective for all multiday workshops is to illustrate the vital role that technology can play in improving teaching, learning, and leadership.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 26, 2021

Join me and other education innovators on February 4, 2021 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Reframing “Think Global, Act Local” in an age of lockdowns & online learning. Leveraging technology to create challenging learning experiences in mathematics class – Anna Solovyev.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Mariana Aguilar discusses the current research on student engagement From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We can never get enough ideas on how to help our students stay excited, engaged, and learning. We can improve engagement with our students – no matter where they are learning.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Social-Emotional Learning Competencies Get a Boost from Classroom Technology. As K–12 educators seek ways to help students develop social-emotional skills, they are finding that some of the same tools they use in modern learning environments can also facilitate collaboration, empathy and other soft skills. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2019

If you were to ask me why I really write, my response would be to reflect and learn openly. In my quest to practice what I preach and grow, I have begun to utilize video as a means to articulate ideas, share my learning, and openly reflect. I like using this tool because it syncs with and simultaneously broadcasts across Twitter.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2018

This means that administrators can’t see what has produced better learning outcomes for students as a result of their purchases.”. High-Outcome Schools Focus on Collaboration and Games. “There are very few studies being done on the overall effectiveness of edtech interventions,” The Tech Edvocate reports. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2021

After a year of 100 percent remote learning, an affirmation I practice with my teachers is: “We are still here in this work for our students and community.” Based on my Twitter and Instagram feeds in August, I wasn’t the only educator who felt the urge to sign up for every newsletter, webinar, or online course on all things distance learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 4, 2018

The reaction to Learning Transformed has been truly humbling. Tom Murray and I have watched many book studies and Twitter chats unfold since the release of the book in June of 2017. Below you will see how the course is structured as well as learner outcomes. We can't stop here.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2019

These educators use Twitter as an effective tool to engage others in conversation and share their knowledge—all in an effort to teach the state's future leaders. In no particular order, here are some of my colleagues' and my favorite educational Twitter accounts from deep in the heart of Texas. Administrators to Follow on Twitter.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2019

I was honored to have been interviewed for Educational Leadership, ASCD's flagship magazine, on the power of Twitter as part of a Personal Learning Network (PLN). As you will see, the true power of connected learning is what you glean from the people you engage with. When and why did you decide to get involved on Twitter?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. Blended learning is not new. Learn How 2.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 17, 2021

The question arises, “How does one know if the applications have an impact on student learning?”. I had to consider whether the function was more of a distraction because they could spend time drawing or representing learning ideas in my history classroom. After all, one of the main goals of education is learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 24, 2018

Backchannels or back-channeling is common at conferences where attendees use tools like Twitter to discuss the various presentations in near real time. In many cases, especially during conferences, presentations, and workshops, Twitter is the preferred medium for this. In this case, it is the backchannel experience.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

For starters, my primary device to connect on Twitter was a Blackberry. Additionally, my views on education regarding teaching, learning, and leadership were beginning to evolve in ways that would eventually help my school experience innovative success while also pushing my professional practice into a whole new dimension.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 20, 2022

During a recent webinar, HP Teaching Fellows Brent Christensen , Vickie Morgado , Teena Hine , and Amanda Brace shared tips for igniting creativity in their teaching and learning practice. Students learned from each other’s efforts while they practiced presentation skills and empathy in addition to math.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Smith is not one for silence ( he delivered a TED talk about the “danger of silence” in 2014 , in fact) and has used digital venues including Twitter to encourage others to speak up and recognize how history shapes the present. There are so many different teachers who have found good effective ways to use Twitter in their classroom.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in AI-driven technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions for K-12 education, was selected by the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) as an approved tutoring provider for the state’s 2023/2024 High-Dosage Tutoring (HDT) Program. About Carnegie Learning, Inc.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Simulations and games have grown from rote drills using a computer to challenging learning experiences for students that hone problem-solving and critical thinking skills. For too long, education has been underpinned by so-called “surface learning”, which requires only memorisation and an ability to recall basic facts or formulas.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Over two and a half days, district leaders explored how emerging technologies can support powerful learning, surfaced and shared innovative learnings and leadership practices, and helped us welcome the League of Innovative Schools 2022-2023 cohort. Inductee day for us and one of the best days of learning and collaboration!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

7 Mindsets, the leader in PreK-12 mindsets-based learning and well-being solutions, today announced the launch of an app designed to offer free access to the research-based principles for developing human potential from The 7 Mindsets to Live Your Ultimate Life: An Introduction. To learn more, go to [link]. ROSWELL, Ga. –

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

To get started I read the book Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day by Aaron Sams and Jonathan Bergmann, joined several groups online and followed a couple of entities on Twitter. This epiphany brought me to the blended learning movement. Transforming my classroom into a blended learning environment.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 29, 2019

They would also serve as a catalyst for vibrant Twitter conversations. The Pedagogy of Blended Learning Blended instruction is what the teacher does with technology. Blended learning is where students use tech to have control over path, place, and pace. They also create a mirage in terms of what was actually learned.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

However, there is a big difference between talk or desire to innovate and an evidence base that illustrates an actual improvement grounded in better outcomes. I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media.

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Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2022

With all of us experiencing transitioning learning environments, we had to be flexible in our practice and open to new possibilities. When it came to professional development, in the absence of being together in the physical space, we had to explore and learn what worked the best. We all need a way to continue learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 4, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Yet many students know the truth — online learning was a farce in many cases. We can congratulate ourselves all we want, but if there isn't enough income to pay the bills for the outcome we're delivering, layoffs will eventually come.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

School principals value using technology for learning because of its ability to help empower learning and address the educational inequities inherent in today’s education system . They also enhance the learning experience for those students. Effective use of those tools also enables more equitable learning experiences at school.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2019

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued COSN 2019 coverage. However, technology leaders did not install a learning management system , did not upgrade the Wi-Fi and did not have a replacement plan. 4 Key Evaluation Questions for K–12 Schools. Without these things, the new device program was doomed to fail. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

A conversation with Weston Kieschnick on episode 96 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Weston Kieschnick @wes_kieschnick helps us how to go bold school with blended learning. Old school plus blended learning = bold school. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Matthew Farber on episode 268 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Game-based learning might not be what you think. Game-Based Learning in Action. There’s game-based learning. Gamification versus Game-Based Learning. Enhanced Transcript.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

As much as this has been a game-changer for so many, we now have better access to research and evidence of improved student outcomes to really hone in on the types of changes that are needed in classrooms, schools, and districts across the world. This led me to pose a question on Twitter, asking educators to share their particular challenges.

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