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#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”

EdTech Magazine

Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. Leaders looking to shift learning must think more holistically. Eric Sheninger and Tom Murray share their expertise on modern learning spaces. How does the technology actually improve on what we’ve done in the past?” Tue, 02/27/2018 - 15:10.

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The persistence of distance (learning)

Learning with 'e's

In a formal sense, distance learning has been a familiar concept since at least 1837, when Sir Isaac Pitman began teaching his shorthand system using typed instruction cards mailed through the universal Penny Postal service to his students across England. We have come a long way.

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How DC Public Schools Uses Student Data to Support Mental Health

Edsurge

Douglas Gotel For example, we use child-centered play therapy intervention in our elementary schools where kids learn how to solve their problems and work through relational difficulties. Twitter: Child Mind Institute. Why did you decide to adopt special education case management technology? Social Network: ACEs Connection.

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9 Steps for Choosing a Device

Tom Murray

Here’s a 9 step process to support your decision-making process. Create a shared vision for what teaching and learning should look like three to five years down the road. Work collaboratively to answer the question, “What do we want teaching and learning to look like in our classrooms in three to five years?”.

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The Most Popular Post in 2009.

The Web20Classroom

Each week after an Edchat (held on Twitter each Tuesday at 7pm EST) I do a post where I attempt to summarize the discussion and add some thoughts of my own. On Nov 18 we discussed how to motivate teachers to use more technology in the classroom. We can''t expect teachers to learn everything in the summer. Valid concern.

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