The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies “In this course, you will explore the importance of culture; how it impacts thinking, learning, and behavior; and how to embrace cultural differences and become a culturally responsive teacher.”

Blended Learning 412

Blended Learning Social Media Differentiated Instruction Learning 412

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2024

As I engage with districts and schools regularly, they frequently inquire about ways to gauge the outcomes and efficacy of their innovative strategies, such as BYOD, 1:1, blended and personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, and professional development. The IPA doesn’t just look at innovation.

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BYOD Data Future Ready Outcomes 261

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2015

With that being said it is important for school leaders to meet their stakeholders where they are at and engage them in two-way communications. Digital leadership calls for a multifaceted approach using both traditional and new age strategies to ensure that the right message is reaching stakeholders in a timely fashion.

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Meeting Social Media Differentiated Instruction Personal Learning Network 150

Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement. By offering more choices in terms of digital tools for student engagement, we can better meet specific student interests and needs.

Student Engagement 530

Student Engagement Tools Game-Based Learning Gamification 530

Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

Online learning gives proactive measures that make learning continue amidst calamities. By leveraging e-learning and other strategies, edtech can help teachers and students get back to the classroom without facing many difficulties. Prioritize PD to support remote, hybrid, and in-person learning. Conclusion.

EdTech 389

EdTech Education Industry Digital Divide 389

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 27, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. social media. Guide students in selecting writing strategies that differentiate for task, purpose and audience. Everything is online. cyberbullying.

Digital Citizenship 394

Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki Personal Learning Network 394

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

State requirements are starting to address this by requiring online virtual meetings between teacher and student. After a weekly one-hour session, students feel closer to classmates and often add them to their ongoing PLN (Professional Learning Network). .” Communicate With Social Media. More on Social Media.

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Online Learning Social Media Learning LMS 329

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

Leaders must begin to establish a vision and strategic plan to create classrooms and buildings that are more reflective of the real world while empowering learners to use technology in powerful ways through either personalized or blended strategies and increased access in the form of BYOD or 1:1.

Outcomes 357

Outcomes Social Media BYOD Strategy 357

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments.

Digital Citizenship 314

Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety Assessment 314

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2019

If you ask a dozen educators to define personalized learning, you’ll no doubt get some enthusiastic answers, and all twelve will probably be different. The new-school answer to the definition of personalized learning is markedly different. Lectures are now scheduled events or meet-ups.

Personalized Learning 130

Personalized Learning Learning Groups Competency Based Learning 130

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2020

You can either lurk and learn or develop your own Personal Learning Network (PLN) to farm the best ideas and strategies that are actually working in similar demographics. When using social media, think about the platforms being used and mix it up by mashing together text, hyperlinks, images, and video.

Learning 407

Learning Social Media Personal Learning Network Policies 407

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. social media. Guide students in selecting writing strategies that differentiate for task, purpose and audience. Everything is online. cyberbullying.

Blended Learning 391

Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki 391

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. social media. Guide students in selecting writing strategies that differentiate for task, purpose and audience. Everything is online. cyberbullying.

Digital Citizenship 395

Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki Personal Learning Network 395

EdNews Daily

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Learning Counsel released the results of its sixth annual Survey of School and District Digital Curriculum Strategy and Transformation. Social-emotional needs of students is now cited as the number one pressure point. . Digital learning shopping has also been called the “Amazonization” of education. 462 K-12 U.S.

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Survey Strategy Learning Software 130

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Disruptions like school openings and closures, shifts between remote, hybrid, and in-person learning, new policies and procedures, and the loss of shared traditions have made things difficult for everyone. Read on for tips, strategies, and reminders to help bring kids back into the fold. Weave in SEL throughout the year.

Student Engagement 75

Student Engagement Strategy Social Media Personalized Learning 75

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. You can read the article HERE.

Social Media 290

Social Media Twitter Personal Learning Network Outcomes 290

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

Below I will address these through a new lens from which we can begin to transform teaching, learning, and leadership in a post-COVID19 world. Student engagement, learning, and outcomes : How will learning change in ways that better meet the needs of all learners? Digital amplifies this process.

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Education Professional Learning Personal Learning Network Outcomes 448

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

In the case of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) , when the district began a huge leap to personalized learning, its leaders consciously began designing a communications strategy to bring together students, teachers and families. But that communications strategy went beyond just sharing stories with families and teachers.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning Strategy Case Study Learning 60

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

Personal Learning Network (PLN) Social media allows any educator to learn anytime, anywhere, with anyone they want. Access to resources, ideas, strategies, feedback, and conversation as well as the ability to ask and answer questions is readily accessible with an array of devices. It’s all about YOU!

Learning 367

Learning Personal Learning Network Study Conference 367

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. social media. Certificate.

Resources 225

Resources Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety 225

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network. social media.

Digital Citizenship 246

Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki Personal Learning Network 246

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Now, teachers and students can take advantage of new features inside Studio, the embedded creation and collaboration tool, as well as ready-to-use SOS instructional strategies templates, a reimagined Professional Learning Center, and comprehensive English Language Learner (ELL) Center. Learn more about each update below: .

Personalized Learning 93

Personalized Learning Education Professional Learning Schoology 93

BYOT Network

JUNE 28, 2016

This post is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. Strategies for Communication. Begin with the Purpose – The five major purposes of communication are as follows: to inform, to express feelings, to imagine, to influence, and to meet social expectations (Communication, 2016).

Personalized Learning 54

Personalized Learning Learning Strategy Guidelines 54

BYOT Network

JUNE 28, 2016

This post is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. Strategies for Communication. Begin with the Purpose – The five major purposes of communication are as follows: to inform, to express feelings, to imagine, to influence, and to meet social expectations (Communication, 2016).

Personalized Learning 54

Personalized Learning Learning Strategy Guidelines 54

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. social media. social media. digital citizenship.

Resources 223

Resources Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety 223

EdTechTeam

MARCH 26, 2019

So, we developed a first-of-its-kind coaching model, based on Jennie Magiera’s work in Courageous Edventures , aimed at helping teachers tackle their challenges with personalized strategies and innovative tools. Head to the DLP Strategy Menu to take a tour of this new tool, or see below for step-by-step guide on how to get started.

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Strategy Chromebook Google Personal Learning Network 86

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. social media. Guide students in selecting writing strategies that differentiate for task, purpose and audience. Everything is online. cyberbullying.

Blended Learning 212

Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki 212

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Edtech is poised to guide students to success in 2024 Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Discover Current Trends in Education In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has spread the word about how edtech has witnessed transformative trends shaping the future of learning. What are the trends in education in 2024?

Trends 81

Trends Technology EdTech Digital Divide 81

edWeb.net

MARCH 6, 2019

iNACOL defines personalized learning as “tailoring learning for each student’s strength, needs, and interests—including enabling student’s voice and choice in what, how, when and where they learn—to provide flexibility and supports to ensure mastery of the highest standards possible.”

Personalized Learning 41

Personalized Learning Learning Student Engagement eBook 41

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

How to power through a difficult parent-teacher meeting comes to mind, but there are many challenges that teachers learn how to handle in time. The PD that is offered by districts or schools can therefore be invaluable for advancing their careers, teaching strategies, and overall satisfaction with their jobs.

How To 282

How To Personal Learning Network LMS Training 282

Hapara

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Give them a chance to meet with you one-on-one to go over new material in more depth. Challenge #2: Teachers don’t have remote-specific instructional strategies. When teachers only have strategies for in-person learning and don’t have remote learning strategies in their toolbox, student engagement can suffer.

Student Engagement 130

Student Engagement How To Digital Citizenship Hapara 130

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2012

couros/79 9 Here is my quick list of reasons why all educators should become connected and form their own Personal Learning Network(PLN) : We become the epicenter of our learning and determine what, where, and when we want to learn. This makes the learning process meaningful, relevant, applicable, and convenient.

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Personal Learning Network Social Media Personalized Learning Resources 309

BYOT Network

APRIL 6, 2016

This post, written in collaboration with Diana Ryan , is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. It is necessary to construct the building block of Citizenship within a classroom to better facilitate personalized learning. Personalized learning requires the participation of every student.

Personalized Learning 49

Personalized Learning Learning Internet Safety Strategy 49

BYOT Network

APRIL 6, 2016

This post, written in collaboration with Diana Ryan , is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. It is necessary to construct the building block of Citizenship within a classroom to better facilitate personalized learning. Personalized learning requires the participation of every student.

Personalized Learning 49

Personalized Learning Learning Internet Safety Strategy 49

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. social media. Today: Mentoring and Classes.

Resources 175

Resources Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media 175

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. social media. Guide students in selecting writing strategies that differentiate for task, purpose and audience. Everything is online. Starts Sept.

Blended Learning 182

Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki 182

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2020

social media. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment. Guide students in selecting writing strategies that differentiate for task, purpose and audience. cyberbullying. netiquette.

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Digital Citizenship Tools Common Core Wiki 226