A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

During workshops and coaching sessions, I am always asked what advice I have to help teachers and administrators make things as easy as possible while ensuring quality learning is taking place. Thus, the options are Zoom, Webex, and Google Meets. I tend to refer to these as norms that everyone can get behind.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

To conquer this challenge, read on to see key factors to consider in choosing an interactive learning platform. EdTech offers personalized learning, real-time feedback, and vast resources for students while empowering teachers to create engaging lessons and tailor instruction.

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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. In fact, they find much more than tips and tricks online, they find a veritable support system. Schools might be concerned about the lack of interaction in online learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This year, the Hub is being offered as a virtual supplement within the district’s 2021-22 distance learning option. As a result, every K-8 family participating in the Hub receives support from a family liaison who helps families navigate distance learning and support families to meet their educational and personal goals.

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The data-driven approach enhances the adaptive nature of online learning, ensuring educational content adapts to meet the needs of diverse learners. Collaborative Learning Communities Despite the physical distance between learners, EdTech encourages the creation of collaborative learning communities.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

- Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization. He founded Education Elements to meet that need. What have I done wrong?”

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Educator voice can be cultivated using the following strategies: Flipped staff meetings – Everyone who plans a meeting works terribly hard to develop and then get through an agenda. This results in a death-by-meeting scenario and is a main reason why most people hate meetings.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Students have fewer barriers to learning when they can use their tablets or laptops not only to find homework instructions, read e-books, and share important information with their families, but to create and work on independent projects, research topics that interest them, and connect with subject experts.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Whatever it was, for an event with more than 1400 booths, sessions and workshops and 21,000 attendees, ISTE’s annual conference kicked off with more of a breeze than a bang. I am assuming it has something to do with meeting kids where they are at. I am a special education teacher, so everything feels like personalized learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

While students ultimately may go back to in-person learning, remote learning will remain a possibility for suspended students “whenever feasible,” he says. One in 5 school systems report that they have already adopted a fully virtual school option, or are considering adopting this in the future, according to the Rand Corp.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2018

By equipping teachers with the skills and tools needed to understand which tools work best, in which context, and for whom, classrooms will move closer to truly personalizing learning and fulfilling the promise of technology to close persistent achievement gaps. Micro-credentials for Leadership and Learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

CA Group manages large scale systemic change in schools across a particular region and also supports districts, networks and schools through the process of school model redesign. For the large scale systemic work, the company typically takes a cohort of schools through a variety of workshops to support redesign on a larger scale.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2019

Originally we partnered with Education Elements to provide on-site personalized learning PD and consulting. Education Elements’ leadership PD and consultative approach helped us change the way we run meetings—they’re efficient, more effective, and inclusive of all attendees. Northwood Elementary School, Napa, Calif.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

Confidence is built through deep self-reflection, mindfulness, and yoga, as well weekly workshops where girls have meaningful dialogues and come up with measurable solutions. After completing the program, our young Queens demonstrate mastery through a community project reflecting the learnings of each workshop.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

Education is awash with efforts to personalize learning. But what does it mean for a company to personalize its support for the teachers who use its product? When teachers hear their administration pause to learn a little bit more about them, learning becomes collaborative. 2018-19 Kiddom Pilot Scope and Sequence.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

NEW ORLEANS — A few years ago, with little fanfare or announcement, the New Orleans education system began a massive experiment that’s reshaping how kids learn across the city. Supporters in New Orleans say that, so far, personalized learning has been transformative. But research has been mixed on whether it works.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Relevant Nouns – planets, solar system.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

Confidence is built through deep self-reflection, mindfulness, and yoga, as well weekly workshops where girls have meaningful dialogues and come up with measurable solutions. After completing the program, our young Queens demonstrate mastery through a community project reflecting the learnings of each workshop.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

I really do build classroom cohort so that we meet outside of the classroom as groups where we can really collaborate together and plan together. She had been a fourth grade teacher for the Johnston Public School System in Rhode Island since 1997, though now serves as the JPS Instructional Technology Coordinator. How does that work?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

Also remember you can book me for a conference or your school district with workshops that are informative, engaging, and practical. I have three pre-conference workshops that you may want to register for. Students will be able to research and record key facts involving the planets of the solar system. Mike Gorman ( [link] / ).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

A participative workshop particularly for those feeling dispossessed or discouraged by the current educational system, designed to provide a meaningful path forward to improve personal or community educational opportunities. I''ll also need to find meeting spaces in each city. Community centers? Religious communities?

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

This approach can enable administrators to differentiate to meet the needs of all their teachers. Professional learning opportunities need to be designed with agency, fidelity, contextual learning, relevancy, sustainability, and iterant. Challenges of Professional Development. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by 2gnoMe.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2017

A new generation of reformers has been working to change that system for more than a decade, and many of their ideas are borrowed — knowingly or not — straight from preschool. Ebone Engram, 11, explains her diorama of the solar system. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2017

MST grades in a true competency-based grading system of 1-4, where student’s progress through their courses in a year or more time since seat time is not the focus. We completed a grading system, a competency-based report, a competency-based transcript along with a GPA system that made sense to us.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

The differentiation/personalized learning that students with learning challenges need actually benefits ALL students as we move toward a paradigm of personalized learning for all students. Relevant Meaningful 21st Century Tasks (PBL) and relevant data provided to teachers so they can continue to customize learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

The mounting stress levels have sparked a trend of “resilience” trainings and workshops, which typically include yoga, mindfulness and meditation. Some educators worry that the push for resilience lets a broken system off the hook, arguing that more energy should go toward fixing what causes stress, not just helping teachers endure it.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Serving at least 28 million students in more than 40,000 schools in every state and in more than 70 nations, the new organization represents a meeting of the minds and of complementary areas of skill and experience. Combined, ENA and CatchOn provide a rich portfolio of services to meet the demands of today’s digital schools.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 24, 2015

Lifelong learning preserves an individual’s desire to obtain new knowledge outside of the formal education system. Developing an attitu de where you constantly learn is the only way to succeed in the dynamic environment which we live in today. Use a personal learning environment. Keep smart company. Teach others.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Over the last seven years, I’ve visited schools around the country that have implemented one-to-one computer and tablet programs and personalized learning models. One mistake many schools make when going to a one-to-one computer or tablet program is assuming students can effectively use an online system to manage assignments.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Only then can students, especially immigrant students and students of color, meet their potential and succeed in school and beyond. We not only have to understand that we can have personal biases, but that there are biases ingrained in the system. ” You Can’t Look Away. Join the Community.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Now in its seventh year, the annual gathering brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, educators and industry experts from around the world for four days stacked with panel discussions , workshops , an expo hall , meetups , film screenings —plus plenty of after-hours shindigs. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. Educators know that all learners have different abilities and experiences and will respond in unique ways to learning opportunities. He likes the results a lot, and his students do, too.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. He explores research, interviews educators from around the world, deconstructs systems, and studie real-world examples of creativity in action to discover what works for students.

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MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

After the Denver Zoo’s James Garcia, who had been seeking a way to help Peruvian scientists save the frogs, saw students present a robot they had built at a local workshop, he asked if they could construct an underwater model. Reitzig admitted that the system still isn’t perfect.

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