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. An added bonus is that there are so many free tools such as Twitter, Google+, blogs, Facebook, and Remind that are free for all to use.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 15, 2018

Learn more about what Tom is doing with teachers by following him on Twitter: @Mr_Driscoll. Although Personalized Learning has gained considerable traction in education, there is still much confusion and, at times, heated debate regarding what this set of ideas actually means and looks like in practice.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 16, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. 4 Virtual Meetings. Unlimited questions/coaching during virtual face-to-face meetings and other pre-arranged times. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and virtual meetings to collaborate.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 22, 2018

Learn more from Tom by following him on Twitter: @Mr_Driscoll. Over the past few years, in several different roles, I have researched and experimented with various frameworks and approaches to Personalized Learning. Learner variability defines personalized learning….The Source: [link].

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

And although they’re an impressive group, representing over 250 organizations, they’re doing what you should be doing: forming a Personal Learning Network (PLN) that benefits both themselves and the wider education community. Choose a time to meet every week, select a topic of study, do some research, and discuss what you’ve learned.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. 4 Virtual Meetings. Unlimited questions/coaching during virtual face-to-face meetings and other pre-arranged times. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and virtual meetings to collaborate.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

Why is it so hard to teach K-12 educators how to promote student agency and to provide choices around content and pacing—why is it so hard to teach educators how to personalize learning? I am engaging in deeper conversations, learning new strategies and getting feedback on my ideas, and I need that.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: See how artificial intelligence can help strengthen personalized learning in the classroom. Personalized learning , for example, is being rapidly adopted by educators as a key pedagogy. Personalized learning , for example, is being rapidly adopted by educators as a key pedagogy.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2016

When it comes to useful PD, more educators are turning to Twitter to grow learning networks in 140 characters. These days, it’s hard to meet an educator who hasn’t heard of Twitter. During an ISTE 2016 session, three Twitter experts offered guidance to those seeking to expand their Twitter horizons.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

We discuss how the design of classrooms can shift the focus from consumption to creation, how the school schedule can be used flexibly to give students more agency in identifying what they need and when, and how grouping students by needs and skills instead of by age can provide them with a more personalized learning experience.

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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. Do you have any personal rules for unplugging?

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 12, 2018

If our goal in education is to meet students where they are and develop lessons that will allow them to grow and challenge them, why is it that we don’t provide that same model for our teachers? Everest School District felt that the old tried and true Professional Development model wasn’t always meeting their needs. Celebrate Crazy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2019

Assessment is based on interaction with classmates, participation in virtual meetings, and completion of projects so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker. 4 Virtual Meetings. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and virtual meetings to collaborate. What You Get.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 20, 2019

During a school board meeting, Phillips arrived with a set of props: three PVC pipes she borrowed from the school division’s plumbing shop. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out where K–12 schools can turn to secure funding for personalized learning programs. Parents and staff complained about slow, spotty performance. Public Schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. 4 Virtual Meetings. Unlimited questions/coaching during virtual face-to-face meetings and other pre-arranged times. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate. What You Get.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Just as we discuss personalizing learning for students, we as teachers have a responsibility to personalize learning for ourselves. 2 – Find Courses to Meet Your Needs.

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My Island View

APRIL 20, 2015

The basic principle of Twitter is that if you follow ten people on Twitter, you will only see the tweets of those ten people. After all is said and done, in regard to building a Personal Learning Network, who one follows is much more important than who follows back. It speaks to their Twitter interaction.

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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. Twitter has become the most widely used medium for sharing stories about BCPS.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 19, 2012

Today at the Spring TCEA TECSIG meeting, Kim Garcia and I are presenting on Tools for Building a Personal Learning Network in one of the breakout sessions. Tools for Building a Personal Learning Network Hope this is helpful to the participants and others who may find their way to this post!

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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. A survey of 755 teachers in the US found that they value the immediate feedback they get on Twitter. Schools might be concerned about the lack of interaction in online learning.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In the Fresno Unified School District , administrators adopted a digital collaboration platform with the intention of improving social emotional learning, but also saw academic benefits. After adopting the platform, participating middle school students were 25 percent more likely to meet or exceed language and math standards. .

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

The ability to stop and restart compensates for many of the challenges educators face when it comes to making the time to learn. Personal Learning Network (PLN) Social media allows any educator to learn anytime, anywhere, with anyone they want. To learn more about creating or improving a PLN, click HERE.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This podcast with Jennifer Seravallo is dedicated to helping reading teachers improve their teaching methods by providing practical tips and in-depth insights into differentiated reading strategies. How is that going to meet the needs of every kid in my class?

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Digital Promise

JULY 12, 2018

In late April, League educators joined researchers and other leaders in the education industry at the spring 2018 League meeting in Charlotte, NC, to talk about the challenges they face and develop ideas for solutions. Learn more: ISTE Feature. Teaching and learning are student-centered and student-driven.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Emily Wilt, a high school library media specialist in Indiana who runs her library’s TikTok account , meets with upperclassmen at the start of each school year to talk about research best practices. Wilt speculates it’s personal learning pursuits, not those related to school, that have them turning to TikTok.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 23, 2016

If you are in Denver, I’d love the chance to meet you face-to-face and if not we can still enjoy each other’s company virtually. I have also listed some other free events I am going to try to attend that look like great opportunities to meet other passionate educators that do not require ISTE badges. Register free here.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

an accredited private school specializing in blended learning and providing personalized learning experiences. Schools use VHS Learning to provide their students with high-quality online courses. This helps schools to better meet students’ interests, while combatting teacher shortages.”

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2020

So many resources are being shared daily on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. 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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I love their courses because they are flexible, with up to 6 months to complete, and you can receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners or continuing education units that meet your state requirements.

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2023

FEV Tutor’s products meet the Level Two Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the national education law that helps ensure success for students and schools. FEV Tutor leverages technology to deliver 1:1 high-impact and transformative personalized learning pathways through live, virtual tutoring sessions.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 12, 2014

One idea that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately is Flipped Faculty meetings. If we take the traditional staff meeting, many times the information shared is just “for your information” or anything that could be posted to a blog or in an email. Check out this blog post to learn more. What else would you add?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

More than 166,600 students across 939 schools used Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) to drive progress in their literacy learning during the school year. Core5 provides students in prekindergarten through fifth grade with explicit, systematic instruction through personalized learning paths in six areas of reading.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2017

A conversation with Peggy George in episode 105 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Come by the PowerSchool booth 2918 to meet me in person. The #notatiste17 hashtag on Twitter. How to share learning. Twitter handle: @pgeorge. Listen Now.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

So the other day I tweeted out this comment, “I am amazed each day to see so much educational progress in my Twitter feed. Don''t wait another second to start building a Personal Learning Network (PLN). This should be the norm, not the exception.” Consistency aligned with intent is key.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

As personalized learning becomes a more mainstream pedagogy in K–12 classrooms, teachers have started to adapt assessment processes to get a deeper look at student growth. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out opportunities for schools to apply for personalized learning funding! eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 10/16/2018 - 11:44.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2017

That’s three weeks, five hours a week, plus a one-hour weekend virtual meeting each week. Weekends, discuss issues, concerns, and projects in a virtual group via Google Hangouts or Twitter Chats. Accounts for blog, Google, Twitter, various web-based tools, class wiki. Commitment of 5 hours per week for 3 weeks to learn tech.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2011

When principals hear the words Twitter and Facebook they cringe. This is true, in many cases, when these tools are used for personal use. Quite simply, social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook have improved my effectiveness and efficiency as an educational leader.

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