eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

million grant from the Bezos Family Foundation to design an innovative social studies and civics curriculum that uses a Project Based Learning (PBL) model. The new PBL units are being designed for teachers of grades 4-12 and will be available free as Open Educational Resources (OER). .

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FEBRUARY 22, 2016

iLearnMaine Educator Micro-credentials – The first state program to leverage micro-credentials and digital badging for professional learning. ” and by providing educators with quality models and examples. We are partnering with Digital Promise. The vacation time stinks and the pay is just “ok”! (At Regardless!

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2019

As teacher Andrea Kornowski shared regarding her sixth grade STEM day , “While I provided resources to help guide learners with their projects, the greatest resource was the collective intelligence within the room… You don’t have to be the expert. For teachers, being a co-learner can also be freeing.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic and purposeful professional development. Hope to see you there!

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Mountain Heights Academy in Utah, the 2017 Student Voices Award winner, encourages students to participate in the instructional design process using an OER curriculum. Since the majority of their lessons and assignments are open educational resources (OER) they wanted to license their Operation Bee curriculum as OER.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I enjoy learning from all of you. Check out my Booking Page .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Paloma Garcia-Lopez - Executive Director, Maker Education Initiative - "Maker Movement: Making More Makers" Jeanne Century - Director of Research and Evaluation and Science Education, Outlier Research and Evaluation, CEMSE, University of Chicago - "Is it STEM or Just Good Practice?"

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