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EdTechTeam Leadership Symposium Ohio

EdTechTeam

Leaders who get the chance to be focused on their own growth for an action packed day of learning are better leaders. He is the co-moderator of the Twitter chat #suptchat with Nick Polyak , and he and Polyak co-authored the book The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow’s Schools Today (Rowman-Littlefield Publishers 2017).

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Technology in Schools: What If We’ve Just Made Everything Worse

Fractus Learning

Social Media and Mobile Devices. There is no doubting that students love their devices and social media in all its forms. We have to stop giving screen time and column inches to the social media horror stories. I also contend that we have much to learn about creating digitally literate students.

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Bear pit pedagogy

Learning with 'e's

My colleague Peter Yeomans (AKA @ethinking on Twitter) says we create the 'bear pits' for our students. In other words, we enable digital and physical learning spaces in which they can freely explore ideas, argue with each other (and us) over concepts and theories and in so doing, develop their reasoning and thinking skills.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

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Support English Learners with Micro-credentials from Digital Promise

Ask a Tech Teacher

Because they aren’t long tedious seminars, expensive college classes, or comprehensive certificate courses, they were ignored by administrators in the past. Because they’re authentic and practical, micro-credentials result in powerful, personalized, skills-driven learning for students. Not anymore. personalized.

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The Top 50 Best Books for Teachers – Professional Development

Fractus Learning

Based on Dave Burgess’s popular “Outrageous Teaching” and “Teach Like a PIRATE” seminars, this book offers inspiration, practical techniques, and innovative ideas that will help you to increase student engagement, boost your creativity, and transform your life as an educator.