Place Based Education
Posts by Alison Anderson
Personalized Learning
Online Occupational Therapy Explained in PresenceLearning Ebook
Online occupational therapy helps schools address therapist shortages, allow for flexibility, decreases travel time for both the therapists and students and reduces student distractions while lessening missed classroom time.
EdTech
MangaHigh Launches New Math Game in This Post-Flash World
Talking to Toby Rowland CEO and founder and CTO, Jon Webb, of MangaHigh, the company took on a the challenge and decided to create a game outside of the confines of Flash. Knowing that within the education space, users are on every type of device now, from desk top, lap top, Android or Windows tablet, iPad, even a smart phone, they were determined to create a game that had the appeal of flash, but would not be limited to simply being played on a desk top computer.
Leadership
“One Size Does Not Fit All” for Online Teacher Professional Development
We spent some time talking to the passion driven professional development team at Florida Virtual School (FLVS) and were excited by the multiple different paths teachers can take to become effective, talented online teachers for today’s students. They are working to stimulate success by connecting learners to innovative and engaging learning opportunity through highly qualified teachers in a way that has never been done before.
EdTech
10 Current Lesson Ideas for BYOD and BYOT
Here are 10 current strategies for the BYOD classroom as the solution still continues to continues to grow because more and more teachers can attest to it being a way to open up access and improve learning for more students.
EdTech
Today eduClipper Got Even Better
The new assignment feature has now been added to the teacher dashboard. Where teachers could before create classes and add students, they can now create and assign work to then be submitted digitally by students. Assignments look like they are fun for teachers to create, as they can be made “pinterest” style.
Personalized Learning
Get Skills. Be Awesome. Bring DIY.org to Your Students.
Students from anywhere in the Portland area are able to come together at unique locations and create/master skills that are really never mentioned in a traditional school curriculum… mechanics, forestry, farming, beekeeping- just to name a very few! DIY.org provides the jumping off point, the direction, the organization but does not at all limit the possibilities of a local DIY club.
Personalized Learning
Preview the Deeper Learning MOOC Now
A growth mindset is an absolute necessary ingredient for Deeper Learning. This discussion has just heightened our appetite for everything there is to master by participating in the full Deeper Learning MOOC.
Leadership
How Many Educators Does it Take to Organize a Local Maker Faire?
If, perhaps, you are searching for a Maker event in your area but don’t see one planned anywhere close by- it might be time to plan your own! It’s really pretty easy and an ideal way to get conversations happening and relationships building between schools, parents, organizations and businesses in your community- and when you plan your own, it’s tailored to your area and customized for the students you are intending to reach.
Ed Policy
Transparent Student Data Can Transform Education
“Next generation textbooks will collect student data and will find the perfect strategy for every concept that a student will ever learn,” said Knewton’s Jose Ferreira (@Knewton_Jose).
EdTech
MentorMob Update for Connected Educators
As many teachers look to “flip” their classes and seek an intuitive tool to create their own customized playlists for their students, MentorMob is a natural fit. Now, offering even more teacher support, MentorMob has launched a blog specific to those teachers creating playlists in order to facilitate a Community of Practice.