Archive: 2016

Personalized Learning

Beginnings Matter: Start The School Year Off Right

Susan Davis

Aug 13, 2016

As you begin a new school year, what is the message you really want to send? Let these first lessons and encounters be the beginning of the change you want to see in the classroom and in your profession.

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GlobalEd Connectivity in the Kindergarten Classroom

Guest Author

Aug 13, 2016

By: Sharon E. Davison. Here are several online platforms and techniques I use in my kindergarten classroom for modeling appropriate online etiquette and helping my students develop an early global awareness.

EdTech

7 Ways Teachers Are Connecting and Collaborating Online

Guest Author

Aug 12, 2016

By: Carina Wong. Here are seven ways a large online community of teachers are connecting and collaborating on the Teacher2Teacher platform to transform and improve their practice and profession.

EdTech

Construction Technology and Habitat for Humanity: Partnering for the Future

Guest Author

Aug 12, 2016

By: Randall Hust. Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center students are gaining valuable construction technology experience that can help them transition from classroom to career by building a real house with Habitat for Humanity.

EdTech

How To Effectively Integrate Pinterest Into Your Classroom

Guest Author

Aug 12, 2016

By: Corinne Hyde. Given its multitude of features, Pinterest allows for ideal opportunities for student learning. Here are several ways teachers can engage students through Pinterest right in the classroom.

EdTech

20 Schools and Networks That Educate With A Sense of Place

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 11, 2016

An illustrative list of 20 U.S. schools implementing Place-Based Education by taking advantage of local geography to create authentic, meaningful and engaging personalized learning for students.

Leadership

8 New Ingredients for Innovative Professional Development

Guest Author

Aug 10, 2016

By: Julie Keane and Jim Kennedy. With social media, technology and globalization in the mix, a new recipe is needed for educator professional development to harness these opportunities and avoid the "professional development conundrum."

EdTech

EdTech 10: Reflections

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 10, 2016

To move forward it's important to look back and reflect on lessons learned, inspiring innovations in education like those listed in the stories included in this week's top ten list.

Leadership

3 Reasons SEL Assessments Aren’t “Just Another Test”

Guest Author

Aug 10, 2016

By: Jonathan E. Martin. When discussing implementing SEL Assessments in school, the reaction is often concern around over-testing students. Here are three reasons this testing can actually be beneficial.

EdTech

Learn Your Way: CK-12 Adds Free Sims and Interactive

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 9, 2016

CK-12, an open resource nonprofit launched in 2007 by Neeru Khosla to “enable everyone to learn in his or her own way,” continues to innovate with new simulations and interactives released just in time for the new school year.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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