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STEM & Maker

Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Puts Students’ Creative Minds to Work

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Feb 11, 2017

By: Christa R. James-Byrnes. Showing entry level students how fun engineering can be has always been a goal of mine. One of the most effective ways I have found is through a Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.

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Personalized Learning

Is Online College Right for Your Students?

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Feb 11, 2017

By: Anica Oaks. Online college can be a great option, but it presents different challenges and opportunities than traditional college. Here are some ideas to help when considering if online college is right for your students.

Leadership

New Teacher Induction Approach Blends Virtual Content and Collaboration

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Feb 8, 2017

By: Nathifa Carmichael. Fulton County Schools implements a new teacher induction program with wrap around supports that helps retain new teachers and gives them every chance to succeed during those critical early years.

personalized learning, blended learnning

Leadership

Bridging the Gap Between Traditional and Innovative Teaching and Learning

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Feb 6, 2017

By: Jenny White and Clifford Maxwell. Now more than ever, blended learning is poised to be a critical lever for schools to make new levels of personalization not just feasible but scalable, and educators can learn more by connecting to each other through BLU.

SEL & Mindset

Why Every 10-Year-Old Should Know Maslow’s Hierarchy

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Feb 5, 2017

By: Alice Pendlebury. My fifth-grade classroom this year is full of perfectionists. Getting students to raise their hands unless they are 100% sure of the answer is a daily battle, so I use Maslow's Hierarchy to help inspire a growth mindset.

Leadership

Five Classroom Resolutions To Try in 2017

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Feb 4, 2017

By: Lisa Low. It’s never too late to set goals around how you’ll improve your teaching and the learning happening in your classroom, so to help get you started here are five resolutions to try in the upcoming year.

Leadership

Four Ways Blended PD Makes Teachers Ready for the Classroom

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Feb 3, 2017

Providing teachers with effective professional development and support that actually works starts with an ecosystem of feedback that comes from principals, peers (and teachers themselves), both in person and via technology.

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Leadership

See Through A Student’s Eyes with the Shadow a Student Challenge

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Feb 2, 2017

By: Devon Young. School leaders and teachers are better suited to help students learn when they deeply understand the student experience. One great way to achieve this level of insight is through shadowing a student!

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EdTech

5 Lessons for Teachers from FETC

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Feb 1, 2017

By: Rachelle Dene Poth. Last week I attended the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) for the first time in Orlando, Florida. These are the five most impactful lessons I learned.

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Equity & Access

3 Visions of Truly Inclusive Education

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Feb 1, 2017

By: Jennifer D. Goldman, Karyn Lewis and Dr. Genevra Walters. In this post, we look at three educators' creative solutions that are making “readiness for all” a reality in their classrooms and libraries.

	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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