EdTech
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“School of Thought” Video Series Launched
"The School of Thought videos serve as our end goal, one from which we start with and build our theory of change model, use a back mapping process to align the research we are conducting today to that future vision, and determine investigative projects and collaborations over time to move us from where we are today to that end goal."
Personalized Learning
Digital Learning Conversation With Sal Khan
Governor Jeb Bush, former Secretary Condoleezza Rice, and Laurene Powell-Jobs sat down with Sal Khan in late April to discuss the state and challenges of digital learning and education in the United States.
Leadership
GOOOOOAAAAL(s Need to Be Tracked)
The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is today. The same is true for goals.
EdTech
The Use of Social Media in School Infographic
We have also been thinking about the use of Social Media inside the classroom this last week in our post, 7 Social Media Tools to Tell Your Classroom Story. We thought we'd share this enlightening infographic to enhance that conversation.
EdTech
3 Tech Tools For the First Day of School
3 tools, individually or together, will help elementary students leverage technology in ways we couldn't imagine just a few short years ago.
Personalized Learning
Teaching Reading in the Digital Age
What does it really mean to teach reading in a digital age? It means teaching both ways and also in new ways. It means going back to school and learning to read along with our students, in a world in which we are surrounded by text from which we must derive meaning.
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More STEM Tools from Edshelf
More great STEM tools have been filling the edshelf directory this past week. Here are six notable tools that range from websites to mobile apps to physical products. Many cross the boundary between real-world interactions and online simulations.
Personalized Learning
X-citing STEM Partnership for All Schools
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is looking to sign up 500-700 K-12 schools nationwide to their X-STEM school project this fall in anticipation of the largest STEM festival in the United States happening in Washington DC, April 24-27 2014.
EdTech
7 Social Media Tools To Tell Your Classroom Story
As the school days get long and teacher fatigue sets in, we educators forget that parents, loved ones and members of the community truly want to hear the stories that arise in classroom. We can’t forget the importance of facilitating learning opportunities is equally as important as sharing them.
Personalized Learning
The SAMR Ladder Through the Lens of 21st Century Skills
SAMR is a truly useful tool for helping teachers identify their current comfort zone in order to build expertise in designing efficient and effective student learning experiences. To reach higher levels on the SAMR ladder, teachers can make some planning and instructional shifts.