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11 Teaching Skills Improvement Online Courses for Connected Educators Month

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Oct 5, 2014

Looking for ways to celebrate Connected Educators Month? Lesley Vos, Getting Smart Guest Blogger, shares eleven resources to expand your knowledge as a teacher.

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EdTech 10: Getting Connected

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 3, 2014

This week's EdTech 10: Connected Educator Month, the launch of the new "Empowering Parents" EdTech 10 topic, and news on updates on the Gates Foundation, Lynda.com, Google Drive and more.

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Crowdsourcing Hashtags for Connected Educators Month

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 2, 2014

Celebrate Connected Educators Month by sharing the hashtags you use to to stay connected, engaged and smart in all things EdTech with #SmartCE on Twitter.

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3 Smart Twitter Chats for Connected Educators Month

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 2, 2014

Announcing the 2014 Getting Smart Connected Educators Month Twitter Chats: Getting Smart on Social Media, Smart Cities: Talent Development, and TwitPic Your Connection Tools. Mark your calendars and ready your handles for Wednesdays!

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5 Teaching Habits to Tame Time

John Hardison

Sep 30, 2014

Something kicks my posterior way too often. It’s a frenemy of mine, you see. Yep, that’s right. FREN-E-MY. Think of polar opposites. Some days are swing and duck, while others are smile and enjoy good luck. Oh, yeah. Are you picking up what I’m laying down? I’m speaking of that ceaseless, consistent, and never-changing thorn in my side…and friend by my side.

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EdTech 10: Smart Cities, Competitions and Investments

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 26, 2014

This week’s top stories show evidence of folks “getting smart” about cities, competitions and investments.

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Across the Canvas Cloud

Megan

Sep 26, 2014

Instructure announced the next big thing for their Canvas learning management system (LMS): Canvas Commons. This new platform focuses on the social needs of educators and the power of the web to connect people.

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2014 Educelerate Conference: Post-Secondary Startups in Success

tyler

Sep 19, 2014

Educelerate partners with Chicago Startup Weekend Education (SWEDU) for education innovation conference leading up to 2nd annual startup collaboration gathering.

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EdTech 10: #SchoolInfo Challenge

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 19, 2014

Calling all designers! This week's EdTech 10 features an open challenge to redesign and reimagine report cards, as well as news for Minecraft users, the announcement of 11 Blended Master Teachers, and more must know EdTech news.

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Video, Advocacy, and Mental Models

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 17, 2014

How video impacts mental models and understandings of how the world works, and why it’s important that we view video from an informed perspective.

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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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