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Popular Twitter Chats for Every Day (or Night) of the Week

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Oct 6, 2016

It’s never been easier for educators to collaborate with peers and grow their professional learning networks. Learn the most popular education Twitter chats to join daily!

Leadership

From 5 Kids To 25,000 Pounds of Fresh Fruit

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Oct 5, 2016

Brandon Gillette discusses what happened when one group of students decided in improve their community for the better. Learn how an education project will produce over 25,000 pounds of fresh food annually.

Leadership

Teachers – Designers and Architects of Meaningful Student Learning Experiences

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Oct 5, 2016

By Rhonda Hill. Strategies for implementing a project-based framework that allows teachers to design meaningful student learning experiences.

EdTech

Smart Review | Edmodo and PBL: A Dynamic Duo

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Oct 2, 2016

By: Mariana Garcia Serrato. Teachers often feel overwhelmed when implementing and managing project-based learning for students, but combining Edmodo with these projects can make it easier for everyone.

EdTech

Top 5 Ways Teachers Can Incorporate EdTech into the Classroom

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Oct 1, 2016

By: Lisa Low. Teachers lives (and classrooms) are becoming increasingly technological. Here are five ways teachers can use EdTech in their classrooms, making the most of new innovations that fit many different teaching styles.

Personalized Learning

9 Simple Steps that Inspire Inquiry-Based Learning in Science

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Oct 1, 2016

By: Carole Wright. In my first year teaching fifth-grade science, I discovered these nine simple steps I used in my classroom that resulted in a strong inquiry-based learning experience for my students.

Leadership

Place-Based Learning: Wherever You Are, Whenever You Go

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Sep 28, 2016

By: Gary Gruber. There is an entire world outside of the formal classroom full of rich learning experiences for students. Here are ideas and resources to help you connect them to it.

Leadership

How to Create a New Culture of Learning

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Sep 28, 2016

By: Julie Keane. All of the ingredients necessary to empower and inspire teachers and learners in the 21st-Century are within our grasp, so now is the time to create new recipes for professional development.

Early Learning

Four Classroom Strategies for Integrating Critical Thinking and Kinesthetic Learning

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Sep 26, 2016

By: Sandra L. Love. Learning is more effective when it is an active rather than a passive process, so engage students through movement. Here are four strategies for integrating critical thinking and kinesthetic learning in the classroom.

Personalized Learning

Civic Education: Can Games Make the Grade?

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Sep 25, 2016

By: Victoria Van Voorhis. Game-based learning invites students to experience subjects such as civics for themselves in new ways, motivating them to learn even more about the content.

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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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