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Self-Reflection for the 21st Century Classroom
June is here (cue the choirs of angels)! It’s only natural for us all to breathe a heavy, well-deserved sigh of relief at the passing of another school year. It’s also natural to reflect upon the past...
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Using Draftin.com for Education
Nathan Kontny is the founder and creator of Draft. You may also know him from Inkling, and I hope you will check out his blog at NinjasandRobots.com. Nate Kontny wants us all to be better writers. As a...
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Do You Teach Above the Test?
Click to signup for the free ebook AJ Juliani is a K-12 Tech Staff Developer. This free ebook focuses on going above and beyond “the test”. When I was a high school English teacher, we had our state...
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Last year I ran 20% time with my 11th grade English classes. Over the summer I took on a new role as a K-12 Technology Staff Developer for our district. We rolled out a 1:1 initiative and my job has...
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Blog, Blog, Blog
I look back without fondness on EDUC 512: WebQuest, blogs, wiki, and other web 2.0 innovations. They seemed like tools that looked cool, but things that you would never actually use in the classroom....
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“The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.” ― Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make...
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Join us this July for our 20% Time MOOC. In the past year we have seen a boom in 20% projects and Genius Hour projects happening in the K-12 classroom. Amazing educators have pushed this movement...
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Messy, Shiny Things
Bill Selak is an Elementary teacher in California, and was recognized as an ISTE Outstanding Young Educator in 2013. Learn more about Bill at his personal blog. I like new, shiny things. Do you...
View ArticleLearning, Leading, and Connecting
To think that an educator can maintain a professional outlook by attending 2-3 professional development workshops a year is almost laughable. To keep up with new learning, you really need to be plugged...
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Waking Up Education’s Rip Van Winkle
Reflections on Edscape, Learning, and #Isuddenlyhadafeelingthatitwasallconnected On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes—it...
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