A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 18, 2012

After nearly a year of using Twitter from an educational perspective I had begun to find and read blogs on a daily basis around February 2010. As I became active on Twitter members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) began to suggest that I start a blog. Envious would be a more appropriate word. So what changed?

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The project typifies the mix of personalized and social learning that’s been a mainstay for 25 years at King, a founding member of a school network called EL Education. But there’s no common definition yet for what personalized learning actually is.”. Ten schools began using the model in 1993. Crew is like family.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

I made three assumptions back in 2010 that still hold sway today. They inform my day-to-day work as well as the important learnings I’ll take forward for years to come. Teachers are the unwavering center of schooling and we should continue to learn from them every day. I talked about mastery learning a lot back then.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

” It was an experiment in so-called “personalized learning,” where algorithms churned out customized lessons for each student. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. The study highlights an ongoing conflict between personalized learning and the required annual tests that schools to give students.

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BYOT Network

JUNE 13, 2016

It is part of a series about the Building Blocks for Personalized Learning. Although it may seem unusual to connect collaboration to the practice of personalized learning, it is important to remember that students don’t learn within a vacuum. This post was written in collaboration with Douglas Konopelko.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 30, 2019

If you’ve been in the educational field long enough, you’ve probably come across Fleming’s learning styles theory. For over forty years, researchers have sought to classify how different students learn and what teachers can do to support them. What Are the Four Learning Styles? How would you discover a student’s learning style?

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

In fact, I for one benefitted greatly as a principal when I learned about something shared on social media and then either implemented or adapted it in a way that bolstered the transformation efforts at my school. Case in point. How can it be sustained and scaled? Sharing will not and should not stop.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. This edited book is the perfect primer on self-determined learning or heutagogy. The Basics.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When surveying the research , effective teacher professional development is content-focused with active learning, supports job-embedded collaboration, uses models and modeling, provides coaching and expert support, gives opportunities for feedback and reflection, and is of sustained duration (Darling-Hammond). But, what is active learning?

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2017

Sorry, adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning. This is what Education Secretary Arne Duncan was talking about in 2010 when he called for “ transformational productivity reforms that can also boost student outcomes. way to increase educational return on investment, the latest of which is “adaptive” learning.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. Lots of potential there and I bet we will see at least one education company develop learning games for the Kinect.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Many of the initiatives that I am about to pursue either came directly or indirectly from my Personal Learning Network (PLN). Professional Learning Communities (PLC''s): The district will be moving to this research-based model as our main means of professional development. The conference will be held on Saturday October 2, 2010.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 6, 2010

PLN: Personal Learning Network for Educators tags : PLN , favorite How To Teach With Google Wave tags : googlewave , favorite Zinn Education Project - Howard Zinn tags : history , favorite The Google Story tags : google , favorite Tools for Finding Creative Commons Images tags : creativecommons , favorite Posted from Diigo.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 19, 2010

13 Cool Ways to Find Images in Flickr tags : Flickr , images , favorite Take Online Modules - For Teachers (Library of Congress) tags : PD , libraryofcongress , favorite Personal Learning Networks Are Virtual Lockers for Schoolkids | Edutopia tags : PLN , edutopia , favorite Angela Maiers Educational Services: My Twitter Resources Library tags : Twitter (..)

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 22, 2010

The rest of my favorite links are here.'

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Globe Genie tags: maps googlemaps favorite A Primer on Personal Learning Networks For Administrators tags: pln socialnetworking favorite The Importance of Student Journals and How to Respond Efficiently | Edutopia tags: journals criticalthinking writing favorite 12 Coolest Search Engines You’ve Never Heard Of tags: search favorite Podcasts From The (..)

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 2, 2010

Ten Tips for Personalized Learning via Technology | Edutopia tags : technology , differentiation , favorite Multimedia Creation Tools tags : presentation , socialmedia , resources , multimedia , favorite Goofram - Search Google and Wolfram Alpha at the same time! tags : search , goofram , favorite Will You Wave?

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 12, 2010

Here''s Twelve Examples tags : leadership , favorite Google Tools for Teachers (NCTE 2009) tags : Google , favorite Wiki Skills on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Well, it’s been ten years, and with the recent proliferation of terms like “personalized,” “mastery-based,” and “blended” in the education world, some of Robinson’s viewers may wonder if or how his take on schools has changed. So, why then is personalized learning a non-negotiable? Why Problems Arise When Kids Go To School.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 12, 2009

The Personal Learning Network (PLN) that I''ve built on Twitter over the past couple of months has become an amazing resource for learning about what''s going on in the educational technology world. One thing I''ve learned about using the web and Web 2.0 The list that follows is a result of that reflection.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2013

Image credit: [link] In 2010 I purchased my first iPad and this has been my primary tablet ever since. Over the years I have become quite proficient and knowledgeable about iOS apps that I rely on to increase productivity and to grow professionally through my Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The first year was 2010. Here, we provide an umbrella for these people and these organizations to network and to learn from each other. For me, it’s a deep passion belief in the value of and the importance of global in our own personal learning. It started eight years ago. Twitter: @elemenous.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2024

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) draws its inspiration from the broader concept of Universal Design (UD), initially pioneered in architecture. Our focus in this post is on Universal Design for Learning, popularly known by the acronym UDL. What is Universal Design for Learning ? Expanding on this, Evans et al.

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2017

“We personalize learning all the time, we just don’t call it that,” says special education teacher Gina Tesoriero who has been teaching middle schoolers for over a decade. Douglas Moore In 2010, Tesoriero and her colleague Amanda Solarsh, a middle school science teacher, stumbled across an opportunity to write curriculum at NYSCI.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

The great news is that digital natives want to learn. This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. And that means schools will have to adapt to the way these new students think and learn.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

There are organizations that support different kinds of transformation in schools and after researching and interviewing some of these organizations, we've learned a great deal about what these changes can look like, how schools go about redesigning aspects of their model, and what types of support they need along the way.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 17, 2011

As I began to construct my Personal Learning Network (PLN), I was virtually approached by Ken Royal from The Educator''s Royal Treatment. As I began my journey into the world of web 2.0 two and a half years ago, I found myself reading blogs for the first time. So what changed?

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

.” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2010 $100,000,000. FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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Hapara

JANUARY 28, 2022

para partners with the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium to offer Student Dashboard Digital Backpack free in Alberta. 24, 2022– The Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium (ERLC) announced Monday that it will support pilots of H?para’s FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Chicago, Illinois, Jan.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Building a business that can actually improve learning is much, much harder. Michael Golden: At PennGSE, we have a long history of inspiring and cultivating innovation at all levels of education, from K-12 through adult learning. Building a business that can actually improve learning is much, much harder. Absolutely. Edcelerant.

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Hapara

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Chicago, IL, October 2, 2024 Hpara a business unit of Cordance Operations and the global edtech company that provides educators and learners with tools that enhance learning in digital environments, today announced the appointment of Brennan Petar as President of Hpara.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2014

If you’ve attended a major education conference this year or follow education trends, you’ve likely heard a phrase that is creating great excitement: blended learning. Blended learning classrooms look different: instead of a teacher lecturing in front, you might see students wearing headsets and looking intently at computer screens.

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

In so doing, it is important to note that for all intents and purposes, the new educational technology program described in ESSA represents a dramatic turnaround in direction for Congress, which last funded a federal educational technology program in 2010 at the request of former U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

In mission statements across the country, references to personalized learning abound, hanging proudly from schoolhouse walls. Laying the groundwork for success Ten years ago, NPS was the second district in the state to implement a “Bring Your Own Device” policy (BYOD), going 1:1 for all students in 2010.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Kids are helped along by access to take-home devices and individualized learning plans that allow them to progress through class material at their own speed. While the pandemic still took its toll, adapting to online learning was smoother in Lindsay due to its preexisting infrastructure and history of adaptation.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 6, 2010

The conference was held on March 5, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. I joined with 50 other exemplary administrators all on a journey that took our learning to levels not readily imagined; hence my analogy to “Lighting in a bottle.” Learning did not stop for one minute at the academy. and technology do)?

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

But what may surprise some readers of the report, released Monday, is what the United States can learn from developing nations when it comes to bringing together all parties interested in edtech. Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical.

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