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Autonomy Breeds Change

A Principal's Reflections

Throughout the year they met to develop extensive binders to compile resources related to text complexity as outlined by the Common Core Standards. He also developed his own blog and started a Twitter account for his classes. Jessica also used the time to develop the school’s digital newspaper, The Lance , from scratch.

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Khan Academy: Friend or Foe?

A Principal's Reflections

The Khan Academy site now contains over 3000 videos mapped to the Common Core and associated assessments that allow learners to practice and reinforce skills acquired through the videos. All one had to do was read the Twitter stream to deduce this. Detailed statistics are provided to learners and coaches (i.e.

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Top 10 Reasons to Sign Up for Summer Learning with Ask a Tech Teacher

Ask a Tech Teacher

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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Flip Your Back-to-School Night

Catlin Tucker

Students engage in face-to-face conversations, asynchronous online discussions, and 140 character Twitter-style interactions. Flipping my Back-to-School Night is also a wonderful way to introduce my students’ parents to the flipped classroom model.

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Why Blended Learning Fits Your Class, 3 Issues to Think About, and 5 Easy Ways to Begin

Ask a Tech Teacher

Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. Digital books are aligned with state standards and Common Core. It can mean a class backchannel (such as Today’s Meet and Twitter) where students ask clarifying questions and teachers assess understanding.

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Top 10 Reasons to Sign Up for Summer Learning with Ask a Tech Teacher

Ask a Tech Teacher

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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Top Ten Reasons to sign up for Summer PD

Ask a Tech Teacher

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with students I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have time for. Also, teachers will embed web tools (i.e.,

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