Catlin Tucker

JUNE 29, 2015

The flipped classroom model is a blended learning strategy I use to present my vocabulary , writing, and grammar instruction online. Students watch videos at home where they can control the pace of their learning, then they come to class prepared to apply that information in collaborative student-centered activities. One thing I emphasize when I lead professional development for teachers is the importance of flipping and engaging.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 21, 2015

ECM 152: Principal Todd Nesloney tells you how to really get kids excited about reading. No trinkets. No prizes. No book levels. One school led by Principal Todd Nesloney got rid of it all. Every teacher and every student set a simple goal: read twenty books in one semester. Any book. Any kind. If you hate the book — STOP READING IT. Listen on iTunes.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JUNE 18, 2015

You just asked a question to your class of 30 students. One student provides the correct answer, but how do you know everyone in the class grasped the concept? Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 7, 2015

The following post is cross-posted at edu@scholastic. With 1:1 technology initiatives and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs increasingly being implemented in schools across the globe, the need for digital literacy education has become more important than ever. Although technology enables students to access more information in much less time, it does not always foster learning.

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Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 26, 2015

Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers ! “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. – Albert Einstein. The poster project is one of the most popular assignments teachers give students to show their understanding and research. I still remember the amazing posters my international teens created.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 29, 2015

I’ve been on the hunt for a good– scratch that : excellent –Learning Management System for several months. There are a lot of options out there, but none had enough of the characteristics that most teachers I know look for with an LMS, namely: delivers content to students in a variety of formats. tracks student progress on assigned activities. assesses student learning (both formative and summative). provides for teacher-student and student-student communication. intuitive to u

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2015

The books and best practices that change everything in your classroom Teachers who are leaders change the world one student at a time. Leaders are readers. Leaders are learners. But where do we start? What do we read? What do we learn? Be a multiplier. According to the book, Multipliers , there are two kinds of leaders: multipliers and diminishers.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 17, 2015

If technology doesn’t disrupt the very notion of the textbook first, its future is surely digital. While plenty of folks are touting the affordances of digital textbooks and instructional content and prognosticating about how fast K-12 schools make the switch to digital – including me and Arne Duncan among many others, etc., etc. – I want to focus instead on one aspect of how we are shifting from print to digital: the procurement decision schools make about whether to license d

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 21, 2015

When I first dipped my toe into the social media waters in March 2009 I really did not know what to expect. My sole purpose for embarking into this uncharted territory was to improve my professional practice by becoming a better communicator. This was a natural connection to my work as a high school principal as you will not find an effective leader who is not an effective communicator.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 7, 2015

Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers ! The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible. – Vladimir Nabakov. During one of my teaching internships, my mentor had us create books we read to children from the Boys and Girls Club. I still have my construction paper book with my poor drawings.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 15, 2015

By D. Frank Smith A preview of the upcoming K–12 NMC Horizon report gives classroom gamification the axe.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 10, 2015

My school is FINALLY a Google Apps for Education (GAfE) School! I’m beyond thrilled. Last year, I could not use Google Classroom because only GAfE schools had access to Google’s new online platform. Now, I get to experience how Google Classroom makes it easier to communicate with students, manage student work and provide meaningful feedback.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2015

Secrets to Living an Excellent Life In the end, you are not a renewable resource. You can burn yourself so far down, you have nothing left to burn. Do things that will renew you. Take a day. Take a week. But take a sabbatical. Everyone you know will thank you. Sabbatical comes from the term “sabbath.” The Israelites were told in the fourth commandment: “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.” On the seventh day of the week, they were to restrain from work of any kind.

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Brilliant or Insane

JUNE 15, 2015

Brilliant or Insane Assessments come in varied forms, and they’re executed for different purposes. While summative assessments attempt to measure mastery at the end of a learning experience, the best formative assessments illuminate the strengths and needs of learners throughout the experience, enabling teachers to respond in ways that are just right and just in time.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 12, 2015

Curation, as many of you know, is near and dear to my heart. (Heck I even wrote a book on the subject!) And especially now, for teachers, its becoming increasingly important as more and more digital devices begin to enter the classroom. Finding the right apps, videos or other digital resources can be tough. And keeping it all organized can be even tougher.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 10, 2015

Students said: “The teachers used to talk at us all the time, non-stop, but they never actually spoke to us.”. “Can you remember what it feels like to sit at a desk for a whole class, just listening? Have you any idea how much I just want to scream?”. “So, I get the practice part of homework, but when I understand the concept or idea the first time, why do I have to repeat it twenty times?

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Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2015

You may have seen my friend, Eric Sheninger's recent post, "Finally, an SIS Worth Switching For". Eric and I are both on Alma's Advisory Board and like him, I'm excited about this platform. As an SIS, it's the best-in-class. Schedule a demo and you'll see how much thought and attention went into designing the interface. Alma gives users an experience that'll make teachers, administrators, students, and parents excited.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 3, 2015

As another school year comes to a close, many of us are designing our end of the year assessments or knee deep grading them. For those still in the planning stages of their end of the year assessments, I want to encourage you to think outside of the box. The final assessment does not have to be a pen and paper or scantron exam. We have one last opportunity to engage students and ask them to demonstrate higher-order thinking and creativity in their final assessment.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2015

ECM 155: EdGaming expert Kae Novak tells us how to find good learning games for kids. Stop telling kids that every game is fun. They’re not. Some stink. Some rock. The word “game” doesn’t make learning great. Games shouldn’t be worksheets with points. There’s research behind good games. Learn to tell the difference.

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Brilliant or Insane

JUNE 13, 2015

Brilliant or Insane Brace yourself. This is a rant. I’m angry. I’ve got a blog. You are here–at least for a moment. So, I’m going to vent a little. But we’re friends, right? I know I can count on you to listen and to provide a little feedback. However, if you read this post’s title and came looking […] The post 14 Reasons You Can’t Throw Out Grades and One Reason You Must appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 26, 2015

From June 28-July 1, 2015, more than 20,000 educators will be learning, networking, and partying at the ISTE conference in Philadelphia Pa. With all of the great events happening this weekend, the question always comes up… “Who Should I be Following?” The TechEducator Podcast has just the answer and we have compiled 28 AMAZING teachers, administrators, and educational leaders for you to meet and scratch off your EduCrush Bingo card.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 30, 2015

Yesterday I gave a 3-minute video presentation to the ISTE Board on What’s the next big thing in educational technology? Happy viewing! Related Posts. 5 thoughts from ISTE weekend. Connected Educator Month launches today. The one question I’m asking at ISTE 2013. Van Meter High and North High: Two Iowa schools that are rockin’ it. The future of learning [VIDEO].

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Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2015

I’ve recently discovered an exciting new company called Alma, which has built a groundbreaking new Holistic Student Engagement Platform (an SIS/LMS hybrid) that I believe in so much that I’ve joined their Advisory Board. As a former school district principal and technology director, here’s why I’m excited about Alma’s potential to make a big impact on K-12 education: - Alma is actually easy to use.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 16, 2015

Welcome to a post and the summer of 2015… at least in the USA. I have a real treat for you in the coming weeks. I will be sharing some of those websites I feel should be in every teacher’s toolbox! I have forty… maybe more… and I am sending out ten new ones in each post. Remember I am picking these from thousands and I am trying to find those sites that are up and coming and might just be the next big edtech hit.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 2, 2015

June 2, 2015 Today’s selection features some very good Android apps that you can use with students to create comic strips and cartoons. The apps provide a variety of integrated features and tools to.read more.

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Brilliant or Insane

JUNE 26, 2015

Brilliant or Insane We posted this last year, and it received plenty of shares on social media. A few educators pushed back, suggesting that some of these strategies are not realistic. Education still needs a lot of work, and many teachers are stepping up. So, we’re rehashing our tips for becoming and eduction game changer. Let us know what you […] The post 5 Ways to Become an Education Game Changer appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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MiddleWeb

JUNE 29, 2015

Relationships are built when children know that caring adults are on their side. If teachers team up with parents and families, they can help create success for even the most difficult students. Amber Chandler shares the strategies that work in her MS classroom.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 28, 2015

Five thoughts from the first couple of days here at the 2015 ISTE Conference… If “it’s not about the technology, it’s about the learning,” then why are we centering so many of our sessions on the tools? Are there uses of technology with students that would offend the majority of us so much that we would stand up and shout, ‘No! We should never do that!’?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 24, 2015

8 Reasons Why Students Should Still Write Research Papers. by Dorothy Mikuska. There are plenty of reasons why the research paper is not assigned. They pretty much boil down to: perceived irrelevance of the assignment in light of modern publishing and technology. widespread plagiarism. teachers buried alive grading 10-page papers from 150 students (that’s 1500 pages to grade, not just read).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. In this fifth post you will discover how careful examination of the verbs in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration. You may want to click on the link below to the first, through fourth posts of this series.

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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