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As many readers of my blog know, I serve as the Director of Innovation for FutureReady Schools® , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education , located in Washington, D.C. All for the kids we serve, Director of Innovation, FutureReady Schools. What’s great about these events? November 29-30: Detroit, MI.
Attending a large number of conferences each year, and running a number of FutureReady events, I have the opportunity to work alongside so many educators from coast to coast. Our kids deserve this type of maximized experience, and when organizing professionallearning, our educators do too!
The notion of “effective professionallearning” is something that has been discussed for decades. A comparison in the philosophies of today’s school districts yields results that falls across a continuum of who controls the learning. Learn alongside your staff members and model expectations for them. Nothing more.
“Meet the Magnets” Virtual Field Trip (Grades K-5) Hosted by Sesame Workshop and the National Science Foundation (NSF), this interactive experience takes young learners to NSFs Magnetic Field Laboratory, igniting their curiosity about the everyday applications of magnet science in our lives.
Meet the Magnets Virtual Field Trip (Grades K-5) Hosted by Sesame Workshop and the National Science Foundation (NSF), this interactive experience takes young learners to NSFs Magnetic Field Laboratory, igniting their curiosity about the everyday applications of magnet science in our lives. The new civics-focused series, Need to Know Jr.,
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FutureReady overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan. Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the FutureReady initiative.
FutureReady overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan. Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the FutureReady initiative.
Differentiated, collaborative professionallearning blends content, pedagogy, and technology to help teachers refine and develop effective teaching practices.?. And we also had workshops to help parents understand we’re not just putting your kid on a device and they’re going to sit in the corner.
Through facilitation and exchange at a few workshops, these ideas were combined to ultimately create: “We are all learners who deserve personalized learning experiences to become leaders who have the skills to be successful in life and create solutions for a better tomorrow.” The vision in its day-to-day form? “We
Through facilitation and exchange at a few workshops, these ideas were combined to ultimately create: “We are all learners who deserve personalized learning experiences to become leaders who have the skills to be successful in life and create solutions for a better tomorrow.” The vision in its day-to-day form? “We
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An editable Studio Board to showcase student creativity and evidence of learning. Minecraft: Education Edition uses game-based learning to prepare students for the future by building future-ready skills like creativity, problem solving, and systems thinking while nurturing a passion for play. Learn More.
“Don’t call it professional development—call it professionallearning.” The first goal of effective models of teacher professional development is understanding who they are and what are their needs. Technology and Professional Development. ” Jill Abbott Sr. Join the Community.
All educators need PD and learning that is relevant to their practice to keep up with the rapid pace of change in technology and education initiatives such as ESSA, Common Core, Next Gen Science Standards, FutureReady, and more. Learn about the professionallearning program elements that are most important to teachers.
All educators need PD and learning that is relevant to their practice to keep up with the rapid pace of change in technology and education initiatives such as ESSA, Common Core, Next Gen Science Standards, FutureReady, and more. Learn about the professionallearning program elements that are most important to teachers.
For many districts, the days of after-school PowerPoint-driven lectures not differentiated by content, expertise, grade-level or delivery, not to mention daylong workshops on an obsolete topic, have recently given way to face-to-face coaching programs and professionallearning communities.
AASL’s Social Media Superstars program honors school library professionals who enrich the profession and its work on behalf of students by sharing information, expertise, ideas, encouragement, dialog and inspiration using a variety of social media channels. I am fortunate that I have signed up to be in her workshop at ISTE this June.”.
Think ecosystems, not workshops. The workshop model, aided and abetted by Power Point, is dead. I believe we can offload most workshop content to digital. Replacing workshops with small group coaching is a great step forward. Accept a disturbing fact: We can’t ‘train’ a future-ready teacher. Share practices.
Margret Atkinson ISTE Global PLN leadership team, ISTE Global Collaboration ProfessionalLearning Network @[link] The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Global Collaboration ProfessionalLearning Network (PLN) promotes digital technologies for connecting and collaborating beyond the classroom walls.
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