Category Archives: Online Education

Free Webinars and Tools for Teachers

The summer break is half over. You’ve been thinking about teaching despite “time off.” You may even have attended one or more professional development sessions, or taken classes or workshops. The link below contains links to register for two webinars … Continue reading

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Online Learning Source for Fall 2012

This item showed up in my inbox today. There is information related to professional development, continuing education, use of social network tools in education, and much more. If you use technology to learn or teach, the VHS Collaborative offers a … Continue reading

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Webinar: Changing Mindsets, Motivating Students

  Normally, I would not share information about a paid webinar. This one, however, is only $49 and is sponsored by Education Week. Carol Dweck is a leading contributor to research and information on motivation–one of my interests, although I … Continue reading

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My teaching website – lessons learned

Originally posted on elketeaches:
During my last 3-week practical experience I had the opportunity to teach a Year 12 Information Processing & Technology (IPT) class.  I was lucky to have a great mentor that allowed me almost full-control of teaching…

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Common Core Standards Information from Edutopia

This just in from Edutopia on Common Core Standards and Resources: July 11, 2012 Common Core Standards, Differentiated Instruction, and More Common Core Resource Roundup Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of dense information out there about the Common Core … Continue reading

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The Importance of Educator Connections « My Island View

The blogger below expresses her thoughts on participation in ISTE 2012 in San Diego, CA. ISTE is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the use of information technology to aid in learning, teaching of K-12 students and teachers.  Read this blogger’s thoughts … Continue reading

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