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Category Archives: Professional Development
A New MOOC: Digital Learning Transition (Spr. 2014) – Course
I’m back! It has been a while since I posted anything at all, and I felt that the New Year was a good time to start things rolling again. As some of you know, I am currently living on the … Continue reading
Dangerous Speakers | Teacher Talk (Dyslexia and other Reading Disabilities)
Good educators are always seeking new information–whether that information is to learn better ways of serving their students, learn more about a topic or technique, follow how the latest research-based techniques are working elsewhere, etc. To good educators, an 8-hour … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity in education, Dyslexia, Education, Fixing Education, Kids Reading, Learning Disabilities, Parental Involvement, Pedagogy, Professional Development, Reading, Reading Disabilities, Special Education
Tagged Blog, Caribbean, Dyslexia, Education, Education in Sint Maarten, Education in the Caribbean, Emotional Disturbances, Learning, Learning Disabilities, Learning disability, Reading, Reading disability, Research, Special education, Specific Learning Disabilities
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NUTN Network 2013: Call for Presentations | Virtual School Meanderings
Interested in sharing your work? Check out the NUTN Network 2013 conference in Albuquerque, NM. Proposals due May 3; presenter notifications by May 31; presenter acceptance due June 21. Best wishes for successful proposal acceptance! NUTN Network 2013: Call for … Continue reading
Digital Learning Day–only a week away
In one week, it will officially be Digital Learning Day! Sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Digital Town Hall will take place Wednesday, February 6, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (ET). Join in at here, and attend here. More information can … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences and Publications, Digital Education, Education, Education News, Fixing Education, Online Education, Parental Involvement, Pedagogy, Professional Development, Teaching, Virtual Schools
Tagged Alliance for Excellent Education, Bob Wise, digital learning, Digital Learning Day, Education, Learning, Methods and Theories, Pedagogical Practices, Seat of local government, Teacher, teacher-student interaction, teaching tools
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It’s Connected Educator Month!
Lots of activities are planned for the month of August, including: A three day online kickoff event (Aug. 1-3) about connected education in the context of the larger education landscape, featuring keynote addresses by Deborah Meier, Chris Lehmann, Douglas Rushkoff, … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Education News, Online Education, Professional Development, Virtual Schools
Tagged Arne Duncan, Connected Education, connected educator month, Education, education technology, K-12 education, Online community, online education, Technology in education, virtual education
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“Massively Open Online Courses”
I just read through a blog from Virtual School Meanderings. OK. I did more than read. I downloaded, read, downloaded some more… There are some wonderful resources available from his site. The best part is, they are all free! Take … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Online Education, Professional Development, Virtual Schools
Tagged Blog, Converge, Education, education technology, Higher education, K through 12, MOOC, online courses, online education reports, online learning, online teaching tools, Professional development, Teacher, Teaching, Technology, Technology in education
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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
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Education News, Online Education, Professional Development, Virtual Schools
Tagged Blog, Education, education technology, K through 12, Learning, Professional development, Teacher, Technology, Technology in education, Web conferencing, webinars, WordPress
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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
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Education News, Online Education, PostADay, Professional Development, Virtual Schools
Tagged Blog, Classroom, Education, education technology, K through 12, Learning, online courses, PostADay/PostAWeek, Secondary school, Technology, Technology in education, VHS Collaborative, virtual education, virtual schools, WordPress
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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
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
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Fixing Education, Online Education, Professional Development, Teaching
Tagged CCSS, Common Core Standards, Common Core State Standards, Common Core State Standards Initiative, Critical thinking, Differentiated Instruction, Education, education technology, Edutopia, Technology in education
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