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More “Countdown” Activities from Digital Learning Day
I meant to post a series of lessons I received last night and today related to Digital Learning Day. It’s just that I posted to the wrong blog! Head on over to my other site and check out new activities … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Education News, Teaching
Tagged Art, Classroom, Digital Learning Day, Education, Educators, K through 12, Learning, Lesson plan, Physics, Student, Teaching, Technology in education
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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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Connected Educator Month: Game-Based Learning | ED.gov Blog
Game-based learning is not new. It is a tool that has been around for generations. Even back in the Stone Age–long before the advent of even the first classroom computer–my education courses stressed the idea of including games as part … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Education News, Online Education, Teaching Science
Tagged Blog, Education, education technology, Learning, math games, problem-solving games, problem-solving skills, science games, Teaching, Technology, Technology in education, U.S. Department of Education, United States Department of Education
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From Edutopia via My Inbox: Free Workshop!
Found this in my inbox today, and thought I would share. Sounds like an interesting workshop! And the articles aren’t bad, either! Free Workshop! July 30 – August 31 Register for our upcoming five-week online workshop. It features tools, … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Online Education, Teaching
Tagged Best practice, Creativity, Design, Design thinking, Education, education technology, Edutopia, Innovation, K through 12, Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Management, Learning, Professional development, Social Sciences, 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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Comparing U.S. Educational Progress to Education Around the World
Below are some recently published results from the National Center for Education Statitstics’ databases. The international assessments Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) are used to … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education, Education Reports
Tagged Education, educational progress, International Activities Program, K through 12, Learning, mathematics education, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, PIRLS, PISA, Program for International Student Assessment, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Reading, Research, science education, TIMSS, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, United States Department of Education
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4th of July Post from The Nation’s Report Card
A Facebook post from The Nation’s Report Card proudly announced that 50% of 4th graders answered the following question correctly. My reaction is: ONLY 50%??!! We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education, Education Reports, Fixing Education, Teaching
Tagged Critical thinking, Education, Facebook, K through 12, Learning, Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics, Natural and legal rights, NCES, The Nation's Report Card, Thomas Jefferson, United States, United States Declaration of Independence, United States Department of Education
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Teach the Person, Not the Subject « Teaching/Management
To many of you reading the title of this blogger’s post, the first reaction is probably “duh!” To others, this will be a novel approach. But the key to teaching and learning has always been personalization. Many of us who … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, Post-secondary education, Teaching
Tagged Blog, Education, Higher education, K through 12, Learning, Teaching
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Discovered the Office of Educational Technology! Free publications, research databases, and more!
Short and sweet: Got “followed” on Twitter by someone following the Office of Ed.Tech, a site I didn’t know about. I checked out some of the information available. As an example, Understanding the Implications of Online Learning for Educational Productivity is … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Education Reports, Fixing Education, Teaching, Virtual Schools
Tagged Classroom, Education, education technology, K through 12, Learning, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, OET, Office of Educational Technology, Technology in education
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