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Integration of Digital Badges to Acknowledge Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

I am proud to announce Worlds of Learning @ New Milford High School , a digital badge professional learning platform. The idea behind this platform is to provide professional learning with a pinch of gamification. ?For putting their learnings into practice in the classroom.

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3 Takeaways from the Inaugural Digital Learning Annual Conference

Education Superhighway

Seven years ago, a wide-scale digital learning conference was unheard of because the majority of school districts across the country weren’t equipped with the infrastructure or technology to implement a robust digital curriculum. To keep the conversation going, join an upcoming #futureofschool Twitter chat.

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Professional Development Done With Us, Not To Us

The Jose Vilson

As Ron Reed mentioned before introducing scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw as the opening speaker, the conference has grown significantly since 2011. Whereas in the beginning, it felt more focused on digital learning and ed-tech, this year felt more like it was a hub for relevant education conversations.

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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

He is most passionate about creating cultures of innovation where teachers are empowered to create the types of learning experiences today’s modern learners need to thrive. He’s the husband of a school counselor and dad of two children, all of which are far more important to him than anything shared above.

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 Minnesota’s Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Public Schools’ New Partnership Powers the Creation of Dynamic Digital Learning Environments Supporting Science Education 

eSchool News

Among the resources coming to GFW schools are:   Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform.  These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day. 

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Educators Need Each Other to Thrive: Why Educator Networks Matter

Digital Promise

The resources I learned about, and the teachers I have met, have made me more confident with powerful digital learning. Recently, I attended the ISTE conference in New Orleans. I heard howls of excitement as they reunited with one another—for some, since last year’s conference, for others, longer. Dr. Tina M.

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Inviting Teachers to Reflect on Their Use of Technology During COVID-19

Digital Promise

What did you learn about safety and equitable access to technology? Reflection: What was it like for you and your students to teach and learn every day using technology? With an abundance of digital learning resources readily available , knowing where to begin, then making a selection, can seem daunting.