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35 Take-aways from Summer 2016 Professional Development

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We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. Twitter Chats worked best with larger groups.

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17 Take-aways from Summer PD

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It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. Failed and tried again. They were curious. They are life long learners.

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Top 10 Reasons to Sign Up for Summer Learning with Ask a Tech Teacher

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A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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Why Blended Learning Fits Your Class, 3 Issues to Think About, and 5 Easy Ways to Begin

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Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. Digital books are aligned with state standards and Common Core. For example, a unit on space is supported by a virtual chat with an astronaut from the space station or his Houston training facility.

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Announcing the 2014 School Leadership Summit Virtual Conference + Call for Proposals

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Follow summit discussions on Twitter as well at #sls14. This free world-wide conference will be held online and will be a unique chance to participate in a collaborative global conversation on school leadership with presentations by your peers. To be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please join the Admin 2.0

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The Free and Online 2014 School Leadership Summit Starts Wednesday! (Full Session List)

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If you want to follow those tweets, you can either track the conference hashtag #ticalsls14 or you can follow the Learning Revolution Twitter account at @learnrevproject. Reed 11:00am Making a Better World: Digital Citizenship Resources for K-12 - Kelly Mendoza, Sr. Johnson, M.A.E.,

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - Reinventing the Classroom - Library 2.014 - The Real 1:1 - Reclaim Learning

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Geo-educators can join the community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and the secure educator site, Edmodo ( www.geo-educatorcommunity.org ). The Common Core State Standards require students to think critically and be effective consumers and producers of information and media. Classroom 2.0