21st Century Learning Is Not A Program
Perhaps the biggest misconception that one can have about 21st century learning is to think of it as a single reform program.
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Social Media Cheat Sheet For Teachers (And Other Bipeds)
Keeping up with social media is an entire industry in and of itself (see Mashable). The following social media cheat sheet created by Flowtown and Column Five media for social media sites was created for small businesses, but can be useful for teachers just discovering the joys–and pains– of twitter, facebook, YouTube, Google+, tumblr, and digg,…
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Using The Habits Of Mind To Promote Teacher Happiness
contributed by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick, Institute for Habits of Mind A Whole Child Deserves A Whole Teacher: Using The Habits Of Mind To Promote Teacher Happiness A lot is said and written about the whole child. We often forget, however, that we should be considering the whole adult as well. A teacher’s performance in…
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Want To Step Up Your Twitter Game? The 50 Best Twitter Profile Designs
We recently had a look at the 50 best Facebook cover photos and we’ve followed it up with a look at the 50 best Twitter profile designs.
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20 Google Tricks And Tips For Gmail, Maps & Reader
by simplyzesty.com After covering everything that Google Search has to offer, you can easily forget that search only forms one small part of the Google behemoth. With so many different features and clients available, it’s very easy to use the basic features for each and leave it at that. However, if you delve a little deeper,…
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Ready To Grow? 20 Ways To Improve Your Professional Learning Network
Professional learning networks can improve teaching. They can also act as communal intelligence that changes societal perceptions.
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41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills
The shift to digital instruction, preparations for state online assessment, and a new crop of writing apps is adding energy to ELA.
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The Simplest Way To Take A Screenshot On An iPad
There are a variety of apps that can help here, but the simplest mechanism for taking a screenshot on an iPad involves hitting 2 buttons.
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10 Steps Towards A Blended Learning Program
To build support for a blended learning program, start by inventorying widely used apps, testing broadband, and identifying strategies.
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Staying Foolish: Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech
Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement address was personal, moving, and wise in a way that most commencement addresses only seek to be.
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Building Academic Vocabulary: Marzano’s 6-Step Process
In this post, Marzano laid out a 6-step process for building academic vocabulary, including direct instruction and playing with words.
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What You Need To Know About Self-Directed Learning
Modern access to information and learning platforms make self-directed learning more accessible–and powerful–than ever before.
