Nano-Professional Development: 20 Quick Courses For Teachers
All but two of the following courses for teachers are 5 hours or less, and can supplement your reading and school-based PD usefully.
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46 Of The Best Free Apps For Teachers
In this list, we focus on digital content that will help you teach more effectively to a wider range of students in compelling & dynamic ways.
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A Teacher’s Guide For Creating A School Twitter Chat
How To Create A Twitter Chat In Your School contributed by Nellie Mitchell A twitter chat is an amazing resource for professional development and gives educators the option to participate in their PJs, from the comfort of their own home! It is essentially a chat room, with everyone sharing and talking and hanging out virtually—discussing…
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The Riddle Of Meaningful iPad Integration
What do educators and learners need from iPad integration? What is tablet ‘workflow’ in an educational context?
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What A Struggling School Looks Like On Paper
What A Struggling School Looks Like On Paper by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education Ed note: This is part 2 of Grant’s series on Teacher Effectiveness ratings. In the previous post I looked closely at the data on teacher effectiveness for six different high schools. In this follow-up post we look more closely at a range of data…
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Forgetful Teacher, Tech-Addict Teacher & 18 Other Teacher Stereotypes
Humorous teacher stereotypes include the Diet Coke addict, the TMI teacher, the hippie teacher, the overachiever, and the cool teacher.
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12 Mistakes Schools Make When Introducing The Next Big Thing
Well-meaning local change agents and schools continue to make mistakes in how Understanding by Design (UbD) is implemented.
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Why Some Teachers Are Against Technology In Education
he way forward, then, might just be a more nuanced discussion about how people learn, and what role technology can play in that process.
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The Things My Students Say
by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist If you’ve been in a classroom as long as I have, you’ll know students say some interesting things. You may have seen student test papers with humorous answers. Students always seem to have a reason, excuse, or insight or response for everything. Sometimes, their remarks are…
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10 Social Media Sites For Education
Social media organically dovetails with language arts & social studies — here are the best social media sites for education.
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Too Many Teachers Leave Before Hitting Their Stride
Too Many Teachers Leave Before Hitting Their Stride by Paul Barnwell, Teacher of English & Digital Media According to University of Pennsylvania professor Richard Ingersoll, between 40 and 50 percent of teachers leave the classroom within their first five years. Given the demands of the job, this isn’t too surprising, and his data reveals a steady uptick…
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10 Ways Teacher Planning Should Adjust To The Google Generation
For the Google Generation, information isn’t scarce, and knowing has the illusion of only being a search away.
