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John Evans

44 Popular Superintendent & Teacher Approved EdTech Resources | Center for Effective Sc... - 3 views

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    "Online reviews of edtech tools tend to focus on technical features with little mention of how teachers can apply each product to the classroom. This can make the process of deciding on an edtech solution overwhelming for new and established teachers alike. To address this challenge, local NJ superintendent Nicholas Diaz (@nicholasadiaz ) presented edtech tools favored by teachers in his district, and called on educators in the audience to share their favorite edtech tools with the greater community.  We've created flashcards for each edtech tool recommended by the NJ teachers and school leaders who participated. It is our hope that teachers consult them when deciding which edtech tool to try next. "
Phil Taylor

How To Use Technology To Increase Student Achievement Is Not a Mystery! -- THE Journal - 0 views

  • redesigning the curriculum to take advantage of the affordances of the 1-to-1 mobile devices that were being used. The technology was not bolted onto an existing curriculum
  • Most importantly, they developed into a community of practice — a professional group of educators who work with each other, who support each other
  • Adding technology to direct-instruction, paper-and-pencil-based pedagogy, will have little impact
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  • the school had a vision
  • emphasized inquiry pedagogy along with the development of key 21st century skills such as self-directed learning and collaborative learning
  • One-to-one is the only way to go
John Evans

I Finally Drank the Kool-Aid! - The Tempered Radical - 3 views

  • Having gained notoriety as a somewhat surly cuss, most everyone was surprised when I emerged as an active proponent of professional learning communities as a form of staff development.
  • more practical reason that educators should embrace learning teams:  Collaboration done right helps to lighten the load for everyone. In the past few years, I've actually seen the time that I invest in planning daily lessons go down as I've taken advantage of learning experiences and materials shared by my colleagues.
Kirsten Carter

http://svsdharvest.wikispaces.com/ - 2 views

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    SVSD SAG Harvest of Opportunity 2009
Phil Taylor

Online Learning is so last year… | 21st Century Collaborative - 9 views

  • Here are the kinds of things I believe need to be happening as learners come together in online communities of practice.
Phil Taylor

Open Mobile Learning Badges - 4 views

  • Mobile phones open up new learning opportunities outside of traditional educational structures and practices. Powerful mobile tools—applications, handsets, tablets, device add-ons, cloud applications, etc.—already exist, with many more developed each day. These tools expand the ability to collect, collaborate, and create in myriad ways, influencing environmental studies and service, political and civic activism, history, citizen journalism, citizen science, and community volunteerism, just to name a few.
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