So imagine a teacher who finishes grading some papers, puts the children to bed, and at 9:30 p.m. logs on to an online module to learn new practices for differentiating instruction for his or her English-language-learner students.
That scene is swiftly becoming a reality, as more and more teachers tune out the distractions, turn on their PCs, and log on to Web-based training programs at times that suit their own schedules.
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Education Week Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook: Classroom Assessments for a... - 7 views
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"Classroom Assessments for a New Century"
Can We Afford to Wait Another 15 Years? | edtechdigest.com - 2 views
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"How educators can avert déjà vu by waking up to today's social media reality. "
Grow Your Personal Learning Network by David Warlick - 6 views
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March/April 2009 Learning & Leading with Technology
Closing the Gap Between Education and Technology : February 2009 : THE Journal - 0 views
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Part of the problem, he suggested, is the time it takes educators to move from learning about a piece of technology to actually integrating and manipulating its specific uses for the classroom. "If you take the five stages from the evolution of thought and practice," he said, "starting with 'entry' and moving through 'adoption' to 'adaptation' to 'appropriation,' and finally 'innovation,' research shows it takes seven years on average to go from the top of that list to the bottom. That's a long time." Too long, according to Benno. Which is why, as educators, "we have to figure out how to close the gap."
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For Benno, staff development is the key to making that happen. "With professional development that number drops from seven years to around two and a half years," he said. "That's a huge difference." And a big part of the value of professional development, he argued, is that it gets educators to start thinking about new ways to use technology; ways that seem foreign, but that may be quite common in the minds of 21st century learners.
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Part of the problem, he suggested, is the time it takes educators to move from learning about a piece of technology to actually integrating and manipulating its specific uses for the classroom. "If you take the five stages from the evolution of thought and practice," he said, "starting with 'entry' and moving through 'adoption' to 'adaptation' to 'appropriation,' and finally 'innovation,' research shows it takes seven years on average to go from the top of that list to the bottom. That's a long time." Too long, according to Benno. Which is why, as educators, "we have to figure out how to close the gap."
From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning: Cell Phone Conferencing A Free Tool for Teac... - 0 views
Constructing Modern Knowledge » Summer Institute - 0 views
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About Constructing Modern Knowledge Constructing Modern Knowledge is a minds-on institute for educators committed to creativity, collaboration and computing. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in intensive computer-rich project development with peers and a world-class faculty. Inspirational guest speakers and social events round out the fantastic event.
Presentations | digitalgoonies.com - 5 views
Connect! - 1 views
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Welcome to Connect!As we start up our new initiative, this blog will serve a number of purposes: 1. As a place to share the classroom projects, assignments and assessment practices of the Calgary Science School 2. As a place where CSS teachers and administrators can publicly reflect and engage in dialogue on their practice 3. As a place where CSS can build a learning network outside the walls of our school. We want to collaborate with and learn from other teaching professionals, around the city, province, country and around the world.
The Best Professional Development day(s) ever? The Power of Technology - 11 views
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Technology Empowered Teaching: teaching technology to promote learning:
21 Things for the 21st Century Educator - Home - 7 views
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Welcome to the 21 Things for the 21st Century Project Based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers The purpose of this course is to provide "Just in Time" training through an online interface for K-12 educators based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). These standards are the basic technology skills every educator should possess. In the process, educators will develop their own skills and discover what students need in order to meet the NETS for Students, as well as the new MMC Online Experience requirement. Participants who fulfill all of the requirements have the opportunity to earn SBCEU's. To learn more about the session, look under the tab "The 21 Things". We hope you take advantage of this unique opportunity.
edtechroundup - TeachMeet09 - 0 views
How to retool yourself--a roadmap of at least 15 ways by Joyce Valenza - 2 views
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How to retool yourself--a roadmap of at least 15 ways for school librarians (and their classroom teacher colleagues) to develop professionally
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