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"Disciplining with Dignity: 5 Classroom Management Tips"

"There is nothing wrong with using apps for isolated skills practice, such as multiplication, spelling, memorization, taking digitized quizzes or substituting otherwise traditional analog activities. These purposes should not be the only reasons of using iPads though. As students are being exposed to different apps, the focus needs to remain on the purpose, creation, workflow and sharing of what they can "do"with the iPads. They should "do" what they could not conceive or accomplish without them before."

""Just bells and whistles." That's how elementary math teacher Jennie Magiera described her feelings about the limited value of educational technology three years ago. Today Magiera serves as Digital Learning Coordinator for the Academy for Urban School Leadership's network of 25 Chicago Public Schools (CPS). As she trains others to use technology effectively, it is hard to imagine a time when she was so dismissive about technology in the classroom."

Blog post from Grant Wiggins

"Welcome! This is the place to find 'best of class' ed tech to integrate in Common Core curriculum. We'll identify web resources and tablet apps that students can use to demonstrate deep knowledge in creative and engaging ways. We'll also highlight information from other ed tech blogs, and provide a way to communicate about "Common Core ed tech.""

Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs blog

"I asked myself, what if homework was really valuable?  Better yet, what if homework was life-changing?  What if it could teach students - prove to students - that with effective effort and time, they could achieve anything? I set out to design a homework system with that goal in mind.  Since I first started four or five years ago, it has changed many times.  My earlier blog posts on the subject are now way out-of-date, so I'm going to describe what I do these days.  This is the best iteration of my homework plan so far, and over my two-year loop with a group of children from second to third grade, I saw amazing results."

"Over the next two days, Candler asked us to get out of the traditional schooling box. And then kick the box mercilessly down the street. In an intense succession of collaborative brainstorming sessions, we practiced improvisation, collaboration, brainstorming, design and prototyping of new models for learning and schooling. We drew from 4.0 go-to thinking and action standards like Stanford d.school's process for ideation, Dyer, Gregersen & Christensen's blueprint for creative leadership in "The Innovator's DNA", Lemov's "Teach Like a Champion," a cornerstone of the new Relay Graduate School of Education, and Seth Godin's challenge for revolution in schools."

"The pen itself is of identical form to the Echo Smartpen but with the ability to connect to a wireless network. This connectivity allows the pen to communicate directly with your Evernote account. Previously you had to connect the pen via USB and use the Livescribe Desktop application. This process has now been completely removed. Once set-up all of your notes magically appear inside your Evernote account."

NPR story on teacher expectations

Blog post that I found interesting.

video of one turtle pushing another over who was stuck

"Mike McCarthy, principal of Portland's Helen King Middle School, shares his ideas for effective leadership in the following article for Edutopia. These are strategies that are infused with a great deal of common sense and compassion, which makes them that much more effective in the field of education.""

"This blog is a companion to the website, www.aacintervention.com At this site, my friends and I will be sharing quick posts, minitips, and think outlouds! "

A CLASS OF SIX YEAR OLDS INVITING THE WORLD INTO THEIR CLASSROOM

Grades 2-3 class blog. Includes some nice examples of the use of Haiku Deck

"Powerful instruction - powerful engagement What would happen if, rather than focusing on teaching reading strategies, we focused instead on getting students engaged? I can tell you what happened in four eighth-grade classrooms."

"To help, we are pleased to introduce a checklist that brings together recommendations from all of these experts. This checklist is meant to help educators identify exemplary uses of technology and interactive media for early learning. ("

"In my job as a special education advocate, and my other job as a parent of a child with special needs, I have been involved in too many Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings to count.  During these numerous IEP meetings I have met some wonderful, caring, knowledgeable, well meaning Teachers and School Personnel. I have also, at times, heard some of the most outrageous statements!!!  These ridiculous comments fly in the face of everything the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) stands for.  What you will find below are ten of most ridiculous statements that I have heard and why they are so ridiculous."