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"By rethinking the schedule and integrating the curriculum, we were able to create a program that is adaptable to student needs and more tightly tied to their chosen trades. Students rarely ask "Why do I need to know this" because they are given the opportunity to apply their learning to their engineering, IT, or performing arts career areas immediately. All of this is made possible by leveraging technology to add asynchronous components to the learning environment, allowing students to move more quickly than their peers or receive additional help from members of the learning community."

"This site will be used as a way to network with other PBIS teams from Cuyahoga County. This will be a place to share resources and ideas, ask questions, and connect with other educators who are implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) in their schools."

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"Turn your PowerPoint presentation into an interactive online lesson. We call this a mix. Everything you need to create and share your mix is included. Add audio and video of yourself giving your presentation, write on slides as you talk to them, insert quizzes, practice exercises, and more - all from within PowerPoint. It's like a screencast, but better. All you need is Office 2013 and the free Office Mix add-in."

Carol Ann Tomlinson videos from ASCD

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"Microsoft today released a preview version of Office Mix, a new PowerPoint addon that lets teachers create rich media presentations and interactive lessons and share them online. Office Mix includes two components: a plugin for PowerPoint and a site where teachers can share their work and view analytics."

"stem from one foundational question: What do I need to work on to be better next year? Care to discover some interesting answers? If so, just read below to take an honest self-assessment with these fifty questions and see what truths you reveal."

Videos of educators presenting on reinventing the classroom

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"The Designing Professional Learning report provides a snapshot of the key elements involved in creating effective and engaging professional learning in a globally dispersed market."

"Today's guest blog is written by John Hattie, Professor of Education and Director of Research at the University of Melbourne. In addition, he is the author of four books relating to Visible Learning.  "Learning thrives on error" Among all the influences that can make a profound difference in student learning is how we think about our role!  So, start with looking inward and ask about the mind frames you have as an educator. "

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"To create a community that supports teachers with the unit and lesson planning process while generating an archive of highly effective and peer reviewed lesson plans.  We hope to positively impact the learning of students in our members' classrooms by making these highly effective lessons available to them free of charge. "

"For the past year, our teaching team has been putting together a vision for what a public school might look like if it was reimagined as an active and connected community centered on learning by making and doing.  We hope to open MakerSpace@LCS for the 2015/2016 school year."