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Eric Telfer

Radical Curriculum Sharing at the Open High School of Utah | Edutopia - 0 views

  • integrating Web 2.0 technologies, like those that follow, would help her students succeed in the 21st centur
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      I think we have to do this and PLPs will reinforce the necessity for teachers to be equipped with the skills and dispositions to teach them to all students.
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      Color-coded lesson plans are "the best"- peer reviewed?
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      Virtual Library of Instruction- access to curricular plans that align with CCSS and you can quickly create a scope and sequence with the essential questions and broad, overarching themes for the academic year- paperless.
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  • The age of comprehensive drag-and-drop curriculum planning is here
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      More than one department from one school? Curriculum sharing between different schools in different districts? This is the true target of authentic collaboration and PLNs.
  • The Virtual Library of Instruction (11) hosts many excellent unit plans designed at the University of Georgia's by Dr. Peter Smagorinsky's secondary English majors. Scroll down to see units listed by grade. Titles listed in pink are the best.
  • At Teaching That Makes Sense (TTMS.org) (12), Steve Peha has created a ridiculous amount of materials useful for writing instructors
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      Personal interest in improving strategies surrounding writing instruction (CLAs, expository writing, SBAC constructed responses).
  • Some of the sites I discovered were created by college professors and might be too difficult for students who are not academically gifted. Nonetheless, there are treasures here
  • Technology still hasn't solved the biggest time crunch: reading, responding, and grading essays. "And let me tell you," she laughs, "My grading inbox is frightening." Nor does technology alleviate the need for her presence "They want me there, commenting. But I can't always be there as much as I want to be."
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      WriteToLearn and similar grading software (Intelligent Essay Assessor, Criterion) will become an option for teachers to grade elements of an essay that can be "counted".
Eric Telfer

Cushing Academy's Fisher-Watkins Library - 0 views

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    This is the main idea I have about using educational technology in a powerful way within my "organization".
Adam Deyo

Whatever Happened to Joy in Education?: Dean Shareski at TEDxWestVancouverED - YouTube - 0 views

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    "In a world of data and a world of prove it to me, maybe we need to start counting smiles."- Dean Shareski  
Adam Deyo

Educational Technology - 0 views

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    I generally use Flipboard and the Flip it bookmarklet to curate things I find through Twitter, the Flipboard Technology feed, RSS feeds, or anything on the web.  Here is the magazine I created to keep it all together.  I am impressed by Diigo though and want to investigate it further.
Adam Deyo

Tony Vincent - Google+ - Educational Apps on Sale for Free Today! Resume Desi... - 0 views

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    Check these out. Tony Vincent is a great follow on Twitter or Google +. Free apps are great for individual use, but they can be a problem for schools with multiple iOS devices if/when the app transitions to a paid version. Especially if you are using Configurator to manage the devices.
seantheoret

Collecting Student Work in a Paperless Classroom with Dropbox or Google Drive - SimpleK... - 0 views

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      explores how you can use Dropbox or Google Drive to collect your students' digital works. He will also explore several tools that can be used with these services to help transform the way students turn in their work.
Nichole Vielleux

Dangerously Irrelevant - 0 views

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    Technology, leadership, and the future of schools. A blog dedicated to the technology needs of principals, superintendents, and other school administrators.
Eric Telfer

Spotlight on Ed-Tech Strategies for K-12 Leaders - 0 views

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    Teachers and students are already driving change, and it's up to technology leaders to harness it for improved student learning and assessment. In this Spotlight, learn how ed-tech leaders are balancing the benefits and drawbacks of a "flipped" model of instruction, handling school innovation and social media communications, and ensuring districts are tech-ready for the common core's online assessments.
Eric Telfer

Commentary on Leadership, Education and Society - 0 views

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    Commentary on Education, Leadership and Society One of the posts that provides some great insights into the plight of leadership and education is in Harvard University's Pathways to Prosperity Project, dated February 11, 2011.
Chelsea Turley

gail warnings | ideas, thoughts, resources… from Gail - 0 views

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    A blog by Gail Warnings about the use of aps in education
putnamc

Ten Tips for Becoming a Connected Educator | Edutopia | Diigo - 0 views

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    Afraid to try? Read this.
slangevin

The Seven Steps to Becoming a 21st Century School or District | Edutopia - 1 views

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      Rider getting in the way.
  • It called for 18 skills, and people thought this was too many. Others thought we wanted to replace content with skills, when, in fact, we wanted to fuse content and skills together. We came up with the phrase,
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      This video suggests using "bright spots" as models.
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      Creating the path.
slangevin

http://www.waldenu.edu/~/media/Files/WAL/full-report-dispelling-five-myths.pdf - 0 views

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    Lots of information on 21st century skills. The report makes the claim that "Education, training, professional development and leadership support make a difference in teachers' use of technology and in their emphasis on 21st century skills" (7).
Nichole Vielleux

The Importance Of Leading-Up - 0 views

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    Just trying this out with and article I found. Leadership Colloquialisms. You know the phrases that every leader has come to be familiar with such as: Walk The Talk, Lead By Example, Everything Rises and Falls With Leadership, Attitude Reflects Leadership...
Edith Fogarty

Leadership 360 - Education Week - 0 views

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    Education Week Technology section
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