How to build a great parent-teacher relationship…
http://corkboardconnections.blogspot.com/2014/09/what-makes-parent-love-teacher.html
09 Thursday Jul 2015
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inHow to build a great parent-teacher relationship…
http://corkboardconnections.blogspot.com/2014/09/what-makes-parent-love-teacher.html
08 Wednesday Jul 2015
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inEducators that are not focused on the future have already been left behind. I have focused on NMC.org and the Horizon Report. Here is another report published in EdWeek. This report focuses on areas that educators need to be preparing themselves to engage.
I really like the pairing of mobile technology and parental engagement. These two must coincide. We need to bring parents into the 21st century with our students. Failing to do both simultaneously will bring about bad results. So, it’s time to put on our “future vision” goggles and seriously think about what tomorrow has in store for us all.
07 Tuesday Jul 2015
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inHere’s a solid article on the impact of helicopter parenting. The correlational studies might be circumstantial, but we need to be aware of the possibility or probability that close parenting styles can have long-term impacts on our kids.
15 Monday Jun 2015
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inHere’s the latest focal point for a fringe freak-out.
The 2015 reauthorization of the 1965 ESEA has stalled in Congress.
Click to access a-eseaoverview.pdf
Here is the Blueprint:
Finally, a helpful table to show what is staying and what is going away.
http://edexcellence.net/articles/esea-reauthorization-explained-in-a-single-table
14 Sunday Jun 2015
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21st century classroom, 21st century education, 21st Century Learning, Digital classroom, Digital resources, Digital tools, Digital tools for the classroom, Ed Tech
Technology is only as good as the ability of the teacher to use it properly. Failure to preform necessary professional development with faculty and staff prior to any tech roll-out will guarantee failure of the initiative.
This article from EdWeek discusses the Miami-Dade district’s decision to make sure these resources weren’t wasted.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/06/11/districts-learn-lessons-on-1-to-1-from-watching.html
13 Saturday Jun 2015
Posted 21st Century Education
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21st century classroom, 21st century education, Digital classroom, Digital resources, Digital tools, Ed Tech, Educational Technology, Mobile learning
Here is a good website for educational technology ideas and tool. Enjoy!
12 Friday Jun 2015
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Franche-Comté is outside of the mainstream, but right on budget. Try flying into Geneva and taking the train to Besançon.
12 Friday Jun 2015
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inLooking for something to help you grow as an educator this sumer? Here are a few suggestions from Edutopia.
11 Thursday Jun 2015
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in11 Thursday Jun 2015
Posted Special Education
inHere’s another solid story from Education Week.