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Using a Student-Centered Approach to Promote Computational Thinking

ED Surge

In the process, students develop persistence and creativity while teachers connect their learning with professional standards aligned with ISTE micro-credentials. Such a mindset change can eventually produce a more innovative learning and teaching approach across other areas.

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An Innovative Vision for the Future of Schools

The Innovative Educator

Photograph: David Chang/EPA The Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidance on reopening of schools will require innovative thinking to re-imagine how schools may open in the upcoming school year and beyond. That's because we've learned that we don't quite know what's ahead of us. The key will be agility and flexibility.

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6 Must-reads for This Summer

Ask a Tech Teacher

See what you think: Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New School Technologies = Blended Learning That Works. In Bold School, Kieschnick lays out an effective, workable education framework that blends common sense with technology while reminding teachers that tech is a useful tool for achieving pedagogic goals, not the opposite.

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10 Ways to Use Tract for Personalized Project Based Learning in Your Classroom

Cool Cat Teacher

Inside Tract , students create a personal learning path with meaningful projects to choose from. There are two primary ways I’ve found to engage students in learning and give them a reason to come to school each day: Find a task that is something they love (drawing, painting, making video). Incorporate Student Interests.

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The Future is Now: Preparing Our Youngest Scholars for a Digital World

Cool Cat Teacher

With over 20 years of experience, she advocates starting with pedagogy first and then transforming learning experience by using technology tools. Debbie empowers educators with practical strategies, innovative ideas, and insightful guidance for leveraging technology to amplify student success. Connect with Debbie at TannenbaumTech.com.

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

Cool Cat Teacher

You'll learn to empathize with students who struggle with English as a second language as Teresa and Ricardo tell their own stories. If you have students in your school who do not have English as their primary language, this is a must-listen-to episode. (Or Help every student become included in learning and become empowered.

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Top 40 Web 2.0 Sites w/ Educational Portal

Technology Tidbits

Answer Pad - A fantastic Student Response and Assessment System that uses an innovative graphical interface to help turn a teacher''s classroom paperless (by doing testing on mobile devices) and assess students on any number of subjects in real-time using a free mobile app w/ digital portfolio capabilities. VoiceThread - A very popular Web 2.0