The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
'Crossposted at Smartblogs Districts across the nation are determining teacher effectiveness in part using a rubric created by Charlotte Danielson. The rubric contains four domains and 22 components. You can download the full evaluation instrument here. The framework below outlines exactly what administrators will look for when evaluating teacher practice.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
'A while back I created a list of top 10 sites for creating timelines. Well, since that time mobile learning has really integrated into education and apps have been developed to accomplish this task. I''ve created a new list combined w/ apps & sites that are ideal for creating timelines. *Definition - " A timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order, sometimes described as a project artifact.
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STEMx
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
by Margaret Ashida, director of the STEMx network. I had the chance to learn about the findings first-hand from the Committee Chair, Dr. Margaret Honey, at the NRC-hosted convening. STEM Learning is Everywhere. held at the National Academies office at UC Irvine earlier this month. It’s an energizing affirmation of the journey we’re undertaking with STEMx – and further actions for the future!
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
'Districts across the nation are asking teachers to provide artifacts and evidence of effectiveness aligned to the four domains of the Charlotte Danielson framework. ( You can download the full evaluation instrument here.) This model provides an incredible opportunity to do something that is rare in the teaching profession. It provides an opportunity for teachers to release the great work they are doing from the classroom and share it with the world.
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
'In case you missed it, a 15-year-old student from Staten Island created a Facebook page called Close NYC Schools During Snow Emergencies expressing discontent over the DOE's decision to keep schools open Thursday. The high school student employed some smart strategies to help his page gain popularity. Namely sharing his page on the walls of elected officials.
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The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Last week I shared ways to showcase teacher effectiveness via digital portfolios using a wiki and eduClipper. This week I bring you another great tool to showcase teacher effectiveness courtesy of elementary school teacher Rodney Schneider. The tool is called Padlet. Padlet is a free tool that gives you a blank wall on which to share files, videos, photos, videos, and more.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'Across the nation teacher effectiveness is being evaluated according to the four domains of the Charlotte Danielson framework. ( You can download the full evaluation instrument here.) T his model is valuable because it provides a shared language for effective teaching, however, while many teachers being evaluated are familiar with the evaluation rubric, they may not have seen what this looks like in practice.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 16, 2014
'As a gift to members, for its ten year anniversary, Facebook is giving us its latest recap app. It's called "A look back" and it provides you with a 60-second overview of your life on Facebook from the beginning. Here's mine: A look back over my six years on Facebook. Click here to watch. I want more ».
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
'With or without the guidance and support of educators and parents, students across the globe are developing and building their personal learning networks. Knowing how to do so effectively is a key to successful learning independence. Below you will hear from Courtney Gressman. A young lady in the midst of building a learning network to help open the eyes of educators to students feelings about school and learning.
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The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
'As the author of “ Teaching Generation Text: Using Cell Phones for Learning ,” it’s no surprise, that I disagree with those who "just say no" to cell phones.” I think my perspective comes out on top as it becomes evident that those who oppose the use of cell phones for learning have never really tried to strategically integrate them as powerful learning tools.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'Social media is a valuable tool when used appropriately and with common sense. I pointed this out last week when I conducted a webinar where I explained why social media is an essential tool for K-12 classrooms. This week, eSchool News has taken the highlights of that webinar and turned it into an article that shares my advice for successful classroom social media use.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews NYC blazes trails to prepare students for success.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 15, 2014
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews Looking to create a social media or BYOD policy?
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The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
'Join me tonight at 9:00 p.m. EST for a Google Hangout to discuss bring your own device aka BYOD. The topic Equity + Access for All Our special guests include Tim Clark @TimClark45 or @BYOTNetwork Willyn Webb +Willyn Webb Michael Mills @AquiAmigo Connect with them on Twitter! Guests will discuss the following Why ensuring equity and access is important How to get started What happens for students who don’t have devices Tips for parent outreach How you prepare infrastructure Handling repairs And
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
'Watch Tim Clark (@TimClark45), Willyn Webb (@WillynWebb), Michael Mills (@AquiAmigo) and Lisa Nielsen (@InnovativeEdu) in a one hour video discussing equity and access when it comes to bringing your own device. Take a watch and you'll enjoy a great conversation where these gurus share ideas that have worked and advise what to steer clear of when working toward a successful bring your own device/technology environment.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 22, 2014
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews Looking to create a social media or BYOD policy?
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
'What are the most successful teachers doing differently? How is that experienced being shared, and how can new teachers best learn from those that have come before them? Teachers are progressively forming broader and richer professional learning networks that extend far beyond their schools boundaries in many cases. Innovative New York City educator Chris Casal (@mr_casal) and I (@InnovativeEdu) will dig in to how personal learning networks or PLNs are formed and what is exchanged by impactfu
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 8, 2014
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views and comments. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews Looking to create a social media or BYOD policy?
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 23, 2014
'Book Writer is a excellent iOS app that educators are using everywhere for digital storytelling and flipping their classroom instruction. This is a simple app to use that can be used by any subject for any curriculum that allows users to create a multimedia digital book that can then be published to iBooks or printed out as a PDF. Best of all, a student can record their own narration to help tell a story, or an educator to help teach a lesson.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
'Little Story Creator is a wonderful new iOS app for creating digital scrapbooks or storytelling. As w/ similar apps a user can add text, images/stickers, backgrounds, and even import video into their project. Best of all, a user can record audio to narrate a story. A finished project can then be shared via email or viewed on the web. This can even be used for guided instruction or filliping a classroom.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
'Tackk is a excellent site that reminds me a lot of Glogster or Smore for creating stunning presentations. This is a very user-friendly site that allows users to create a static page for free by simply just typing and adding types of content (video, audio, images, links, etc.) I recommend registering as a user otherwise a "Tackk" will delete after 7 days.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'30hands Learning is a company I''ve blogged about many times for their spectacular free mobile iOS app for digital storytelling/presentations. However, they also have a fantastic LMS (Learning Management System) that is an online community for educators and students. This site "houses" all of the online activity students and creates an e-Classroom for students.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
'Biteslide is a wonderful web tool w/ educational portal that teachers are using to create beautiful looking slidebooks/presentations. This is all done through a very easy to use drag-n-drop interface and web browser plugin (a.k.a "Nibbler") for adding images, clipart, text and more. Educators are using this for Project Based Learning, creating dynamic digital stories/scrapbooks, and even "flipping their classroom.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 23, 2014
'Buncee is one of my favorite Web 2.0 tools for creating engaging presentations. This is an excellent learning tools that educators can use to "flip their classroom" or guide instruction on any subject. Students love using Buncee for a wide variety of purposes such as: digital storytelling, creating posters, and more. It''s a very simple site to use that has users adding clipart, video, text, etc to create a dynamic and interactive presentation.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
'Level it Books is the widely popular iOS app for scanning a books ISBN (bar code) and getting a Reading Level. This simple to use mobile app allows educators and parents to create a digital library of their students/kids books along w/ Reading Level. Also, a educator can use it to create a digital roster of their students w/ their Reading Level assigned which makes it easier for assessing purposes.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
'OpenEd is a fantastic site for educators to create an online course and assign a wide variety of educational resources for students to view. These resources can include: videos, links, sites, and more from such resources as PBS, EdCite, BrainGenie, etc. Recently, they released a free Android/iOS app that works in conjunction w/ their website that allows students to join a course via a unique login code on their mobile devices.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
'BoomWriter is a site/company I''ve worked w/ before has just released a number of lesson plans to help educators integrate BW into their curriculum. For those that don''t know what BoomWriter is, it''s a fascinating innovative educational tool that educators are using around the world to turn their students into published authors. This is all done in a safe environment built around an educational portal where teachers create and manage the student accounts.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Hideout: Early Reading is a wonderful free iOS app for young readers to help them w/ their Reading skills. This is done through a series of educational activities/games that has students trying to sound out words, find the correct letter, word recognition, and more. Also, this game features a wide variety of things that engage young learners, such as animations, music, and more.
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