The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'You may have heard of the Badass Teachers group. Back in June they started a recruiting campaign and used questionable practices to put 25,000 members in their group very quickly. The group had promising beginnings. It was started by Mark Naison a progressive college professor and a homeschooling mom who connected in a group that explores alternatives to traditional public school education.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

'This article originally appeared at Partners in Learning - 1:1 Hot Topics. It’s no secret that successful 1:1 learning goes beyond simply getting devices into the hands of students and teachers. Many schools have had 1:1 programs long enough that challenges have been identified. However, valuable solutions exist that can be put into place to help ensure such challenges don''t get in the way of a successful 1:1 learning implementation.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

'Guest post by Adam Bellow With so many demands on a teacher’s limited time and a growing number of frameworks and standards being introduced that can increase demands even further, many educators have looked to digital tools as a way to help them make the most efficient use of their time as they strive to be even more effective at the craft of teaching.

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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.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

'Twitter ( www.Twitter.com ) is a great tool for sharing, discovering, and connecting with others who care about the same ideas and information. You can use Twitter right on your phone without downloading any software and even with just one teacher cell phone per class, contributions can be made and modeled anywhere, anytime. Twitter has become such a popular tool because it asks one question, "What's happening?

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

'Editor’s note: I asked Chris to write this post after he taught me something that has saved me so much time, energy, and frustration because I have personal accounts, professional accounts, and yes, even an account for my dog! If you have multiple accounts, this post is a must read. Thank you Chris!!!! Guest post by Chris Casal Most educators know that it is a best practice to keep separate professional and personal accounts.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

'One of the most important reasons to be a connected educator is that it allows us to have a voice in conversations that matter. If you are digitally literate you enable your voice to be heard in important conversations on a local, state, national, and global level in ways that were never possible, just a decade ago. Have you ever thought… if only policymakers like our education secretary were hearing from actual educators like [Deb Meier, Chris Lehmann, Angela Maiers, Dennis Littky, Will Ric

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

'You may have noticed that there are some groups that appear to be popular or wildly successful after mysteriously acquiring hundreds or thousands of members overnight. Wow! You might be thinking. This group is really onto something to be able to get so popular so fast. You may even wish you were able to figure out how to do the same. You can! The way this happens is not a mystery.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

'The #BammyAwards brings folks together once a year to celebrate and recognize that which is good about education. This awards show honors educators like celebrities honored on other shows, shedding a much-needed positive light on the profession. There were some unexpected delights and even some disappointments (like those Pernille Ripp addresses here ) at this year's fledgling celebration.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

'As more and more people are becoming comfortable with social media, an unfortunate new trend has developed. I call it "Link and Leave." Here's how it goes. You’ve written a blog post, started a crowdfunding campaign, have a photo or video you’d love to share. Next you post just the link without an explanation , or write something like: “My latest post.” or “Inspiring.” or “Interesting.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

'I get more than a dozen requests every week from folks who want me to post about their great new product that will revolutionize education at no cost. They always start out with something specific about my blog to show me they have read it and they are a fan, but the truth is, my blog is not about the latest and greatest free education products. For that you can go to Richard Byrne's fantastic Free Technology for Teachers blog.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

'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 5 #BacktoSchool management tips for innovative educators.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

'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. Post Views 3 people & 3 ideas for using Twitter.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

'Tonight I will have the honor of being recognized as a Bammy award finalist for my work as an education commentator along with recognition for being a top 100 influential voice in education for my work as a connected educator. The first thing you should know is that you can tune in live tonight! The event takes place Sat Sep 21, 2013 7:30pm EDT — Sat Sep 21, 2013 9:30pm EDT At that time, hop right over to [link] where you will have a chance to see educators being recognized for their ed celeb s

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

'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. Post Views 5 #BacktoSchool management tips for innovative educators.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

'The key to ensuring students are prepared to use social media for academic, social, and career success is bringing the right people to the table to guide and support those working with children and staff toward achieving success. At the NYC DOE we are fortunate to have a team helping The Digital Communication + Strategy office do this work that consists of some of the nation’s most innovative librarians, technology teachers, and family engagement staff.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'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. Article Pageviews From BadAss to Batty.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

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