The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 25, 2013

'A version of this post originally appeared in Partners in Learning 1:1 Hot Topics Chatting with friends, playing games, cheating, cruising YouTube. These are just some of the behaviors educators fear will become a reality in technology-rich classrooms.unless they incorporate updated classroom management practices. Innovative educators use techniques that keep students’ attention despite the irresistible draw of the Internet.

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STEMx

AUGUST 26, 2013

Aimee Kennedy has just been announced as the next Vice President for Education at STEM Learning at Battelle. Currently the leader of Metro Early College, a principal-in-residence at Battelle and a nationally recognized voice in education, Aimee will bring her talents to lead the entire scope of Battelle’s education efforts including BattelleEd, the organization that manages the STEMx network and the Ohio STEM Learning Network.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 6, 2013

"Differentiated instruction and assessment (also known as differentiated learning or, in education , simply, differentiation ) is a framework or philosophy for effective teaching that involves providing students with different avenues to acquiring content; to processing, constructing, or making sense of ideas ; and to developing teaching materials and assessment measures so that all students within a classroom can learn effectively, regardless of differences in ability.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 14, 2013

'The start of the school year is the perfect time to start connecting with parents and families. When families come in to enroll their children, here are some numbers you can give them to stay connected, have a voice, and have some fun all year long. Twitter Anyone (in the U.S.) can receive tweets on their phone even if they haven’t signed up for Twitter.

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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

AUGUST 18, 2013

'If you are an innovative educator that works with, or knows someone who works with visually impaired students, Twitter can connect you to amazing resources and Tweeps. Here are five accounts to follow, five hashtags, and five chats. Fab Five to Follow on Twitter Fred''s Head from APH ?@fredshead Fred''s Head, from the American Printing House for the Blind, contains tips and resources for and by blind and visually impaired people.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 7, 2013

'Along with the many benefits of being able to freely access the world''s information online comes the challenge of separating reliable information from unreliable. How can teachers help students avoid the scams, scoundrels and hoaxes that come with bringing the Internet into the classroom? You won''t want to miss this BAM radio episode, where Ray Pica interviews me along with three other guests.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 19, 2013

'School based, formal education is not all that impacts one''s interests and life''s work. Serendipity, chance events, and life experience can have a huge impact. Doug Engelbart is one example.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 31, 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 How strong is your personal learning network?

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 24, 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 How strong is your personal learning network?

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 28, 2013

'Guest post by Cathy Earle People are “pinning,” “liking,” and “commenting” on recipes and fashions, wedding ideas and birthday party themes, innovative ways to display collections and cool DIY bookshelf projects on Pinterest , a gigantic virtual bulletin board where you can collect and sort all your favorite ideas and websites. You can follow other people''s boards on topics that interest you, and you can “window shop” amongst others'' offerings, pinning only the items that you want or need.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 11, 2013

'I''ve written about developing a personal learning network many times on The Innovative Educator. This updated infographic was created as a tool to promote an interactive conversation about developing PLNs. Each dot has an action and a question to answer. Click the dots and let me know what you think? Is this something you might use? Is there anything you might change or revise?

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 10, 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 Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Success.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 3, 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 Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Success. 4882 Student social media use.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 17, 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 Stay connected to parents with Google Voice Jul 21, 2013, 1876 Bring Your Own Device #BYOD - 5 Lessons for Succes.

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