The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

'A new study conducted by TRU provides a body of research which supports the idea that students use cell phones to learn, and also that schools are not acknowledging or supporting them fully, yet. This research supports the work of innovative educators who are guiding today’s generation text and will help in the effort of getting more schools to stop fighting and start embracing student use of mobile devices for learning in school.

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Previously an executive at IBM, Ashida’s experience includes worldwide leadership in diversity and workforce management, university relations and recruiting, collaborative innovation, e-business transformation and operations in marketing and finance. She earned a B.A. from the University of Rochester and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

'Guest post by Maddie Witter The new Common Core State Standards list skills to prepare American young people on the path toward the college and careers of their choice. Yet as students are on their journey to and through college, and ultimately through life, I also hope they are lifelong learners with an insatiable thirst for knowledge driven by their unique passions.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

'This post was original featured on Smartblogs on Education in Inspiring Others , Public Policy Schools are missing the boat when it comes to addressing the problem of preparing students to recapture America’s leadership in producing scientists, inventors, engineers, programmers and more through STEM initiatives. The answer has little to do with more teachers, more common graduation requirements, more tests or more school as our policymakers and corporations who stand to profit off this have su

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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

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

'Social media can be a powerful tool to coordinate and connect with parents. At the school level, this is important work for everyone, from the classroom teacher to the principal. Some districts even have paid school employees called parent coordinators who are responsible for engaging with and involving parents in the school community. It is their job to create a welcoming environment for parents as well as to identify and address parent and related school/community issues.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

'Co-authored by Lisa Nielsen and Lisa Cooley Shaun Johnson came out swinging this weekend, taking a jab at Nikhil Goyal the teen author of “ One Size Does Not Fit All” who is getting a lot of airplay these days. Most recently Goyal was asked to write about a teacher prep program and that pissed Johnson off. From Johnson: I found this student activist’s comments to be rather, how should I say it, naive and unsophisticated.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

'The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends limiting a child's screentime to no more than one or two hours a day because, they say too much screen time has been linked to the following issues: Obesity. Irregular sleep (see #7 ). Behavioral problems. Impaired academic performance. Violence. Less time for play. This begs the questions: How much does this century-old academy really know about screen time?

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

'Poll Everywhere provides a terrific way to capture the thoughts, ideas, and opinions of parents. Simply set up a multiple choice or free response poll, text parents the code, and have them text in their answers like they do on shows like American Idol. Poll Everywhere provides a quick and easy way to give parents a voice and a vote. Some ideas for using it include the following. 1) Back-to-School engagement Eric Sheninger, principal of New Milford High School in New Jersey suggests using Poll

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

'Guest post by Josh Birdwell | 19-year-old Co-founder of Skillstarter For some, social media is a place to announce or read every thought or post pictures of the weekend's regrets. Not for me. I am a targeted user of social media who knows how to customize platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ to work for me. Here’s how. 1) Facebook I use Facebook groups, which are a big part of my browsing time, with Uncollege Network and the Under 20 Network taking a front seat.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

'Illustrated by Peter Grundy From Scholastic Instructor SOURCES: Social media PD: Project Tomorrow, “Speak Up 2011.” Twitter: Semiocast. YouTube: NielsenWire, “August 2012, Top U.S. Online Video Sites.” Facebook: Yahoo! Finance, “Number of Active Users at Facebook over the Years.” Pinterest: Repinly.com, “Pinterest Stats”; fastcodesign.com, “The Astounding Power of Pinterest.”.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

'There’s been a lot of news about the Gates Foundation recently released guiding principles to policymakers and practitioners who plan to implement new teacher evaluation models. If your school or district is turning toward such an evaluation model you'll want to consider some ideas to keep in mind to best support your professional growth. But, before we get to that, If you haven't read it or need a refresher, here's a summary of their findings about teacher evaluation models.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

'Ever wish you could do something to change lives and change a community? Well now you can. Actualize your vision by creating the school of your dreams! Transform the lives of students, families and a community by opening a new school. If you’re willing to work in one of the greatest cities in the world (NYC), and can act fast, then you can take advantage of an unprecedented opportunity offered by the Office of New Schools.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

'School guidance counselor Willyn Webb says that Cel.ly has made a positive improvement for her school’s Parent Accountability Committee (PAC) which meets once per month. Celly is a free, mobile social network that works via group texting. It is instant, private, and secure. There is never an exchange of personal cell phone numbers, yet everyone is connected in the ways that work best depending on the need.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

'iversity is a blend of a social network and an online learning workspace that aims to provide a state-of-the-art alternative to the clunky course management platforms such as Blackboard and Moodle and users can sign up for free. The platform can also be used to organize research projects or study groups and it embeds a ''social reading'' tool similar to Book Glutton that allows members of a group to collaboratively annotate documents and images.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly 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, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Post Views 5 Rewards of Teaching Young Students to Blog Feb 1, 2013, 6 comments 2383 8 ways to use social media to connect and coordinate w/parents.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

'Feelings of isolation occur with some regularity among educators, especially those who teach in specialty areas and/or small schools. Teachers spend much of their day separated from peers in classrooms that can become silos. However, technology is providing new ways for teachers to connect with peers both near and far. In this show, listeners are invited to j oin BAM radio''s Rae Pica for a discussion about overcoming isolation by builidng a personal learning network.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

'By Susan Ettenheim | High School art/media/library/technology teacher We've found that the whole problem of students posting personal photographic representations is gone when we teach them about making avatars or icons as personal representations. Here is the lesson we use for Youth Voices for building Avators / Icons. You will see that this lesson is in the context of our site, Youth Voices , but it certainly can be used in any context.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

'On Monday night at 9pm EST, a half hour later than the regularly scheduled #StuVoice Twitter chats, the Student Voice will be hosting a Google Hangout to provide students from across the United States with the opportunity to respond to President Obama’s education policy proposals in his State of the Union. Join in on the conversation by using and following the #StuVoice hashtag. 30 minutes before the event, they will provide information with the hashtag informing those interested how they can p

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. 5 ideas to make the most of teacher evaluation Feb 10, 2013, 3 comments 2014 8 ways to use social media to connect w/parents.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

'How are you helping your students know how special they are this Valentine''s Day? Here''s some ideas from Angela Maiers. Know their significance. Let them know why they matter. Help them choose to matter. Let them do work that is not held hostage in a test, notebook, or binder, but rather work that is worthy of the world. Let your students know that you see their genius and help empower them to give the world their contributions.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Article Page views 7 ways to support your child in being digitally responsible.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Finally! Research-based proof that students use cells for learning.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

'Alexander Inglis's 1918 book, Principles of Secondary Education makes it clear that compulsory schooling in America was intended to be what it had been for Prussia in the 1820s. John Taylor Gatto explains that the work of Inglis's, who was a Harvard professor with a Teachers College Ph.D., positions school as a fifth column into the burgeoning democratic movement that threatened to give the peasants and the proletarians a voice at the bargaining table.

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