The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 25, 2016

You may have noticed the conversation about ed tech vs tech ed and the confusion about what each is or if there is even a difference. This is understandable. The International Society for “ Technology Education” calls themselves the largest teacher-based organization in the field of “ educational technology.” Wait? They’re the society for “tech ed” but they are an “ed tech” organization with “ed tech” standards.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 29, 2016

What benefits might we see if time was set aside for teachers to learn "with" their students/children and parents? How could that even happen easily? I mean when do teachers, parents, and young people even want to learn the same thing. How could there be time for all these audiences to join together? #NYCSchoolsTech Leader, Lori Stahl-VonBrackle brought this idea to life over the winter break at her learning center in Manhattan.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 24, 2016

If you haven’t been keeping up with The Innovative Educator, don’t worry. That’s what this wrap up is for. Here are the three hottest posts that you don’t want to miss! Taking the top spot for the first time is a post explaining how to determine if you are preparing students to become digital age learners. It looks at ISTE standards to help teachers think about this.

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