Free Technology for Teachers edWeb.net - Cookies Required Check out one of our most popular webinars below! Emerging Tech is a professional learning community (PLC) where school librarians can explore all the ways to integrate technology and 21st century learning into school library programs. The community hosts free monthly webinars and live chats presented by Michelle Luhtala, Head Librarian at New Canaan High School (CT). Online discussions provide an easy way to continue the conversation and share ideas and experiences with peers across the country, and around the world. You'll have an opportunity to collaborate with other librarians as you learn about and explore the many uses of technology in school libraries. Upcoming Webinars Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. Presented by Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT, Mark Ray, Chief Digital Officer for Vancouver Public Schools and Sara Trettin, Open Education and Digital Engagement Lead Office of Educational Technology US Dept of Education Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m.
Leadership 3.0 Symposium The Innovative Educator Podcast 434: Discovering Useful New Ideas as a Connected Educator (October 2015) This podcast primarily features a recording from the October 22, 2015, OACTE, OEQA, OATE Fall Conference in Edmond, Oklahoma, held at the University of Central Oklahoma. The recorded session was my breakout presentation titled, “Discovering Useful New Ideas as a Connected Educator: Tips for Using Flipboard, Pocket, Twitter and Nuzzel.” Check out the podcast shownotes for links to my presentation slides (shared as a Google Presentation) and other referenced links and videos. Shownotes:
e-Learning Strategies Symposium - Home - Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog Teacher Training: Web Resources for Staff Development A first year teacher feels overwhelmed. A principal needs an evaluation rubric for integrating technology. You're looking for a listing of summer workshops for teachers in your area. Where do you turn? Included: More than a dozen professional development resources for staff developers, new teachers, experienced teachers... Educators are well known for the mountains of manuals, memos, policy statements, and other paper resources stacked up in their offices, but the next time you need staff development materials, you might want to try surfing the Web instead of rooting through those teetering paper mountains. Web based resources save time. Still need convincing? NSDC Staff Development Library The National Staff Development Council provides dozens of training articles and tools, available to both non-members and members. Many of the recommended resources contain links to other Web sites, which link to others, and so forth. Happy surfing!
090514Retractable Banner4 mLearnopedia Training materials At this page you can find several recourse for teachers' professional development. Some of them can be used as a self-study material or by teacher trainers who wish to these materials as part of their courses for teachers. Learning Snacks - do it yourself! In the following links you find resources and self-learning materials on different topics. It includes videos, recorded webinar sessions, publications, etc. Teacher training materials Living Schools Lab Collaborative Schools Professional Development course was developed within the EC-funded Living Schools Lab project (2012-2014). CPDLab European Schoolnet together with its partners has developed three courses for secondary level teachers' professional development in the digital age. The courses, created within EC-funded CPDLab project, have been developed by four Ministries of Education, expert teachers and experienced teacher trainers. Download the course presentation here (available in difference languages): Translations
teaching technology abroad Teachers of the Year: Online Assessments Improvement over Previous State Tests -- THE Journal Assessment Teachers of the Year: Online Assessments Improvement over Previous State Tests By Dian Schaffhauser11/30/15 When the best teachers in the country compare the online assessments built around the Common Core State Standards to prior state assessments, they've agreed that the new tests from PARCC and Smarter Balanced are better. The network assembled a group of 23 former state teachers of the year and finalists from multiple states and split them into two groups. "What we found is clear," noted the subsequent report issued by the network. They offered five areas in which the consortia tests were a cut above the state-developed exams: The new consortia assessments better reflect the range of reading and math knowledge and skills that all students should master; They include test items that better reflect the "full range of cognitive complexity" in a balanced way. As some of the evaluators expressed, Smarter Balanced is more challenging, but still worthwhile. About the Author
2¢ Worth Listen A few weeks ago I worked and attended North Carolina's ISTE affiliate conference. I opened the NCTIES conference with a breakfast keynote address and Marc Prensky closed it with a luncheon keynote the next day. Sadly, I missed the second day of the conference. I would first offer some constructive criticism to NCTIES , and to all such ed-tech conferences across the nation and around the world. The only idea I can think of is to have one or two session rooms devoted to unconference topics. Now to the surprises It was in the student showcase, a part of most ed-tech conferences that I often miss, using it as an opportunity to visit the exhibitors or dash up to my room for something or other. She then began telling me what they were doing, describing some of the communication skills they were learning as well as social studies and character. “No software. After my hesitation, she continued, “..the game master.” Seeing this was energizing to me. Donna Hitchings, Snaderson HS, WCPSS