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Related: Global Connectivity Tools • ProJect-Based LearningLet's Be #GridPals □□□ Flipgrid was created for a single class, (Charlie’s University of Minnesota PHD students, to be exact), but it didn't take long for educators to begin using Flipgrid to connect with classrooms around the world. A Kindergarten class in Iowa connected with Kindergarten students in Sudan.Three Norwegian educators connected their students with classes in South Dakota.A high school English teacher in New York connected his students with a middle school Science class in Ohio. Educators have made thousands of connections, using Flipgrid to increase social learning, global empathy, and cultural understanding.
Junior Science & Humanities Symposium March 6-8, 2014 Hosted by: The University of Nevada Reno Lodging will be at: Circus Circus Reno Hotel, 500 North Sierra Street Reno, NV 1-800-992-2694 Activities will be provided by: The University of Nevada Reno, The Nevada Mining Association, and The Desert Research Institute Silent Light - Classroom Timer and Decibel Meter Educator Review How Can Teachers Use It? While Silent Light works best when used with the whole class, it still has multiple uses within the classroom. For example, while working with one group of students, you may opt to use it to keep another group of students on task. It may also work for keeping the classroom quiet during independent work time or during an exam. Even when students are working in cooperative learning groups and the classroom is a little louder, it works to remind students to not go crazy with the noise and refocus those who are not on task.
Horizon Report K-12, 2017 – Student collaboration around global trends The Flat Connections Global Project 17-2 for High School Students will start again in mid-September. It will be structured around the New Media Consortium Horizon Report K-12, 2017. Are you and your students joining this ultimate online global collaboration? Students will use the Key trends, Challenges and Developments in educational technology to inform their research, collaboration and co-created outcomes.
Services & Specialists - PRINCIPLED Learning Strategies, Inc. Jennifer is currently Professional Development Director for World Leadership School, coaching teachers and developing collaborative learning experiences between North American classrooms and schools in other parts of the world, as well as leading professional development trainings and faculty development trips for WLS schools. She provides strategic coaching to schools involved in TakingITGlobal’s Future Friendly Schools project, and she is a central partner in the Centre for Global Education’s international video conferences. Finally, Jennifer is a National Faculty member for the Buck Institute for Education, giving workshops on Project-Based Learning and Global PBL. She also coaches teachers in several teacher exchange and collaboration projects through the Fulbright programs of the Institute for International Education and the U.S. State Department.
furthercompetition - synopsyschampionship Broadcom MASTERS Competition: Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering for Rising Stars) Competition. As a result of this affiliation, all projects in the Junior Division which receive a category award of First Place will be automatically qualified into the Broadcom MASTERS competition. This is a nationwide competition for students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. From the total entrant pool, 300 Semifinalists will be selected, including 30 Finalists who win an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., where they will compete for awards and prizes, including the top education award of $25,000.
Engage students with interactive images and videos — thinglink ThingLink for teachers and schools Create visual experiences for student-centered learning Start now #inTLchat It seems so simple that I cannot figure out why it didn’t hit us sooner. Putting an “in” in front of the #tlchat hashtag we’ve been using forever, changes everything. It’s sticky. It’s (of course) international. And it’s already gaining global traction. Welcome to the Noble Academy The Harkness® Method promotes student-directed, discussion-based learning. Students own the process and the responsibility of understanding. The Method originated at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire in 1932 when philanthropist Edward Harkness challenged the Exeter faculty to create an innovative way of teaching. Exeter decided to replace traditional, teacher–led classes with small classes where discussions around the whole table were the focus. How Harkness Works Typically, 15 students sit around an oval “Harkness” Table, and the teacher guides and promotes discussion.
California State Science Fair Haven't been to the Fair? Here are some of the photographs from the 2013, 2012, and 2011 Fairs taken by our photographer (and by some participants as well). For the historically-minded, here's a short photo essay using photographs taken nearly twenty years ago. Or watch the Awards Ceremonies again, just as they were then Webcast live from the Fair. Mystery Skype I, Meenakshi Uberoi, Education Evangelist & Founding Director of De Pedagogics, am passionate about coaching, teaching and learning. I design curriculum and train educators to equip and assist them in creating innovative, challenging and enriching classroom environments that are conducive to students becoming life-long learners. I am based out of Gurgaon, India and am proficient in conversing in 3 languages- English, Hindi and Punjabi. My aim is to drive programs to accelerate technology benefits in education with a scope of activities that cover the full spectrum of learning scenarios, including: student programs, teacher PD programs, K-12 learning technologies, 1:1 personal learning infrastructure and supporting educational content.
How to Avoid the Free Rider Problem in Teams There’s always a team member that doesn’t pull their weight. In economics this is called a free rider problem—people who benefit from resources they don’t pay for. Wharton professor and author of Originals Adam Grant (building on an old meta analysis by Karau and Williams) identified a series of factors that encourage people to contribute their fair share. Make the task more meaningful. Junior Science & Humanities Symposium March 6-8, 2014 Hosted by: The University of Nevada Reno Lodging will be at: Circus Circus Reno Hotel, 500 North Sierra Street Reno, NV 1-800-992-2694 Activities will be provided by: The University of Nevada Reno, The Nevada Mining Association, and The Desert Research Institute JSHS is a three-day event which is held annually on a university campus, and provides high school students with the opportunity to: Hear nationally renowned scientists speak on their work Visit university, corporate and government research facilities Meet informally with university students and research scientists Talk with peers who have the same interests Hear research presentations by other students