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Blend of lessons is key to professional development in TexasJanuary 13, 2010 Four years ago, the La Joya (TX) Independent School District was given a direct order from its new Board of Education members: improve the early childhood (pre-K and kindergarten) programs. More..
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Dr. David Driscoll speaks out in education reform videosDecember 23, 2009 Education company Pearson has launched a series of video interviews with education leader David Driscoll, Ed.D. More..
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Magic Johnson Foundation partners with CiscoNovember 18, 2009 Tech & Learning magazine – along with key sports media had the unique opportunity to meet via videoconferencing with basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson today to discuss his new partnership with Cisco. In addition to More..
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One to One Netbook Pilot ProgramOctober 11, 2009 Niles Township High Schools
of District 219 in Skokie Illinois have instituted an Anywhere Anytime
Learning Plan with a 1:1 netbook pilot program, deploying 400 netbooks
to students this year. More..
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Ready for 1:1? Check this list before you answerJuly 16, 2009 Check this list before you start your 1 1 program or to improve an existing program. Search for more funding The state may be providing machines and some training support but I will guarantee it will not be enough. More..
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25 ways to teach with Twitter by Sonja ColeJune 4, 2009 Twitter can feel like a strange new landscape when you first jump in. It is not always clear what its professional uses are, or what to post in 140 characters or less. But when you start to think of Twitter More..
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We have a winner: meet our 1000th Twitter followerMay 25, 2009 In May, we announced that we would profile our 1000th Twitter follower in the June issue. And the winner is... Easton Area School District, Easton, PA (about 9,100 K 12 students)Director of Technology Thomas DragoDistrict More..
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Follow the Money, Part II: What to Do With ItMay 20, 2009 Last month, Tech&Learning detailed the funding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) will provide for education technology. This month we survey innovative schools’ leaders on their plans for putting it to More..
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Create Your Own Content with VideoconferencingMay 13, 2009 Here’s one way to cut travel costs for field trips. A dozen broadcast journalism students from Howe, Oklahoma, public schools made the forced migration of Native Americans come alive earlier this year for youngsters 1,600 miles More..
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Nine Reasons to Twitter in SchoolsApril 16, 2009 Why should educators get involved with Twitter? Here are nine reasons. 1. Together we’re betterTwitter can be like a virtual staffroom where teachers can access in seconds a stream of links, ideas, opinions, and resources from a More..
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Free online tool helps analyze state certification requirementsMarch 13, 2009 CertificationMap, a new free online tool, was built to inform teachers on the varying state certification requirements through a single, comprehensive source. The website and its thoroughly researched and content can be less More..
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Give your Professional Development a Second LifeJanuary 11, 2009 Most of the teachers I know strive to be life long learners. They’re also some of the busiest, life juggling,” can’t say no” people on the planet. Pursuing professional development (PD) is contractual for some, and oxygen for More..
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Professional Development Goes GreenBy Barbara Bray, August 1, 2008 A professional developer can use this biomonitoring activity to start a series of green workshops. In this collaborative online environment, teachers share data, student conversations, and their own findings and reflections on More..
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An Ode to Study GroupsFolwell Dunbar, May 1, 2008 from Educators' eZine
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From the early Neolithic or late Pliocene
To just yesterday afternoon around half past four
The professional More..
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