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The Lengths Teachers Will Go For Kids

A Principal's Reflections

Recently I was facilitating some longitudinal coaching work with administrators from Paterson Public Schools in NJ. Leaders had been broken up into four different cohorts (elementary, middle, high school, and district supervisors). While each group shared amazing artifacts, I was blown away by the supervisor cohort.

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#Internet4schools: Make Your Voice Heard

A Principal's Reflections

We began to create a school that worked better for them in that they could create learning artifacts to demonstrate conceptual mastery through the construction of new knowledge and application of skills. The typical K–12 public school has the same internet access as the average home, only with 200 times more users.

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The Drivers of a Successful BYOD Initiative

A Principal's Reflections

For many, even the most stubborn school districts that have fought this trend for years have begun to change course. All one has to do is look to the largest school district in the United States, the New York City public school system, to see that they have just lifted a ten year ban on students bringing their cell phones to school.

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New Approaches to Instructional Technology Coaching

Digital Promise

At Ruben Dario Middle School in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools coach created a teacher online learning repository containing highlights of best instructional practices identified within their staff.

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Advancing Digital Literacy for a Digitally Inclusive Future

ED Surge

Gregori, an innovative learning specialist at Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia, notes that digital literacy is a “modern life skill” that goes beyond digital competencies to include strength in character and citizenship. Give parents the tools and skills they need to model digital literacy for their children.

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How Augmented Reality Helps Teachers Reach More Students

ED Surge

Renee Dawson Educational Technology Specialist at Atlanta Public Schools “Augmented reality is when you take something that you can already see in the world and add an interactive or experiential layer on top. So it's not replacing what you see. How does augmented reality engage all students?

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Putting Guidance to Work: Lessons from the Massachusetts Edtech Peer Learning Cohort

Digital Promise

Diagnose the Need through Focus Groups Across the Community, Including Faculty and Families A small charter school in western Massachusetts, Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School , honed in on addressing the challenges with their current student information system (SIS).

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