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Authentic Learning Can't Be Standardized

A Principal's Reflections

Please visit the blog for an in-depth look at the dedicated students who participated in HST 2013 as they reflect upon what they learned. For a more detailed synopsis check out Day 5 from the trip blog. For a more detailed synopsis check out Day 8 from the trip blog. Lostice is a town of about 3,000 people.

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Forging Ahead With Change

A Principal's Reflections

tools on a routine basis to enhance and promote essential skill sets such as communication, collaboration, media literacy, creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, global awareness, and technological proficiency. Change educational leadership educational technology Innovation Opinion'

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How to Help Students Avoid Getting Duped Online — and by AI Chatbots

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But it’s not because students aren’t good at critical thinking, argues Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. There wasn't suddenly a massive decline in critical thinking,” Caulfield says. Most people think, ‘Oh, well, I'm looking at a local newspaper.’

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Are We Doomed to a Culture Where Fake News Wins? Not if Schools Can Help It

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I recently picked up “ Fact vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News ” by Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins (2018). Common Sense Education - Digital Citizenship offers free lessons on digital citizenship for grades K-12.

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Sharing Tools for Measuring Impactful Technology Use

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As access to technology becomes increasingly commonplace in schools, discrepancies continue to emerge concerning not whether technology is being used, but how it is being used. The rubric includes a total of six indicators of impactful technology use. National Education Association. US Department of Education.

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How Educators Save Time and Energy in Their Content Creation and Feedback Loops

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Create digital lessons from a library Recommended Resources BookWidgets Blog BookWidgets Webinars BookWidgets Tutorials Teaching with BookWidgets | Facebook BookWidgets YouTube Channel Finding user-friendly online platforms to create projects and activities is crucial in our classrooms.

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Keeping Up with the Pace of Change

Digital Promise

The energy at the ASU+GSV Education Technology Summit among the entrepreneurs, educators, investors, and talent managers is palpable. This year my energy was focused on one conference programming track in particular: the Future of Work is Now. Check out BrainQuake and Core Skills Mastery as examples.