A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2014

Using the Protosphere platform we are exploring the unique pedagogy in a virtual environment and technology as the learning environment. educational technology Laura Fleming New Milford High School Proton Media Protosphere virtual reality' Check out our progress below.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 20, 2011

Life-long learning is an essential characteristic found amongst effective educators and something that should be modeled for our students. With so many changes occurring in the field of educational technology, curriculum, pedagogy, and law, it is imperative that educators receive opportunities for growth in their school.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2013

As we continue to advance in the digital age schools and districts are beginning to re-think pedagogy and learning environments by instituting either 1:1 device programs or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. 1:1 laptop program 21st Century Leadership 21st Century Learning BYOD Change Innovation Opinion educational technology'

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 22, 2019

With all the promise that educational technology holds, several pitfalls are always on the minds of educators. The top two issues that commonly come up in my talks with educators are the technology (Internet, hardware, devices, apps) not working or off-task behavior on the part of students.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Below is the list of tools presented: Padlet - Create an online wall of virtual, multimedia post-it notes with your students Kahoot - game-based digital pedagogy Plickers – No tech, no problem! educational technology Learning Professional Development professional learning Spotswood' Please share in the comments section.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 11, 2015

Sound pedagogy must be at the heart of any BYOD initiative. BYOD educational technology ICLE mobile learning mobile learning devices Professional Development' How do I know that this is impacting student learning?). To assist in this area check out these mobile learning frameworks.

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ED Surge

MARCH 18, 2024

Navigating this terrain requires a delicate balance, ensuring that the joy and engagement of games enhance rather than detract from educational objectives while aiming to foster an inclusive and responsive pedagogy. It recognizes the importance of enjoyment, curiosity and exploration in facilitating effective learning experiences.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2015

Education needs a revolution of ideas, pedagogy, and the very way in which we talk about teaching and learning. Teachers must reach out and engage parents and utilize them as key players in their child’s education. The status quo has largely been upheld and the system is rarely challenged or pushed back upon.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2013

As technology convergence and integration continues to increase generally in our society, it is paramount that teachers possess the skills and behaviors of digital age professionals. Educators should be comfortable teaching, working and learning in an increasingly connected global digital society. ?

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

As I have written extensively in the past the digital world that we are now all apart of provides so much promise with paired with sound pedagogy. Instead of fighting the use of tech in the classroom and schools’ educators should not only embrace it embrace but look to expand their toolbox to better empower learners.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. So, what can be done?

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC) : I have previously blogged about this event, but am compelled to mention it again. This is going to be a great opportunity for my staff to truly experience the power inherent in educational technology when combined with pedagogy.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 23, 2015

Good Pedagogy & Policy Go Hand in Hand. The Commission’s online courses not only help reach students and keep them within the adult education system, they help other agencies do their work better. “Now, our partners can level their classes,” Inverso said. ” Rényi agreed. “Yes.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The resulting article described New Milford High School’s many accomplishments pertaining to the use of educational technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. Value One of the drawbacks to educational technology is the perceived lack of value it has in terms of student learning and achievement.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

After years of exposure to early childhood curriculum and pedagogy, this is how our Black children discussed their Blackness at the end of their first grade school year: It means that I can be whatever I want. Earlier, I spoke about how Black children within my PWI responded when I initially asked them, What does being Black mean to you?

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

As technology convergence and integration continues to increase generally in our society, it is paramount that teachers possess the skills and behaviors of digital-age professionals. Educators should be comfortable teaching, working, and learning in an increasingly connected global digital society.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

So these days, in her work with Project Zeros Pedagogy of Play, a research arm at Harvard relying on a whole school approach to learning, Liu-Constant has tried to reconstrue play as a strategy for learning, and not simply a set of activities for which teachers need to find time.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

The USDOE’s Office of Educational Technology places emphasis on students and educators having access to a robust and comprehensive infrastructure when and where they need it for learning. I know it’s not flashy, aligned to research, or even directly connected to pedagogy….but

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As I thought about the student's frustrations, I returned to an article by Dr. Alexis Patterson and Dr. Salina Gray titled " Teaching to Transform: (W)holistic Science Pedagogy (WSP)." It was our responsibility to revamp the curriculum to create concrete and tangible information students could use to engage in this issue.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 23, 2025

By helping teachers improve their own pedagogy and math understanding, it makes them more effective and confident in teaching math, which then impacts every student in the school, she added. Increasing Difficulties Back in Milwaukee Public, Robinson works across two regions in the city, typically with the most underrepresented schools.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 27, 2015

George Couros said: Sometimes when the statement is made, “it is not about technology, it is about pedagogy”, you then hear the roars of approval, and off we go on our merry way with nothing changing for many students. Three competing visions of educational technology. via [link]. via [link]. Related Posts.

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

Thank you for your work on the front lines to ensure our children and youth’s health and education were sustained throughout this difficult year. As Digital Promise team members who have researched and supported teachers’ use of educational technology, we want to recognize and celebrate your successes.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

I'm an educator. I have coursework in school librarianship, so that's definitely a part of my progress, having actual school librarianship theories and pedagogies and systems under my belt. So you don't necessarily say, I'm a school librarian? And I mean, I'm lesson planning, I'm unit planning.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 17, 2015

Adam Copeland said: It is time for instructors to move from simple questions like, “Do you use technology in the classroom?” to the more complex, “For what purpose, and with what learning theories, should I engage digitally-enhanced pedagogies?” Three competing visions of educational technology. Related Posts.

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Heinemann Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

For educators looking for adaptive and personalized standards-aligned math activities, Matific’s award-winning educational technology helps cater to different learning styles and situations.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For instructors who have had the opportunity to participate in pedagogy learning groups, there may be a lot of overlap in what they already know about teaching and what changes AI might bring to the classroom. How the past influences the present How we approach our subjects in the face of AI will both radically and also barely change.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

It’s easy to miss the scale of this as an ‘issue’ because unlike assessment, curriculum, teacher pay, class sizes, educational technology, or any other persistently evergreen edu-choke point, equity never stops affecting. It’s both the center and periphery of everything because we’re always who we are, where we are.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

However, as with any shift in traditional practices, there are some kinks to be worked out in terms of leveraging technology to our greatest advantage. Teaching at two separate institutions means that Hall is balancing two different Outlook calendars simultaneously.

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ED Surge

MARCH 3, 2025

Technology can also play a pivotal role by blending gamification and pedagogy to sustain student interest while teaching key skills. Successful approaches include engaging young children through interactive, hands-on activities such as using manipulatives like blocks and number cards to make abstract concepts tangible.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2024

Preservice teachers start the semester considering what it means to think like a mathematician and exploring math classroom norms created by Jo Boaler, a Stanford University mathematics education professor. The first key component is a focus on a mathematical mindset.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It's a pedagogy, it's a framework for helping teachers enact whatever curriculum that they have to work with. Curriculum is mandated, pedagogy is professional. I don't want to mandate this because I don't believe that mandating pedagogy is an effective way to change pedagogy. And it's like growing everywhere. …

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Teaching is more than delivering contentits about modeling humanity, and my apology that day reshaped my understanding of educations deeper purpose. Education as a Humanizing Practice In Pedagogy of the Oppressed , Paulo Freire argues that education should make students more human.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

At first, I was convinced I found a pedagogy ingrained with Indigenous wisdom that could further decolonize my teaching. How do we, as educators, empower ourselves to affirm Indigenous knowledge as foundational to our practice and move closer to a pedagogy of justice and gratitude in our curriculum?

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The job at Course Hero will be full time, and so Morris not only left his university job, but he also will step aside as director of the Digital Pedagogy Lab , which runs an annual event to help professors improve their teaching. That lab will continue as before, and Morris plans to be involved, but not as director, he says.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Teachers were burnt out, the national turnover rate was high and our school didn’t have the capacity to train staff to facilitate community-building circles and implement socio-emotional pedagogy. Considering these adverse factors, the school leaders decided to invest in our students’ well-being and purchase a packaged curriculum.

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ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

This year, our Instructional Technology Initiative (ITI) team sought new ways to engage our students in STEM and digital literacy, specifically to help meet district goals in computer science and digital citizenship.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Jeremy Price was curious to see whether new AI chatbots including ChatGPT are biased around issues of race and class. So he devised an unusual experiment to find out.

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