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Jen Robert's Classroom in the Cloud
Jen Roberts is an amazing high school English teacher. She encourages her students to use mobile apps to collaborate and publ...
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It’s Time for The Next Big Advance: Comparable Growth Measures
The most important next step in the shift to personal digital learning is the need for comparable growth measures for individ...
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CEOs Want Hard-Working Decision-Making Team Players
A survey of chief executives indicates that 92% say education is very or the most important national competitiveness issue. ...
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EdTech 10: PD and Pilgrims
When you’re the parent of a 5 year old, you hear lots of jokes. Maybe you’ve heard this one - “If April Showers bring M...
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Think Outside the Box for Las Vegas Schools
The Getting Smart team led a school design workshop for The Executive Leadership Academy, hosted by The Public Education Foun...
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Learning
Creating Curriculum with Meaning and Purpose
I have come to realize when it comes to curriculum, nothing is more important than the child, and the willingness to remain flexible with the planning process. This creative process is art, and contributes to what Seth Godin refers to as becoming indispensable in his twelfth book, Linchpin.
one month ago by Courtney Hanes
Learning
What Guides Your Work? And, Why Do You Teach What You Teach?
In my last post, Why do you teach? And, why do you stay?, I hoped to start a conversation about teaching -- why in the world are we here, and what keeps us here? I now want to look at what guides our work, and why we teach what we teach. For most of my teaching career, I did not know why I taught what I taught, or I th...
2 months ago by Courtney Hanes
Why do you teach? And, why do you stay?
Some enter the teaching profession because of an amazing teacher, or several amazing teachers. Some feel teaching is simply what they were meant to do. Some become teachers to contribute to the common good. Others become teachers because of one, or many, bad experiences.
3 months ago by Courtney Hanes
Learning
7 Teacher Questions About Common Core State Standards
The Riverside Unified School District is taking a collaborative approach in the transition to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by bringing together teachers from different levels and disciplines to serve as Common Core Ambassadors. These ambassadors will work together to discuss ideas, and to provide input regarding...
4 months ago by Courtney Hanes
Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions of an Online English Teacher
Most of what I do is trail-blazing: delving into new territory in order to improve the way I teach and the way my students learn. This is both exhausting and exhilarating. Luckily, I have awesome colleagues who are willing to collaborate and explore with me. Here is a list of the top five frequently asked questions of ...
one year ago by Courtney Hanes
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Digital Learning Now! is a national campaign to advance policies that will create a high quality digital learning environment to better prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers.
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Riverside Virtual School Takes a Competency-Based Approach to Online Curriculum
Curriculum is personal. When created, teachers are essentially deciding what information is valuable enough to share with others. Will it challenge, engage, and inspire? Online curriculum allows for flexibility. One of the greatest things about online learning is that students work at their own pace, even with deadline...
one year ago by Courtney Hanes
