Chris, Jamie and Michael discuss the personal learnings and articles of the week.
Articles of the Week
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Blended learning is a core part of P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School. Since 2010, the school has taken a schoolwide approach to integrating digital content as part of their instructional framework. Driven by changes already happening at the higher education levels and the need to prepare students for the 21st century workplace, blended learning provides the school with a variety of ways to address student needs, differentiate instruction, and provide teachers with data for instructional decision-making.
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Twitter is one of the most powerful tools that you can use for your professional development — 24/7. It’s estimated that hundreds of thousands of educators around the world are currently using Twitter to connect, share, and collaborate. While it’s fantastic that educators are flocking to Twitter, many of them still feel even more alone and isolated within their own school and district. There’s an unfortunate inverse trend I’ve noticed in education: the more CONNECTED you are on Twitter, the less support and collaboration you tend to have within your school.
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Watson Could Power ‘Tech that Teaches Teachers’ | EdTech Magazine edtechmagazine.comI see this computer assistance as being hte most helpful and best received.
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