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Edshelf: An Educational App Directory for Teachers

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“We Love Schools.” Say it.

Yes — I love schools. We love schools. This is why I do the work that I do… This is why we fight… — SDS

From the post:

“…But there is this: I love schools. We love schools. We love schools because they are places where children and adults come together to make sense of the world, to develop together the dispositions and perspectives that will carry them throughout their lives. We love schools because they are places of play and of beauty, of social connections and citizenship. We love schools because they are at times filled with magic that only happens when we share a common desire to create and learn and contribute. And we love schools because of the potential every child and every teacher brings with them to the interaction.
You know where this is going. What I hear Lessig saying is this:

If we love schools, right now, we have to fight for schools.

And whether we like it or not, that’s what we are in right now: in a fight for our schools. Like Lessig, I’m convinced that we’re making public policy around education that is driven by corporate profits, not the best interests of kids…”

How Teachers Make Cell Phones Work in the Classroom

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When we talk about using cell phones in class, we’re not just talking about using cell phones in class.

10 Tips for Teachers Using Evernote - Education Series

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A Principal’s Reflections: Common Misconceptions of Educators Who Fear Technology

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3 Ways To Work Smarter Using Google+ Hangouts

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No, for real. It might lack the buzz of Facebook, but it’s a powerful productivity tool.

5 Innovative Ways to Teach Your Skills Online

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Several platforms have launched within the last two years that democratize teaching. Here are five tools for teaching your skills online.

6 Cool Interactive Sites To Learn More About American History

“What really brings history alive is when you can interact with it – when you can see it, feel it and touch it at places like museums and at historic monuments. However, many of us are tied to a computer three quarters of every day, and it’s hard to break loose to get out there and interact with history very often. There is some hope for you busy history-buffs though. In this article I’m going to share 6 really cool interactive websites that bring American history alive in ways that never would have been possible on the Internet a decade ago…”

5 Proven Digital Teaching Techniques That Work

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Sleepy Brains Think More Freely: Scientific American

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Creativity peaks at times of mental fuzziness…

David Thornburg on the Evolving Classroom (Big Thinkers Series)

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David Thornburg on the Evolving Classroom (Big Thinkers Series)…

What Does Going Digital Mean for the Future of K–12 Assessment?

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For the last 15 years we’ve tried to answer these with inexpensive bubble tests. With far more data, states and districts will have several opportunities in this decade to update policies in each of these areas.

The Art of Creativity | Psychology Today

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When the creative spirit stirs, it animates a style of being: a lifetime filled with the desire to innovate, to explore new ways of doing things, to bring dreams of reality. By D.

Student Learning Communities

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Professional Learning Communities are the topic of many conversations within education: the culture that is imperative for success, the goals we choose to focus on, the protocols we should follow, the……

This “Anti-Intellectual” Moment

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A couple of weeks ago, George Siemens published a lengthy post on his experiences at the Education Innovation summit, the conference that produced the Jeb Bush talk that I posted earlier. As usual,…