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With the announcement of Google and EdX joining forces to provide online courses, opportunities to take courses online, either for free or pay, continues to expand. For teachers, this provides an easy way to keep on top of their craft through professional development. While not every site offering online courses have courses that teachers can use for professional development, many do.
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The Latest Highlights from our Professional Development Calendar
posted by: Ruthie | August 28, 2013, 08:42 PM Our Professional Development Calendar is filled with opportunities that will help you start the school year off right. Our picks this month focus on opportunities that incorporate skills, tools, and teaching techniques that will help set the tone and cultivate student interest towards the beginning of the year, and then continue to help through the rest of the school year. Continue Reading...If only because of the popularity of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, nearly everyone is familiar with the concept of badges. Even if you’ve never participated in these programs, at the mention of ‘badges’ you probably visualize a sash with round pieces of embroidered cloth sown on. This rather old-school way of showing off a person’s accomplishments transitioned into the computer age through the creation of digital badges, and now these digital badges are emerging in schools across the country as a way to incentive students. Continue Reading...
August Teacher Resources – Websites You Can Go Back to School With
posted by: Ruthie | August 16, 2013, 07:41 PM In the midst of going through your materials, setting up your bulletin boards, and writing new lessons, check out these websites which can help you add a little flash to the new school year. Continue Reading...
In the past, we've talked about the importance of setting up a PLN (professional learning network), an online alternative to a school based professional learning community or PLC. PLNs are one of the few forms of professional development that have been shown to have a lasting impact on teacher practice and student learning. As the new year approaches, now is the perfect time to take a look at your PLN and make sure that it's getting the job done.
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Below is a list of 20 fantastic discounts to make back-to-school shopping a little easier on your wallet. From software to clothing, this list contains a wide variety of incredible savings opportunities. Start your year off right with everything you need for your classroom! Do you need additional funds? Check out AAE's fall Scholarship and Grant opportunities.
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Education Research: 5 Important Studies Every Teacher Should be Talking About
posted by: Ruthie | July 12, 2013, 06:57 PM
In the hustle and bustle of the everyday classroom, it's easy to forget that every month new research is being published about education. This research often seems removed from how we behave in the classroom, but it doesn't need to be. Often this research can have a very real impact in our classrooms and during the school day. With that being said, we've compiled some of the latest studies and polls that all classroom teachers should be talking about:
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PACE Members Support Local Control for Collective Bargaining Requirements
posted by: Tim | June 05, 2013, 05:31 PM For Immediate Release June 5, 2013
Professional Association of Colorado Educators (PACE) Members Support Local Control for Collective Bargaining Requirements
Englewood, CO – The Professional Association of Colorado Educators recently asked member educators their views on a variety of relevant policies related to education reform in Colorado. One of these policies related to collective bargaining requirements, which some have speculated the state legislature will soon examine and possibly change. When asked if the state should require local boards to collectively bargain with unions, 72% of teachers support the current model of letting local boards decide, rather than any potential state mandates. Continue Reading...
>>>Originally posted by Jill on the AAE Blog DifferentiationDaily.com was brought to my attention last week by its creator, Paula Kluth, and her team. It's a potpourri of posts that provide quick descriptions of websites that teachers can add to their arsenal of teaching tools and strategies.
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>> Originally posted by Jill on the AAE BlogI may get virtual rotten tomatoes thrown at me by some of you, but I liked the textbook that was issued for my 7th grade classes. (Dodging an overripe red projectile.) It wasn't perfect, but it contained solid content, numerous resources for all learning levels, lesson and strategy suggestions, and questions that addressed different learning readiness levels. The California content standards were always referenced and it integrated test preparation rather well (okay, I helped that one along). Ray Bradbury short stories, Twilight Zone plays, Pablo Neruda poetry, and a Gary Soto tweenager tale to kick off the year titled "Seventh Grade" (It's still one of my favorites). Continue Reading...
>> Originally posted by Jill on the AAE Blog:I was teaching on September 11, 2001 when the Towers fell. In fact, my student's brother worked at the Twin Towers. (Sidenote: the brother escaped safely from the buildings before it collapsed). It was a long day of teaching. As eighteen and nineteen year-olds, the students wanted to talk about what was happening and it just seemed right to put the current lesson on hold and teach another lesson that day. Considering that we didn't have much information and my iPhone had yet to be invented, there were a lot of questions unanswered.
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An Educator’s Smorgasbord: 600 Social Media Education Links
posted by: Colin | April 27, 2011, 06:45 PM
>> Originally posted by Jill on the AAE Blog:I stumbled across an online article titled "600 Tips and Links for Using Social Media for Education and Learning"? Yes, please.
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>> Originally posted by Jill on the AAE Blog:Why is Netflix such a success? I suggest that it comes down to the fulfillment of three desires of the consumer.
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>> Originally posted by Jill on the AAE Blog:It's pretty obvious why Mr. Kevin Grover is Maine's teacher of the year for 2010. He dreams big and then he gets to work.
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Professional Development That Takes You to Another World, Almost
posted by: Colin | April 07, 2011, 06:45 PM >> Originally posted by Jill on the AAE Blog:My decision to travel outside of the United States as a twenty-year old quickly became a time to observe what education looked like throughout the world. On every trip or study abroad experience I did my best to experience education in the country being visited. And upon my return from every trip I realized just how much the experience broadened my horizons (pardon the cliche) and helped me develop many content-rich lesson plans that intrigued my students. Continue Reading... |
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