Derek L. McCoy

Great standout resources this week on blended learning, BYOD, and Twitter resources!

• BYOD: 5 Areas for Reflection and Professional Development – Darcy Moore’s Blog – Reflective examination of the 1:1 implementation at @Darcy1968 school, including resources and policy.

• A Beautiful Classroom Poster on Close Reading – Learn about close reading in this visual

• 10 ways Twitter makes me a better educator – Learn from the great @justintarte

• A Grade School Where Every Student Is An Engineer | MindShift

• Mom, I Hate My Teacher! | Jennifer Brozost and Vimmi Shroff, – Good strategies to share with teachers in helping them prepare for these sticky situations AND an awareness piece to share for parents!

• Personalized progress: How tech model is driving achievement | District Administration Magazine

• Infographics as Assessments for Nonfiction Reading – Getting Smart by Susan Lucille Davis – 21stedchat, blended learning, digital learning, edchat, Innovation, pblchat, Teaching | Getting Smart

• How to write a well developed paragraph — Edgalaxy: Cool Stuff for Nerdy teachers

• 6 Blended Learning Models & Platforms – Great refresher and informative piece on different blended learning models and popular tools.

• 10 Commandments of Innovative Teaching – A.J. Juliani

• 9 Step Guide for Administrators New to Twitter (From an administrator relatively new to Twitter) – Great share piece here for all school leaders

• Why Do We Need to Learn This?” | Edutopia– Good talking points for when that questions comes up in your classroom

• Tools for virtual field trips

• 25 Teacher-Created, Free Lesson Plans For K-12

• 10 Note Taking Tips for The 21st Century Teachers

• 10 Great Screen Capture Web Tools for Teachers and Students

• Five steps to a successful blended learning program | eSchool News | eSchool News

• Training the Brain to Listen: A Practical Strategy for Student Learning and Classroom Management | Edutopia

• Out Of the Negativity, Be the Water That Affects Positive Change – Finding Common Ground – Education Week

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