While reading TIME Magazine's “The Science of Learning” Special Edition (1) I found many thoughtful insights into learning. Plenty of the contributing authors in this edition explore both the psychological theories and scientific understandings that DESCRIBE our learning. While the target audience of this edition was broad, I cannot help but review it from my …
Using Google Meet for meetings, teaching &/or remote learning?
I have been using Google Meet for meetings, teaching &/or remote learning but have found many missing participants in my with my larger groups. I discovered a quick pro-tip I thought I would share that allows us to see more participants. On your laptop/PC use ZOOM tools to reveal more learners! Press 1. Command (Mac) …
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Take the Quiz: What kind of Adopter are you?
The Adopter Quiz will ask you to select the best word or phrase that describes you from a list of five words. At the end of the quiz it will tell you what kind of adopter you are based on your choices. Once you have your results, go here to learn more and check out …
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Enjoyed this conversation on #TheSuiteTalk with Kim Mattina. Listen in as we discuss preparing students for their future in the way we group them and use #GSuite tools.
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Response to “Is education the new currency?”
Here are my thoughts on a specific article "Gent, Edd. "Is education the new currency?." Bbc.com. 10 Feb. 2020. <https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200210-is-education-the-new-currency> Accessed Web. 11 Feb. 2020. " This is a thought provoking article. I appreciate the efforts made to support our learners future successes but I believe we must do so judiciously. The human brain is designed …
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New Keynote for 2020: Access to Agency
What do problem solvers, go-getters, and DIYers have in common? AGENCY. When we figure things out and get things done, we feel as though we are in charge. The sense of agency refers to this feeling of being in the driving seat when it comes to our actions. In an age where we see the …
Earn Graduate Course Credit while reading #WanderlustEDU #edchat #education #ReadyLearnerOne
Are you looking to boost those graduate credits? Looking for a good read? How about both? WanderlustEDU: An Educator's Guide to Innovation, Change, and Adventure, a book about innovation in education and shifting our culture. In WanderlustEDU we take embrace the courage to move forward in our beloved career, we learn to re-appreciate why we …
Access to Agency #edchat #wanderlustedu #FOW
What do problem solvers, go-getters, and DIYers have in common? AGENCY Teaching with emergent technology is NOT about Teaching with emergent technology. When we figure things and/or get things done, we tend not to feel as though they simply happen to us, instead we feel as though we are in charge. The sense of agency …
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How to organize class project groups to support our students’ future of work #WanderlustEDU #FOW
Introduction Innovation goes beyond a simple new tool, innovation infers application, capability, and methods of accomplishing a task... a better workflow. The Future Of Work will demand people are prepared to solve complex problems, interact with clients/colleagues, and be able to adapt to new tools and workflows. Over the next twenty years, we are likely …
Cultural Curators: Shaping Positive School Culture #wanderlustEDU
I have always found the work of history museum curators to be fascinating. They are tasked, in many cases, with selecting artifacts of our ancestors and displaying them in a way that allows people to make connections with the past. Do they always get it right? Do they always represent a culture with 100% accuracy? …
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