Among these reasons are my health, the family I am part of, and the work I do in schools that allows me to make a positive difference every day. What more could I ask? Encouraged me to express my thoughts. So, here I go. I sometimes feel misunderstood and it bothers me! There, I said it.

Ever since we started back in February of 2013, it is has been a phenomenal experience. We have built a community out of a hashtag. Just by placing a pound symbol in front of the letters CAedchat all of this was born. And I love this community. As do many other people.

As the start of the school year rapidly approaches, one thing you might want to consider is planning for how your students will access online materials. In the past many of us have used our classroom website, blog, or wiki. Although there is absolutely nothing wrong with any of those methods, we now have a great deal of tools that can help teachers to curate online content. Curation tools are not just for teachers! May 29, 2014.

Transforming schools and classrooms into learning communities with personalized technology tools and digital content. Building Your Instructional Technology PLN. Web Tools for Collaboration and Communication. The Building Blocks for Personalized Learning ASCD 2016. The Quest for the Magic App. Designing Virtual Communities of Practice.

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Adapting Genius Hour Make it Your Own. As a vice principal, I have the wonderful opportunity to spend time in many different classes over the school year and I always find it so exciting to see what folks are doing with their students! However, one teacher structured it a bit differently. Before introducing the concept of Genius Hour to her class, she noticed that students really wanted the opportunity to become.

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