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A Few of Our Favorite Pins
Are you following ASCD on Pinterest? Discover a whole new way to experience the big ideas discussed in Educational Leadership magazine, ASCD books, and other professional learning opportunities. Check...
View ArticleFour Ways Play Inspires Learning
In last week’s most-clicked ASCD SmartBrief story, veteran educator David Warlick identifies four qualities of gaming and social networking experiences that provoke active and deliberate investment,...
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Does Flipping Your Classroom Increase Homework Time?
The following is excerpted from ASCD and ISTE’s new book, Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day. Through September 5, 2012, get 15 percent off this book with promo code...
View ArticleGetting Students Started Making Movies
In his “Tech for Teachers” column, Video Cameras Offer a New Picture of Student Learning, instructional technology consultant and library media specialist Jason Bedell shares several examples of how...
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Educational Leadership Introduces New iTunes U Courses
Busy educators, we’ve got your professional learning on the go. Now, when you download the iTunes U app on your iPhone or iPad, you can subscribe to Educational Leadership‘s monthly study guide. This...
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ASCD Resources and Publications? There’s an App for That!
It’s amazing what students are doing on iPads these days. We see them cropping up in classrooms around the world. From reading tools, interactive math games, and images of faraway lands at the touch...
View ArticleLeader Links: Using Scout to Work Through Data
School leaders who are hearing the buzz on big data as a potentially powerful tool for school improvement can get a glimpse of its power through a new government information tool from the nonprofit...
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If You Like It, You Should Put a Pin on It
As one of the social media managers for ASCD, I’m always on the lookout for ways to engage the association’s stakeholders online. We make it our goal to share our resources and information on a wide...
View ArticleLeader Links: Stay Informed With ERIC Alerts
The venerable ERIC database, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, is an invaluable resource for the breadth and depth of education information it indexes. ERIC has decades of records,...
View ArticleTechnology Rich Learning
When used wisely in the classroom, technology can promote higher-order thinking, deep learning, collaboration, interactivity, and student engagement. This issue will look at how teachers are...
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Leader Links: So You Have a New Tablet or SmartPhone…
The odds are good that you – or, at least, several of your colleagues – got a new tablet or smartphone over the holiday season, and are looking to fill it up with the magical mix of apps to make life...
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Google App Search: New Tools Make Finding Apps Easier
Apps: popular. Google: very popular. Put them together and the tech-savvy educator has a way to simplify their search for the applications that fit their needs. Running a Google search on, say,...
View ArticleTraveling Wikipedia Style: How can WikiVoyage help you?
WikiVoyage, the latest initiative from Wikipedia parent the Wikimedia Foundation, dubs itself “the free, worldwide travel guide that anyone can edit.” Rather than attempt to cover all knowledge like...
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5 Thoughts About Technology
Have you checked out the latest issue of Educational Leadership yet? The March 2013 issue focuses on the theme, “Technology-Rich Learning.” Check out the infographic below with five thoughts about...
View ArticleEduBlog Startup Tools: WordPress Launches Education Page
WordPress, a popular site for creating and hosting blogs, just launched WordPress.com Classrooms. While potentially valuable for educators, it’s a little confusing what WordPress.com Classrooms...
View ArticleA new way to Google yourself (or your school)
When was the last time you Googled your school, or looked to see who was talking about it on social media channels like Twitter? Keeping track of these mentions, and responding when appropriate, can be...
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Key Questions You Should Ask Before You Flip Your Class
I am preparing to do a workshop with Icelandic Educators this week and I was asked to give them a list of questions to consider as they begin to flip their classes. As I wrote these I realized that...
View ArticleDistributing Leadership Online: New Tool Simplifies Online Project Management
Shared or distributed leadership is a concept familiar to education leaders (and readers of Educational Leadership), and a new web tool looks to make the process simpler and more effective. Pipeline,...
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Educational Leadership Magazine: There’s an App!
As educators in the 21st century, we know you understand the value of accessing meaningful resources with just the click of an icon. We’re excited to announce that ASCD now delivers just the product to...
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Are You a Technophobe or a Technophile in the Classroom?
One of my favorite TV shows of all time is the American version of The Office (before it jumped the shark). I find it clever, funny, and endearing. The show follows the fictitious characters of a...
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