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Linda Ullah is an Online Instructor at Krause Center for Innovation, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA and has been a coach for Friday Institute in NC, New Tech Network, and Personalize Learning, LLC. I’ve known and followed Linda for over 20 years. What I love is Linda’s passion for kids and why it is …
Lifespan Study There is no word for “retirement” in Japan. The Ohsaki Study [2008] found that some of the happiest and longest living people in the world are from Okinawa, Japan. Their average lifespan is seven years longer than in North America. They have more 100-year-olds than anywhere else in the world. Instead of retirement, …
Ken Shelton has been an educator for over 14 years and holds an M.A. in Education in Educational Technology as well as New Media Design and Production. Ken regularly gives keynotes, presentations, and leads workshops, many of which are hands-on, covering a wide variety of Educational Technology, Creative Expression, Visual Storytelling, and Instructional Design topics. …
There is a significant and growing demand for learners to be able to do more than receiving instruction, follow a learning path designed by educators and complete problems and assignments presented to them by an adult. Learners need to develop the capacity to shape and manage their learning without over-reliance on the direction and control …
Michelle Baldwin is a Lead Teacher at Anastasis Academy in Centennial, Colorado. She believes in inspiring students to follow their natural curiosity and take ownership of their learning through inquiry, problem-based and experiential learning, and the Arts. I’ve known Michelle for many years always meeting up with her at different conferences. When I talked …
When it comes to teachers, teaching, and learning, the word “responsibility” seems to be used interchangeably with the word “accountability.” This is more than semantics. There are consequences to being accountable and responsible for someone else’s learning. So what is the difference? Should teachers be held accountable for what learners are supposed to learn? If …
Bobbi Macdonald is the founder and served as the first board president of City Neighbors Charter School in Baltimore, MD. She was selected by the Annie E. Casey Foundation as one of 16 leaders from across the country for the 2013-2014 Children and Family Fellowship. I met Bobbi at Educon in Philadelphia last year …
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) was developed by David Rose and Anne Meyer from CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology). The UDL principles are Multiple Means of Engagement, Multiple Means of Representation, and Multiple Means of Action & Expression. After learning more about UDL, I can see how UDL can be the framework for learning …
Rich Czyz is Principal of the Thomas Richards School in NJ and Co-Founder of FourOClockFaculty.com and the author of his new book, The Four O’Clock Faculty: A Rogue Guide To Revolutionizing Professional Learning. I started following Rich Czyz and Four O’Clock Faculty on Twitter several years ago and was amazed by how much he was …
Being a teacher is the best job in the world. Just imagine all the children you impact and made a difference for every day. You may not get paid what you’re worth, but you probably would never do anything else. Right? So, why not start each day being grateful and positive about it. 1. Be …