N.C. district shares best practices for going digital Mooresville, N.C., schools -- considered a national model for digital learning -- recently held its fourth annual Summer Connection conference, which drew educators nationwide to the district to learn more about using digital technology in classroom lessons. During the conference, Richard Culatta, director of the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. Department of Education, noted that October has been declared Connected Educator month and said, "We have to pour gasoline on the flame of teacher collaboration online to make sure we're taking advantage of all these great technologies." The Charlotte Observer (N.C.) (7/26), Education Week/Marketplace K-12 blog (7/25)  |
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 | How connecting, collaborating can transform education The Common Core State Standards give educators an opportunity to transform student learning -- and their own professional development -- into a collaborative, self-directed experience that reflects the realities of the highly connected 21st-century world, connected-education expert Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach writes in this blog post. Teachers and school leaders, therefore, need the time to become connected educators to collaborate with colleagues through local teams and online professional learning communities, she writes. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (7/25) | Social media is part of teacher's strategy for student engagement Christopher Kauter, a high-school social studies teacher in Deer Park, N.Y., recently was accepted into the Google Teacher Academy -- in part, for his work in using technology, including social media, to engage students in lessons. Among other things, Kauter has created a mobile Web application that connects students to Twitter and organizes a calendar of assignments, class notes, grades and other information. Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) (subscription required) (7/24) | Survey considers schools' progress on the common core As school districts nationwide prepare for the Common Core State Standards, 53% of those who responded to a recent SmartBrief on EdTech survey said their schools or districts have the technology in place -- or expect to -- in order to implement the standards. The survey also gauged how districts are getting out information about the common core, with 55.88% reporting that websites are the primary means of communication. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (7/26)
| To bring kids into IT, start by bringing tech to them Bridging the looming IT talent gap must involve creating an environment for recruiting and training a new generation of tech professionals, but it will be all for naught if young people aren't encouraged to take a step down the IT road. Experts say the key to engaging youth is to create a dialogue early on to build confidence and give them a taste of the wonders of technology. For Cora Carmody, senior vice president of IT at Jacobs Engineering, this meant launching Technology Goddesses, a nonprofit group that exposes Girl Scouts to the possibility of a career in technology. CIO.com (7/25) |  | A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad ... and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something worse than ugly." -- Emily Brontë, British novelist and poet | | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions. | | Publisher, Education Group: Joe Riddle P: 202.407.7857 ext. 228 | | | | |
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