Game On: Preparing Students to Play NCAA Sports
21st Century Teaching, Blended Learning, College and Career ReadinessOne of the biggest challenges I hear from schools and coaches is that their athletes fail to qualify to play NCAA sports. Not...
View ArticleGot Content? - Powering Up Student Engagement with Blended Content
21st Century Teaching, Blended Learning, Collaboration, College and Career Readiness, Online Course Quality, Online TeachingAs digital learning opportunities for students increase, so do schools’...
View ArticleDigital Education: A Lesson in Safety - Internet and Data Security
21st Century Teaching, Blended Learning, Digital Literacies, Online TeachingAs more teachers and students use technology inside and outside of the classroom, it’s important to know how to protect your...
View ArticleIn Defense of "Good Job!"
21st Century Teaching, Collaboration, Global Classroom, Online Teaching ***OFFICIAL BLOG POST DISCLAIMER***Attention educators:This blog post is not intended to suggest that telling a student...
View ArticleSemester Prep: Top 10 Tips for Transitioning Students to an Online Classroom...
21st Century Teaching, Global Classroom, Online TeachingAs an online school registrar I’m one of the “front-line” staff that will take your calls, answer your questions and help to enroll your students...
View ArticleThe Power of a Simulation
21st Century Teaching, Blended Learning, Collaboration, College and Career Readiness, Global ClassroomMuch of my career has been spent in Earth and space science, helping students tap into the power...
View ArticleThe Global Reach of Online Instruction
21st Century Teaching, Blended Learning, Collaboration, College and Career Readiness, Digital Literacies, Global Classroom, Online Course Quality, Online TeachingThe long arm of digital learning is...
View ArticleSpace Station Academy – Where you fly to space to learn about Earth
College and Career Readiness, Global ClassroomAttention cadets!Welcome to Space Station Academy. You will need to concentrate and work hard, but your reward is a flight to space. We’ll begin with...
View ArticleMy Thoughts About The Virtual High School
College and Career Readiness, Digital Literacies, Global ClassroomEmily Earley is a VHS Student from Sacopee Valley High School in South Hiram, Maine.The Virtual High School has been the step many...
View ArticleThings I Learned Teaching an OJSC Course
Blended Learning, Digital Literacies, Online Course Quality, Online TeachingDuring the past year, I have had two opportunities to teach a Judaic studies course online. I hope my personal experience...
View ArticleWhy don't more girls compute?
21st Century Teaching, Collaboration, College and Career ReadinessIn 1986, fresh out of college, I joined a group of four other women – all computer majors – hired by a Fortune 500 company to be new...
View Article#CSforall: Our New Computer Science Initiative
21st Century Teaching, Collaboration, College and Career Readiness, Digital LiteraciesComputer science (CS) is a necessary skill in our technology-based society, but unfortunately not all students are...
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