Moocs – massive online open courses – have taken off in America. Why are UK universities holding back?
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Switching from a traditional classroom to a flipped classroom can be daunting because there are a lack of effective models. So, what should an effective flipped classroom look like? In our experience, effective flipped classrooms share many of these characteristics: Via Nik Peachey 
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Useful article with some good suggestions and links to other sources. 
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Flipping the classroom even works without technology...printed material can be sent home for class preparation.
I have seen results...it really gets EFL students talking in class. Delete the scoop?
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"While I am not a huge fan of MOOCs (See, MOOCs – The Opium of the Masses, I think that there is one area in which they might actually be extremely useful – ongoing teacher professional development (PD). They are a good fit to help meet a very specific need, which they could do quite well given teachers’ experience with education." Via EDTC@UTB 
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Professional development is one area where I believe MOOCs serve a useful purpose. Delete the scoop?
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Arithmetic and higher math skills are embedded in school goals, but not necessarily persistence and grit. As a result, an "either/or" dynamic has been established that prioritizes academic skills, at the expense of "social and emotional" learning. Via Gust MEES Delete the scoop?
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We've gone through hundreds of resources to assemble these guides which are meant to help you learn, teach, and share as much as possible. Delete the scoop?
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Disruptive students can be a big challenge for teachers in charge of a room full of 30 students. There isn’t always time to get to the bottom of student beh Delete the scoop?
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For school leaders, defining a school culture – the core values, practices and organizational structures – is a necessity. Delete the scoop?
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There's a new app called WDWDT (stands for What Did We Do Today?) and is a messaging service custom-built for students, parents, and teachers. Delete the scoop?
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Boy Scouts do it. Video games do it. Sometimes grades aren't enough. What's a teacher to do? Check out this handy guide to using badges in your classroom! Via Gust MEES 
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Clever used they will help learners to achieve higher tasks...
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En este artículo podemos ver cómo conseguir ciertos objetivos con nuestros estudiantes, premiándolos digitalmente.
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Interesante como motivación para nuestros alumnos a través de premios digitales. Delete the scoop?
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The OECD’s PISA studies show Finnish students are among the best in the world in reading, math and science. Delete the scoop?
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List of Twitter Hashtags for Students and Teachers. As monitoring the hashtags and getting the needed information easily, is simply a gift in the age of knowledge bombardement. 
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Twitter is a fantastic tool for education. There are more tips and hints here. Delete the scoop?
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"Apple has recently started the count down to 50 billionth app to be downloaded from Apple iTunes store. To celebrate this epic performance, Apple is giving an App store gift card of $10.000 to whoever happens to coincide with this 50 billionth download. Each of the next 50 customers who download an app will receive $500 App Store Gift Cards."
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Other good links for teachers within this link ... looking to populate our ipads with some of these ... thanks for sharing! Delete the scoop?
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What are the keys designing a project-based learning classroom? It starts with the teacher. Delete the scoop?
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Google has released a major new education program called Google Play for Education that organizes and manages the way teachers share apps, books, and other learning content with their classes.
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Some of the most popular tools that are revolutionizing the educational field and not only are the so called “collaborative learning tools”. Delete the scoop?
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There are some major education technology trends that are disrupting the current education model. Here's the breakdown. Delete the scoop?
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Andrew McGettigan: Free online courses are on the cusp. Can they go from intriguing experiment to workable solution to our higher education crisis? Delete the scoop?
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The best social media tools for your classroom are free, easy to use, and right here. We break down some of the newest and noteworthy for you. Delete the scoop?
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Technology can bring education to come to the masses. Its role in education should be well understood by educational institutions for effective learning and teaching. Delete the scoop?
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Sure, some kids will ignore the video. “The same kids who don’t currently do their homework will not watch the lecture,” says McCammon. “But as you start making your class more engaging, kids who don’t usually do their homework will start doing it because they want to participate in the class.” Kids write questions down while they’re watching the video, and then the first 10 minutes of class is for discussion of what they’ve seen. Then kids spend the remaining 50 minutes working in teams of four to solve problems. Via Nik Peachey
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A good in-depth article about flipping the classroom. 
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Jusst like some of my earlier scoops this model "flips" the classroom. But this classroom is "flipped" with a twist. Technology is integrated at every step. So does this still make the "flipped classroom" a good model? Or does the integration of technology take away from the experience? Technology- Help or Hinderance? Delete the scoop?
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Gen Y, those in their 20s now, are born of bits and bytes. They hardly read. They watch play computer games, watch movies on the Internet, have made YouTube their favorite destination. This … Delete the scoop?
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This is a post largely based on an article written for SecEd and published on 2nd May 2013. I've added in a few more twitter suggestions to the the final "prayer" part (with thanks to Ross at @Tea...
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