by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 9, 2016 | Common Core State Standards, Curriculum, Digital Resources, Library of Congress, Media, On Our Radar..., Professional Development
Library of Congress 2016 Summer Teacher Institutes –Teaching with Primary Sources The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its week-long summer institutes for K-12 educators. Held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., this professional...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jan 29, 2016 | Conferences, Curriculum, Digital Resources, Hour of Code, NCCE 2016 in Seattle, Professional Development, Science, STEM
Interested in integrating STEM in your classroom? How about Robotics? How about both? We sat down with Randy Steele, one of the creators of the STEM Robotics 101 curriculum, to learn more about this project. Randy will be at NCCE 2016 this year and presenting on this...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jan 14, 2016 | Blended Learning, ChromeBooks, Digital Resources, First Look, Kindle, Media, On Our Radar..., Online Learning, Professional Development
Fresh off of winning one of the Innovation Awards at this year’s CES conference, Klaxoon looks to be an interesting product that may find a place in the K-12 arena. What is Klaxoon and Klaxoonbox? Out of the box thinking starts in the box. Today, Klaxoon, an...
by Mike Agostinelli | Sep 17, 2015 | Blended Learning, Media, On Our Radar..., Online Learning, Professional Development, Quick Look, VideoCasts
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a screen recording must be worth one million! We have been using a new app that is a game changer in the world of screen recording and it is called Recordit. Here is what makes Recordit life changing: It is free It works on...
by Mike Agostinelli | May 29, 2015 | NCCEchat, Online Learning, Professional Development, Professional Learning Networks
We had a small group this month, but a great focused discussion! We have settled in to NCCEchat the 4th Thursday of every month at 7 pm PST for 30 min. Set your calendars and we hope to see you in June. Below is the archive from last nights conversation: [View...
by Mike Agostinelli | May 6, 2015 | Announcements, Library of Congress, Listen and Learn!, Media, Personal Learning Networks, Professional Development, Professional Learning Networks, Upcoming Trainings
How can time-strapped teachers find and use free resources from the online collections of the Library of Congress to support the needs of diverse learners? On Thursday, May 7, at 4 PM ET, join Library experts and an ESOL teacher and bilingual peer observer to learn...
