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Connected Learning Webinar
Today, I enjoyed a conversation with a number of colleagues about the “The Digital Influence on Looking Closely at Student Work.” Definitely worth a listen, and be prepared to write down lots of ideas...
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Managing Learning and Assessment in a Connected Learning Environment
Earlier this evening, I participated in a wonderful closing discussion as part of the sixth and final webinar in KQED’s TeachDoNow series. The archived video as well as a summary of my tweets with...
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Inviting Pre-service Teachers into the Social Media Conversation
Image from TechFaster This fall — in fact, tomorrow — marks my return to the classroom after a year-long sabbatical filled with many research projects, lots of writing, and quite a bit of travel. Like...
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Contributing to the Conversation: Pre-Service Teachers Get Started on Twitter
“A Conversation” by Flickr user Khalid Albaih. Over the past week, my ENG 315 students have been joining Twitter and using the #eng315cmu hashtag to start discussing ideas related to teaching writing...
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Networked Conversations and Transformational Technology
CC licensed image from Flickr user Frau Hölle This past week has been a busy one for me, with professional experiences ranging from face-to-face workshops and two webinars, to our first school-based...
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Digital Media in Content Area Learning
Earlier this week, Liz Piazza asked: @hickstro Can various forms of new digital media (ie social networking, gaming) be effective in all content areas? — Liz Piazza (@mspizza5) September 22, 2014 At...
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More Thoughts on the Digital Reading/Writing Workshop
Earlier this month, Kristin Ziemke and I co-authored a blog post in response to Nancie Atwell’s blog post about the role of technology in her classroom. In short, the response to our response has been,...
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Inviting Pre-service Teachers into the Social Media Conversation
Image from TechFaster This fall — in fact, tomorrow — marks my return to the classroom after a year-long sabbatical filled with many research projects, lots of writing, and quite a bit of travel. Like...
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Contributing to the Conversation: Pre-Service Teachers Get Started on Twitter
“A Conversation” by Flickr user Khalid Albaih. Over the past week, my ENG 315 students have been joining Twitter and using the #eng315cmu hashtag to start discussing ideas related to teaching writing...
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Networked Conversations and Transformational Technology
CC licensed image from Flickr user Frau Hölle This past week has been a busy one for me, with professional experiences ranging from face-to-face workshops and two webinars, to our first school-based...
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Connected Learning Webinar
Today, I enjoyed a conversation with a number of colleagues about the “The Digital Influence on Looking Closely at Student Work.” Definitely worth a listen, and be prepared to write down lots of ideas...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Managing Learning and Assessment in a Connected Learning Environment
Earlier this evening, I participated in a wonderful closing discussion as part of the sixth and final webinar in KQED’s TeachDoNow series. The archived video as well as a summary of my tweets with...
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Digital Learning Day (Week/Month) 2015
Image from http://www.digitallearningday.org/ Celebrating Digital Learning Day this year has been quite an experience, beginning last week and going all the way through this weekend, with the...
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Make Write Repeat: Free Webinar on March 30
Join me on Monday, March 30 at 5:00 EST! In partnership with Chris Lehman, Laura Fleming, and their colleagues at the Educator Collaborative, I will be presenting a webinar this coming Monday, March...
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Introducing Connected Reading
Connected Reading Cover (Courtesy of NCTE) This month marks the publication of my fifth book, a co-authored work with Kristen Hawley Turner entitled Connected Reading: Teaching Adolescent Readers in a...
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Fandom Mashup with Mozilla’s Popcorn
Mozilla’s Popcorn, part of the Webmaker suite of tools For anyone that has read this blog, seen my guest post on the Heinemann website, or heard me speak in the past few months, you know that I am...
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Introducing Assessing Students’ Digital Writing
Assessing Students’ Digital Writing: Protocols for Looking Closely. Edited by Troy Hicks. Co-Published by NWP and TCP. By all measures, I am fortunate to work with so many incredible colleagues from...
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Changing the Field, One Teacher at a Time
This past week, two thoughtful teachers shared their insight on some of the work I have done with my colleague Kristen Turner. Knowing that what we have written is making a difference in the lives of...
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Rewiring Research on Teachers Teaching Teachers
This past week, I was able to join in a conversation with my good friend and colleague, Dawn Reed, on an episode of Teachers Teaching Teachers so we could talk about our forthcoming book, Research...
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Hosting #engchat Next Week
This next Monday, Kristen Turner and I host #engchat for a conversation on Connected Reading. Here’s the announcement: Recently, a friend of Kristen’s on Facebook posted a GIF that showed the evolution...
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