Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers.
This week's wrap is a rich one, packed with nuggets of learning goodness! Learn how microcredentials are becoming a meaningful part of teacher PD, check out some tips for increasing students' attention spans, read about engaging all school stakeholders in re-imagining school, read about examples of giving students an authentic voice, consider the evolving relationship between data and personalized learning, and so much more to explore …
Teachers Customize Professional Development Through Microcredentials
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/04/26/customizing-professional-development-through-microcredentials.html
How to Prepare for an Automated Future (Learn how to Learn)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/upshot/how-to-prepare-for-an-automated-future.html
Listen Up! 5 Tips to Improve Students' Attention Span
http://www.scilearn.com/blog/paying-attention
When Students Take the Reins: How Lancaster Bible College Transformed Learning
https://www.schoology.com/blog/when-students-take-reins-how-lancaster-bible-college-transformed-learning
Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-04-12-is-your-edtech-product-a-refrigerator-or-washing-machine
Giving Students an Authentic Voice
https://blog.kenbauer.me/2016/12/13/giving-students-authentic-voice/
Google Book) All Together Now: How to Engage Your Stakeholders in Reimagining School
http://ow.ly/Y3q430bqpTm
These 5 Big Tech Trends Are Changing the Way We Learn
https://singularityhub.com/2017/05/02/these-5-big-tech-trends-are-changing-the-way-we-learn/
University creates course to help teachers understand blended learning
http://www.ldphub.com/general-news/university-creates-blended-learning-course-to-boost-training-235866.aspx
Globally Engaged Higher Education Institutions Must Innovate, Embrace Technology
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/globally-engaged-higher-education-institutions-must_us_59067537e4b084f59b49fa6b
Data-Driven Personalization Comes to Learning
https://www.td.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2017/05/Data-Driven-Personalization-Comes-to-Learning
Fast Problem Solving and Innovation with #HackLearning
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/fast-problem-solving-innovation-hacklearning/
20 useful ways to use Padlet in class now
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2014/11/03/20-useful-ways-to-use-padlet-in-class-now/
3 Misconceptions About Innovation in Education
https://medium.com/@gcouros/3-misconceptions-about-innovation-in-education-1a57036fce1c
thanks for your great list