Weekly Education Links (weekly)

After 4 days in Dallas attending the NASSP Ignite ’14 conference, I am back home and excited to put into practice what I have learned. I did manage to find time to post some great resources to my Diigo account. Here are the links I found during the past week. Enjoy!

• 5 Habits of Innovative Educators | Courtney O’Connell

  Some ideas on being an innovative leader

  tags: 21st century Leadership

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    Habits are unconscious patterns of behavior that are acquired with frequent repetition

  • 1. They are idea blenders.
  • they steal ideas and concepts from outside of their domain and find ways to infuse those ideas into their work.
  • 2. They ask their biggest critics for feedback.
  • Change agents in education are surrounded by a supportive group of people that can and will give them honest feedback. No one feels scared or defensive in the exchange of feedback, because the educator has been intentional in creating a trusting environment where constructive criticism is welcome.
  • 3. They fail fast and fail forward.
  • They know that failure is an imperative part of the creative process. Innovative educators are brave enough to try new ideas in and outside of the classroom.
  • 4. They are passionately curious.
  • They are constantly learning. This is also why they are idea blenders, because their curiosity leads them into a new web-design class or a subscription to an entrepreneurship online magazine.
  • 5. They believe in their students.

• Sam Berns’ Courage Offers 4 Lessons in Leadership – Leadership 360 – Education Week

  tags: courage leadership

• Four school video tools worth exploring | eSchool News | eSchool News

  Some resources for your students to create videos

  tags: tools teacher Resources blended learning

• – 15+ Resources to Inspire Writing with Digital Prompts

  English teachers, here are some digital resources for your students to use for writing prompts

  tags: writing english

• – Great American Presidents’ Sites & Apps

  More resources for Social Studies teachers

  tags: presidents teacher Resources social studies blended learning

• Two Great Tools for English Teachers – EdTechReview™ (ETR)

  English teachers, here are some resources for your students

  tags: english teacher Resources blended learning

• 7 Great Social Studies Apps for Teachers and Students – EdTechReview™ (ETR)

  Social Studies teachers, check out these great apps

  tags: social studies history technology apps

• Amazing Features of TED-Ed that Teachers Would Love to Know – EdTechReview™ (ETR)

  Here are some great resources from TED-Ed. Great videos

  tags: teacher Resources blended learning

• For the Sake of Argument: Writing Persuasively to Craft Short, Evidence-Based Editorials – NYTimes.com

  Great lesson idea for English teachers

  tags: writing English

• How to replace your old computer with a new iPad — Tech News and Analysis

  Some advice on decluttering your life by using the iPad

• Maths Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources — Edgalaxy: Cool Stuff for Nerdy teachers

  Massive collection of maths ideas and lesson plans. Fractions, Algebra, Space, measurement, and more http://t.co/cI6gZ60rM5

  — Kevin Cummins (@edgalaxy_com) February 9, 2014

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Who Has What? – An App for Keeping Track of Borrowed Materials | iPad Apps for School

  Who Has What? – An App for Keeping Track of Borrowed Materials http://t.co/hvl9W7elHf

  — Richard Byrne (@rmbyrne) February 9, 2014

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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