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What Students Can Learn from Giving TEDx TalksCreating a TED talk can be as educational as watching one. Students and teachers are taking up this activity to grow new skills and learn more about themselves.

A Classroom Full of Risk Takers | EdutopiaState teachers of the year explain how they make students feel safe enough to take risks—and then push them to do so.

Supporting the 4Cs in Learner-Centered Classrooms - CreativityA blog about education, learning, teaching, and edtech.

Safely Involve Students in Social Media and More Student Voice TipsHeather Callihan’s @hcallihan students help with their Facebook and Twitter using some technology tools. Students can have a voice and you can safely let them help your school share the story. Heather teaches us how. Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam is a web-based tool that lets you customize assessments with multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and […]

How Teachers Can Find the Time for Social-Emotional LearningWe need to distill social-emotional and character education down to the most essential components, writes Hunter Gehlbach.

What Kind of Group Work Encourages the Most Original Thinking?In Adam Grant's book, Originals, he writes that taking risks and embracing curiosity can lead to original ideas. So how can teachers and parents use his findings to help their kids be more creative?

Supporting 1-1 with a Student Chrome Squad | Episode of 8 of #GTTribe | Shake Up Learning PinterestRunning a Student Tech Team Like a Business! In this episode, Matt and I interview Cody Holt and the student-led Chrome Squad that supports the Chromebook 1-1 initiative at Royse City High School. Cody and the Squad explain what the Chrome Squad is and share valuable ideas and lessons learned. We also have some Google …

5-Day Teacher Challenge The 5-Day Teacher Challenge from Rushton Hurley, founder of Next Vista for Learning , is just wrapping up. The idea behind this challenge ...

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