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RT @MagEGordon: Duncan: of the 26 apps we received in the round, Ct's was among the strongest & most innovative #ctedreform http://t ...
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Follow @matt_coyne @MagEGordon for live tweets from Malloys and Duncans #nclb waiver announcement
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@MaryAnnReilly @scott_harris_jr I think any reform effort that overvalues silly math (VAM) using student test data can be dangerous
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@MaryAnnReilly @scott_harris_jr Our real problem is a fed government that is on one long four year election cycle who won't touch NCLB
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@MaryAnnReilly @scott_harris_jr Not too different, CT is not RTTT state, but not getting a waiver would have devastating consequences
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@thenerdyteacher My fav tool we have been using is a WebDAVserver. pages, numbers, keynote all have save feature
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@thenerdyteacher Oh yeah once the Drive app is available all will be good
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RT @nschoeffler: US Education Secretary Arne Duncan in CT, making #NCLB announcement this afternoon. @KathyMegan covering: http://t.co/V ...
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RT @alspur: #CTedreform #NCLB MT @PoliticsK12: The following states just got waivers: CT, DE, LA, MD, NY, NC, OH, RI.
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@thenerdyteacher We have been using google in conjunction with our ipad roll outs. Just need some central LMS hub (edmodo or google groups)
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@Wlecker http://nepc.colorado.edu/blog/two-persistent-reformy-misrepresentations-regarding-vam-estimates think part of reason State tests only 22% of the equation. Models too unstable 4 anything higher #ctedreform
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@rliberni Maybe we have to rethink allocations of tech so IWB dont go to rooms as $5,000 magnetic bulletin boards. #edchat
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RT @poraora: @jgmac1106 Agree, not only taught, but also let children practice it. Teach, engage and learn!
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@USCTeacher @rliberni And other times you curse as you stub your tow kicking your toolbox in the dark #edchat
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@jlubinsky Agree. Think we should push that states (those chasing RTTT) use the 15% allotment in #CCSS for explicit tech standards #edchat
Greg McVerry
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In every building I have been in, no matter the state or district inititative, the culture (including tech) is set by the principal #edchat
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@nickcicero @geraldaungst I would like to add that bad pedagogy offline is bad pedagogy online. #edchat
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As states revamp their evaluation systems we must all fight to make sure some reflection and/or observation of tech use included #edchat
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RT @geraldaungst: @erieelemprin Tech can be novel, and novelty gets their attention. This only lasts until it isn't novel any more. #edchat
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Latest #RttT funding stresses the individual learner and self paced activities. Hard to imagine this happening w/o tech #edchat #ctedreform
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