Who are the teachers on your campus who use technology to
connect learning in ways that inspire students?
Of course, in order to demonstrate high levels
of connected learning, instructors (and other lead learners) must be able to leverage their own existing online networks.
We believe that students need to
connect learning outside the classroom — from landscaping work to writing apps in their rooms — with the learning that occurs in class.
As such, this is particularly well suited for students in an urban environment, as they can more
readily connect the learning with their lives and communities.
Students are not only better able to
connect learning concepts to real - world concepts, but parents are also more engaged in their child's learning at school and at home.
Writing is an integral skill that supports and
connects learning in all content areas in the middle grades.
This exposed me to the world
of connected learning and the power of creating online collaborations between students in different parts of the world.
We make content and skills standards come alive for students
by connecting learning to relevant issues, identified needs, and authentic audiences.
Sarah is director of Education Development Trust's London
Connected Learning Centre which supports schools and educators in all aspects of digital technology.
Many young people in Washington, especially youth of color and from low income or rural communities, do not have access to the
career connected learning experiences that foster engagement in school and interest and preparation for high - demand STEM careers.
Many of the applications for elementary classrooms can be applied to middle and high school classrooms, but since students 13 and older can create their own Google accounts, Hangouts become a great way for students to engage in
connected learning experiences with their peers and with experts.
Assessing the issues in access to programs that provide career
connected learning opportunities, including dual credit, Career and Technical Education, and work - based learning.
Enter the New York City
Connected Learning Project, a broadband adoption project conceived by the NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications.
NYC Connected Learning seeks to carve digital villages out of the vast landscape of New York's schools and, within those villages, to create new educational opportunities one child at a time.
Rather than occasional communication typically driven by student behavior, NYC
Connected Learning seeks to engage families in an ongoing, technology driven cooperative effort to create the richest educational opportunity possible for the system's most challenged students.
When training in a face - to - face setting, the trainer and the learners are all visible to one another, making individual anonymity virtually impossible, which can create a
more connected learning environment.
Through Teacher Advisory, Learning Exhibitions, and Personalized Learning Plans, we want students to
connect learning across disciplines and over time, reflect on how they learn in addition to what they've learned, and share out their evidence of learning and thinking.
The Hive Chicago's portfolio pages showcase education projects supported by the Hive Chicago Fund for
Connected Learning at The Chicago Community Trust.
His passion for professional learning has inspired him to start a non-profit organization
called ConnectED Learning, for which he serves as the CEO.
Research connects learning music to improved «verbal memory, second language pronunciation accuracy, reading ability, and executive functions» in youth (Frontiers in Neuroscience).
«Technology can be crucial in
allowing connected learning, but if it's not embraced by teaching staff, then it won't be used,» music teacher Craig Ring warned us.
For library leaders, this paradigm shift has transformed their work into more of an instructional assistant, Zolner says, which, in turn, requires closer collaboration with faculty to
better connect learning objectives with informational resources.
This lesson plan was developed by the YMCA Lighthouse Project at the Homewood - Brushton YMCA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of the Share and
Spread Connected Learning Collection, organized by The Sprout Fund with the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation.
This lesson plan was developed by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of the Share and Spread
Connected Learning Collection, organized by The Sprout Fund with the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation.
Instead, researchers say what matters more is whether schools use data and track student performance on an ongoing basis, whether the curriculum is rigorous and whether teachers are trained to help English
learners connect their learning with what they already know in their own language.
Chegg, which boasts a student - first
connected learning platform of the same name, offers full - and part - time employees up to $ 1,000 annually to help repay their student loans.
Brendon Riley, Group Executive, Global Enterprise and Services, Telstra, said it has worked closely with Delany to drive thought leadership, as well as provide a range of innovative and
connected learning technologies, and has been heavily involved in the development and deployment of the new connected classrooms.
He has co-authored a book
about connected learning, «Making Connections With Blogging» and has mentored educators and presented about connected and STEM learning in person as far away as China, and virtually around the globe.
According to a white paper by Mozilla, badges «
support connected learning environments by motivating learning and signaling achievement both within particular communities as well as across communities and institutions.»
Caldis, who is taking a year off teaching at school to teach pre-service educators at Macquarie University,
says connecting learning to the real world and getting students out of the classroom to carry out their own investigations increases engagement and interest in the subject.
Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano, an educator in Brazil, blogs insightfully about contemporary education and her
Globally Connected Learning blogs bridge voices from across the world.