Professional Development:
GenCyber Camp for Secondary Teachers, June 17-21 (Applications close April 25)
https://sites.google.com/a/vt.edu/gencyber-security/
LearnerPalooza 2018, June 18 (Middletown)
https://vste.org/learnerpalooza2018/
RockingEduTech 2018 Conference (Rockingham County, June 27-28)
http://18conference.rcps.rocks/
Serious Games Conference, GMU (Manassas, July 10-12)
https://www.seriousplay-dc.com/passes-prices/ ($200, early bird for K12 educators)
Google for Education Staunton Summit (Staunton, October 6, 7 & 8)
https://events.edtechteam.com/staunton2018
VSTE Annual Conference, December 2-4, Virginia Beach)
https://vsteconference.org/
Save a Podcast for Washing Dishes
https://lifehacker.com/save-a-podcast-for-washing-dishes-1825209400
Parental Outreach:
What Parents Need to Know About Virtual Reality
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/what-parents-need-to-know-about-virtual-reality
12 Questions That Parents Have About Edtech
http://www.theedadvocate.org/12-questions-parents-edtech/
Social/Emotional Learning
For Teenagers, Praising 'Effort' May Not Promote a Growth Mindset
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2018/03/praising_effort_teenagers_growth_mindset.html#comments?platform=hootsuite
Beyond ABCs: Can School Give Kids A Lifelong Love Of Learning?
http://hechingerreport.org/can-kids-get-passionate-about-learning-and-develop-the-persistence-to-follow-where-it-leads-one-school-has-a-plan/
Student Centered Learning
What Will Change If I Start Practicing PBL?
http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/10/will-change-start-practicing-pbl/
Scaffolding Questions to Develop Deeper Understanding
http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2018/02/scaffolding-questions-to-develop-deeper.html
Mentors, Encouragement, Hands-on Learning Boost Girls' Interest in STEM Substantially
https://thejournal.com/articles/2018/03/13/closing-the-stem-gap.aspx
Accessibility
Universal Design for Learning Is About Access
https://elearnmagazine.com/universal-design-learning-access/
Assessment:
8 Flexible Strategies for Formative Assessment
https://www.middleweb.com/37221/8-adaptable-strategies-for-formative-assessment/
Pedagogy:
Critical Thinking for Educators (blog post)
https://halfanhour.blogspot.ca/2018/03/critical-thinking-for-educators.html
8 Things to Look For in Today’s Classroom (old post but still very relevant)
https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/3586
Packets (blog post)
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/busysheets/
Tools:
Side View Satellite Images Turn The Earth Into 'Sim City’
https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/11/side-view-satellite-images-turn-the-earth-into-sim-city/
The Edublogger’s Guide To Podcasting
https://www.theedublogger.com/2018/04/02/podcasting/
Phones Make Field Trips Even More Fun
https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/how-phones-make-field-trips-even-more-fun
Helpful Infographics Visualize Complex Branches of Math and Science
https://mymodernmet.com/science-infographics-dominic-walliman/
Wikipedia Games
https://ammienoot.com/tru-wikigames/
Adobe Launches Spark for Education
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/04/adobe-launches-spark-for-education.html#.Ws5XI3rwbcs
OER:
How To Sort The Good From The Bad In OER
http://hechingerreport.org/how-to-sort-the-good-from-the-bad-in-oer/?utm_source=The+Hechinger+Report
6 Great Websites to Access Digital Textbooks
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/03/6-great-websites-to-access-digital.html
Three Misunderstandings About Open Resources (Blog Post)
http://hechingerreport.org/opinion-three-misunderstandings-open-resources/
Curriculum Resources:
The Frankenstein Bicentennial Project (Science/Literature)
http://frankenstein.asu.edu/
https://frankenstein200.org/
PHET Interactive Simulations for Math and Science (Math/Science)
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/by-level
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/html
Resources and Downloads for STEM (STEM)
https://www.edutopia.org/article/STEM-resources-downloads
Document Bank of Virginia (DBVa) (History &SS)
http://edu.lva.virginia.gov/dbva/
American Evolution: Virginia to America, 2019 Commemoration (see digital learning opportunities) (History & SS)
http://www.americanevolution2019.com/education/2019schools/
Uncover Hidden Histories with These Four Websites (History & SS)
https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/uncover-hidden-histories-with-these-four-websites
Virginia Students Using Technology:
Fairfield Elementary School History Video
http://www.wdbj7.com/video/?vid=477094443
Virginia Beach 13-Year-Old Wins National Engineering Competition
https://pilotonline.com/news/local/columnist/from-beacon-editor/article_7afa28a0-2c6f-11e8-bd9f-5fd5eb3da37d.html
AHS Robotics Team Going To World Event
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/hanover/mechanicsville-local/ahs-robotics-team-going-to-world-event/article_98fd8412-3cd4-11e8-9d01-17014a926705.html
Learning Computer Coding Opens Up ‘Endless World’ For These Kids
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/learning-computer-coding-opens-up-endless-world-for-these-kids
Youth Summit Encourages Students To Pursue Entrepreneurship, Social Impact
http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/30396-youth-summit-encourages-students-to-pursue/
Lanier Students Win Regional Wind Turbine Competition, Qualify For Nationals
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/lanier-students-win-regional-wind-turbine-competition-qualify-for-nationals/article_94e2719c-3b50-11e8-9aa3-47630f9fb407.html
PBL with a Purpose
https://thejournal.com/articles/2018/04/11/pbl-with-a-purpose.aspx
What the Kids Are Up To:
Millennials Have Created A Form Of Written English That's As Expressive As Spoken English
https://mashable.com/2018/04/02/millennials-written-english/#_Kf.O5wWRmqT
Meet The 'Study Tubers': The Youtubers Making Studying Cool
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-43643299/meet-the-study-tubers-the-youtubers-making-studying-cool
Food for Thought:
How To Manipulate Facebook And Twitter Instead Of Letting Them Manipulate You
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610576/how-to-manipulate-facebook-and-twitter-instead-of-letting-them-manipulate-you/
Just for Fun:
34+ Nonsense Apps, Web Tools and Resources to Wake Up the Brain Cells!
http://teacherrebootcamp.com/2018/03/21/humornonsense4learning/