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Here are the slides for Leading Curriculum and Assessment Design to Foster Critical Engagement and Social Justice

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Here are the slides for Leading Curriculum and Assessment Design to Foster Critical Engagement and Social Justice

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Google Slides photo album of CEL through the years

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Tiffany Wycoff: Blended Learning In Action Official Website

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Tiffany Wycoff: Blended Learning In Action Official Website

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About the Book

Blended Learning in Action supports teachers, teacher leaders, and schools as they shift to a blended learning model. Blended learning has several advantages over traditional instruction if technology is used to effectively engage students in active learning both inside the classroom and online. Blended learning allows for more communication and collaboration both synchronously and asynchronously, creates more opportunities for students to drive their own learning, provides teachers with more time to work one-on-one or in small groups to differentiate and personalize learning while providing more timely feedback.

Blended learning is gaining momentum in education. The transition requires a fundamentally new approach to learning as well as a new skill set for both teachers and teacher leaders. The shift from traditional instruction to a blended model is a delicate process with many moving parts, which requires all stakeholders in a school community work together.

Blended Learning in Action provides teachers, teacher leaders, and schools with concrete strategies for how to effectively shift to blended learning instructionally, while also acknowledging the various layers of challenge that arise in the successful implementation of these efforts. Both teachers and teacher leaders need a text that provides a clear explanation of what the various blended learning models look like in practice in a classroom, how to plan blended lessons effectively, what tools and digital curriculum are at their disposal, and how to support and manage the process of shifting from traditional instruction to blended learning.

The goal of this book is to demystify blended learning for teachers and schools looking for alternatives to a traditional approach to teaching. The educational landscape is changing, but teachers and schools need practical resources to help them navigate these changes so that they are exciting, not scary.

"The time for blended learning is now and the place is ALL classrooms throughout the country. This book provides educators with essential information and practices that will prepare students for the 21st Century."

Kim Weber, 4th Grade Teacher

Mandell School, New York, NY

"The authors make blended learning come alive with the use of practical examples and resources beneficial to all school leaders and teachers ready to elevate student learning."

Kelly Fitzgerald, Online Learning Integration Specialist

Leander ISD, Leander, TX

"This book is an excellent tool for administrators and educators who would like to learn more about implementing or improving a successful blended learning program in their school or district. It provides step-¬by-¬step instructions as well as anecdotes from actual educators who have experienced the implementation process themselves."

Juliette Guarino Berg, Lower School Science Specialist

The Mandell School, New York, NY

"Blended Learning in Action will lead to deep discussion with teachers and school leaders on how to move forward with an action plan to link modern and fresh teaching practices in the classroom to technology, while also helping to create rewarding classroom environment."

Kristopher R. Kwiatek, Principal

Kadena High School, Okinawa City, Japan

"Blended Learning in Action is an incredibly thoughtful read that builds a case for the urgent changes needed in schools today. Authors Tucker, Green, and Wycoff bring incredible expertise and passion to this book. It artfully describes the importance of blended learning playing a central role in this revolution coming to education as we know it. Blended Learning in Action is a great road map that balances research and practice for teachers, leaders, and learners."

Robert Dillon, Director

BrightBytes Institute

Best new ed resource on the market! Teachers and administrators can use Blended Learning in Action as a guide to begin or to push the conversation "what it means to be a teacher and what it means to be a learner". Book study questions at the end of each chapter will enrich dialogue with colleagues during professional development. A techy classroom can be daunting. The authors help make the tech classroom more accessible by breaking-down the models of blended learning in a clear and easy to understand manner. An inspiring must read for the 21st Century educator! - Amazon Reader Review, Erin Rice

"This book is a fantastic resource for leaders and teachers shifting to a blended learning model. I love the links to leadership and links to the classroom sections in each chapter. Too often the needs of one group are not understood by the other. These links make it clear what teachers need from their leaders and vice versa. Refreshing to see a book that takes each stakeholder into account when proposing a large scale shift! Great resource!" - Amazon Reader Review, Jose Biton

"This is a great guide for those looking to start. The authors have a very clear system for developing a culture to support blended learning." - Amazon Reader Review, David Wallace

"This book is amazing. It's easy to read, aesthetically pleasing and full of content to transform your teaching and coaching. There are real, applicable, easy-to-do-in-your-own-classroom ideas. Catlin Tucker & co author are amazing individuals. It's a must have resource!" - Amazon Reader Review, KG

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Contact | New York | Blended Learning in Action

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About the Book Blended Learning in Action supports teachers, teacher leaders, and schools as they shift to a blended learning model. Blended learning has several advantages over traditional instruction if technology is used to effectively engage students in active learning both inside the classroom and online.

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Sing O Muse: Using Twitter as Inspiration on Your Leadership Quest

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Sing O Muse: Using Twitter as Inspiration on Your Leadership Quest

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Join Kate Baker & Nick Emmanuel on an epic quest through Twitter to connect with other educators and leaders, whether you need to create an account or already have a handle. Learn how to filter out the siren songs and Cyclopean, myopic views to engage with a broader community of adventurers. #CELchat #leadELA

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1- CEL 2020 Twitter Session Kate Nicholas

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Andrea’s email: andrea.zellner@oakland.k12.mi.us or on twitter @andreazellner

The slides below, but here are other resources mentioned:

Marginal Syllabus: http://bit.ly/ncte20marsyl

For more on the QFT protocol, visit the Right Question Institute: https://rightquestion.org/what-is-the-qft/

Here is the PDF we worked with on hypothes.is. https://via.hypothes.is/https://educatorinnovator.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EJ1084Mar19Miles.pdf

Liberatory Design Cards from Standford d.school:https://dschool.stanford.edu/resources/liberatory-design-cards

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CEL_ Whiteness is a White problem November 2020.pdf

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Inspiring Sustainable Change that Matters! 

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Inspiring Sustainable Change that Matters! 

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David Lange & Ian Schwartz
11/23/20 - 4:00pm EST

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Inspiring Sustainable Change that Matters - CEL 2020

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Inspiring Sustainable Change that Matters CEL Annual Convention 2020 David Lange & Ian Schwartz David Bit.ly/ ISCMCEL2020

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Sara's professional website:

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New Book!

Set in 1954, this compelling historical novel tells the story of a young girl's struggles and triumphs in the aftermath of World War II. The war is over, but the threat of communism and the Cold War loom over the United States. In Detroit, Michigan, twelve-year-old Marjorie Campbell struggles with the ups and downs of family life, dealing with her veteran father's unpredictable outbursts, keeping her mother's stash of banned library books a secret, and getting along with her new older "brother," the teenager her family took in after his veteran father's death. When a new girl from Germany transfers to Marjorie's class, Marjorie finds herself torn between befriending Inga and pleasing her best friend, Bernadette, by writing in a slam book that spreads rumors about Inga. Marjorie seems to be confronting enemies everywhere-at school, at the library, in her neighborhood, and even in the news. In all this turmoil, Marjorie tries to find her own voice and figure out what is right and who the real enemies actually are. Includes an author's note and bibliography.

I don't have time for this. This prompt is stupid, besides no way am I going there. I have way too much to do. The business of writing becoming once again my excuse not to write. For today's prompt, write a ten poem. The poem could have ten lines, ten syllables, and/or have ten syllables

The story behind the poem:
In 1991 I was hired by the local housing authority (CMHA) as their public information officer. My job was to be a white face to face off with a white media, a fact made clear in my interview. It was my first opportunity to work in place where I was

New faces, new names, new voices, new dreams. It's getting-to-know-you time again, the beginning of a new school year.
Here is a little quick write pattern for creating a cheeky introduction. Fun to write, fun to share. I'm thinking upper elementary, but you be the judge. Here is my model, My Official List. Sorry that it's

The pictures are a little grainy with strange stuff in the background. The characters wear old-fashioned clothes and talk funny. Their stories require understanding of situations that readers have never encountered before.
It isn't that kids don't like historical fiction; it's just that sometimes they have trouble seeing themselves in the picture. The pictures

Why I Would Never Tell a Student What a Poem Means. (reprinted from the Washington Post, April 13, 2017)

Seems fitting that April is poetry month, a season brimming with blossoming possibilities and longer days. Like jolly jonquils, in April poets are released from our winter hibernation, we shed our black attire
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Sara Holbrook - Author, Poet and Educator

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New Book! Set in 1954, this compelling historical novel tells the story of a young girl's struggles and triumphs in the aftermath of World War II. The war is over, but the threat of communism and the Cold War loom over the United States.

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Not Light, But Fire:
How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom

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Do you know how to initiate and facilitate productive dialogues about race in your classroom? Are you prepared to handle complex topics while keeping your students engaged?Inspired by Frederick Douglass's abolitionist call to action, "it is not light that is needed, but fire", author Matthew Kay demonstrates how to mov

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11/23/2020 @ 8 p.m. EST Students as Leaders, Advocates, & Disruptors

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11/23/2020 @ 8 p.m. EST Students as Leaders, Advocates, & Disruptors

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A session with Emily Meixner and Rachel Scupp that highlights student social justice advocacy work.

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Students as Leaders, Advocates and Disruptors: Authentic Voice Through Advocacy & Action Rachel Scupp, Thomas R. Grover Middle School Emily Meixner, The College of New Jersey

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11/23/20 @ 8 p.m. EST Innovative Approaches to Create Dyanmic Professional Learning

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11/23/20 @ 8 p.m. EST Innovative Approaches to Create Dyanmic Professional Learning

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This session is lead by Heather Rocco and Dina Secchiaroli. We will discuss how we have re-imagined professional learning with our teachers in this virtual world.

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Innovative Approaches to Create Dynamic Professional Learning Experiences

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11/22/2020 Embracing the New without Trashing the Old

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11/22/2020 Embracing the New without Trashing the Old

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Embracing the New Without Trashing the Old

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Instructional Coach as Mythological Centaur: Meeting the PD Needs of a Part-Teacher/Part-Leader

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Instructional Coach as Mythological Centaur: Meeting the PD Needs of a Part-Teacher/Part-Leader

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This session is lead by Tom Marshall, Lorraine Madden, and Sue Ritter. We will discuss the importance of networking and providing unique learning experiences for literacy coaches.