Betty Ray

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Tags Education Trends
March 21, 2013

I must confess that I don't read nearly as many books as I used to BC (Before Computers) and BK (Before Kids), but I have been stealing precious moments to savor the ideas and perspectives in Present Shock, the new book by Douglas...

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Tags Technology Integration
June 24, 2012

Greetings from sunny San Diego. I'm here for the annual ISTE conference and its innovative kick-off gathering, SocialEdCon -- the one-day unconference...

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Tags Five-Minute Film Festival
March 9, 2012

In honor of Women's History Month (and Lisa Dabbs' excellent post on 10 Women Who Rock . . . and Teach), Edutopia's @VideoAmy has created this playlist of awesome female educators. Enjoy!

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Tags Social and Emotional Learning
February 22, 2012

Once upon a time . . .

There were very special people. These were the bards, sorcerers, and magicians who conjured webs of intrigue and excitement; treachery and death; rebirth and forgiveness. These people were our writers, filmmakers, musicians and folklorists, and they were the...

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Tags Teacher Leadership
January 3, 2012

Much has been written about changing role of the teacher from "sage on the stage" to "guide on the side." Design thinking, which is a dynamic, creative and collaborative approach to problem solving, presents a unique model for educators who wish to facilitate from within the class, rather than...

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Tags New-Teacher Support
December 28, 2011

Join us for two new blog series featuring weekly posts from two prominent educators.

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Tags Game-Based Learning
December 23, 2011

Happy holidays from all of us at Edutopia. This video is about a wonderful teacher who is helping fourth graders understand world peace. Enjoy!

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Tags Education Trends
September 30, 2011

Last year, the first-ever Education Nation summit in New York City took a lot of heat for under-representing the teacher perspective. They dropped a divisive bomb from the get-go by screening the movie Waiting for Superman...

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Tags Game-Based Learning
June 26, 2011

There's nothing like an 8-hour infusion of passionate, creative and focused problem-solving.

I am in Philly for the ISTE 2011 conference, and spent the day at the inspiring prequel to this annual edtech gathering:...

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Tags New-Teacher Support
May 27, 2011

Editor's Note: Through video observation, collaborative planning, and candid, constructive criticism, California high school math teachers Mike Fauteux and Rose Zapata have devised a formula to improve their practice and increase student achievement. After Edutopia produced this...

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