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What would I consider evidence of my own professional learning?….How does reflection and sharing of learning evidence contribute to amplifying and learning growth for myself, my students, and others? (58-59 A Guide to Documenting Learning: Making Thinking Visible, Meaningful, Shareable, and Amplified by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano and Janet Hale   Meet Silvia: Why you want to get your…

Digital Bytes – 26 Feb. 2018

March Media Mentors Month Keri-Lee Beasley has written a great blog post entitled Media Mentors, Not Media Police. In it, she shares 3 parenting styles, Limiters, Enablers and Mentors. There is also an excellent daily March Media Mentors Month calendar which encourages parents to do a specific small thing each day to be a good…

Return of the Mac(book): a wrap up post

    What happens when a group of educators share ten-minute tips and tricks? Learn more about the UAC Podcast: Episode three: The Think Different Episode Check out the extended conversation between Gemma and Georgina talking whole class feedback: Never underestimate the power of motivated educators and the time to share. What’s next for optional…

Digital Bytes – 19th Feb. 2018

How to Make Screens a Positive in Family Life Parents don’t talk about the joy of screens very much unless it is on a long plane journey. This article from The Guardian starts gives excellent advice on screen time. Screen time advice starts with “Enjoy screens. Not too much. Mostly together.” There is great practical…