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Make Write Repeat: Free Webinar on March 30

Mar 21, 2015

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in Conferences, Connected Learning, Crafting Digital Writing, Create Compose Connect, Digital Writing Tools, Digital Writing Workshop, News and Notes, Professional Development, Teaching

In partnership with Chris Lehman, Laura Fleming, and their colleagues at the Educator Collaborative, I will be presenting a webinar this coming Monday, March 30, at 5:00 PM EST. You can participate in the live stream of the keynote for free by registering here. Also, as it happens, I will adapt this keynote into an…

Digital Learning Day (Week/Month) 2015

Mar 10, 2015

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Troy Hicks

in Connected Learning, News and Notes, NWP, Presentations, Professional Development, Reflections, Teaching, Writing

Celebrating Digital Learning Day this year has been quite an experience, beginning last week and going all the way through this weekend, with the “official” celebration happening, of course, this Friday with a live feed from the Teaching and Learning Conference in Washington DC. Last week, I was honored by my friend and colleague, Dawn…

Digital Media in Content Area Learning

Sep 26, 2014

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Troy Hicks

in Connected Learning, Crafting Digital Writing, Digital Writing Tools, Gaming, New Media, News and Notes, Professional Development, Reflections, Social Networking, Teaching, Virtual Learning, Writing

Earlier this week, Liz Piazza asked: @hickstro Can various forms of new digital media (ie social networking, gaming) be effective in all content areas? — Liz Piazza (@mspizza5) September 22, 2014 At the time, I didn’t think I could answer in 140 characters, and I’m glad that I didn’t try. There are quite a few…

Networked Conversations and Transformational Technology

Sep 12, 2014

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Troy Hicks

in CMU, Connected Learning, Education Reform, ENG 315, Methods, News and Notes, Professional Development, Reflections, Social Networking, Teaching, Writing

This past week has been a busy one for me, with professional experiences ranging from face-to-face workshops and two webinars, to our first school-based field experiences with pre-service teachers; additionally I met with my writing project leadership team, facilitated two writing groups and ended last night by helping to moderate a panel discussion amongst principals…

Contributing to the Conversation: Pre-Service Teachers Get Started on Twitter

Sep 3, 2014

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Troy Hicks

in Best Practice, CMU, Collaboration, Connected Learning, ENG 315, News and Notes, Professional Development, Reflections, Social Networking, Teaching, Writing

Over the past week, my ENG 315 students have been joining Twitter and using the #eng315cmu hashtag to start discussing ideas related to teaching writing and creating their own PLNs. I provided them with a few resources to get moving along. First, to create your own professional learning network and reading list, begin by reading How…

Inviting Pre-service Teachers into the Social Media Conversation

Aug 17, 2014

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Troy Hicks

in Best Practice, CMU, Connected Learning, Crafting Digital Writing, ENG 315, English Education, Methods, Mobile Learning, Online Learning, Professional Development, Social Networking, Teaching, Writing

This fall — in fact, tomorrow — marks my return to the classroom after a year-long sabbatical filled with many research projects, lots of writing, and quite a bit of travel. Like most teachers, I both crave and fear the “regularity” of the school; the days become somewhat more regimented, but the overall craziness of…

Managing Learning and Assessment in a Connected Learning Environment

Aug 11, 2014

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Troy Hicks

in Assessment, Connected Learning, CRWP, Curation, Digital Reading, Digital Writing Workshop, Interviews, News and Notes, NWP, Professional Development, Reading in a Digital Age, Reflections, Social Networking, Teaching

Earlier this evening, I participated in a wonderful closing discussion as part of the sixth and final webinar in KQED’s TeachDoNow series. The archived video as well as a summary of my tweets with links from the conversation are below. Broadly, our conversation centered on this big question: How do you manage learners, tasks, resources, and assessment…

Connected Learning Webinar

Jun 17, 2014

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Troy Hicks

in Assessment, Collaboration, Connected Learning, Crafting Digital Writing, Digital Is, Digital Writing Workshop, Education Reform, Interviews, News and Notes, NWP, Professional Development, Teaching, Writing

Today, I enjoyed a conversation with a number of colleagues about the “The Digital Influence on Looking Closely at Student Work.” Definitely worth a listen, and be prepared to write down lots of ideas about how to engage deeply with students’ work as a tool for assessment and professional development. Andrew Sliwinski – Co-Founder of DIY.org;…

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