By Ben Wilkoff
Aurora Archive (2016-07-20 00:03:30 +0000 UTC)
Now that Jamboard is now a Core G Suite app/service, we should look at it for its many uses in the classroom. In particular, the AutoDraw features and collaboration tools across devices make it incredibly compelling for use in our...
Please join us for a weekly hour of exploration, Q&A, and discussion of the G Suite for Education in Aurora Public Schools. This is the perfect time to dig into our transition from Outlook/Exchange to Google Calendar and Gmail. It...
This quick tutorial will show you how to better utilize the accessibility settings to translate content in the Pearson System of Courses app to allow for more support across our language learning populations.
The instructions followed here can also be found in this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NWLT_0qgqfR7anXBkrm3r4YxCOnyhn0XRrhp9-PAZYU/edit#
The steps in this process are also outlined here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NWLT_0qgqfR7anXBkrm3r4YxCOnyhn0XRrhp9-PAZYU/edit#heading=h.fmeem8qdt6hz
Please use this tutorial for ensuring the security of your student's work within their G Suite accounts on an iPad.
Research and Assessment Purpose Statement (2017-06-13T12:29:12.000Z)
College and Career Success Purpose Statement (2017-06-11T10:47:00.000Z)
In which I think through all 50 of the videos from this year's transition.
Learning Resources Purpose Statement (2017-06-09T20:11:52.000Z)
Professional Learning Purpose Statement (2017-06-09T20:11:50.000Z)
Educator Development Purpose Statement (2017-06-09T20:11:48.000Z)
Personalized Learning Purpose Statement (2017-06-09T20:11:45.000Z)
Early Learning Purpose Statement (2017-06-09T22:43:15.000Z)
In which I learn from the Highway 21 conference and the opportunity I had to do 2 hours of 1:1 coaching.
In which I liken running iOS 11 beta software to our own district work in APS.
In which I consider the power and privilege of my own storytelling.
In which I tackle how we might make better predictions about next year.
In which I tackle a strong contender for the easiest way to explain personalized learning to others.
In which I discuss all of the different things I'm considering for our proposed APS personalized learning podcast.
In which I tackle the ways we can more strategic with or support rather than random.
In which I talk about how we honor and value expertise in our every day work.
In which I tackle a key question from Rico about finding the right online space to support our learners.
In which I discuss the two transformational technologies of my tenure as an educator, with the possibility of adding a third.
In which I tackle the first draft of the Personalized Learning website, which should allow us to move forward with our new work, while leveraging all of the tools and resources created in both the EdTech and BPL sites.
In which I tack the parallel supports for both teachers and students.
This is the "generic" narrative of a connected learning that we can use to support schools in developing their own narrative for specific learners within their context.
Please join us for an overview of Badging in Aurora Public Schools and how we use this program to Recognize Assets and Open Doors.
In which I tackle just the right words for our purpose statement.
In which I explore the personalized learning partner interview process in depth.
In which I tackle the new Google Assistant for iOS and what it means for our ever expanding set of questions we can ask a machine so that we can get to deeper questions that we can ask of one...
In which I debrief the ways in which we look for audience and purpose in our communications.
In which I tackle the purpose for the Personalized Learning team. This is a draft, and not the final version.
In which I tackle the multiple different ways we can solve a problem, particularly of change.
In which I discuss an equity realization and how it might inform our work moving forward.
In which I describe the ways we might better continue conversations rather than constantly start them.
In which I talk through the idea that we should have shared outcomes and goals with other teams and with schools.
In which I talk through how we can shift the conversation from device to learner needs?
In which I tackle the concept of modeling our way to change in APS.
In which I tackle how we might better create a searchable archive of many of our conversations with one another and with schools inside of a Google group, like this: https://groups.google.com/a/aurorak12.org/forum/#!forum/plp
In which I tackle the ways in which we can use student device monitoring for personalized learning rather than control.
In which I tackle how we might use space differently to better support our teams.
In which I tackle the ways in which we support students in developing learning habits that lead to our lagging indicators of attendance and discipline in schools.
In which I tackle the idea of asking someone to shadow me and debrief structures and work.
In which I discuss the ways we might create a body of knowledge about our schools and our work.
In which I describe my work and the reason why I do it.
In which I discuss all the ways paper can be a second screen and devices can become tools when you learn how to use them.
