Reason 4: Real talk — the world is paperless (and so are standardized tests)
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Reason 4: Real talk — the world is paperless (and so are standardized tests)

Across the district, students are deep into the spring assessment process. Tensions are high and anxieties are piqued just at the height of the stakes of standardized testing. You would almost think this was the ultimate goal of education. To add to the general sense of unease is the fact that many students are taking their first standardized test…

Stout Middle School: A Technology Integration Profile
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Stout Middle School: A Technology Integration Profile

Teachers in buildings across the district are integrating technology in a variety of ways. Here’s a quick look at how one building — Stout Middle School — is using technology to create emerging opportunities for students: Leon Vietinghoff’s Blog. If you haven’t checked it out, you need to! Mr. Vietinghoff is using his iBlog as a tool for teaching and learning, communicating effectively…

Come ‘Hangout’ With Us!
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Come ‘Hangout’ With Us!

By now, you have (hopefully) heard about our upcoming Coaches’ Corner session on Moodle (iLearn) quizzes.  If you are interested in joining our session and would like to be an active participant from the comfort of your own classroom, then sign up today!  We have spots left in both sessions, but they are filling up fast!  Don’t wait! Loading……

Transforming PD so you can transform learning
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Transforming PD so you can transform learning

The charge of the Tech Coaches is to support teachers as they seek to integrate technology into their instruction for the ultimate benefit of students.  But as teachers ourselves, we both know that time for learning new things is at a premium–and that there’s really no such thing as “free time” when you’re a teacher. For…

Mr. Bloye’s Mega-Moodle Course
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Mr. Bloye’s Mega-Moodle Course

Because Moodle is the most versatile tool available in allowing teachers to make resources available and to allow students to interact with the content digitally, many teachers are now using Moodle (iLearn) as their online launch pad. One teacher who is maximizing the capabilities of Moodle is Stout 7th Grade Science teacher Pete Bloye. Mr. Bloye has…

Woodworth ELA Teachers are helping students practice for the M-Step using iLearn

Woodworth ELA Teachers are helping students practice for the M-Step using iLearn

Yesterday, I met with a team of ELA teachers from Woodworth Middle School who wanted to make M-Step practice easier and and more accessible to their students on iLearn (Moodle). These teachers, including Suria Ali-Ahmed, Dr. Mona Jalloul, and Salwa Mawari learned how to take published M-Step practice tests and convert them to a format…

Transforming Assessment with iLearn (Moodle)
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Transforming Assessment with iLearn (Moodle)

During the current school year, over 40 teachers have begun to use, or ramped-up their use of Moodle (what Dearborn calls iLearn) in their classroom.  One of these teachers is Nicole Laramee, science and social studies teacher at Woodworth Middle School. Ms. Laramee has used iLearn (Moodle) for many things at this point, most notably…

iLearn (Moodle) in 5th Grade: Part 2
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iLearn (Moodle) in 5th Grade: Part 2

Monica Hankins is a 5th grade teacher at Whitmore-Bolles.  She attended the Dearborn Moodle Moot this summer, and began tinkering with iLearn (Moodle).  Since then, she has created some pretty fantastic online learning experiences for her students, and her Moodle course is a model for elementary online classes across the district. When asked why she chooses…

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