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Apple’s “Textbooks” Potential: Product Creation Tools for Students
Recently, I reflected on Apple’s education announcement about textbooks and my opinion of textbooks in general and how they are often used in schools. Although I’m a fan of teachers… Read more
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One Auburn Student & Maine’s New Education Strategic Plan
Big news in Maine on January 17th was the Commissioner of Education’s announcement of his new strategic plan. The plan promise’s to put “learners first” and promote customized, standards-based learning.… Read more
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Apple, Textbooks, and Carbon Fibre Buggy Whips…
The other day, Apple held a big education event in New York, focused on textbooks on the iPad. (Info here or watch the event here). Apple released several products and… Read more
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Secretary Duncan Comes Out In Support of Middle Level Education
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is the opening keynote for the Association of Middle Level Education’s NMSA Annual Conference. He split his time between prepared comments and a Q&A session… Read more
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Technology to Improve Learning: Strategies for Middle Level Leaders
What should middle level school leaders know about technology? What should middle level leaders do to provide the leadership necessary for effective learning with technology in their school? When you… Read more
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Tammy Ranger Receives Middle Level Teaching Award
For more than 10 years, I’ve been married to one of the best teachers I know, Tammy Ranger (of course, that is purely a professional opinion!). On October 21, I… Read more
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Advantage 2014: The iPads are rolling out!
We’ve started! The iPads have been rolling out! Half our kindergarten classrooms now have iPads for each of our kindergarten students, as part of Advantage 2014, our initiative to improve… Read more
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Having a Plan and Knowing Your Outcome Isn’t Enough
During a training I recently attended, we had a maze activity. Using a marker intriguingly suspended by several ropes, the team had to draw a path (while only holding the… Read more
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What’s The Right Question About Motivating Students
For a long time, I’ve been working with educators on motivating underachievers. But recently, I caught a piece of a presentation and the presenter said that “How do I motivate… Read more
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We Have Our Second Graduate!
Recently, my wife and I got to attend a special graduation. Corey is my second student from the virtual project-based program to earn his high school diploma! The virtual project-based… Read more
The Multiple Pathways Blog has moved to mikemuir.us!
I’ve been writing for years, via the MultiplePathways blog and the More Verbs blog, about motivating disengaged students, middle level education, learning through technology, and leadership for school change. All those writings have been brought together at mikemuir.us.
Top Motivation & Learning Posts
- Kindling Fires of Curiosity
- Focus on 6 High-Impact Motivation Strategies
- What Makes for a Good Learning Experience?
- The Good and Bad of Extrinsic Motivation
- Tone of Voice Matters (In Surprising Ways)
- Engaging Tasks
Top Leadership for Change Posts
Top Learning with Technology Posts
- Maine Learning Technology Framework
- Are We Talking Technology or are we Talking Learning?
- Not All At Once – Phases of Implementing Technology For Learning
Category List
- Advantage2014 – Auburn iPads
- Avoiding "Lock It/Block It"
- Branding and Buzz
- Burning Platform
- Classroom Management for Tech
- Curriculum Content & Organization
- Customized Learning
- Definition of Success and Measure
- Distributed PD Project
- Doing 1to1 Right
- Early Childhood Education
- Engaging Tasks
- Focus on the Learning
- Food For Thought
- Formative Feedback
- Funding
- Great Teachers
- Higher Order Thinking
- Ineffective Motivation
- Instruction for Foundational Knowledge
- Inviting Schools
- It Just Works: Devices
- It Just Works: Managed Software
- It Just Works: WiFi
- Lead4Change
- Leadership
- Learning as Desired Outcome
- Learning By Doing
- Learning Progress Management
- Learning-Centered Access
- Leveraging Learning Institute
- Living More Verbs
- Managing Ed Tech
- Managing School Change
- Micro-credentials
- Middle Level Education
- Misc.
- MLTI
- Motivation
- Multiple Pathways
- Policies & Procedures
- Professional Development
- Professional Learning
- Project-Based Learning
- Projects4ME
- Real World Connections
- School Structures
- Setting Expectations
- Shared Leadership
- Shared Vision
- Shared Vision for Learning
- Student Learning
- Student Motivation & Engagement
- Teacher Practice
- Technology as Tool For Learning
- Technology for Applying Knowledge
- Technology for Assessment
- Technology for Foundational Knowledge
- Technology for Home/School Connection
- Technology for Learning
- Technology Policies and Leadership
- Technology Resource Management
- Technology to Personalize Learning
- Uncategorized
- Voice & Choice
Mike Muir 