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Akela Silkman

@akelasilkman

Learning Design & Instructional Technology Specialist. Google Certified Educator. Lover of all things Edtech, Innovation in Education, Equity and Tech+Society.

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"If these girls have access to the opportunity or the tools, their lives can be changed. But not only their lives, they can change their community...." #GirlsinSTEM thenational.ae/world/mena/the…

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Each suggestion on this list is pegged to this year’s Collaborative Summer Library Program reading theme, Imagine Your Story. Nice variety of ideas here. lnkd.in/eeVwnM8

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My colleagues Akela Silkman Eric De Boer and I have been working with a new tool called ZilLearn Inc.. Check out our recent courses on STREAM activities and stay tuned for more! zillearn.com/learning/chann…

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Honored to work along with the GFAC team to ensure continued access to social justice/change programming and advocacy through virtual platforms. It's not too late to join the convo "You Are The Answer, Not the Problem: Seven Steps to Social Change"!

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"Thought-provoking...Coded Bias Documentary serves as both a wake-up call and a call to action." Variety. The Sundance Film Festival documentary by @shalinikantayya opens 11/11 at metrographnyc. Pre-order tickets: metrograph.com/coded-bias/

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Students sang along with Algorithm Al the Alligator and put their new CS knowledge of algorithms to practice with some coding fun using Kodable Education #STEMlearningcontinues #sociallydistancedclassroom #MakeItHappen

Students sang along with Algorithm Al the Alligator and put their new CS knowledge of algorithms to practice with some coding fun using <a href="/kodable/">Kodable Education</a> #STEMlearningcontinues #sociallydistancedclassroom #MakeItHappen
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A global pandemic can't stop this! K students learn the fundamentals of coding w/Ozobot #STEMlearningcontinues #SociallyDistancedClassroom #MakeItHappen

A global pandemic can't stop this! K students learn the fundamentals of coding w/<a href="/Ozobot/">Ozobot</a> #STEMlearningcontinues #SociallyDistancedClassroom #MakeItHappen
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Junior Kindergarten students get pumped about robotics with Wonder Workshop Dash & Dot robots. #STEMlearningcontinues #SociallyDistancedClassroom #MakeItHappen

Junior Kindergarten students get pumped about robotics with <a href="/WonderWorkshop/">Wonder Workshop</a>  Dash &amp; Dot robots. #STEMlearningcontinues #SociallyDistancedClassroom #MakeItHappen
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😲 Blended Learning with Google for School Leaders! (FREE Webinar) ➡️ Explore ways to support learning in the "New Normal" shakeuplearning.com/blog/blended-l… #googleedu #edtech

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Inspired by a reading of Balloons Over Broadway, primary Ss enjoyed a tour of the #macysthanksgivingparade Virtual Studio then designed a parade balloon of their own through sketch prototyping in Seesaw and modeling with clay #designthinking #literacyandtech #K2CanToo

Inspired by a reading of Balloons Over Broadway, primary Ss enjoyed a tour of the #macysthanksgivingparade Virtual Studio then designed a parade balloon of their own through sketch prototyping in 
<a href="/Seesaw/">Seesaw</a> and modeling with clay #designthinking #literacyandtech #K2CanToo
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COVID + Kindness: 5th graders applied new research knowledge to identify ways to spread kindness during the pandemic then used @CoSpaces_Edu in collaborative groups to design an Merge experience inspiring others to remember #kindess as we navigate a global pandemic #PBLnow

COVID + Kindness: 5th graders applied new research knowledge to identify ways to spread kindness during the pandemic then used @CoSpaces_Edu in collaborative groups to design an <a href="/MergeVR/">Merge</a> experience inspiring others to remember #kindess as we navigate a global pandemic #PBLnow
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In a single year’s time, our nation’s children have endured: -Global Pandemic -Racial Unrest -Food Scarcity -School Closures -Isolation -Violent Political Insurrection Check in on them. Hug them. Tell them you love them. They are not okay. #ThursdayThoughts

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Infinitely proud of our school's committment to and success in hands-on, interactive, innovative learning in the face of a global pandemic and socially distanced classrooms.🙌🎉 m.youtube.com/watch?v=rhkm1R…

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Ss learned key elements of storytelling, created and mapped an OG story and brought it to life through a coded #digitalstorytelling project using ScratchJr! #CreativeComputing #K2CanToo

Ss learned key elements of storytelling, created and mapped an OG story and brought it to life through a coded #digitalstorytelling project using <a href="/ScratchJr/">ScratchJr</a>!  
#CreativeComputing #K2CanToo
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Shout out to the talented Brett Dillingham. A mentor to me in my early years of teaching in AK - together we pushed the bounds of his world renowned Perf. Lit. framework to implement place-based, culturally responsive teaching through #digstorytelling projects with primary Ss

Shout out to the talented Brett Dillingham. A mentor to me in my early years of teaching in AK - together we pushed the bounds of his world renowned Perf. Lit. framework to implement place-based, culturally responsive teaching through #digstorytelling projects with primary Ss
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"Wait, class is already over?" Can't stop, won't stop! 4th graders busily immersed and engaged in working collaboratively to create their own VR/AR design of a sustainable ecosystem. #CoSpacesEDU #MergeCube #STEMLearningContinues

"Wait, class is already over?" Can't stop, won't stop! 4th graders busily immersed and engaged in working collaboratively to create their own VR/AR design of a sustainable ecosystem. #CoSpacesEDU #MergeCube #STEMLearningContinues
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Tech+Library+Design: In honor of the announcement of this year's Caldecott Award winners, primary Ss learned about #Caldecott and #Newbery Book Awards then designed and shared about their own book award using Seesaw.

Tech+Library+Design: In honor of the announcement of this year's Caldecott Award winners, primary Ss learned about #Caldecott and #Newbery Book Awards then designed and shared about their own book award using <a href="/Seesaw/">Seesaw</a>.