September 2011
7 posts
Flawed Leadership
Isn’t it amazing how sometimes our efforts to become technologically competent and of teaching our students how to become more globally aware, connected and competent are blocked by the leaders of educational institutions themselves?
I have found that leaders who are themselves incompetent in using technology find any sort of way to block the technology implementation initiatives of those...
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Reblog if it's okay to befriend you, ask...
adventuresinlearning:
For sure!
I'm back in Abu Dhabi... the article didn't get...
I have decided that since the Abu Dhabi academic community has refused to publish any of my articles… I guess for “scholarly reasons” beyond my own comprehension… I will in the next few days, dare to publish my own theory here on tumblr. I hope it is of some sort of use… and if it is not , if it is absolute rubbish… I really do hope to hear some of you...
June 2011
7 posts
“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public...”
– Cyril Connolly (via writingadvice)
I could ot agree more!
“One of the most important jobs of a teacher during any break is to heal. Working...”
– Vicki Davis, Cool Cat Teacher (via coolcatteacher)
Very well put. Also, something people that are not in a care-giving professional role often do not understand.
(via positivelypersistentteach)
Create interactive whiteboard resources with... →
thingsforteachers:
Check out this blog post to see how you can create IWB resources using a browser-based application instead of software for your IWB. It’s currently in private beta mode, but this blog post describes how to join.
May 2011
17 posts
Positively Persistent Teach: In case you missed... →
positivelypersistentteach:
Here are some of my favorite posts and reblogs related to Language Arts:
Vocabulary Instruction Part 1: Introduction Vocabulary Instruction Part 2: Why is vocabulary instruction important? Vocabulary Instruction Part 3: 6 Themes Vocabulary Instruction Part…
HELP! Someone out there has a wicked diagram of...
I nee to find you! who ever you are!
“The truly educated become conscious. They become self-aware. They do not lie to...”
– Chris Hedges - Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System (via drinkthe-koolaid)
Grading is obsolete →
world-shaker:
What if you never graded another activity or project?
Have you ever wondered why teachers continue to place meaningless numbers, percentages and letters on class activities or projects? There are mountains of research indicating that this practice is ineffective when it comes to evaluating students and helping them learn. Yet teachers continue with the grades.
What if you were...
Grading is obsolete →
world-shaker:
What if you never graded another activity or project?
Have you ever wondered why teachers continue to place meaningless numbers, percentages and letters on class activities or projects? There are mountains of research indicating that this practice is ineffective when it comes to evaluating students and helping them learn. Yet teachers continue with the grades.
What if you were...
The Socratic Method →
sabikan:
A way of teaching, learning, persuading, and debating, but most importantly, a way of thinking.
School teaches by ability, not grade level →
“Every single student is getting an individualized education,” said Hodgkins Principal Sarah Gould, who helped usher in the reform at her school two years ago. “We are giving our kids exactly what they need when they need it.”
Children work at their own level in each subject and must demonstrate proficiency in various learning targets, achieving a score of 75% or higher before they’re allowed...
Texting and e-mail are diminishing children’s... →
world-shaker:
Bermuda now has a generation of children who are lacking in listening skills because they spend too much time e-mailing and texting.
This is the view of overseas expert Jenny Mosley who spent a week on the Island to spread the word about the importance of “old-fashioned listening skills”.
She believes it’s “a sign of the times” that the over-usage of technology has left children...
The Teacher's Desk: Instructional Ideas for... →
world-shaker:
theteachersdesk:
Each of these strategies plays a different role in designing learning environments. When considered/used, they increase the chances students are actively and meaningfully involved in complex forms of thinking and communicating during a lesson. The strategies place the learning in the hands and…
Love this huge list!
PLN diversification →
So, I realized that I needed to diversify my Twitter network. I had to add some friends who share information about my other interests — reading literacy, intrinsic motivation and progressive education.
Thus, began my PLN diversification project. I’ve spent some worthwhile time finding people on Twitter who don’t just write about EdTech and, in some cases, aren’t even teachers. I like what...
Moving Between IWB Platforms →
thingsforteachers:
Here’s a great tutorial on how to transfer your Smart Notebook files to Promethean ActivInspire or the other way around.
Justifiable Concepts | Art Blog of NVC: Education... →
thebigpr:
Hey gang,
I wanted to let you guys know about some of my favorite sites to go to get some DIY learning when it comes to art stuff. You all may have all ready heard of these before but, hey maybe you needed to be reminded or better yet maybe you didn’t hear of one of them. If you guys have any…
The Digital Art Spot: A few artsy resources. →
lniedergang:
Prezi Powerpoint on steroids
Scratch Design a game
Delicious Social bookmarking
Art Babble Share videos
Google Art Project Visit museum galleries
Jing Screen capture presentations
Fontstruct Build your own font
Artsteps Curate you own museum
…
My flaws are my success!
Today, like many other days in my classroom I was using TED talks as the basis for my speaking and listening lesson. The wi-fi in that particular classroom is terrible and I had given up on it twice before this month. But today, my frustration turned into proactive energy… and in front of my students I decided to call technical services and say: “ok, guys please come an fix the wi-fi...
Educational Leadership:Students with Special... →
adventuresinlearning:
Looking at the Whole Child
What’s needed is a new vision of educational interventions to reflect a deeper appreciation for the whole child based upon a wellness paradigm, rather than a deficit perspective rooted in a medical or disease-based model.
Most ADHD researchers and practitioners see children labeled with ADHD in terms of their deficits. Thousands of studies tell us...
April 2011
42 posts
A Class on Game Design Has Students Playing to Win →
world-shaker:
Lee Sheldon wanted to find a way to engage students in his class on multiplayer-game design at Indiana University at Bloomington. So, the assistant professor thought, why not use the course’s subject?
Mr. Sheldon’s class introduces students to design elements and production requirements for online games. He decided last semester to format the course itself as a multiplayer game.
...
Three easy ways to download YouTube videos →
world-shaker:
We’re always looking for short video clips that we can use as part of our instruction. But maybe YouTube is blocked at your school, maybe your access is limited or slow, maybe all the laptops are busy being use for state assessments.
And so you’re looking for a quick way to download a handy YouTube clip and store it on your hard drive for later use.
My favorite? KeepVid
It...
Weekly Core Subject Resources from The Pursuit of... →
thingsforteachers:
I’ve shared these before but can’t resist the urge to continue! Subject-based resources for everyone :)
“There is no greater technology in education at this point in time than the...”
– Anthony Scaffeo (via scaffeoa)
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
– Aristotle (via pedroam-boox)
World-Shaker: Dumb Kid Response to World Shaker →
world-shaker:
This is one of those posts where I’m either going to be happy I published it, or regret it terribly.
This was sent in privately via email, so I’m going to leave the name and address off. It was in response to this post about a 15-year-old boy who threatened to post nude photos of a girl online…
Font Size May Not Aid Learning, but Its Style Can,... →
world-shaker:
drewvigal:
New research finds that people retain significantly more material — whether science, history or language — when they study it in a font that is not only unfamiliar but also hard to read.
Comic Sans lives!
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
The Right Way to Show Movies in Class →
world-shaker:
revolutionizeed:
1. Showing movies in class should not be a Friday fun day activity. Okay, I don’t mind if you show them on Friday or even if students enjoy watching them. However, students should not view watching a film in class as any less rigorous than reading a book. If they do then you’re doing nothing to teach media literacy or enhance your curriculum. Brains should turn...
Museum Webquests, sites and apps for using iPads... →
thingsforteachers:
Richard Byne provides a comprehensive list for those of us who are lucky enough to be in a 1:1 environment. Even if you aren’t, you may be able to find a useful resource here.
