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Patrick Higgins

Presentations and Speaking Engagements « The Professional Portfolio of Patric... - 0 views

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  • The New World of Summer Reading: A look at how we can leverage social media and technology to put more “books” in the hands of students.
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      Patrick Higgins on 01 Mar 12
       
      Look at this stuff.  Woot.
Patrick Higgins

Your Guide to Good Journalism - NewsTrust.net - 1 views

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  • Patrick Higgins on 15 Sep 11
     
    just found this one today (Thursday). Site asks its readers to judge whether statements made by pundits are true or false based on readings that accompany statements. Really cool.
Erica Hartman

Official Google Blog: Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning - 0 views

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googley connections google njbtea

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  • ... communication skills. Marshalling and understanding the available evidence isn't useful unless you can effectively communicate your conclusions.
  • .. analytical reasoning. Google is a data-driven, analytic company. When an issue arises or a decision needs to be made, we start with data. That means we can talk about what we know, instead of what we think we know.
  • . a willingness to experiment. Non-routine problems call for non-routine solutions and there is no formula for success. A well-designed experiment calls for a range of treatments, explicit control groups, and careful post-treatment analysis. Sometimes an experiment kills off a pet theory, so you need a willingness to accept the evidence even if you don't like it.
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  • ... team players. Virtually every project at Google is run by a small team. People need to work well together and perform up to the team's expectations.
  • ... passion and leadership. This could be professional or in other life experiences: learning languages or saving forests, for example. The main thing, to paraphrase Mr. Drucker, is to be motivated by a sense of importance about what you do.
  • Patrick Higgins on 25 Jul 08
     
    Great article from the Google Blog about who they want and how to promote thinking skills in the classroom.
  • Patrick Higgins on 25 Jul 08
     
    Read this. It's worth it.
Patrick Higgins

Enter The Group: Making Group Projects Easier | Home Page - 0 views

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collaboration projects group tools web2.0

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  • Patrick Higgins on 07 May 11
     
    An interesting new way to help your students complete group projects.  
Patrick Higgins

Let me google that for you - 0 views

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google search fun humor

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  • Patrick Higgins on 23 Mar 11
     
    Funny.
Patrick Higgins

Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com - 3 views

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  • Patrick Higgins on 17 Nov 10
     
    This is a great budget exercise.
Patrick Higgins

Learned Helplessness | Practical Interactivity - 1 views

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  • Patrick Higgins on 28 Oct 10
     
    Hope everyone is doing well. I am still sharing things through here if you are interested. This article is fantastic in terms of how we should be learning.
Patrick Higgins

ALPS: The Thinking Classroom: Ways of Thinking - 1 views

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thinking metacognition alps

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  • Patrick Higgins on 25 Oct 10
     
    this reminds me of connections.
Erica Hartman

Create your PLN - hartmanresources - 3 views

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resources web 2.0 st catharine pln

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  • Erica Hartman on 07 Oct 10
     
    my site created for St Catharine's
Patrick Higgins

10 ways to assess learning without tests… « What Ed Said - 1 views

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assessment learning education

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  • Patrick Higgins on 04 Oct 10
     
    A great toolkit if you are looking for alternative/performance-based assessment.  
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