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 Lisa Durff

Blended Learning's Impact on Teacher Development | Innosight Institute - 0 views

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    A couple of quick takeaways for me (Michael Wacker) are that it's nice to see professional development called out as something we need, but we really have to get away form the paradigm of thinking it's something we do "to" teachers or is done "to" us.  The other takeaway I have after reading this is around a question I've asked before. If we're truly "blending" our teaching and environment, what does the space look like? How can we professionally develop as teachers to be better prepared to adapt and modify our existing learning spaces to better meet the needs of a flexible, student centric, tech infused learning environment? If shifting the ENTIRE teaching model paradigm upside down is NOT an option, what is? Is this something that needs to be built, modeled, and then iterated? I culled some nuggets from the reading.
 Lisa Durff

Middle School Portal - the network for middle school math and science teachers - 0 views

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    A community for middle school educators, especially math & science teachers.
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    A community for middle school teachers, especially math and science teachers.
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Global Collaboration - 0 views

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    "The 3 Rs of Global Collaboration:: Receive, Read, Respond" #ISTE2014 #istewiki #dmhspeeps - Ms. Stearns (@Miss_Stearns) June 29, 2014 How do u resize videos? #istewiki - Daphne Crenshaw (@DaphneCrenshaw) June 29, 2014 #iste2014 #istewiki I had no idea there was such a thing as wikispaces classroom now. Allows teachers to monitor what students are doing. - David Karnoscak (@dkarnoscak) June 29, 2014 Is there a maximum number of students a teacher can have join a wiki? I teach K-5 and have 32 classes #istewiki - Cindy Herren (@cindyherren) June 29, 2014
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    "The 3 Rs of Global Collaboration:: Receive, Read, Respond" #ISTE2014 #istewiki #dmhspeeps - Ms. Stearns (@Miss_Stearns) June 29, 2014 How do u resize videos? #istewiki - Daphne Crenshaw (@DaphneCrenshaw) June 29, 2014 #iste2014 #istewiki I had no idea there was such a thing as wikispaces classroom now. Allows teachers to monitor what students are doing. - David Karnoscak (@dkarnoscak) June 29, 2014 Is there a maximum number of students a teacher can have join a wiki? I teach K-5 and have 32 classes #istewiki - Cindy Herren (@cindyherren) June 29, 2014
 Lisa Durff

14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools | Ingvi Hrannar - 0 views

  • 14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools
  • 1. Computer Rooms
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      True but classroom teachers should not be deprived of this special when they have a free period for planning, PD, contacting parents. COWS with a specials tchr to reinforce classroom instruction + classroom integration might work better.
  • 2. Isolated classrooms
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      Parents are not welcome in child's school much less classroom for 'security' reasons. This must be dealt with 1st.
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  • 5. Tech director with an administrator access
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      My biggest beef - IT ppl with no educational degrees making decisions on which software teachers will use.
  • 4. Banning phones and tablets
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      These are routinely banned by administrations - they have not seen the every student response without district paying one red cent - that might change minds.
  • 3. Schools that don’t have WiFi
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      PUBLIC WiFi - not just teacher connections but ALL devices should be able to go online.
  • 7. Schools that don’t have Facebook or Twitter
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      Love communicating with grandson's superintendent on Twitter - I know before the 'official' notification sources when school's are closed. Wish principal and teacher had Twitter too OR let me into the school's Edmodo.
  • 8. Unhealthy cafeteria food
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      Many schools are doing much better - at least in MD.
  • 13. One-Professional development-workshop-fits-all
  • 9. Starting school at 8 o’clock for teenagers
  • Research has shown over and over again that teenagers do better and feel better in schools that start later.
  • 10. Buying poster-, website- and pamphlet design for the school
  • 11. Traditional libraries
  • Libraries that only contain books and chess tables are obsolete.
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      I have a beef with this blanket statement. Libraries with books ARE invaluable for primary students. Once they are hooked on reading, then introduce digital reading. Libraries could have free hot beverages though....
  • 12. All students get the same
  • 6. Teachers that don’t share what they do
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      Collaborative PD and PLN's are the wave of the future.
  • 14. Standardized tests to measure the quality of education
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4 Things Transformational Teachers Do | Edutopia - 0 views

  • 1. Transformational Teachers Create Constructivist Experiences
  • Transmission
  • Transformational
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  • What Does Transformational Teaching Look Like?
  • Have students ask questions and solve real-world problems. Questions should require students to: Analyze Synthesize Create Empathize Interpret Reference background knowledge Defend alternative perspectives Determine what they know and don't know. Organize students into learning groups. Make learning segments manageable through modeling and mastery. Guide, facilitate, challenge, and support.
  • 2. Transformational Instructors Teach Like Scientists, Artists, and Essayists
  • 3. Transformational Teachers Model Symphonic Thinking
  • 4. Transformational Teachers Facilitate Productive Struggle
 Lisa Durff

Durff's Blog: New High School Teachers with less than 5 years experience - 0 views

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    " dissertation study about how beginning teachers overcome the barriers to technology integration "
 Lisa Durff

10 Skills Modern Teachers Need | Edudemic - 0 views

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    "A Teacher's Toolbox Learn more about 10 of the most important skills that teachers need in the classroom today. Each of these can help educators of any grade level teach better."
 Lisa Durff

100 Mobile Tools for Teachers | Cellphones.org - 0 views

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    RT @rkiker: http://bit.ly/eqSgYV 100 Mobile Tools for Teachers #petec2011 #edtech #mobile #learning
 Lisa Durff

6 Traits of Life-Changing Teachers | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Life-Changing Teachers Help Their Students Feel Safe"
 Lisa Durff

Drawp for School - Create. Learn. Collaborate. on the App Store - 0 views

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    "Drawp for School is the award-winning K-12 workflow management platform with built-in design tools, swipe-to-share collaboration, standards-aligned content and unlimited cloud storage. Students use Drawp creativity tools to add drawings, voice recordings, text and photos to assignments. Teachers use Drawp to create, distribute, collect and give written or verbal feedback on assignments. A new Drawp Resource Marketplace website provides teachers with an easy-to-access repository of educational resources to download and share."
 Lisa Durff

Inspiring young minds to innovate | eSchool News - 0 views

  • Schools play a critical role in developing these abilities in students,
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      I could disagree more with this statement! Schools have nothing to do with it - people do - some of us are called teachers, some are called relatives; some we meet F2F, some we only meet in virtual spaces.
  • Peter Drucker
  • seven sources of systemic innovation for developing solutions to major problems,
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      So where is the requirement that these analytical thinking skills be learned in a place called school? 
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  • Innovation occurs when people collaborate and stretch beyond the information-gathering phase of problem-solving
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      Well said! Let's collaborate and innovate today!
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    I could disagree more with this statement! Schools have nothing to do with it - people do - some of us are called teachers, some are called relatives; some we meet F2F, some we only meet in virtual spaces.
 Lisa Durff

Dr. Joshua Boyd on Twitter: "Awesome read from @ASCD Every middle level teacher should ... - 0 views

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    Glad you found it useful! MT @tcartyqcsd: Every middle level teacher should read "Hanging In" by Jeffrey Benson pic.twitter.com/6OVigSztDv #qcsd - ASCD (@ASCD) April 25, 2014 http://twitter.com/ASCD/status/459728698636533760
 Lisa Durff

Blended Learning in the Mix: The Proactive Teacher | Edutopia - 0 views

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Great teachers can jump SmartBlogs - 0 views

  • Great teachers expect to make a significant difference in the lives of their students and reach high to be successful with each and every student in their care. They hold high expectations for every child — personalized expectations — not the one-size fits all expectations that lend themselves to standardized testing to produce accountability data.
    •  Lisa Durff
       
      Have to laugh here, because we also remember those personalized expectations - was just reminding a former student of my expectation for him - and he is in his 30s !
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