1:1 Pilot

This post describes an Elluminate interactive session taking place on Oct 4th at 5pm. A panel of internationally recognized, innovative educators will be discussing ways to push the education reform movement forward. Presenters include Will Richardson, Chris Lehmann, Alfie Kohn, Sir Ken Robinson, and Gary Stager. 

There a couple in here that sound interesting and that I hadn't heard of. Worth checking out.

Sir Ken Robinson's animated take on changing education paradigms.

Welcome to the… Student Blogging Challenge starts this month. Providing you with an opportunity for your students to interact with classrooms all over the globe.

Use site to begin research on Habits of Mind, but be careful of sources.

Comparison of diigo and delicious

Project-based learning can pose challenges for teachers as well as students, especially when both are new to this approach. As Bianca discovered, some project management skills may need to be taught explicitly. Formative assessment has to happen early and often, and a teacher needs to be ready with support for students who are struggling. Handing over responsibility to the learner happens gradually, not all at once. Good projects -- like real-life challenges -- also teach us about persistence. Figuring out what to do if you encounter challenges is part of the learning experience.

A website that includes free documentary films.

It's been about 10 years since Maine implemented its initiative, and while at least 33 states had experimented with one-to-one computing projects by 2007, none have reached the scope of Maine's project. As jobs and life increasingly involve computers, it's clear that in order to remain relevant to students, schools will need to adopt more technology. Here are six lessons about doing so successfully, taken from Maine's initiative.

A recent example of the dangers of pulling Google images for web projects.

This article comes from a business newsletter, but I think it definitely informs what we're trying to do with 21st Century Skills.

Helen Barrett has a lot of online materials about e portfolios.

use for CWS classes

Shelly Terrell's wiki for #TSETC

Adam Bellow's site for TSETC

Mary Beth Hertz's site for #tsetc session

The 58 page guide embedded below is intended as quick-start guide for teachers who want to try something new in the 2010-2011 school year. The guide is a available as a free download.

A post about Google Moderator as an alternative to tools like Poll Everywhere. The post includes ideas for potential use in the classroom. 

Some great podcasts for multiple disciplines---check it out!

this has lots of goodies for all of us in all disciplines--take a look!