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Van Piercy

The Writing Revolution - Peg Tyre - The Atlantic - 0 views

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  • “Who could have known that, unless someone taught them?”
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      Or unless you read more.
  • Some writing experts caution that championing expository and analytic writing at the expense of creative expression is shortsighted.
  • formulaic instruction
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  • foster creativity
  • to find their voice
  • The school’s success suggests that perhaps certain instructional fundamentals—fundamentals that schools have devalued or forgotten—need to be rediscovered, updated, and reintroduced. And if that can be done correctly, traditional instruction delivered by the teachers already in classrooms may turn out to be the most powerful lever we have for improving school performance after all.
  • Research has shown that thinking, speaking, and reading comprehension are interconnected and reinforced through good writing instruction
  • writing
  • that I could say and write the things I know
Dana Huff

10 Ways to Celebrate Banned Books Week With The New York Times - NYTimes.com - 6 views

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    Held annually during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of intellectual freedom and draws attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United States, including books commonly taught in secondary schools. Here are ideas for celebrating Banned Books Week -- with your students, your children and anyone who believes in having "the freedom to read."
Andrew Spinali

Why Students Should Run Professional Development For Teachers - 0 views

  • In my technology class, students are creating video tutorials that explain how their teachers can use various technologies and platforms (currently we’re making tutorials for Google Apps). The videos are simple for students to make, and we use Snagit to create a video recording of the computer screen, so teachers can see exactly how to use a product with audio narration from the student.  Screencasts also allow for anytime, anyplace, any pace learning on any device, which is ideal for a teacher’s busy lifestyle?” These student-created videos are important for two key reasons:
  • Students also love having input on their education. Asking them to help train teachers on technology and platforms they like and use empowers them, and captures their interest, so that when class begins, students are already prepared and engaged. That’s why my class – and hopefully many schools around the country – is making use of the technology and experts that we already have on site to enhance the learning experiences for students and teachers.
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    Great article about how kids can help teachers when it comes to PD
Child Therapy

Friendly And Highly Skilled Therapist - 1 views

My eldest daughter who is now eight years old used to be very confident and lively both at home and in school. But lately, I noticed that she was just quiet though her playmates made unnecessary no...

started by Child Therapy on 29 Oct 12 no follow-up yet
Lindsay Carriera

Best content in English Teachers | Diigo - Groups - 0 views

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    I once sat in on several classes taught by Keith Grove at Dover-Sherborn High School near Boston and noticed that such meetings were critical to his teaching; he had come to realize that the feeling of community (and active participation) they produced made whatever time remained for the explicit curriculum far more productive than devoting the whole period to talking at rows of silent kids.
Rick Beach

Testing mandates flunk cost-benefit analysis - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 7 views

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    Smagorinsky nails the real origins of NCLB testing as a $20 billion cost to states that profit the testing/textbook companies.
Rob Belprez

RSA Animate - The Empathic Civilisation - YouTube - 0 views

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    How empathy evolves and serves a greater purpose in society
John Shaw

6 Things Big Japanese English Schools Look for in an English Teacher. - 0 views

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    For beginning teachers who want to go over seas. This site help teacher to go to Japan or anywhere be prepared.
lea magne

Evaluer - Assessment - ESL Resources - 0 views

  • "Éducation.... Évaluation Ce portail présente les différentes facettes de l'évaluation des compétences des élèves et des jeunes menée en France." - Évaluations diagnostiques - Évaluations bilans - Évaluations internationales
  • Une attestation de compétences pour les élèves - Règlement d'usage de la marque B2i - Référentiels 2006 - Ressources pour la mise en oeuvre - B2i : les sites académiques - Outils de gestion et de suivi du B2i
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    essentiel à la construction de séquence
Angie Moehlmann

Online Conference Library 2.0 - 1 views

  • Smart Objects on the Cheap: DIY Interactive Digital Exhibits
  • Professor The Evolution of Book Reviewing Practice: New Directions in the 21st Century
  • ntroduction to Digital Game-Based Learning in Libraries
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  • Get started circulating eReaders!
  • Professor Project-Based Learning in Higher Education: Developing Information Literacy Skills and Global Competency in Research and Technology Course
  • Digivolution: Meeting eReading & App-etite Needs in Uncharted Territory
  • Toddlers, Touch Technology, and Family Learning at the Library
  • Blogging - a possible solution for readin
  • The Unmined Potential of Ebooks: Create Passionate Patrons & Promote your Library
  • High School Book Clubs in a Digital Age
  • Book Club 2.0: How to Start and Run a 21st Century Book Club
  • Ebooks: Do They Use Them? Do They Care
  • Incorporating Digital Storytelling Into Your Instruction: A Toolkit
  • Live the Literature: Digital Storytelling with Bookcasts
  • Today's Libraries and the Self-Checkout Technology
  • QR Codes in the Classroom
  • Making and Sharing Book Trailers
Rob Belprez

1984 Complete eText - 0 views

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    The complete text of 1984 by George Orwell accessed to read and/or download from the web
Alison Hall

Grammar Ninja - 1 views

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    Grammar Ninja is an educational web game where you as the Grammar Ninja must find parts of speech by throwing ninja stars at words. Correct answers allow you to continue, while wrong answers literally explode. Also available for Wii.
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    I used this game for a grad school assignment in which I had to review a technology tool. It was really fun!
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