An alternative-certification program that recruits math teachers believes educators could learn a thing or two about classroom management from stand-up comics.
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Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook: Comedy for Teachers - 0 views
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To help its teachers develop that knack, Math for America is offering its New York City fellows after-school improv comedy classes taught by Rachel Hamilton, an alum of Second City, the Chicago-based troupe that launched the careers of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Amy Poehler, among others.
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"The drive behind all of our PD, whether it's the driest high-level math presentation or improv comedy, is to emphasize how this is going to be applied in the classroom so that your students are successful in the classroom and in the workforce,' Umphrey said.
Friending your students - a researcher's perspective « Lucacept - interceptin... - 0 views
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Translation: teachers should NEVER ask a student to be their Friend on Facebook/MySpace but should accept Friend requests and proceed to interact in the same way as would be appropriate if the student approached the teacher after school
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What do you think is the best advice for other teachers when it comes to interacting with students on social network sites? When should teachers interact with students outside of the classroom? What are appropriate protocols for doing so? How can teachers best protect themselves legally when interacting with students? How would you feel if you were told never to interact with a student outside of the classroom?
Report Finds Online Threats to Children Overblown - NYTimes.com - 3 views
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The Internet may not be such a dangerous place for children after all. A task force created by 49 state attorneys general to look into the problem of sexual solicitation of children online has concluded that there really is not a significant problem.
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But the report concluded that the problem of bullying among children, both online and offline, poses a far more serious challenge than the sexual solicitation of minors by adults.
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“This shows that social networks are not these horribly bad neighborhoods on the Internet,” said John Cardillo, chief executive of Sentinel Tech Holding, which maintains a sex offender database and was part of the task force. “Social networks are very much like real-world communities that are comprised mostly of good people who are there for the right reasons.”
An ancient profession adjusts to the 21st-century global classroom - The Globe and Mail - 0 views
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there’s a new emphasis on teaching critical thinking, problem solving and creativity.
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“We give our teachers a lot of freedom in their work, much like academic professors,”
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“This autonomy contributes to the popularity of the profession.… After that it’s easy for us when we have the right people.”
[PT] Pseudoteaching: MIT Physics | Action-Reaction - 0 views
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MIT do after Lewin’s show-stopping lectures failed to change declining attendance and large failure rates? They created interactive learning spaces like TEAL, which stands for Technology Enhanced Active Learning.
Turning the Classroom Upside Down - WSJ.com - 1 views
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The teacher delivers lectures on a new concept, students do some homework problems, and after a few weeks they take an exam. Some do well, some do poorly, and then it's on to the next topic.
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given students and teachers the power to "flip" the traditional classroom
How to Cite Tweets in an Academic Paper | EdTech Magazine - 7 views
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"Professors may scoff at the idea, but students are increasingly citing tweets in academic papers. Although they don't exactly count as peer-reviewed, tweets do provide interesting insight into pop culture, breaking news and a number of social issues. After all, the Library of Congress is indexing tweets for historical reference. As a result, it's important that style guides address the issue, and that students understand how to properly cite their sources."
After 20 years, a teacher reinvents her classroom using technology | The Hechinger Report - 0 views
7 Tips to Effectively Use Google Scholar ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 3 views
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"This is the third post in a series of posts I am sharing with you to help you better make the most out of Google Scholar. After we have learned how to effectively search Google Scholar and how to sift through its search results, today's resource features 7 important tips on how to easily find and access academic and scholarly articles. It is a sort of anatomy of how Google Scholar works and how to use each of its salient features. I find this document really helpful and can be used with students in class to help them discover the potential of this academic search engine."
Study: Music Education Could Help Close The Achievement Gap Between Poor And Affluent S... - 1 views
Learning SEO Techniques through Online Courses - 1 views
Because of the recent economic downturn, I was planning of setting up a business that is unique from the common business ventures people go into. One time, I was searching through the Internet and ...
BSNL landlines will soon have Video chat facility | eGov Magazine - 0 views
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Soon,old BSNL land phone connection will provide video calls, chats/conferencing facility, a feature which will be facilitated after C-DoT upgrades BSNL's existing telecom infrastructure to the Next Generation Network (NGN) - a process which has started & expected to complete within a year and a half.
The Handbook of Cheating Changed The Way I Want My Marriage to Work - 2 views
My hubby and I were married for 2 years but we have been with each other for seven years before we got married. So, it was devastating when I discovered he is cheating on me with his co-worker. I r...
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...
Developing Self Confidence In Children - 1 views
My husband and I were really worried with the indifference that our second child has been showing. We noticed that she did not like to mingle with other kids in the class. Her teacher even told us ...
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