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Phil Taylor

Reports of the death of the whiteboard are much exaggerated.. « Education, Te... - 3 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 06 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • 1: Having an IWB in your classroom is about having a platform for content. Teachers need software to assemble content for lessons and increasingly this content is multimedia in nature with the need to integrate text, images, video, audio and flash type content.
  • address the root cause of why a teacher allows a particular instructional practice to dominate and then find a way for the  technology to serve pedagogical practice rather than driving it.
  • This is not normally the individual teacher’s fault, it was a systemic failure to address training and professional development when the boards were first going into UK classrooms
Phil Taylor

AllThingsAssessment - Research, education tools and blog for assessment - 5 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 10 Aug 11 - Cached
  • Assessments are most useful when they focus on informing instruction, not grades.
Phil Taylor

Think You're An Auditory Or Visual Learner? Scientists Say It's Unlikely : Shots - Heal... - 5 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 30 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • But should teachers target instruction based on perceptions of students' strengths? Several psychologists say education could use some "evidence-based" teaching techniques, not unlike the way doctors try to use "evidence-based medicine."
  • "Mixing things up is something we know is scientifically supported as something that boosts attention," he says, adding that studies show that when students pay closer attention, they learn better.
Dennis OConnor

Common Sense Media for Educators Resources and Curriculum for Teachers - 0 views

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shared by Dennis OConnor on 27 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Common Sense Education Programs Today’s kids connect, create, and collaborate through media. But who helps them reflect on the implications of their actions? Who empowers them to make responsible, respectful, and safe choices about how they use the powerful digital tools at their command? Our Common Sense Parent Media Education Program and our Digital Citizenship Curriculum give educators, administrators, and parents the tools and curricula they need to guide a generation in becoming responsible digital citizens.
  • Turn wired students into great digital citizens Get all the tools you need with our FREE Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum and Parent Media Education Program. The relevant, ready-to-use instruction helps you guide students to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions in the digital world where they live, study and play. Every day, your students are tested with each post, search, chat, text message, file download, and profile update.
John Evans

Literacy with ICT | School Leaders - 0 views

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shared by John Evans on 30 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Role of School Leaders in Supporting Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum
  • School Factors
  • Resources and timely access to ICT:
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  • Reporting to parents:
  • Ethics, responsibility, and safety:
  • Collegiality and professionalism:
  • Instructional strategies:
  • Effective use of ICT:
  • Policies Relating to Implementing Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum
  • Classroom management
  • Professional use of ICT:
  • Student Factors
  • Home environment:
  • Exposure and prior knowledge:
  • Teacher Factors
  • Guiding Concepts for Implementing Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum
  • Common planning time:
  • Budget
  • Technical support
  • Reporting procedures:
  • Access to ICT in the classroom:
  • Effective school leadership is the single most important influence on student learning
  • This does not mean school leaders act alone. It means that school leaders collaborate with teachers, parents, and support staff to develop the school culture, resources, and focus that support student learning.
  • Once school leaders begin to establish Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum as a focus for initiating change, they can construct a plan to realize this vision. According to a comprehensive study that reviewed theory, research, and practice related to educational leadership, there are three critical factors related to increased student learning. These factors are the ability to maintain a positive school culture with order, discipline, support for teachers, and resources knowledge of curriculum, teaching practices, and student assessment as they relate to an increase in student learning understanding of how to increase student engagement in their learning (Waters et al.)
  • Professional learning
  • Effective leaders understand how to balance growth through change while, at the same time practising aspects of culture, values, and norms worth preserving
  • Procedures for Implementing Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum
  • Procedures for Implementing Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum
  • Procedures for Implementing Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum
Phil Taylor

Why Technology? by Ben Grey - 0 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 03 Jun 09 - No Cached
  • It's a great question and one that I've had to answer as an assistant superintendent for instruction.
  • I used to believe that "Content is King" and prided myself in trying to get as much material covered as possible. Now I realize that content is ubiquitous, what we do with it is much more important.
John Evans

technologyactivelearning / FrontPage - 0 views

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shared by John Evans on 27 May 09 - Cached
  • Active Learning is an approach to learner-centered education that utilizes instructional techniques that involve students in reading, writing, discussing, reflecting and creating in order to help them learn.
John Evans

Copy / Paste by Peter Pappas: A Guide to Designing Effective Professional Development: ... - 0 views

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shared by John Evans on 17 Jul 09 - Cached
  • All considerations for professional development (PD) should flow from the premise that staff development should model what you want to see in the classroom. We strive to offer our students engaging, relevant, and rigorous instruction that supports students who will, over time, take responsibility for their learning. PD should apply those same goals to training teachers, staff and administration.
John Evans

Algebra Balance Scales - NLVM - 0 views

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shared by John Evans on 03 Aug 09 - Cached
  • John Evans on 03 Aug 09
     
    This virtual manipulative allows you to solve simple linear equations through the use of a balance beam.
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