My point is that students are not asked to focus on their passion and strive to strengthen that as best as they could like often cited professionals like Ma and Lincecum. They are not provided with considerable time to hone their craft like professionals or those striving to be professionals. We, instead, seem to be pushing for improving everything which perhaps leads to average in a lot of things.
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Becoming Excellent - 9 views
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Imagine what school would be like if we asked students to focus the bulk of their energies on one area, their passion and strength. I firmly believe that if we helped bring their passions to light, provided them support, and allotted ample time to focus their efforts on that craft, they would show levels of commitment, engagement, and efforts that rival professionals.
Parent Advice - Have Kids Traded Life Skills for an Online Life? - Common Sense Media - 0 views
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Balance media skills with life skillsIt's all about balance. But like an acrobat on a tightrope, balance takes effort. Here are some strategies for my high wire act:
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Tying shoelaces and riding a bike are not 2 to 5 yr old skills. Too bad the study didn't look at relevant skills for that age set, or they could've done yet another story on computer use in early years of school, but this mismatched data doesn't say much. I do think that downtime is important. Ironically enough, I schedule it in for my kid daily.
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Your points are excellent (as always) but I think we as parents should take some lessons from the digital world as well. You allude to this in your last point above - games are excellent for teaching all sorts of things,
Facebook's New Privacy And Sharing Defenses Are Quite Nice - 6 views
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So, what did Facebook announce this morning? Several things that will greatly appeal to its user base:
the creative internet (106 things) - 12 views
SpeEdChange: Schools that matter - 2 views
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People who've heard me talk about middle schools have probably heard me say something like, "this age group has a million legitimate things to worry about every day, and none of them are in our curriculum."
Think You're An Auditory Or Visual Learner? Scientists Say It's Unlikely : Shots - Health Blog : NPR - 5 views
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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."
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"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.
ISTE Standards (Things to Learn With) - 0 views
It's not an assignment, it's a creative brief - Teach42 - 0 views
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hey were describing how technology can be seemless in the classroom, not something you teach, but something that just… is. And one thing that they mentioned (I think it was Ben), was that he doesn’t feel like he gives assignments anymore, he gives creative briefs.
The More Things Change... - 1 views
W M Net - A Teachers Guide Video Conferencing - 0 views
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Video Conferencing is one tool that can be used to extend and enhance the impact on Curriculum Content and delivery The Professional Development of school staff The quality of leadership within schools
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Video Conferencing enables learners to do things that are hard or impossible to do by other means. Collaborate easily and regularly Be in more than one place at once Link directly to places and resources
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The following materials have been compiled to illustrate practical examples of six powerful considerations for Video Conferencing
Nik's Daily English Activities: Sitemap - 0 views
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100 + online activities to develop digital literacy and ESL EFL. Things that students can do each day to develop their own skills and language.
Langwitches » Take the Technology out of the Equation - 0 views
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Maybe we need to find common ground among the teachers and administrators at our schools. Take the word “technology” out of the discussion. That word seems to mean too many different things to too many different people (even scare). Maybe we need to be talking about something no one can deny as a priority in our schools: STUDENT LEARNING. Maybe we if we talk on that common ground, there will be less resistance, more collaboration and communication on how to achieve that.
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The conductor of an orchestra does not make a sound…he depends for his power on his ability of making other people powerful.
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Darren Kuropatwa and participants from an international PLP cohort collaboratively worked on a presentation titled : Teaching Well.
Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook: Comedy for Teachers - 0 views
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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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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.
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