Authentic Learning

corporatizing of education, the education/industrial complex

This guy is obviously in the guise of a human being.

David Warlick recommended this resource on his blog.

For whatever else it's worth to anyone bothering with the comments here, in spite of my failings as a blogger and an online community member, this site has been - from first post to last - a concerted effort at reconstructing the narrative of a Teacher and, particularly, that of a New Teacher. There are loftier goals for a blog, certainly, but this has been mine.

We should evaluate actions, rather than 'knowledge' (where 'knowledge' here means 'remembered instances of data'). We should evaluate actions is that we are able to get at more finely-grained sub-symbolic mental development, and not simply a small set of memorized facts.

Worth considering when thinking about assessment of authentic learning. We should evaluate actions, rather than 'knowledge' (where 'knowledge' here means 'remembered instances of data').

Rethinking the WebQuest Taskonomy: A New Taxonomy of Authentic Constructivist Tasks A conversation on Tapped In, April 23, 2008 with presentation by Bernie Dodge. This is the chat log and images from the TappedIn session

Some new resources and preliminary ideas from Bernie Dodge about a taxonomy of authentic constructivist tasks. From Bernie: "Last night on Tapped In I rolled out some preliminary thoughts about a new taxonomy of constructivist tasks. When it's finished, it will be baked into a set of pages and guides to help novice teachers break out of the read-this-and-make-a-powerpoint-about-it mode of WebQuest design. Comments are very welcome.

Could it be that part of the problem be that the teachers who attempt to teach with "real world" concrete examples have never had any real world concrete experience. 12 years of school followed by 4-5 years of undergrad, now you are a teacher, teach about the real world. hmmm

fantastic experiment not sure if the title of the article is justified in the text. Biggest complaint seems to be loss of control and authority. hmmm "Students having their classroom ideas judged not simply by their peers but by a far wider audience" and that is a bad thing because...?

KIS sophomore Soojin Lee inspires a TTT podcast episode. Well-done, TTT and Soojin!

Good list of conservative blogs to share with students for "balanced" reading with liberal blogs.

A blog post about a new study published by the American Psychological Association (APA) raises tough questions about the conventional wisdom regarding online predators. The study takes aim at the mainstream media's coverage of online predation, labeling its portrayal of the phenomenon as "largely inaccurate."

Netty's World is designed for young children (2-7 years of age) starting out on the Internet. It provides an interactive and safe learning environment for children and emphasises important messages about Internet safety. Provided by, NetAlert - Australia's Internet safety advisory body.

Ideas and links for internet safety.

Links and ideas for internet safety.

collaborative project ideas for International year of languages

i-SAFE's In Sync with Internet Safety Challenge Books are designed to challenge elementary and middle grade students to develop critical-thinking skills as well as to be empowered to age-appropriately share e-Safety awareness and knowledge with their peers, their parents, and their community.

A range of teaching materials and student activities have been developed in the CyberSafe Schools program.

Interactive game about internet safety