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Small Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of Class - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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two questions to your students: What was the most important thing you learned today? What question still remains in your mind?
- Lisa Durff on 09 Mar 16
  
  I ask our primary student this question every day after school. If I simply ask,"What did you do in school today?" the answer is nothing. But if I ask this question, the floodgates open.........
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I ask our primary student this question every day after school. If I simply ask,"What did you do in school today?" the answer is nothing. But if I ask this question, the floodgates open.........</div>
  
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The last five minutes of class represent an ideal opportunity for students to use the course material from that day and brainstorm some new connections.
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Finish the last class of the week five minutes early, and tell students that they can leave when they have identified five ways in which the day’s material appears in contexts outside of the classroom
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50 Questions To Promote Metacognition In Students - 0 views

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questions metacognition students

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15 Questions to Replace "How Was School Today?" | Edutopia - 0 views

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Freeing up the rich to exploit the poor - that's what Trump and Brexit are about | Geor... - 0 views

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"Anyone who questions it puts themselves outside the circle of respectable opinion." That makes me not respectable.

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KnowU: Where Social Meets Learning - YouTube - 0 views

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edmodo sociallearning education

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At first glance, I like this a lot. It combines existing social spaces and incorporates or provides the opportunity to fracture them into learning spaces as well. I've heard folks ask before if this is even where our students want us to be. good question. I think the tool, whatever it is, will need to allow for layers or (ahem) circles so that we can organize the input and output cleanly and easily. I still lik edmodo in this type of space as THE go-to tool because of the ability to work with kids and teachers P-12.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">At first glance, I like this a lot. It combines existing social spaces and incorporates or provides the opportunity to fracture them into learning spaces as well. I've heard folks ask before if this is even where our students want us to be. good question. I think the tool, whatever it is, will need to allow for layers or (ahem) circles so that we can organize the input and output cleanly and easily. I still lik edmodo in this type of space as THE go-to tool because of the ability to work with kids and teachers P-12.</div>

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Blended Learning's Impact on Teacher Development | Innosight Institute - 0 views

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Lisa Durff on 30 Jan 12

A couple of quick takeaways for me (Michael Wacker) are that it's nice to see professional development called out as something we need, but we really have to get away form the paradigm of thinking it's something we do "to" teachers or is done "to" us. The other takeaway I have after reading this is around a question I've asked before. If we're truly "blending" our teaching and environment, what does the space look like? How can we professionally develop as teachers to be better prepared to adapt and modify our existing learning spaces to better meet the needs of a flexible, student centric, tech infused learning environment? If shifting the ENTIRE teaching model paradigm upside down is NOT an option, what is? Is this something that needs to be built, modeled, and then iterated? I culled some nuggets from the reading.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A couple of quick takeaways for me (Michael Wacker) are that it's nice to see professional development called out as something we need, but we really have to get away form the paradigm of thinking it's something we do "to" teachers or is done "to" us. The other takeaway I have after reading this is around a question I've asked before. If we're truly "blending" our teaching and environment, what does the space look like? How can we professionally develop as teachers to be better prepared to adapt and modify our existing learning spaces to better meet the needs of a flexible, student centric, tech infused learning environment? If shifting the ENTIRE teaching model paradigm upside down is NOT an option, what is? Is this something that needs to be built, modeled, and then iterated? I culled some nuggets from the reading.</div>

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4 Things Transformational Teachers Do | Edutopia - 0 views

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1. Transformational Teachers Create Constructivist Experiences
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What Does Transformational Teaching Look Like?
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Have students ask questions and solve real-world problems. Questions should require students to: Analyze Synthesize Create Empathize Interpret Reference background knowledge Defend alternative perspectives Determine what they know and don't know. Organize students into learning groups. Make learning segments manageable through modeling and mastery. Guide, facilitate, challenge, and support.
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2. Transformational Instructors Teach Like Scientists, Artists, and Essayists
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3. Transformational Teachers Model Symphonic Thinking
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4. Transformational Teachers Facilitate Productive Struggle
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Weekly Reader Question # 7: How Often Do I Change My Workouts? Part 1 | Molly Galbraith - 0 views

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fitness workouts

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"How to Minimize Technological Distractions and Maximize Productivity" - HigherEdJobs - 0 views

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productivity

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""We need to be in control of the messy question of distraction in our classrooms,""

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Jared Kushner is NOT ELECTED - 0 views

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" a number of legal questions potentially complicate the billionaire real estate developer's role in the incoming administration."

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Rethinking Intelligence: How Does Imagination Measure Up? | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

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question the entire premise of the education system, which is based on IQ as the single measure of intelligence and cognitive ability.
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“People who scored really highly on our imaginative test show greater brain connectivity between these brain networks that are talked about a lot in the literature as being at odds
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imaginative, creative people are good at disconnecting the attention network in order to enter a flow state when they generate ideas
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FOUR PRACTICES TO CULTIVATE CHILDREN’S CREATIVITY
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solitary reflective time
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harmonious passion
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diverse set of experiences
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reset their mindsets
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As Trump Restricts Visitors From Some Majority-Muslim Countries, His Family Does Busine... - 0 views

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#notmypresident

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"Even as President Trump takes steps to restrict visitors from some majority-Muslim countries, he and his family continue to do business in some of the others."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Even as President Trump takes steps to restrict visitors from some majority-Muslim countries, he and his family continue to do business in some of the others."</div>

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How Project-Based Learning Builds 21st-Century Skills | Edutopia - 0 views

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That means students in PBL classrooms are spending more time learning about important content through experiences that emphasize critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication
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  My research question (for course project) is does PBL in high school influence college/university enrollment rates?
  
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The Strategist - Bring Your Passion and Leadership | Thin Difference - 0 views

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leadership passion collaboration

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A purpose needs to be real. Here are four relevant elements: “A good purpose is ennobling.” There needs to be a level of inspiration; it delivers meaning to the people in the organization and the work they do. “A good purpose puts a stake in the ground.” It defines what the organization will be and not be. It is about trade-offs. “A good purpose sets you apart; it makes you distinct.” It is not about generic descriptions – software company or non-profit organization. It is what makes the organization different from others and what may drive innovation and approach. “Above all, a good purpose sets the stage for value creation and capture.” It must create good economic outcomes. The ultimate question: “If your company disappeared today, would the world be different tomorrow?”
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Seven Ways to Increase Student Engagement in the Classroom - Reading Horizons - 0 views

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three things they learned, two interesting things, and one question
- Lisa Durff on 16 Sep 14
  
  And those 7th graders at BCA thought I was touched - I did 6 of these - the pauses were just the way I talk.......
  
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The 12 Most Important Ways to Let People Know They Matter - Angela Maiers - 0 views

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1.  Begin and End your sentences with “YOU”
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2.  Acknowledge Everyone
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4. Ask Mattering not Matter-of-Fact Questions
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3.  Listen With Interest
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7. Deliver Happiness (HT to Zappos)
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6. Encourage and Reassure Confidence
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5. Be Present
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8.  Talk About Others
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9.  Offer Hope
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10.  Sweat the Small Stuff
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11. Tell the people in your life how you feel about them
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12.  Make The Choice
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23 Daily Habits That Will Make You Smarter | Business Insider - 0 views

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habits

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15. Hang out with people who are smarter than you.Spend as much time as you can with smart people. Every day, you should strive to have a coffee date or walk with someone who inspires you. Always be humble and willing to learn. Ask as many questions as possible. If you are always around people who are more knowledgeable than you, you’ll have no choice but to learn more. — Manas J Saloi
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  Who is in your circle of the wise?
  
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Big Ideas - Exploring the Essential Questions of Education - 0 views

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UbD is a way to design learning units.

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Fires in the Mind - 0 views

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motivation education

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Karen Cushman grapples with the question,"What does it take to get really good at something?" in her book Fires in the Mind.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Karen Cushman grapples with the question,"What does it take to get really good at something?" in her book Fires in the Mind.</div>

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Use What Their Mamas Gave 'Em: Students' Cell Phones in Education | Stretch Your Digita... - 0 views

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The idea is this: you can create and print your own QR codes, containing any information you’d like, for FREE at www.qrstuff.com. Then, you can post them in certain areas or give them to students. Students use their phone to take a picture of the code and the FREE software to decode it. Maybe the QR code contains a URL that you want them to visit. Maybe it contains a question you’d like them to answer. Whatever it is, it’s sure to engage students in the activity and motivate them to find their next QR code.
- Lisa Durff on 15 Jan 11
  
  Mr. Culler would be a natural at building one of these!
  
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