Skip to main content

Home/ BackPorch Bookmarks/ Group items matching "Schools" in title, tags, annotations or url

Group items matching
in title, tags, annotations or url

Sort By: Relevance | Date Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
Lisa Durff

Should Schools Teach Social Media Skills? | MindShift - 0 views

blogs.kqed.org/...ools-teach-social-media-skills

social media

shared by Lisa Durff on 05 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • means acting impulsively, without showing due restraint, in a way that’s aggressive or plays up another personality trait.
  • Disinhibition
Lisa Durff

Third of parents are unhappy with local schools - Telegraph - 0 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...nhappy-with-local-schools.html

IFTTT Twitter

shared by Lisa Durff on 16 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Lisa Durff on 16 Sep 14
     
    Embed code not available
Lisa Durff

News sports and weather for Raleigh, NC | The News & Observer & NewsObserver.com - 0 views

www.newsobserver.com

IFTTT Twitter

shared by Lisa Durff on 16 Sep 14 - Cached
  • Lisa Durff on 16 Sep 14
     
    Doing Better: NC schools need to do better job creating global citizens http://t.co/pu5C5vElEv http://t.co/bowfXSC38I #globaled #globaled14 - GlobalEdCon (@globaledcon) September 14, 2014
Lisa Durff

Want kids to love school? Stop telling them they stink and find their strength. @coolcatteacher - 0 views

www.coolcatteacher.com/want-kids-to-love-school

shared by Lisa Durff on 24 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • three of the ways Brad says we can focus on student strengths
  • 1. Encourage teachers need to bring their talents to their teaching.
  • 2. Help students enjoy and appreciate their strengths and the strengths of other students.
  • ...2 more annotations...
  • 3. Create leadership positions for students.
  • Strength-finding is part of the brain that we can develop. We can shift from standards to strengths, from standardization to personalization, from weakness to wonderful.
Lisa Durff

Why Technology Alone Won't Fix Schools - The Atlantic - 0 views

www.theatlantic.com/...394727

shared by Lisa Durff on 24 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • Amplification seems like an obvious idea—all it says is that technology is a tool that augments human power
Lisa Durff

MathMovesU | making middle school math fun - 0 views

www.mathmovesu.com

math interactive education kids maths maths_skills mathematics mathmovesu

shared by Lisa Durff on 17 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Lisa Durff on 17 Jan 10
     
    Math site for middle school mathematicians.
Lisa Durff

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

chronicle.com/...235583

shared by Lisa Durff on 09 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • two questions to your students: What was the most important thing you learned today? What question still remains in your mind?
    • Lisa Durff
      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.........
  • 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.
  • 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
Lisa Durff

Lessons from Star Trek: Forging a New Path in Our Schools | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...path-our-schools-maurice-elias

shared by Lisa Durff on 26 Nov 15 - No Cached
  • The highest obligation of educators is to prepare students for the future life challenges they will face in college and in their careers, and to prepare them for a life of civic responsibility and participation.
    • Lisa Durff
      Lisa Durff on 26 Nov 15
       
      Now THIS sounds like Dewey, doesn't it?
Lisa Durff

Harnessing the Incredible Learning Potential of the Adolescent Brain | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

ww2.kqed.org/...ential-of-the-adolescent-brain

shared by Lisa Durff on 22 Dec 15 - No Cached
  • part of the reason school is so boring for teens is that it doesn’t challenge them
    • Lisa Durff
      Lisa Durff on 22 Dec 15
       
      Someone once told me I could not offer that as a reason for a young man's behavior. I ignored this advice (yes I did) and challenged the young man to rise above the class academically. He did.
  • Teachers often say their students struggle with work that is below grade level and must catch up before they can take on more challenging tasks. But scaffolding can ensure that even the catch-up process is challenging in an interesting way.
  • mindfulness in schools can improve self-regulation, the single most important quality to leading a successful life.
Lisa Durff

US No. 9 in world in preparing students for jobs | Education Dive - 0 views

www.educationdive.com/...522418

students jobs education

shared by Lisa Durff on 02 May 18 - No Cached
  • Lisa Durff on 02 May 18
     
    "The U.S. ranks ninth in the world, behind Estonia and Canada, in making sure school curriculum adequately prepares students for future careers, according to The Hechinger Report"
Lisa Durff

Durff's Blog: New High School Teachers with less than 5 years experience - 0 views

durffsblog.blogspot.com/...l-teachers-with-less-than.html

education teachers BackPorchBookmarks

shared by Lisa Durff on 17 Jul 17 - No Cached
  • Lisa Durff on 17 Jul 17
     
    " dissertation study about how beginning teachers overcome the barriers to technology integration "
Lisa Durff

In 1918, Philadelphia didn't cancel an important parade in the midst of a pandemic. The results were devestating - CNN - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

shared by Lisa Durff on 15 Mar 20 - No Cached
  • Lisa Durff on 15 Mar 20
     
    The spread of the novel coronavirus has resulted in events being postponed or canceled across the country -- everything from the NBA and concerts to universities and schools has been affected.
Lisa Durff

Ten Ways to Foster Resiliency in Children by Leah Davies, M.Ed. - 0 views

www.kellybear.com/...TeacherTip25.html

Grit

shared by Lisa Durff on 19 Mar 17 - Cached
  • Lisa Durff on 19 Mar 17
     
    "Resilient children are those who adapt well, despite experiencing adversity in their lives. Families, schools, and communities have a profound influence upon children's ability to be persistent, overcome obstacles, and develop hope for their future. When children are influenced by caring adults with high expectations for their success, they are more likely to withstand negative pressures and become responsible adults."
Lisa Durff

5 social media uses we must teach in schools - Digital Learning - Medium - 0 views

medium.com/...-teach-in-schools-acd10f1626a3

education socialmedia

shared by Lisa Durff on 06 Sep 17 - No Cached
  • Lisa Durff on 06 Sep 17
     
    "The reality of this is that if our current education system does not adjust its direction and altitude, then it might crash and burn."
‹ Previous 21 - 40 of 85 Next › Last »
Showing 20▼ items per page