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"Close Reading and Argument Writing - Authentically Across the Curriculum 7/16/2015 0 Comments Close reading of informational texts and non-fiction articles is not - and should not be - reserved for language arts classes. Every content area would be immensely enhanced if science teachers, social studies teachers, physical education teachers, welding teachers, woodworking teachers (in other words, "all technical subjects," as Common Core states) would not push aside the textbook, but instead embrace it, along with content area and trade articles. Students would then simultaneously learn how to dissect the readings while gaining knowledge in these content areas. What often happens is that teachers feel that students can't handle the text books or can't read the articles independently - and often that is true. However, when teachers instead go into a survival mode, of sorts, and read aloud the whole chapter or article or summarize it with a slideshow, it ends up doing a disservice to students - students are not learning HOW to read these complex texts. They are not learning how to acquire the information on their own. They are not being given the skills to read the sometimes intricate information within a particular content area or even within their possible future trade. They are not being given the opportunity to read, understand, articulate, and discuss or even debate topics within their area of study. Teachers sometimes feel that they can't do these things with students because they are not language arts teachers, or because they don't have time, or simply because they don't know how. Alternatively, a simple solution is to let go of the control and let students do…..with the guidance called close reading. Close reading is a guided reading approach. It is guided because 1) the close reading strategy is reserved for complex texts that are often too high for students to be left with independently and 2) students don't use close reading strateg

"The Fairphone is a modular handset designed with repairability and ethical sourcing of its materials as headline features. It sold 60,000 units. Amazingly, for what sounds like a nerd-phone, almost half of those buyers had never owned a smartphone before. Now the Fairphone 2 is launching, and with a totally-new, in-house design. The new phone is even easier to repair, and because it was wholly designed by the FairPhone team, its supply chain is even more responsible than ever. The Fairphone is thicker than the latest iPhone or Samsung flagship, but that's the point. Instead of packing everything into a tiny case and keeping it there with glue, the Fairphone is designed to be taken apart. The lightweight magnesium frame supports modules that can be easily replaced by the user. "We have designed it with an aim to last three to five years, looking at making it robust and modular-for repairability," says Fairphone's chief communications officer, Tessa Wernink. "Obviously how long it lasts depends quite heavily on the user, so what we as a company are doing is offering an ecosystem around the phone that supports long-lasting use, first-hand or second-hand." Inside the case (itself one of several options) you'll find the core unit, containing all the chips and radios; a replaceable battery pack; a display that can be snapped off and replaced without any tools (not even a screwdriver); a receiver unit, which contains the front camera, sensors; the headset connector and microphones; a speaker/vibrator unit; and a camera module. These modules are designed to balance manufacturing complexity with repairability. For instance, the display comes as a standalone unit, but less-vulnerable components are bundled into one module. The camera, which people are most likely to upgrade as better versions become available, is also housed in its own module. That way you don't need to toss out your whole phone just to get a better camera. "In fact, the motto from the maker mo

Artículo, en inglés, acerca de la utilización de móviles en el aula, etc... "Technology is like water to a fish. It surrounds us, and we rarely notice it, but we use it all the time. Instead of keeping children away from the water, we should teach them to swim. Any alternative would be unthinkable."

Artículo, en inglés, acerca de la utilización de móviles en el aula, etc... "Technology is like water to a fish. It surrounds us, and we rarely notice it, but we use it all the time. Instead of keeping children away from the water, we should teach them to swim. Any alternative would be unthinkable."

Selección de aplicaciones y recursos alternativos, abiertos, libres y más éticos, categorizados por funcionalidad y objetivo. + revista, newsletter etc "Ethical.net is a collaborative platform for discovering and sharing ethical product alternatives - whether that means purchasing from a social enterprise, thrift shopping, or learning how to fix your old phone instead of buying a new one. we consider ethical as going in the direction of harmony with other people, animals, and the rest of the natural world"

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"Last year I went to West Kalimantan in Borneo to see for myself the effects of the runaway growth of the palm oil industry. I came home firm in the belief that Iceland would not continue using palm oil until companies delivered on their zero deforestation commitments. This is because palm oil has had devastating consequences for local communities, who are being displaced, and on endangered species like the orangutan (our closest relative in the wild), which are being driven close to extinction. Palm oil has many benefits, chiefly that its yields are better than the alternatives. But it is grown almost exclusively in areas of tropical rainforest, which are the 'crown jewels' of our planet's biodiversity. With 146 football pitches of rainforest being lost every hour in Indonesia alone, the urgency of the crisis cannot be overstated. And global demand is set to double by 2050. At Iceland the 1,000 tonnes of palm oil we used annually pale into insignificance compared to many of our competitors. As such a tiny player we took the decision that the only way we could create meaningful change was to shout very loudly from outside the established palm oil industry. So we decided simply to stop using palm oil until the industry cleaned up its act. It was our own decision to give consumers a choice where previously there was none. We never called for a wider industry ban, and accept entirely that a wholesale boycott of palm oil is not the right long term solution. ..."

""La agroecología, una estrategia viable, solidaria y ética", por J. Riechmann"

""La agroecología, una estrategia viable, solidaria y ética", por J. Riechmann"

Nos alegramos cuando el estado da algo de dinero a educación... pero, ¿es realmente así? "... En De Vallei no hay clases obligatorias, y las niñas y niños pueden elegir entre tres formas de aprender: el juego libre (una actividad espontánea, sin planificación ni objetivos previos, y cuyos resultados se ven a posteriori), descubrimiento, y destreza (estas dos últimas responden a una planificación previa, pero se diferencian en que en el descubrimiento el proceso es más importante, y en la destreza lo primordial es el resultado). Los niños que eligen aprender por destreza tienen que saber de antemano qué quieren lograr y deben asumir la responsabilidad de asistir a las clases necesarias hasta que alcancen ese objetivo. En este proceso los adultos actúan como facilitadores, y cada niña o niño cuenta con un "mentor" que le apoya a lo largo del curso. ..."

Nos alegramos cuando el estado da algo de dinero a educación... pero, ¿es realmente así? "... En De Vallei no hay clases obligatorias, y las niñas y niños pueden elegir entre tres formas de aprender: el juego libre (una actividad espontánea, sin planificación ni objetivos previos, y cuyos resultados se ven a posteriori), descubrimiento, y destreza (estas dos últimas responden a una planificación previa, pero se diferencian en que en el descubrimiento el proceso es más importante, y en la destreza lo primordial es el resultado). Los niños que eligen aprender por destreza tienen que saber de antemano qué quieren lograr y deben asumir la responsabilidad de asistir a las clases necesarias hasta que alcancen ese objetivo. En este proceso los adultos actúan como facilitadores, y cada niña o niño cuenta con un "mentor" que le apoya a lo largo del curso. ..."

5 recomendaciones a tener en cuenta cuando se busca proyectos alternativos educativos... "Proyectos de Educación libre, el Método Montessori, Waldorf, Pestalozzi… están muy de moda. Tan de moda, que quizás deberíamos comenzar a preocuparnos y diferenciar lo que puede ser un proyecto con base en la ilusión, sin una base sólida, de un buen proyecto educativo comprometido con hacer de él un compromiso con la sociedad en la que vive."

5 recomendaciones a tener en cuenta cuando se busca proyectos alternativos educativos... "Proyectos de Educación libre, el Método Montessori, Waldorf, Pestalozzi… están muy de moda. Tan de moda, que quizás deberíamos comenzar a preocuparnos y diferenciar lo que puede ser un proyecto con base en la ilusión, sin una base sólida, de un buen proyecto educativo comprometido con hacer de él un compromiso con la sociedad en la que vive."

¿Qué es el CAJ? Proyectos de extensión educativa para las escuelas de nivel secundario que acompañan las trayectorias educativas y promueven nuevas formas de estar en la escuela para fortalecer el protagonismo de los jóvenes. Promueven la participación a través de los intereses, necesidades y propuestas de los jóvenes, su organización y su pertenencia a la escuela. Los Centros de Actividades Juveniles funcionan en una escuela secundaria sede. Posee un Coordinador CAJ, cuya vinculación laboral se da a través de un contrato de locación de servicios con el Ministerio de Educación provincial. Institucionalmente este coordinador CAJ, que pasa a ser proveedor del estado como monotributista, con una carga de 12 horas reloj de trabajo semanal gestiona, ejecuta y evalúa un proyecto institucional anual, que es el tiempo que dura su contratación. Por otro lado, a cada escuela se le deposita el Fondo Escolar CAJ, con el que se financia honorarios de talleristas y gastos operativos del proyecto CAJ. Este dinero está disponible a través de la Tarjeta Ticket Nación a nombre del Director de la escuela. La provincia de Córdoba realizó distintos y sucesivos acuerdos con el Ministerio Nacional que fueron avanzando para constituir año a año el proyecto provincial, partiendo de los lineamientos nacionales y provinciales. Los lineamientos nacionales establecen que las temáticas de trabajo podrán ser las siguientes: Ciencia Comunicación y nuevas tecnologías (CyNT) Educación ambiental y campamentos (EAyC) Desarrollo artístico y creativo (DAyC) Deporte y recreación (DyR) A su vez propone trabajar tres ejes transversales: Derechos humanos y participación juvenil Prevención del consumo problemático de sustancias Educación sexual integral

"Un listado con los programas sustitutos que necesitas instalar en tu radio para migrar a software libre. "

"Los exámenes son la pesadilla de muchos estudiantes. Representan una única oportunidad de volcar en el papel meses o años de aprendizaje y pueden crear o destruir las perspectivas de una futura carrera. ... La idea del software es relativamente sencilla: recoge información sobre la actividad del alumno en un sitio web -con las páginas que visitó y, por ejemplo, si leyó un texto o vio un video- y la combina con datos sobre el desempeño del estudiante en pruebas informales y cuestionarios para establecer en tiempo real su comprensión de un tema. Cuando su entendimiento alcanza un nivel predeterminado, se le presentan conceptos nuevos o se le da la oportunidad de rendir un examen formal. ..."

"Los exámenes son la pesadilla de muchos estudiantes. Representan una única oportunidad de volcar en el papel meses o años de aprendizaje y pueden crear o destruir las perspectivas de una futura carrera. ... La idea del software es relativamente sencilla: recoge información sobre la actividad del alumno en un sitio web -con las páginas que visitó y, por ejemplo, si leyó un texto o vio un video- y la combina con datos sobre el desempeño del estudiante en pruebas informales y cuestionarios para establecer en tiempo real su comprensión de un tema. Cuando su entendimiento alcanza un nivel predeterminado, se le presentan conceptos nuevos o se le da la oportunidad de rendir un examen formal. ..."