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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

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"Air pollution may be damaging every organ and virtually every cell in the human body, according to a comprehensive new global review. The research shows head-to-toe harm, from heart and lung disease to diabetes and dementia, and from liver problems and bladder cancer to brittle bones and damaged skin. Fertility, foetuses and children are also affected by toxic air, the review found."

Co·her·ent  (k-hîrnt, -hr-) means

1. Sticking together; cohering.
2. Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts: a coherent essay.
3. Physics Of, relating to, or having waves with similar direction, amplitude, and phase that are capable of exhibiting

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Fourteen of us spent Friday evening and all day Saturday exploring how to create better organizations.


 

Group Synthesis

A collective movement focused on humanity at work (and elsewhere).

Systemic problems require radical change.

Experiments with gift/gra

"Planet makes its imagery available to news organizations, NGOs, and first responders, and below we've collected imagery of the most impactful events of 2017, as seen from space (we've linked to news articles that feature these stories in the subheads)."

"To mark last month's World Teachers' Day (sponsored by UNESCO , the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), photographers from Reuters took pictures around the world of educators with their students in a telling exhibit of the very different circumstances under which children attend school. Here are 15 pictures taken by Reuters photographers, revealing the spectrum of "classrooms" - from those with literally no resources to those well-stocked and housed."

"Build your own virtual tour Capture and upload your own 360° photos into CoSpaces Edu to build an immersive tour. Simply organize your images as scenes, add text and details, and let others go on your virtual tour!"

"The EJ Atlas is a teaching, networking and advocacy resource. Strategists, activist organizers, scholars, and teachers will find many uses for the database, as well as citizens wanting to learn more about the often invisible conflicts taking place."

1. Strategy & Choosing the Right Partners 2. Choosing the Right Location 3. Greet Your Guests/Delegates with a Friendly Welcome 4. Set the Mood with Lighting 5. Create Ambiance with Music 6. Food and Beverages 7. Set the Room to Meet Requirements 8. Choosing a Great Master Of Ceremonies 9. Dressing the Tables 10. Saying Thank You and Farewell

Surfmark es la forma más fácil para organizar y archivar tus búsquedas en línea, ademá colaborar con otras personas

Mapas mentales y conceptuales?? Vi esta herramienta en la presentación de Francis Pisani en #aulablogs11 (en streaming ;)) y me parecio interesante y versatil, mas grafica y facil de usar que otras similares para crear mapas mentales, la estoy probando para crear una programacion docente...

¿Cómo usamos las metáforas? ¿las usamos? organizaciones, máquinas, organismos, herramientas... sentidos, propósitos

"Besides focusing on production, sustainable food systems need to address waste, crop-grass-livestock interdependencies and human consumption. None of the corresponding strategies needs full implementation and their combined partial implementation delivers a more sustainable food future."

"0.- CREAR CLIMA: ir comentándolo en el AMPA, ir buscando ALIANZAS entre madres, padres, dirección del centro, claustro de profesores, asociaciones de vecinos o comerciantes… Reparto de folletos o dípticos. 1.- BUSCAR CANDIDATOS: identificar adultos (madres, padres, profes, personal no docente, abuelos) candidatos para acompañar el BiciBus y buscar posibles alianzas y colaboraciones externas (asociaciones vecinales, asociaciones de promoción del ciclismo urbano, educadores ambientales, jubilados activos, voluntariado, otros..). 2.- ORGANIZAR UNA REUNIÓN DE PRESENTACIÓN Y MOTIVACIÓN. 2.1 Quitar miedos y tratar de vencer resistencias al cambio: seguridad de los grupos ciclistas, medidas se seguridad activa como el chaleco reflectante o de seguridad pasiva como el casco (no imponerlo para quien vaya más seguro… 2.2.- Decidir cuántos días de la semana se podría empezar (relacionado con el número de adultos disponibles). 2.2.- Identificar en un mapa todos los posibles puntos de origen (casas de los alumnos/as). 2.4.- Consensuar la ruta/s y el itinerario del BiciBus. 2.5.- Fijar las paradas y el horario del BiciBus. 3.- COMUNICAR: pasar una circular a madres y padres del cole, colocar cartel de difusión del BiciBus y difundirlo por e-correo. 4.- PONERLO EN MARCHA y probar una semana e introducir después las mejoras pertinentes (sobre todo, paradas y horarios). OTROS: Regalar chalecos o timbres a los participantes. Organizar talleres de instalación de trasportines en el cole. Realizar y enviar una nota de prensa y difundirlo en medios de comunicación locales. Realizar murales, presentaciones o grabaciones, crear lemas o pareados par acorear en las marchas ("Ole, ole, ole, en bici voy al cole", "más que la consola, la bici sí que mola", "no es que vayamos lentos, es que vamos lejos"…)"