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Kathe Santillo

ClassTools.net: Flash Templates for Educators - 0 views

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CFFButler Learn_&_UseTechnology Flash

shared by Kathe Santillo on 21 Aug 08 - Cached
  • Michelle Krill on 21 Aug 08
     
    Create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet!
  • Aly Kenee on 20 Oct 08
     
    good interactive flash games. You add the data and they run.
  • Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09
     
    Free Flash game creator. Has tools and templates for creating your own educational Flash games.
Kathe Santillo

Stats about all US cities - relocation info, maps, race, income, photos, educati - 0 views

www.city-data.com

CFFButler Sociology

shared by Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09 - Cached
  • Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09
     
    Just about ANY statistic you could want on any of the cities in our 50 states. Definitely worth investigating!
Mardy McGaw

Educational Leadership:Teaching for the 21st Century:21st Century Skills: The Challenge... - 1 views

www.ascd.org/...lls@_The_Challenges_Ahead.aspx

shared by Mardy McGaw on 07 Sep 09 - Cached
  • But in fact, the skills students need in the 21st century are not new.
  • What's actually new is the extent to which changes in our economy and the world mean that collective and individual success depends on having such skills.
  • This distinction between "skills that are novel" and "skills that must be taught more intentionally and effectively" ought to lead policymakers to different education reforms than those they are now considering. If these skills were indeed new, then perhaps we would need a radical overhaul of how we think about content and curriculum. But if the issue is, instead, that schools must be more deliberate about teaching critical thinking, collaboration, and problem solving to all students, then the remedies are more obvious, although still intensely challenging.
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  • To complicate the challenge, some of the rhetoric we have heard surrounding this movement suggests that with so much new knowledge being created, content no longer matters; that ways of knowing information are now much more important than information itself. Such notions contradict what we know about teaching and learning and raise concerns that the 21st century skills movement will end up being a weak intervention for the very students—low-income students and students of color—who most need powerful schools as a matter of social equity.
  • What will it take to ensure that the idea of "21st century skills"—or more precisely, the effort to ensure that all students, rather than just a privileged few, have access to a rich education that intentionally helps them learn these skills—is successful in improving schools? That effort requires three primary components. First, educators and policymakers must ensure that the instructional program is complete and that content is not shortchanged for an ephemeral pursuit of skills. Second, states, school districts, and schools need to revamp how they think about human capital in education—in particular how teachers are trained. Finally, we need new assessments that can accurately measure richer learning and more complex tasks.
  • Why would misunderstanding the relationship of skills and knowledge lead to trouble? If you believe that skills and knowledge are separate, you are likely to draw two incorrect conclusions. First, because content is readily available in many locations but thinking skills reside in the learner's brain, it would seem clear that if we must choose between them, skills are essential, whereas content is merely desirable. Second, if skills are independent of content, we could reasonably conclude that we can develop these skills through the use of any content. For example, if students can learn how to think critically about science in the context of any scientific material, a teacher should select content that will engage students (for instance, the chemistry of candy), even if that content is not central to the field. But all content is not equally important to mathematics, or to science, or to literature. To think critically, students need the knowledge that is central to the domain.
  • Because of these challenges, devising a 21st century skills curriculum requires more than paying lip service to content knowledge.
  • Advocates of 21st century skills favor student-centered methods—for example, problem-based learning and project-based learning—that allow students to collaborate, work on authentic problems, and engage with the community. These approaches are widely acclaimed and can be found in any pedagogical methods textbook; teachers know about them and believe they're effective. And yet, teachers don't use them. Recent data show that most instructional time is composed of seatwork and whole-class instruction led by the teacher (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Early Child Care Research Network, 2005). Even when class sizes are reduced, teachers do not change their teaching strategies or use these student-centered methods (Shapson, Wright, Eason, & Fitzgerald, 1980). Again, these are not new issues. John Goodlad (1984) reported the same finding in his landmark study published more than 20 years ago.
  • Why don't teachers use the methods that they believe are most effective? Even advocates of student-centered methods acknowledge that these methods pose classroom management problems for teachers. When students collaborate, one expects a certain amount of hubbub in the room, which could devolve into chaos in less-than-expert hands. These methods also demand that teachers be knowledgeable about a broad range of topics and are prepared to make in-the-moment decisions as the lesson plan progresses. Anyone who has watched a highly effective teacher lead a class by simultaneously engaging with content, classroom management, and the ongoing monitoring of student progress knows how intense and demanding this work is. It's a constant juggling act that involves keeping many balls in the air.
  • Most teachers don't need to be persuaded that project-based learning is a good idea—they already believe that. What teachers need is much more robust training and support than they receive today, including specific lesson plans that deal with the high cognitive demands and potential classroom management problems of using student-centered methods.
  • Without better curriculum, better teaching, and better tests, the emphasis on "21st century skills" will be a superficial one that will sacrifice long-term gains for the appearance of short-term progress.
  • The debate is not about content versus skills. There is no responsible constituency arguing against ensuring that students learn how to think in school. Rather, the issue is how to meet the challenges of delivering content and skills in a rich way that genuinely improves outcomes for students.
    • Mardy McGaw
      Mardy McGaw on 20 Oct 09
       
      "ensuring that students learn how to think" You would think that this is the essence of education but this is not always asked of students. Memorize, Report and Present but how often do students think and comment on their learning?
  • practice means that you try to improve by noticing what you are doing wrong and formulating strategies to do better. Practice also requires feedback, usually from someone more skilled than you are.
    • Mardy McGaw
      Mardy McGaw on 20 Oct 09
       
      Students need to be taught how to work as part of a group. The need to see mistakes and be given a chance to improve on them. Someone who already knows how to work as a team player is the best coach/teacher.
  • anonymous on 07 Sep 09
     
    A very interesting article. Lots of good discussion points.
Michelle Krill

What Companies Should Know About Digital Natives « Web Strategy by Jeremiah O... - 0 views

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digitalnatives

shared by Michelle Krill on 15 May 09 - Cached
  • Forrester’s social Technographics to learn about the data.
  • Opportunities: companies should allow natives to increase creativity to rip, mix, burn content to encourage interaction.
  • They may not be able to identify qualified and expert sources. “If it’s online, it must be true!”
  • Michelle Krill on 15 May 09
     
    The kids born after 1980 are often thought of as Digital Natives but age doesn't always matter as the generation is defined on: access to digital technologies, age, and have the skills to use the skills ~Key Characteristics of Digital Natives~
Darcy Goshorn

Student Response Network - Virtual student response system - 0 views

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student response system cps srs software purchase download data feedback assessment for:cffcoach

shared by Darcy Goshorn on 09 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Darcy Goshorn on 09 Jun 09
     
    OOooo, cheap, virtual response system. Not many features, but the price is right.
Kathe Santillo

Currencies - Currency Converter & Latest Rates at CNNMoney.com - 0 views

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CFFButler Economics

shared by Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09 - Cached
  • Kathe Santillo on 01 May 09
     
    A vast reference for economic and financial information, this site includes a currency calculator, the latest world and national news, and up-to-date coverage of stocks, bonds, and commodities.
anonymous

Emotion and Hope: Constructive Concepts for Complex Times - 33 views

www.michaelfullan.ca/...12_99.htm

technology change

shared by anonymous on 23 Jan 11 - Cached
  • Technology and the Problem of Change
  • The more powerful technology becomes, the more indispensable good teachers are.
  • In brief, research shows that schools that only restructure (change the curriculum, add new roles, reorganize) make no difference in teaching and learning. However, schools that reculture (as well as restructure) do make a difference if they (a) focus on student learning; (b) link knowledge of student learning to changes in instructional practices; and (c) work together to assess teachers and school leadership to make improvement.
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  • Assessment literacy is the capacity to examine student work and student performance data and make critical sense of this information; and to develop instructional and school improvement plans to make the kinds of changes to get better results — doing all of this on a continuous basis. Technology, of course, (as in the above examples) is absolutely crucial to this entire process.
  • A third change learning is that teachers and schools are inundated with a continuous torrent of fragmented and unconnected policies, innovations and other demands.
  • piecemeal reform (se
  • Innovations in technology so far have been part of the problem not the solution
  • First, the combination of teacher learning through assisted professional development, organizational learning through the development of collaborative cultures, and program coherence are essential. No one or two of these will make an impact. Second, these changes in combination are exceedingly deep and complex to achieve.
  • anonymous on 23 Jan 11
     
    Interesting read
  • Virginia Glatzer on 23 Jan 11
     
    Amazing how this article is from 1999, goes hand-in-hand with CFF and still we question how teachers, students, and technology work together!
anonymous

SHOW®/WORLD - A New Way To Look At The World - 7 views

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visualization maps data

shared by anonymous on 23 Feb 11 - Cached
  • anonymous on 23 Feb 11
     
    An oldie but a goodie. See the world in new ways
anonymous

Tracking Twitter Traffic About the 2010 Midterm Elections - Interactive Feature - NYTim... - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...2010-twitter-candidates.html

politics data

shared by anonymous on 23 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 23 Feb 11
     
    " In the final days before Tuesday's elections, Twitter users interested in politics have increased their bursts of 140 characters. The chart below highlights the number of posts related to candidates running for governor or the Senate. "
  • anonymous on 23 Feb 11
     
    Shared today at the IU11 coaches meeting
anonymous

America's Richest Counties and Best Educated Counties - Education - GOOD - 5 views

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visualization data

shared by anonymous on 23 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 23 Feb 11
     
    Are the richest people in America also the most educated? Check out this and the MANY other visualizations on this site.
anonymous

1:1 Ipads in Kindergarten - iPads in Education - 7 views

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ipads ipad kindergarten 1:1

shared by anonymous on 16 May 11 - No Cached
  • With the iPads, I am able to use applications to target very specific and individualized needs of my students. 
  • The outcome, after only 14 weeks of implementation, surpasses even my own high expectations.
  • I am teaching the same reading and writing program, students are similar, the only change has been using the iPad as a tool to differentiate instruction. The data from my classroom is compelling.  Last year, before the implementation of iPads, 46% of my students were reading books on grade level, 39% were reading books above grade level and 15% were reading books below grade level.  After the implementation of the iPads, 100% of my students are reading above grade level.  Because I can individualize instruction with the iPads, 100% of my students are reading first grade sight words, without the ipads, only 65% were able to accomplish this.   
anonymous

Crowds and Clouds: Data, Sheep, and Collaboration in the Works of Aaron Koblin | MIT World - 6 views

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collaboration

shared by anonymous on 21 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 21 Sep 11
     
    This video lasts about 51 minutes. But, show this to your students. It starts out slowly (although still very cool, IMO) but this guy is amazing, as is his work.
bakaali

USA Newspapers - USA News App - 0 views

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USA Newspapers

shared by bakaali on 24 Sep 17 - No Cached
  • bakaali on 24 Sep 17
     
    USA Newspapers - USA News App contains 3000+ newspapers of USA. Now all of them are in your pocket. You can read through them as we as bookmark and share news with others. All newspapers of USA are well organized based on states of the country and categories of newspapers. Features of USA Newspapers - USA News App - All: ✓ 3k+ newspapers - Read all of them on your phone ✓ Favorite List - Make favorite list with your favorite newspapers ✓ Bookmarking facilities - Bookmark the specific news for further reading ✓ News Sharing - Share news with others as well as in social sites ✓ List of the most popular USA Newspapers under popular Tab ✓ List of All USA Newspapers at a glance under All Tab ✓ List of USA Newspapers according to states of United States of America under States Tab. ✓ List of Newspapers according to specific categories under categories tab. ✓ Search Option to find out the specific newspaper ✓ Inbox Us - Inbox Us to send recommendation or add your newspaper ✓ 6 Different Themes - There are 6 different themes to view the app with your prefer color scheme. ✓ Super Optimized Settings - Super Optimized settings options like #1. Stay Wake when reading newspapers, #2. Load Image or not to reduce the consumer of data and to load the news faster. #3. Open non-mobile/responsive sites in desktop mode to get the better view of pages. #4. Text resizing options while reading newspapers #5 Clear application cache and much more.
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