CFT Resources for Teachers

A reflection on the benefit & detriment of the hype surrounding Khan Academy.

Blog post on Edutopia.

Do we care enough about allowing time for teachers to collaborate in schools? Granted the emphasis is on teaching students. I get that, but what about the need for teachers to share, exchange, grow in their work, etc. That is harder to accomplish in isolation.

This goes back to the discussion of creating PLNs and PLNCs. Richard Byrne gave a good presentation on this a while back (http://www.slideshare.net/rbyrnetech/constructing-a-pln-3465767). Robert Jacobs' blog - Education Innovation - has been writing on this topic for years. I still refer back to this 2009 article from time to time. http://educationinnovation.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/welcome-to-the-revolution-the-professional-networked-learning-collaborative.html

NC is ahead of the game trying to develop schools that meet the needs of our 21st C workplace, as well as the needs of students. They are supporting STEM education and partnerships with local universities, Greensboro and Raleigh.

Really good 20 minute introduction on E-Portfolio. Examples and clarification of this important work. Using E-Portfolios in secondary school as a way to have a student track his or her progress.

Add other resources in this group for e-portfolios. I think this is an interesting and exciting area of growth in classroom practice. More authentic forms of assessment.

Interesting article. Does they have it right? I question whether the data is really accurate because we are relying on the College Board to get objective data.

What do SAT scores correlate well to?

McLeod captures some of the important ideas that represent a counter argument to the NYT articles on technology and the future of schools.

Blog post from Technology Transformation.

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I participated in Global Ed conference 2010. it was excellent. here is the NING, really worth signing up and participating.

Looks really interesting as a resource for those interested in sustainability.

If you are an IPad user, you will want to review this list of 20 apps

Lots of folks talk about authentic assessment. The terms seem obvious, but here is a good site by a professor in IL that goes into great detail trying to unravel this topic. Good resource for teachers to stimulate ideas around making assessments more relevant and authentic to students.

The NY Times has launched a new section discussing NYC schools. Some interesting info in here.

Thanks for this resource Beth. I have an interest in this work. Bob

This is a Wikispace devoted to RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, Topic) assignment protocols. If you have never used a RAFT assignment to differentiate instruction, this is worth looking at and exploring. RAFTs are excellent ways to work in student choice and differentiate.

A website, University of Kent, outlines some steps for managing time, doing lists, creating action steps.

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