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Kimberly Marlow

Micro-Credentials: Empowering Lifelong Learners | Edutopia - 0 views

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badges professional development catie digital badges

shared by Kimberly Marlow on 17 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Within our own profession, teachers are engaging in continued learning through personal learning networks, websites like Edutopia and MOOCs. Anyone has the ability to self-construct curriculum and gain the skills once exclusive to those able to pay for a traditional education.
  • Despite the vast shift in how we pursue knowledge, little has changed with how we credential those who acquire knowledge. We still primarily credential learners based on seat time and credit hours, and often only recognize learning pursued through traditional pathways.
  • For teachers, badges could be a way to demonstrate skills to potential employers, build identity and reputation within learning communities, and create pathways for continued learning and leadership roles.
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  • To have value beyond a teacher's blog or Twitter feed, digital badges need to have both rigor and market worth.
  • A system filled with "junk" badges will have far less integrity than one filled with micro-credentials awarded by reputable organizations.
  • Research shows that teachers who earn a Master's degree don't necessarily see an increase in student achievement (3), and yet current salary structures and professional development models are often tied directly to those macro-credentials.
  • Building micro-credentials that have rigor and market worth could be the first step toward updating our current paradigm of how we credential learning. If we truly want to build school-wide cultures that empower learners to grow as individuals, we need to provide personalized learning opportunities for all of our learners -- including our teachers.
Jill Bergeron

A School Designed To Let Kids Be Kids - 0 views

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TED talk Kindergarten innovation design

shared by Jill Bergeron on 30 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Jill Bergeron on 30 Apr 15
     
    This is a TED Talk about an innovative Kindergarten in Japan.
Jill Bergeron

Project-Based Learning Google Apps Smash - 0 views

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PBL project based learning google apps google

shared by Jill Bergeron on 16 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • Jill Bergeron on 16 Jul 15
     
    Resources for PBL
Jill Bergeron

Reflecting on 21st Century Literacies | Edutopia - 0 views

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learning 21st century educator 21st century skills PD

shared by Jill Bergeron on 04 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • we keep talking about the 21st century skills our students need to acquire. One day soon, I trust someone will come up with a new way to reference these skills that does not connect them to the century in which we live. Someone might simply and boldly state that these are just 'skills’ which every educated person needs to own in order to be a productive member of society.
Jill Bergeron

Project-Based Learning Through a Maker's Lens | Edutopia - 0 views

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maker edutopia pbl

shared by Jill Bergeron on 03 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • A Maker is an individual who communicates, collaborates, tinkers, fixes, breaks, rebuilds, and constructs projects for the world around him or her.
  • Great projects, on the other hand, are opportunities for learners and teachers to collaborate with those around them.
  • Making loves the process and allows the teacher to move fluidly between levels and subjects. When I designed a middle school level Forces and Motion unit, NGSS MS-PS2 dovetails nicely with CCSS Mathmatical Practice.
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  • As such, my students and I might spend weeks asking ourselves inquiry-driven questions and checking out online resources (such as those listed below) as brain fodder. Collaboratively, we narrow down our choices. I use my voice in the process as sparingly as possible, but I do guide my learners to projects which reflect our subject area, my own expertise, and my strengths as an educator to projects which can be completed in the time allotted. Lastly, we determine if we have the right resources and tools. It's a messy process, but the results can be incredible.
  • If you're looking for more about Making, check out these resources: Makerspace.com Makered.org DesignMakeTeach.com Makezine.com Instructables.com #makered & #STEM on Twitter Inventtolearn.com
Jill Bergeron

How to Integrate Tech When It Keeps Changing | Edutopia - 0 views

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tech tools tech integration edutopia edtech

shared by Jill Bergeron on 03 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Meanwhile, those of us whose skills in tech integration are not quite Olympic class may find the SAMR model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition) more helpful for locating ourselves along the continuum of maximizing the transformational impact of technology. What won't work is waiting for technological change to stabilize.
  • You'll never keep abreast of every technology innovation, so allow yourself to be a curious learner that doesn't know it all.
  • top education technology bloggers and ask their advice on social media
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  • Give yourself 30 minutes every couple of weeks to learn a new tech tool from Tammy's Technology Tips, Edudemic, Monica Burns' ClassTechTips, Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything, Cybraryman's Teacher Tools, or Richard Byrne's Favorite Resources. Happy clicking!
  • "The time I spend helping my students to edit and refine their writing as they write is exponentially more valuable for them than the final comments I leave on their essays."
  • For even more information on this topic, visit Edutopia’s Resources for Technology Integration.
  • Jill Bergeron on 03 Sep 14
     
    This article contains a number of resources to help teachers better familiarize themselves with the myriad of tools and ways in which they can be integrated.
Jill Bergeron

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids - Scientific American - 0 views

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mindset motivation SEL

shared by Jill Bergeron on 12 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • more than 35 years of scientific investigation suggests that an overemphasis on intellect or talent leaves people vulnerable to failure, fearful of challenges and unwilling to remedy their shortcomings.
  • our studies show that teaching people to have a “growth mind-set,” which encourages a focus on “process” (consisting of personal effort and effective strategies) rather than on intelligence or talent, helps make them into high achievers in school and in life.
  • Why do some students give up when they encounter difficulty, whereas others who are no more skilled continue to strive and learn? One answer, I soon discovered, lay in people's beliefs about why they had failed.
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  • The helpless ones believe that intelligence is a fixed trait: you have only a certain amount, and that's that. I call this a “fixed mind-set.”
  • These experiments were an early indication that a focus on effort can help resolve helplessness and engender success.
  • The mastery-oriented children, on the other hand, think intelligence is malleable and can be developed through education and hard work. They want to learn above all else.
  • Jill Bergeron on 12 Jan 15
     
    Carol Dweck's article emphasizing mindset and praise.
Jill Bergeron

Why Curiosity Enhances Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

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curiosity mindset

shared by Jill Bergeron on 12 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • curiosity puts the brain in a state that allows it to learn and retain any kind of information, like a vortex that sucks in what you are motivated to learn, and also everything around it.
  • So not only will arousing students' curiosity help them remember lessons that might otherwise go in one ear and out the other, but it can also make the learning experience as pleasurable as ice cream or pocket money
Jill Bergeron

What's Up with STEM for 2015? | MiddleWeb - 0 views

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STEM STEAM science math technology

shared by Jill Bergeron on 26 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Remember, STEM as originally conceived is intended to get kids up to speed on science and math using an engineering design approach, emphasizing teamwork and real-world problems.
    • Jill Bergeron
      Jill Bergeron on 26 Jan 15
       
      This is a great summary.
  • STEM lessons don’t necessarily teach the specific content in math and science – they may apply content that has already been taught. The key point is whether a STEM program applies math and science concepts to solve an engineering challenge and provide students with opportunities to integrate learning.
  • At first glance, it appears that deciding what a STEM program should look like is an ongoing conundrum for the K-12 education world.
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  • Maker projects, however, are not intended to substitute as STEM programs. They frequently accomplish Criteria #2 and #3 and touch on other criteria to some degree. But their goals and focus differ from STEM.
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