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Meg Wallace

A veteran teacher turned coach shadows 2 students for 2 days - a sobering lesson learne... - 2 views

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  • If I could go back and change my classes now, I would immediately: Offer brief, blitzkrieg-like mini-lessons with engaging, assessment-for-learning-type activities following directly on their heels (e.g. a ten-minute lecture on Whitman’s life and poetry, followed by small-group work in which teams scour new poems of his for the very themes and notions expressed in the lecture, and then share out or perform some of them to the whole group while everyone takes notes on the findings.) set an egg timer every time I get up to talk and all eyes are on me. When the timer goes off, I am done. End of story. I can go on and on. I love to hear myself talk. I often cannot shut up. This is not really conducive to my students’ learning, however much I might enjoy it. Ask every class to start with students’ Essential Questions or just general questions born of confusion from the previous night’s reading or the previous class’s discussion. I would ask them to come in to class and write them all on the board, and then, as a group, ask them to choose which one we start with and which ones need to be addressed. This is my biggest regret right now – not starting every class this way. I am imagining all the misunderstandings, the engagement, the enthusiasm, the collaborative skills, and the autonomy we missed out on because I didn’t begin every class with fifteen or twenty minutes of this.
    • Meg Wallace
      Meg Wallace on 16 Oct 14
       
      I was really intrigued and inspired by Garfield Gini-Newman's presentation at the Curriculum Leaders' meeting at BVG yesterday, especially his point to ask the big questions at the beginning of the class/unit and have students keep a thinking book/learning log which they update as they learn. I'[m curious to hear from Language Arts teachers on how they think they might utilize this as I certainly would like to! 
  • made me realize how little autonomy students have, how little of their learning they are directing or choosing
    • Meg Wallace
      Meg Wallace on 16 Oct 14
       
      There's a lot to be said about student choice. One of the things we're pushing at RLC this year is 'choose your own path' and giving students more choice in when/how they demonstrate learning.
  • I would structure every test or formal activity like the IB exams do – a five-minute reading period in which students can ask all their questions but no one can write until the reading period is finished. This is a simple solution I probably should have tried years ago that would head off a lot (thought, admittedly, not all) of the frustration I felt with constant, repetitive questions.
  • Justin Medved on 15 Oct 14
     
    "If I could go back and change my classes now, I would immediately: Offer brief, blitzkrieg-like mini-lessons with engaging, assessment-for-learning-type activities following directly on their heels (e.g. a ten-minute lecture on Whitman's life and poetry, followed by small-group work in which teams scour new poems of his for the very themes and notions expressed in the lecture, and then share out or perform some of them to the whole group while everyone takes notes on the findings.) set an egg timer every time I get up to talk and all eyes are on me. When the timer goes off, I am done. End of story. I can go on and on. I love to hear myself talk. I often cannot shut up. This is not really conducive to my students' learning, however much I might enjoy it. Ask every class to start with students' Essential Questions or just general questions born of confusion from the previous night's reading or the previous class's discussion. I would ask them to come in to class and write them all on the board, and then, as a group, ask them to choose which one we start with and which ones need to be addressed. This is my biggest regret right now - not starting every class this way. I am imagining all the misunderstandings, the engagement, the enthusiasm, the collaborative skills, and the autonomy we missed out on because I didn't begin every class with fifteen or twenty minutes of this."
Derek Doucet

Connected Educator Month 2014 Calendar | Connected Educators - 1 views

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  • Connected Educator Month 2014 Calendar Use the search box and filters at right to help you find events & activities of interest. To find events/activities just for you, roll over “primary audience” at right. To find events/activities on a specific topic of interest, roll over each of the event types at right. By default, events are displayed in Eastern Daylight (New York) time. Learn how to view events in your local time here. Register as an attendee or organization to create a profile, make your customized calendar, interact with other attendees, and more. Click here for tutorial videos. Add your customized calendar to Google Calendar, iCal, and more here. Or add an event to the calendar by clicking here.
lesmcbeth

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AAL reflection

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  • lesmcbeth on 08 Oct 15
     
    A great idea for an AAL activity at the end of a project or assignment. Students can reflect on their learning as well as their teamwork/collaboration.
garth nichols

Math Teachers Should Encourage Their Students to Count Using Their Fingers in Class - T... - 2 views

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Math education Cohort21

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  • This is not an isolated event—schools across the country regularly ban finger use in classrooms or communicate to students that they are babyish. This is despite a compelling and rather surprising branch of neuroscience that shows the importance of an area of our brain that “sees” fingers, well beyond the time and age that people use their fingers to count.
  • Remarkably, brain researchers know that we “see” a representation of our fingers in our brains, even when we do not use fingers in a calculation
  • Evidence from both behavioral and neuroscience studies shows that when people receive training on ways to perceive and represent their own fingers, they get better at doing so, which leads to higher mathematics achievement. The tasks we have developed for use in schools and homes (see below) are based on the training programs researchers use to improve finger-perception quality.
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  • The need for and importance of finger perception could even be the reason that pianists, and other musicians, often display higher mathematical understanding than people who don’t learn a musical instrument.
  • Teachers should celebrate and encourage finger use among younger learners and enable learners of any age to strengthen this brain capacity through finger counting and use. They can do so by engaging students in a range of classroom and home activities, such as:Give the students colored dots on their fingers and ask them to touch the corresponding piano keys:
  • Visual math is powerful for all learners. A few years ago Howard Gardner proposed a theory of multiple intelligences, suggesting that people have different approaches to learning, such as those that are visual, kinesthetic, or logical. T
  • To engage students in productive visual thinking, they should be asked, at regular intervals, how they see mathematical ideas, and to draw what they see. They can be given activities with visual questions and they can be asked to provide visual solutions to questions.
  • garth nichols on 22 Nov 16
     
    Great article on the strategies and rethinking of them in Math class for younger grades
lesmcbeth

Design Tools | Making Learning Visible - 2 views

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DesignThinking design tools

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  • lesmcbeth on 18 Feb 16
     
    An excellent resource with many tools/activities/resources for teachers to help students make their thinking visible.
lesmcbeth

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DesignThinking community

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  • lesmcbeth on 16 Jul 14
     
    Learning Creative Learning - a community focusing on learning as a means to expand the range of how people design, create, and learn. Online lessons, activities and resources and a platform for you to engage with other creative educators.
Justin Medved

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  • Justin Medved on 22 Jul 15
     
    "Camp Google is a free camp for kids, full of fun science activities and adventures led by experts. Everyone is welcome, and you can jump in anytime."
lesmcbeth

The product design sprint: diverge (day 2) | Google Ventures - 0 views

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storyboard ideas DesignThinking

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  • lesmcbeth on 08 Oct 15
     
    Looking for a structure to help your students generate new ideas? Look no further! Use all or some of these activities to practice divergent thinking skills!
lesmcbeth

Games for fresh thinking and ideas | Gamestorming - 0 views

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DesignThinking ideas brainstorming

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  • lesmcbeth on 08 Oct 15
     
    Looking for an activity to help your students brainstorm (because come on, your typical "popcorn" style brainstorm isn't really generating much excitement in your classoorm)...look no further!
Derek Doucet

The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture | User Generated Education - 2 views

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Flipped flipped classroom edtech SAMR cohort21

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  • Flip your instruction so that students watch and listen to your lectures… for homework, and then use your precious class-time for what previously, often, was done in homework: tackling difficult problems, working in groups, researching, collaborating, crafting and creating.
  • compiled resource page of the Flipped Classroom (with videos and links) can be found at http://www.scoop.it/t/the-flipped-classroom
  • Cisco in a recent white paper, Video: How Interactivity and Rich Media Change Teaching and Learning, presents the benefits of video in the classroom: Establishes dialogue and idea exchange between students, educators, and subject matter experts regardless of locations. Lectures become homework and class time is used for collaborative student work, experiential exercises, debate, and lab work. Extends access to scarce resources, such as specialized teachers and courses, to more students, allowing them to learn from the best sources and maintain access to challenging curriculum. Enables students to access courses at higher-level institutions, allowing them to progress at their own pace. Prepares students for a future as global citizens. Allows them to meet students and teachers from around the world to experience their culture, language, ideas, and shared experiences. Allows students with multiple learning styles and abilities to learn at their own pace and through traditional models.
    • Derek Doucet
      Derek Doucet on 17 Oct 14
       
      Students need to be shown how to make connections to these experts... 
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  • Experiential Engagement: The Activity
  • he Flipped Classroom Model
  • The cycle often begins with an experiential exercise.  This is an authentic, often hands-on learning activity that fully engages the student. 
  • They explore what the experts have to say about the topic.  Information is presented via video lecture, content-rich websites and simulations like PHET and/or online text/readings.
  • Conceptual Connections: The What
  • Meaning Making: The So What
  • Learners reflect on their understanding of what was discovered during the previous phases.  It is a phase of deep reflection on what was experienced during the first phase and what was learned via the experts during the second phase.
  • Demonstration and Application: The Now What
  • During this phase, learners get to demonstrate what they learned and apply the material in a way that makes sense to them. This goes beyond reflection and personal understanding in that learners have to create something that is individualized and extends beyond the lesson with applicability to the learners’ everyday lives.  This is in line with the highest level of learning within Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy of Learning – Creating - whereby the learner creates a new product or point of view. In essence, they become the storytellers of their learning (See Narratives in the 21st Century: Narratives in Search of Contexts).  A list of technology-enhanced ideas/options for the celebration of learning can be found at: http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/a-technology-enhanced-celebration-of-learning/
garth nichols

Why I'm Asking You Not to Use Laptops - Lingua Franca - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher... - 3 views

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Laptops EdTech

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  • On the first day of class, students and I spend the first 30-40 minutes learning something new about how language works (in order to set the tone for the class), and then we go over the syllabus. When we get to the laptop policy, I pause and say, “Let me tell you why I ask you generally not to use laptops in class.” And here’s the gist of what I say after that:
  • There’s also the issue of the classroom environment. I like to foster a sense of conversation here, even in a class of 100 students. If you are on a laptop, I and your peers are often looking at the back of your computer screen and the top of your head, rather than all of us making eye contact with each other. Learning happens best in a classroom when everyone is actively engaged with one another in the exchange of information. This can mean looking up from your notes to listen and to talk with others, which means you may need to make strategic decisions about what to write down. Note-taking is designed to support the learning and retention of material we talk about in class; note-taking itself is not learning. And speaking of what you choose to write down …
  • Now I know that one could argue that it is your choice about whether you want to use this hour and 20 minutes to engage actively with the material at hand, or whether you would like to multitask. You’re not bothering anyone (one could argue) as you quietly do your email or check Facebook. Here’s the problem with that theory: From what we can tell, you are actually damaging the learning environment for others, even if you’re being quiet about it. A study published in 2013 found that not only did the multitasking student in a classroom do worse on a postclass test on the material, so did the peers who could see the computer. In other words, the off-task laptop use distracted not just the laptop user but also the group of students behind the laptop user. (And I get it, believe me. I was once in a lecture where the woman in front of me was shoe shopping, and I found myself thinking at one point, “No, not the pink ones!” I don’t remember all that much else about the lecture.)
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  • In addition, I can find your multitasking on a laptop a bit distracting as the instructor because sometimes you are not typing at the right times; I am not saying anything noteworthy and yet you are engrossed in typing, which suggests that you are doing something other than being fully engaged in our class. And that distracts my attention.
  • First, if you have your laptop open, it is almost impossible not to check email or briefly surf the Internet, even if you don’t mean to or have told yourself that you won’t. I have the same impulse if I have my laptop open in a meeting. The problem is that studies indicate that this kind of multitasking impairs learning; once we are on email/the web, we are no longer paying very good attention to what is happening in class. (And there is no evidence I know of that “practice” at doing this kind of multitasking is going to make you better at it!)
  • A study that came out in June—and which got a lot of buzz in the mainstream press—suggests that taking notes by hand rather than typing them on a laptop improves comprehension of the material. While students taking notes on a laptop (and only taking notes—they were not allowed to multitask) wrote down more of the material covered in class, they were often typing what the instructor said verbatim, which seems to have led to less processing of the material. The students taking notes by hand had to do more synthesizing and condensing as they wrote because they could not get everything down. As a result, they learned the material better.* I think there is also something to the ease with which one can create visual connections on a handwritten page through arrows, flow charts, etc.
  • I figure it is also good for all of us to break addictive patterns with email, texting, Facebook, etc. When you step back, it seems a bit silly that we can’t go for 80 minutes without checking our phones or other devices. Really, for most of us, what are the odds of an emergency that can’t wait an hour? We have developed the habit of checking, and you can see this class as a chance to create or reinforce a habit of not checking too.
  • Of course, if you need or strongly prefer a laptop for taking notes or accessing readings in class for any reason, please come talk with me, and I am happy to make that work. I’ll just ask you to commit to using the laptop only for class-related work.
  • garth nichols on 05 Jan 15
     
    Why we need a balanced approach to the use of computers in the classroom. This is a great partner-piece to Clay Shirky's from 2014...
lesmcbeth

K. Schrock SAMR Example - Google Docs - 0 views

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Notetaking SAMR teaching

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  • lesmcbeth on 21 Nov 14
     
    An example of SAMR applied to the activity of note-taking in the classroom.
lesmcbeth

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DesignThinking BrainstormingMethods d.school stanford

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  • lesmcbeth on 01 Dec 14
     
    Activities and Curriculum resources for implementing design thinking in your classroom or with your colleagues. Excellent, practical ideas.
lesmcbeth

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DesignThinking prototype testing tools BrainstormingMethods

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  • lesmcbeth on 01 Dec 14
     
    A tool kit of activities that will help you develop a clear path, define problems, clarify solutions, etc.
lesmcbeth

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DesignThinking BrainstormingMethods

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  • lesmcbeth on 01 Dec 14
     
    Need to get your creative thinking juices flowing? Check out these 80 quick and easy challenges that will sharpen your design and thinking skills. Great activities for students as well.
Justin Medved

Digital Citizenship Week: 6 Resources for Educators | Edutopia - 1 views

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  • Justin Medved on 28 Oct 14
     
    "This year, in conjunction with October's Connected Educator Month, Common Sense Media is sponsoring Digital Citizenship Week from October 19 through October 25. Here, educators can find ways to get connected, activities to do with students and ideas for engaging parents. Really, the week is a perfect time to discuss digital responsibility, safety, and citizenship with students, and there are plenty of valuable events and resources for educators and students to use. Here are six of my favorites:"
Derek Doucet

7 Essential Tools for a Flipped Classroom - Getting Smart by Guest Author - classrooms,... - 3 views

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flipped classroom personalized learning

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  • 7 Essential Tools for a Flipped Classroom
  • The flipped classroom uses technology to allow students more time to apply knowledge and teachers more time for hands-on education.
  • Google Docs
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  • The following tools are listed from most basic to most sophisticated and can be used alone or in tandem to make flipped classrooms more engaging.
  • Google Docs have many advantages over traditional word processing programs, including real-time automatic updates visible to all users, a feature that enables robust discussion and sharing.
  • YouTube
  • Ideal for first-time flippers
  • Teachem
  • Teachem is a timely and valuable resource ideal for teachers interested in a more structured flipped classroom but unwilling to commit to paid or complex programming.
  • The Flipped Learning Network
  • A social media site open to first-time and experienced flippers, the Flipped Learning Network contains resources for all kinds of flipped classrooms while facilitating discussion, collective problem-solving and peer networking.
  • Camtasia Studio
  • Perhaps the most popular screencasting technology available, Camtasia Studio is now in its eighth incarnation and has remained up-to-date with educational trends
  • Edmodo or Schoology
  • eyond enabling activities fundamental to the flipped classroom, such as video lectures and e-readings, these comprehensive online learning platforms offer educator networks and resources,
  • iscussion and collaboration features, and grading and assessment options.
  • Derek Doucet on 09 Mar 13
     
    7 Essential Tools for a Flipped Classroom - nothing earth shattering but a nicely compiled list. 
Marcie Lewis

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education science museum interactive resources

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  • Marcie Lewis on 05 Jan 13
     
    The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception in San Francisco. The website offers a place where students can explore their curiosity through videos, reading, educational games, and other activities. There is a wealth of scientific information that is engaging for young people!
garth nichols

Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still at School - Jessica Lahey - The At... - 1 views

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whole-child Boys_Education

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  • The authors of this study conclude that teacher bias regarding behavior, rather than academic perfor
  • mance, penalizes boys as early as kindergarten. On average, boys receive lower behavioral assessment scores from teachers, and those scores affect teachers' overall perceptions of boys' intelligence and achievement.
  • The most effective lessons included more than one of these elements: Lessons that result in an end product--a booklet, a catapult, a poem, or a comic strip, for example. Lessons that are structured as competitive games. Lessons requiring motor activity. Lessons requiring boys to assume responsibility for the learning of others. Lessons that require boys to address open questions or unsolved problems. Lessons that require a combination of competition and teamwork. Lessons that focus on independent, personal discovery and realization. Lessons that introduce drama in the form of novelty or surprise.
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  • Split the class into groups of four and spread them around the room. Each team will need paper and pencils. At the front of the room, place copies of a document including all of the material that has been taught in some sort of graphical form--a spider diagram, for example. Then tell the students that one person from each group may come up to the front of the classroom and look at the document for thirty seconds. When those thirty seconds are up, they return to their group and write down what they remember in an attempt to re-create the original document in its entirety. The students rotate through the process until the group has pieced the original document back together as a team, from memory. These end products may be "graded" by other teams, and as a final exercise, each student can be required to return to his desk and re-create the document on his own.
  • Rather than penalize the boys' relatively higher energy and competitive drive, the most effective way to teach boys is to take advantage of that high energy, curiosity, and thirst for competition. While Reichert and Hawley's research was conducted in all-boys schools, these lessons can be used in all classrooms, with both boys and girls.
  • garth nichols on 02 Jul 13
     
    Great article on Boys' Education
mr_bornstein

Forget Talent: Why Practice is Key to Most Prodigies' Success | MindShift | KQED News - 1 views

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  • Peak: Secrets From The New Science Of Expertise,
  • talent” is often a story we tell ourselves to justify our own failure or to protect children from the possibility of failure.
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  • a tendency to assume that some people have a talent for something and others don’t and that you can tell the difference early on. If you believe that, you encourage and support the ‘talented’ ones and discourage the rest, creating the self-fulfilling prophecy. … The best way to avoid this is to recognize the potential in all of us — and work to find ways to develop it.
  • “deliberate practice.”
  • ind a teacher who has been teaching other people to reach the level of performance that you want to attain. This basically means that teacher will be able to tell you the most effective ways to improve. A good teacher will also be able to find suitable units of improvement, so you don’t push yourself more than you can do.
  • start out, 15 or 20 minutes [a day]
  • think of something you want to attain and then get the help of teachers and parents to start you on the path of creating that
  • But you haven’t simply been waiting around for something that would allow you to instantaneously become good because that’s never happening.
  • You can improve your performance more in those one or two hours with a coach than in 5 to 10 years of regular practice with your friends.
  • you’re really trying to help the child develop this ability and become increasingly more able to monitor their own learning so they will eventually become independent
  • there is a way of helping a child get enjoyment from the mastery and the development of an ability.
  • before a public performance a child is much more motivated to practice and work on things that will translate into a better performance.
  • When that becomes important, you’ll have the motivation and willingness to do the training that will allow you to reach a high level of proficiency.
  • with certain kinds of math activities it’s hard to see how they will actually benefit you as an adult. So, I think education can be transformed into being more skills-based, where students will be able to see how, by learning certain skills, they’ll be able to do things that they couldn’t do before.
  • understand and integrate that knowledge in a way that allows you to use it.
  • I could infer and relate things that were related to me in a meaningful way.
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