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Jennie Bales

50 Picturebooks to Change the World - DevelopmentEducation.ie - 2 views

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    "Thérése Hegarty and Patricia Kennon explore picturebooks in learning contexts and how they allow a discussion of friendship, conflict, struggle, norms, points of view, difference and injustice in a distanced way, thus allowing sensitive issues to be discussed without direct disclosures about the children's own lives."
Jennie Bales

Elementari.io - Create & Share Interactive Stories for Free - 1 views

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    Storytelling softward for all ages. Inlcudes a suite of music and images, simple and free to use.
Jennie Bales

Home - Right Question Institute - 0 views

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    "The Right Question Institute makes it possible for all people to learn to ask better questions and participate more effectively in key decisions."
Jennie Bales

We create our future: Why we need to embrace critical digital pedagogy - Linking Learning - 1 views

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    "we have the capacity to create our future, and our actions - and particularly our actions as educators - inform the type of future we are heading towards. It is not enough to view digital literacies as forms of technical competence, and to embrace protectionist models of digital citizenship which emphasise frameworks focused only on personal responsibility."
Jennie Bales

Creativity in Learning - Gallup - 0 views

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    "Understand the value of creativity in learning and how to enable it in the classroom by leveraging the full potential of technology."
Jennie Bales

Board Game Hacks for the Classroom - WeAreTeachers - 1 views

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    "Board games are the perfect classroom tools for helping students with critical thinking, problem solving, and more. But have you ever thought of transforming ordinary board games into ways to teach curriculum? "
Jennie Bales

How to Design Learning Spaces in Libraries @coolcatteacher - 1 views

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    "Many schools are reimagining the learning spaces that some call libraries or media centers. Carolyn Foote takes us to the center of this trend to take us inside how she redesigned her learning space and the thought process behind it. As you plan your school's strategy, you'll want to have conversations about this show."
Jennie Bales

What Are The Habits Of Mind? - 1 views

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    "16 characteristics of effective problem-solvers have been have been derived from studies of efficacious problem-solvers from many walks of life"
Jennie Bales

Ancient campfires led to the rise of storytelling | Science | AAAS - 0 views

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    "A study of evening campfire conversations by the Ju/'hoan people of Namibia and Botswana (pictured above) suggests that by extending the day, fire allowed people to unleash their imaginations and tell stories, rather than merely focus on mundane topics. "
Jennie Bales

Free Technology for Teachers: The Globe of Extremes - An Interactive Map - 0 views

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    "The Globe of Extremes is an interesting interactive map of the extremes of the Earth. On the map you'll find things like the deepest spot on Earth, the point furthest from any ocean, and the highest permanent settlement in the world. "
Jennie Bales

How To Ease Students Into Independent Inquiry Projects | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

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    An examination of different types of student inquiry - structured, controlled, guided and free. Scaffolding is a key requirement.
Jennie Bales

Global Read Aloud | One Book to Connect the World - 0 views

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    The project was created in 2010 with a simple goal in mind; one book to connect the world. From its humble beginnings, the GRA has grown to make a truly global connection with more than 1,000,000 students having participated.
Jennie Bales

Why Content Knowledge is Crucial to Effective Critical Thinking | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

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    "But a fascinating review of the scientific research on how to teach critical thinking concludes that teaching generic critical thinking skills, such as logical reasoning, might be a big waste of time. Critical thinking exercises and games haven't produced long-lasting improvements for students. And the research literature shows that it's very difficult for students to apply critical thinking skills learned in one subject to another, even between different fields of science."
Jennie Bales

Literacy Matters! - Home Page - 0 views

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    Collation of research related to information and reading.
Jennie Bales

Listening Is Reading: The New Research - 1 views

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    "This article draws attention to recent research about the benefits of listening. These benefits include ones of mental and physical health, academic engagement, and pure relaxation and wonder-feeding. " Links to three studies provided.
Jennie Bales

Student Choice Versus the Classics | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "English teachers are wrestling with how to navigate the increasingly contentious terrain between student choice and assigning the classics."
Jennie Bales

Free Technology for Teachers: An Interactive Map of English Myths and Legends - 0 views

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    "The interactive map feature a couple of dozen historical sites that under the care of English Heritage. As the name of the map implies, each of the sites on the map is basis for a myth or legend."
Jennie Bales

Dog Island Free Forever - 0 views

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    "Over 2,500 dogs are already enjoying a better life at Dog Island. Separated from the anxieties of urban life, dogs on Dog Island are healthy dogs who live a natural, healthy and happy life, free from the stress and hardship associated with daily life among humans."
Jennie Bales

Evidence increases for reading on paper instead of screens - 0 views

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    "The studies showed that students of all ages, from elementary school to college, tend to absorb more when they're reading on paper than on screens, particularly when it comes to nonfiction material. "Sometimes you should print it out, especially if it's long," said Clinton."
Jennie Bales

Learning and Teaching with Wikis - Instructional Design Australia - 0 views

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    "Wikis offer open collaboration, on a simple cross platform tool, with people who may be co-located or in distributed locations, working synchronously or asynchronously." History and various uses and values are explored.
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