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Roland Gesthuizen

Everything you know about curriculum may be wrong. Really. « Granted, but… - 61 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 16 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • suppose today’s content knowledge is an offshoot of successful ongoing learning in a changing world – in which ‘learning’ means ‘learning to perform in the world.’
  • Problem-based learning and the case method not only challenge the conventional paradigm but suggest that K-12 education is increasingly out of touch with genuine trends for the better in education.
  • the point of learning is not just to know things but to be a different person – more mature, more wise, more self-disciplined, more effective, and more productive in the broadest sense. Knowledge is an indicator of educational success, not the aim
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 16 Feb 13
     
    "if we think of action, not knowledge, as the essence of an education; let's see what results from thinking of future ability, not knowledge of the past, as the core; let's see what follows, therefore, from thinking of content knowledge as neither the aim of curriculum nor the key building blocks of it but as the offshoot of learning to do things now and for the future"
Sharin Tebo

JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching - 62 views

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eAchieve Twitter

shared by Sharin Tebo on 26 Apr 16 - No Cached
  • All of them responded that Twitter allows them to build connections with educators beyond those in their immediate vicinity. These connections are purposefully made as a way to find and share resources and to provide and receive support. For example, Participant 8 stated, “My primary purpose is to connect with other teachers, so that I can learn from them and share resources that I find.” Similarly, Participant 9 wrote, “I am the only biology teacher at my school. I use it [Twitter] as a means of obtaining advice, resources and collaboration…I also use it to find out about new tech tools.”
  • Twitter has helped me to build a strong professional reputation
  • they follow educators. They also follow content experts and others who share professional interests.
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  • Participants explained that they choose to follow people who are open, positive, and constructive.
  • “If their tweets seem to be of interest - providing ideas or resources, as opposed to just opinion - I will network with them.” Similarly, Participant 6 stated, “I look for people who interact and don't just post links.”
  • those they trust
  • Since Twitter is considered to be a social networking website, one aspect of this study looked at dialogue that transpired between followers to show evidence of collaborative conversations rather than unidirectional sharing of information.
  • Survey results show that nine out of ten of the respondents were able to give concrete examples of collaboration that occurred with fellow Twitter users.
  • These examples included ideas such as creating units, sharing of resources, students collaborating on projects between classrooms, exchanging professional materials and readings, writing book chapters, and even co-presenting at conferences.
  • beyond 140-character messages. That teachers moved discussions to forums that allow for deeper discussion and expansion of ideas is encouraging; Twitter does not seem to be a place to collaborate in depth, but rather to make those initial connections - a "jumping off" point.
  • how using Twitter has benefited them professionally. Four unique themes emerged from their responses: Access to resources Supportive relationships Increased leadership capacity Development of a professional vision
  • practical resources and ideas as a benefit.
  • opportunities for them to take leadership roles in developing professional development, organizing conferences, publishing, and grant writing.
  • This research study provides new insight into how teachers use social networking sites such as Twitter for professional purposes.
  • Sharin Tebo on 26 Apr 16
     
    Impacts of Twitter on professional lives
Steve Ransom

The fantasies driving school reform: A primer for education graduates - The Answer Shee... - 5 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 14 May 12 - No Cached
  • Richard Rothstein
  • In truth, this conventional view relies upon imaginary facts.
  • Let me repeat: black elementary school students today have better math skills than white students did only twenty years ago.
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  • As a result, we’ve wasted 15 years avoiding incremental improvement, and instead trying to upend a reasonably successful school system.
  • But the reason it hasn’t narrowed is that your profession has done too good a job — you’ve improved white children’s performance as well, so the score gap persists, but at a higher level for all.
  • Policymakers, pundits, and politicians ignore these gains; they conclude that you, educators, have been incompetent because the test score gap hasn’t much narrowed.
  • If you believe public education deserves greater support, as I do, you will have to boast about your accomplishments, because voters are more likely to aid a successful institution than a collapsing one.
  • In short, underemployment of parents is not only an economic crisis — it is an educational crisis. You cannot ignore it and be good educators.
  • equally important educational goals — citizenship, character, appreciation of the arts and music, physical fitness and health, and knowledge of history, the sciences, and literature.
  • If you have high expectations, your students can succeed regardless of parents’ economic circumstances. That is nonsense.
  • health insurance; children are less likely to get routine and preventive care that middle class children take for granted
  • If they can’t see because they don’t get glasses to correct vision difficulties, high expectations can’t teach them to read.
  • Because education has become so politicized, with policy made by those with preconceptions of failure and little understanding of the educational process, you are entering a field that has become obsessed with evaluating only results that are easy to measure, rather than those that are most important. But as Albert Einstein once said, not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted, counts.
  • To be good educators, you must step up your activity not only in the classroom, but as citizens. You must speak up in the public arena, challenging those policymakers who will accuse you only of making excuses when you speak the truth that children who are hungry, mobile, and stressed, cannot learn as easily as those who are comfortable.
  • Steve Ransom on 14 May 12
     
    An important read for anyone who truly wants to understand what's really important in education and the false reform strategies of our current (and past) administration.
Marc Patton

McCormick Foundation New Media Women Entrepreneurs : About this initiative - 0 views

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Grants

shared by Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    The McCormick Foundation New Media Women Entrepreneurs project seeks to spotlight the creative assets of women and help address issues of opportunity and innovation, recruitment and retention for women in journalism. In addition to providing seed funding for new women-led news ideas
Marc Patton

Intel Involved-Transforming Lives - 0 views

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Grants Technology

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  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    Deeply embedded in Intel's culture is a passion for creating a better future for all
Scott Kinkoph

DonorsChoose.org: Teachers ask. You choose. - 1 views

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shared by Scott Kinkoph on 27 Jun 12 - Cached
  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    An online charity connecting you to classrooms in need
Marc Patton

Home : The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - 0 views

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Grants STEM Science Teacher_Resources

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  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world's largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession.
Marc Patton

Digital Wish - Putting Technology in the hands of teachers to prepare today's students ... - 0 views

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Grants

shared by Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12 - Cached
  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    Join Our Mission:Put Technology in Schools!
Marc Patton

Citi | Foundation - 0 views

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Grants

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  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    The Citi Foundation supports the economic empowerment and financial inclusion of low- to moderate-income people in communities where Citi operates.
Marc Patton

The Actuarial Foundation - 0 views

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Grants

shared by Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    The Actuarial Foundation develops, funds, and executes education, scholarship and research programs that serve the public and the profession by harnessing the talents and resources of actuaries.
Marc Patton

Programs - JA Job Shadow - 0 views

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Teaching_Ideas Grants

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  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    Would you rather tell students about the workplace or show them? We introduce students to careers through one-day, on-site orientations or through more extensive internships.
Marc Patton

TE Connectivity - 0 views

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Grants STEM

shared by Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    With a 50-plus year history of leadership, TE Connectivity is a global, $12.1 billion company that designs and manufactures over 500,000 products that connect and protect the flow of power and data inside the products that touch every aspect of our lives.
Marc Patton

C-SPAN StudentCam 2012 - 0 views

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Grants Social_Studies

shared by Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12 - Cached
  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    C-SPAN's StudentCam is an annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think seriously about issues that affect our communities and our nation. This year students were asked to create a short (5-8 minute) video documentary on a topic related to the competition theme listed below.
Marc Patton

Helping Communities - The Humana Foundation - 0 views

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Grants

shared by Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    The Humana Foundation promotes healthy lives and communities by supporting organizations that meet our funding priorities and are classified as 501(c)(3) tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service.The Humana Foundation was established in 1981 as the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc., one of the nation's leading health benefits companies. The Foundation is located in Louisville, Kentucky, home to Humana's corporate headquarters.
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