ThinkDrive - Bloom's Taxonomy Activities for a Digital Age! - 105 views
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The blurred line between gaming consoles and real life educational / scientific devices has just been erased. No it's not April 1. Fascinating. Thanks to Craig Crossley for the link. If you haven't seen the Johnny Lee video under this one, it is amazing as well. A great webpage to share with your friends.
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If you want the fastest, most intuitive and most stylish browser available, Firefox 4 BETA is probably still the best. But if you are bound by certain departmental, political or operational constraints, or if you don't know any better, you will probably have to use Internet Explorer (IE). Well the good news is that IE9 is actually VERY good. The similarities to Firefox do feature prominently, but don't take my word for it - this video will showcase the wicked new features. Enjoy. You'll need Windows 7 to run IE9 though. There's always a catch ...
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ITC has released ThinkDrive, a digital version of their very popular Bloom's based thinking strategies. If you would like a trial version with a view to purchasing for your school, please emailmatthew@plana.net.au.
More Than Half of Students 'Engaged' in School, Says Poll - Education Week - 46 views
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A broad focus on testing and new standards can lead schools to neglect the individualized needs of students,
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unless U.S. schools can better align learning strategies and objectives with fundamental aspects of human nature, they will always struggle to help students achieve their full potential
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Researchers classified 31 percent of teachers as “engaged” at work under that index, compared with 30 percent of respondents overall. But, among all occupations tracked in the survey, teachers were the least likely to say that their opinions counted at work.
Using Reading Prompts to Encourage Critical Thinking | Faculty Focus - 118 views
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“Students can critically read in a variety of ways: When they raise vital questions and problems from the text, When they gather and assess relevant information and then offer plausible interpretations of that information, When they test their interpretations against previous knowledge or experience …, When they examine their assumptions and the implications of those assumptions, and When they use what they have read to communicate effectively with others or to develop potential solutions to complex problems.
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Interpretation of evidence
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Making connections
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http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Advocacy/Top_Ten_in_10.htm - 87 views
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Establish technology in education as the backbone of school improvement
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Leverage education technology as a gateway for college and career readiness
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Ensure technology expertise is infused throughout our schools and classrooms.
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Microsoft Word - BlockingSchedules.rtf - CAREI BlockingSchedules.pdf - 25 views
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Research examining student achievement in block-scheduled schools compared to traditional schools showed mixed and inconclusive results
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Most research about block scheduling and classroom instruction, as with research on school climate, used student, teacher, and parent questionnaires and surveys.
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Student Engagement Strategies - home - 86 views
Student Engagement Tips from Teaching Professor Conference Attendees | Faculty Focus - 54 views
Ten Steps to Better Student Engagement | Edutopia - 205 views
50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom | TeachHUB - 77 views
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Summarize. At the conclusion of each lecture, ask students to type a 140-character or less summary of what they have learned
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Typing keywords into Twitter’s search engine wields every microblog entry on the subject, providing an excellent way for students to research ideas,
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Set up a foreign language news stream. Keep foreign language students informed of current events from relevant nations while simultaneously challenging them to use their translation skills by keeping a specific news feed.
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IT Strategic Plan | University of Michigan - 16 views
The Connected Educator Movement Is Failing, And We're All To Blame | - 49 views
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the reality is that we live in a bubble that feeds our own needs. It’s sometimes very hard to see outside that bubble, and it can often be viewed as successful when you can only see the fruits of your own work.
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When you have received teaching strategies, Skyped in the classroom with an author, or had someone on the other side of the world- help you in a new way, it is indescribable.
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Actually talking to people, instead of just emailing, tweeting, or blogging seems to work much better in getting any point across.
Student Self-Assessment and Behavior Evaluation - Tool of the Week - 122 views
Motivating the Child with Attention Deficit Disorder - 3 views
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live very much in the present. Therefore, long-term goals and rewards (e.g., grades and report cards) are often ineffective motivators.
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basically two time frames — now and not now.
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This Now/Not Now worldview causes great frustration for the child, his teachers, and his parents, and must be seriously considered when designing activities and approaches for motivating the child with ADD.
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AASA :: Feature: Quality and Equity in Finnish Schools (Sahlberg) - 1 views
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teachers and administrators had designed a curriculum that suggests this school invests heavily in ensuring all students have access to effective instruction and individualized help
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Finland invests 30 times more funds in the professional development of teachers and administrators than in evaluating the performance of students and schools, including testing. In testing-intensive education systems, this ratio is the opposite, with the majority of funding going to evaluation and standardized testing
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Finnish schools use two strategies to enhance equity in schooling: (1) school-based curricula that give teachers and administrators the power to define values, purpose and overall educational goals for their school; and (2) emphasis on and access to professional development to help schools reach these goals.
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Making the Most Out of Teacher Collaboration | Edutopia - 42 views
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Collaboration
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collaborate
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effective teacher collaboration
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Encouraging Metacognition for Learning - 89 views
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A critical component of learning is the ability to reflect on one's learning and the processes that occur while we are engaged in learning. If we are to develop independent, empowered learners then we need to build the skills required for metacognition both directly through the provision of suitable strategies and indirectly via the modeling of effective learning that we provide.
The Research Process - 80 views
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