The promise of the Common Core is dying and teaching and learning are being distorted. The well that should sustain the Core has been poisoned.
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#betterbroadbandinINSOMNIAthanyourchildsschool - 25 views
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This is a rather strange title but as a teacher I am getting frustrated that there is better connectivity in many coffee-shops, than in many classrooms.
Schools protecting themselves OR schools protecting children… - 34 views
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I am concerned with whether Schools are protecting themselves OR schools are protecting children…when it comes to digital media... Some thoughts...
Principal: 'I was naïve about Common Core' - 4 views
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Whether or not learning the word ‘commission’ is appropriate for second graders could be debated—I personally think it is a bit over the top. What is of deeper concern, however, is that during a time when 7 year olds should be listening to and making music, they are instead taking a vocabulary quiz.
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Real learning occurs in the mind of the learner when she makes connections with prior learning, makes meaning, and retains that knowledge in order to create additional meaning from new information. In short, with tests we see traces of learning, not learning itself.
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Six Words: Ask Who I Am, Not What : NPR - 67 views
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"This month NPR begins a series of occasional conversations about The Race Card Project, where people can submit their thoughts on race and cultural identity in six words. Thousands of people have shared their six-word stories and every so often NPR Host/Special Correspondent Michele Norris will dip into the trove of six-word stories to explore issues surrounding race and cultural identity for Morning Edition. You can find hundreds of six-word submissions and submit your own at www.theracecardproject.com."
The Persistent Appeal of Technology in Learning | Edutopia - 26 views
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What do you think? Why do teachers like technology in learning contexts? I am curious to know your perspectives!
iPurpose before iPad - 200 views
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I've started creating a table of important skills, some derived from the Padagogy Wheel, and actions, some derived from iPad As… What I am planning to highlight is that there are many apps that can be use for many purposes and for developing many skills. For example, I have already added "Explain Everything" to 9 categories as I see it as a multifunctional app and one worth its price because of the educational benefits it provides. Over the coming months I plan to add text descriptions to each category to explain how the apps listed address the skill or action they have been linked to and may also link them to other online sources that show them in action. I'll also provide direct links to the App Store, as I always do on this blog when I mention apps so you can check them out yourself if you want. Now this sounds like a big task and it is. So I do need some help. What do I want from you? Anything you can give. Just add them to the comments of this post. Examples of apps that help to develop specific skills Additional skills I haven't listed here Examples of apps that are multifunctional. Explanations of good pedagogical practice with apps. Don't worry, all credit will go to you when I include your suggestions. Links to blog posts, websites, Youtube tutorials, open wikis, nings etc that promote good practice that I can link to from here. Examples on add ons like bookmarklets for curation sites, websites that work well with iPads ( Flash-free) that can still be categorised under these headings for iPad use. Spread the word regularly through Twitter, Facebook, Curation sites like Pinterest and Scoop-It to keep educators coming back.
A Letter To Parents Of Digital Age Children - 2 views
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"First, let me thank you for entrusting me with teaching your children, honoring the amazing individuals they are, and helping them discover the confident and empowered young people they can be. Providing a rich and engaging environment for your children to learn in is my utmost concern, but Iately I have had to acknowledge that the young people I see every day do much of the learning that is important to them when they leave the parking lot and head home from school. Thus, I am writing to solicit your help."
Moving Forward - 65 views
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So with all of this confusion, many ask why it is hard for people to accept change.
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The problem with this is that people are more comfortable with what they know and have experienced, as opposed to what “could be”. The other issue here is that if we cannot clearly articulate examples of powerful learning, why would anyone buy “change” in the first place?
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It is clear to the world that something just isn’t working with institutional education and most people say that we need to CHANGE institutional education. But to the educators of the world, I am here today to say that I disagree. You don’t need to change anything, you simply need to understand that the world is changing, and if you don’t change with it, the world will decide that it doesn’t need you anymore.
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Great piece on educational jargon and the need for specificity in focusing our change efforts to move forward.
Close Reading: Am I Getting Close? | Learning is Growing - 75 views
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“to really focus on what the author had to say, what the author’s purpose was, what the words mean, and what the structure of the text tells us – the Close Reading strategy can be used.”
EDED20474_2131: Academic perspectives on quality teachers and teaching - 51 views
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This is brilliant and true. I pariticularly am witness to this, not only in my own professional practice (going from observations as a beginning teacher and then having a classroom "to myself" to a school where I had TAs in my class which changed the dynamic and in that school there was an 'open door policy' where you could expect admin to stroll through. And now I am in PD for other staff with IT I find it hard to get my foot through their classroom doors. There is resistance to share short comings for sure!
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Teachers are among the most powerful influences in learning. Teachers need to be directive, influential, caring, and actively engaged in the passion of teaching and learning. Teachers need to be aware of what each and every student is thinking and knowing to construct meaning and meaningful experiences in light of this knowledge, and have proficient knowledge and understanding of their content to provide meaningful and appropriate feedback such that each student moves progressively through the curriculum levels. Teachers need to know the learning intentions and success criteria of their lessons, know how well they are attaining these criteria for all students, and know where to go next in light of the gap between students’ current knowledge and understanding and the success criteria of: “Where are you going?”, “How are you going?”, and “Where to next?”. Teachers need to move from the single idea to multiple ideas, and to relate and then extend these ideas such that learners construct and reconstruct knowledge and ideas. It is not the knowledge or ideas, but the learner’s construction of this knowledge and these ideas that is critical. School leaders and teachers need to create school, staffroom, and classroom environments where error is welcomed as a learning opportunity, where discarding incorrect knowledge and understanding is welcomed, and where participants can feel safe to learn, re-learn, and explore knowledge and understanding (Hattie, 2009, pp. 238-239).
Review: How to teach Secondary Science by @CatrinGreen - 13 views
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We all remember science lessons from our school days. Whether the lessons were with the more 'characteristic' teachers in the school, or whether you all released the gas taps when the teacher foolishly left the room, we all seemed to miss the link that science is life! And what an opportunity science teachers have in releasing the magic of life to their pupils, answering BIG questions like "Why am I like my parents?", or "What will my life be like in 2050?", or "Why is Pripyat a deserted town?"
Shaping the Curriculum - Exploring Integration - The Learner's Way - 17 views
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After two days of talking about curriculum, integration, STEM, STEAM and HASS I am left with more questions than I started with. In some respects, the concept of curriculum integration is simple. It is after all something that Primary teachers almost take for granted. But for Senior and Tertiary educators the question of curriculum integration is inherently complex. At all levels questions emerge of what curriculum integration might achieve, what purposes it serves, what it could and should look like and how it should be supported by curriculum planners. In the current climate, with its debate around the role of education within an innovation economy, shaped by technology and confronting demands for a STEAM enabled workforce the shape of our curriculum is under pressure.
HELP. Trying to figure out how to use Diigo in my class. - 54 views
Hi Joshua, I think it's because my sticky note was private. For some reason my Diigolet wouldn't let me add a public one, but if you are able to make your one public that should do it. Hopefully!
BYOT/BYOD Pearltree - 61 views
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Pearltree I am putting together with resources covering variety of BYOD-related topics, including issues, implementation, classroom strategies, more.
Phonecast live to the web from any phone, anywhere | ipadio | Talk to your World - 47 views
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This looks pretty good, but it appears that it would be a long distance call from the US. It also appears that there is an app that may circumvent this, however there app is only iOS based. Is anyone aware of anything based in the US or Android based? -
My last post was incorrect. Though I am still unable to find an Android App, it appears there may be one. There is also a list of international phone numbers so I am able to call within the United States. It was easy to record a phone cast. Next up, trying to figure out how to broadcast live. List of International Phone Numbers http://www.ipadio.com/page.asp?section=79§ionTitle=ipadio+international+phone+numbers
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Ok, so I can easily setup a podcast, but is there a way to stream live using the live phonecast feature? It appears that I can only record and publish.
Create infographics | infogr.am - 195 views
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A superb site which allows you to make interactive charts to embed on to your site or share. There will also be an interactive infographic function available soon. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
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Web-based, free infographic creation site.
http://www.ams.org/notices/201010/rtx101001303p.pdf - 2 views
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Why general problem solving isn't good for teaching math. Explicit study of SOLVED problems is demonstrably better.
Everybody Needs a Rock* « Learning About Learning - 48 views
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My teacher brain was focused on the rules, not the meaning. The rock needed to represent me, and where I am right now in my life. Where am I now?
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"I collect rocks. Not on purpose. I don't go looking for them. But when I bend to look more closely, inevitably they end up in my pocket, or in my car .. For Unplug'd 2012, I needed a rock that was easy to decorate, fit in the palm of my hand, and somehow represented me."
My Reflected Life - 1 views
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I am a passionate philosopher searching for meaning and greater understanding in a world where these topics are overlooked - only ever finding the absurd. Take a seat, relax, and let us discuss the most important topics of human existence.
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