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Marc Patton

SAT Vocabulary Building for ACT SAT and GRE Preparation - 2 views

www.vocabahead.com/...Default.aspx

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shared by Marc Patton on 19 Jul 12 - Cached
  • Marc Patton on 19 Jul 12
     
    1. Create Your Personalized Lists 2. Share Your Lists with Your Students 3. Embed a Customized Widget in Your Blog or Webpage 4. Engage Your Students in the Vocabulary Building Process
Judy Robison

Free Practice Tests - Varsity Tutors - 44 views

www.varsitytutors.com/practice-tests

Assessment teachers socialstudies english science math

shared by Judy Robison on 08 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Judy Robison on 08 Nov 13
     
    Assessment | News Varsity Tutors Debuts Free Test Question Site By Dian Schaffhauser 11/07/13 Varsity Tutors, a providor of private tutoring to students online, has launched a new, free service with the intention of becoming the "Khan Academy" of practice tests. The company has introduced a Web-based assessment system intended to replace other forms of educational content such as SAT or ACT preparation books or online subscriptions to assessment materials. Varsity Learning Tools, as it's called, makes hundreds of free practice tests available in 95 subjects. Currently in open beta testing, the site lists assessment tests by subject and allows the user to choose to answer a single test, flashcards, or a question of the day. Each question can be shared through social network services. When the student answers it, a second page displays with an assessment and explanation and data on how much time was spent on the question, and how many others answered it correctly." (Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/11/07/varsity-tutors-launches-free-test-question-site.aspx?=THEEL#8hQzr0oig6X2IZmS.99)
Linda Morosko

iPads help Salem County students learn | NJ.com - 36 views

www.nj.com/..._help_salem_county_studen.html

ipads students help salem Student Engagement Elearning education student student success effective teachers

shared by Linda Morosko on 18 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Linda Morosko on 18 Apr 11
     
    Third-grade students at the Upper Pittsgrove School mastered fractions in Mrs. Markert class Friday afternoon not by memorization or flash cards, but with Apple iPads. School districts throughout Salem County have now entered the age of technology using the touch sensitive innovative device as a learning tool for students. Superintendents say they are attracted to the devices for two reasons: It's user friendly and inexpensive compared to other technology like laptops.
  • Linda Morosko on 18 Apr 11
     
    Kidd, who also moderates a district-wide blog, said he was amazed with how user friendly the technology is, even for severely challenged students. He said he remembered the first time he let one of the autistic students in the school use the iPad. "One of the students showed interest and when I gave it to her she sat for over 20 minutes engaged in the device," said Kidd. "Her teacher said she has never sat for that long in the classroom."
Martin Burrett

Dads Matter by @PaulStrange - 4 views

ukedchat.com/...dads-matter

shared by Martin Burrett on 31 Oct 18 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 31 Oct 18
     
    "In our school this year, we are focusing on raising the attainment of boys in relation to their female peers. This is by no means anything new; the gender gap is an entity that has plagued school results for as long as I can remember (and probably long before that). I should say that our boys perform better than national averages, but do not perform as well as the girls. You might be sat there in the same position. You've got an interesting situation in your school, where girls are outperforming boys, it features prominently on your School Improvement Plan (SIP), and you've read all the new books on the subject etc."
Martin Burrett

What is the lived experience of the child? by @PaulStrange - 4 views

ukedchat.com/...lived-experience

shared by Martin Burrett on 06 Oct 18 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 06 Oct 18
     
    "Something that has struck me as vitally important in the realms of education at the moment is the lived experience of the child. Now, you may be sat there thinking, 'Isn't this stating the absolutely obvious?' I hear it said so often that underpinning every decision made in schools is a focus on the children. Please don't misunderstand me at this point; I am not calling into question the motives of educators and leaders. I just thought it pertinent to bring this to the fore in the wake of the myriad of difficulties schools face in relation to increased budget strain and stretched services."
Martin Burrett

Webinar - 4 views

attendee.gotowebinar.com/...4885076666655982851

shared by Martin Burrett on 28 Feb 17 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 28 Feb 17
     
    "Preparing for the 2017 SATs"
Cara Whitehead

SpellingCity for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store - 31 views

itunes.apple.com/...id538407602

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shared by Cara Whitehead on 15 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Cara Whitehead on 15 Sep 13
     
    VocabularySpellingCity is a fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing engaging learning games using any word list. The most popular activities are Spelling TestMe, HangMouse, and our vocabulary games, available to Premium Members. The most popular word lists are Sound Alikes, Compound Words, Hunger Games and SAT Words. This is a free app!
Michele Brown

Vocab Videos - 7 views

www.vocabvideos.com/our-videos.html

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shared by Michele Brown on 30 May 12 - No Cached
  • Michele Brown on 30 May 12
     
    Vocab Videos uses hilarious professionally produced short videos to illustrate the meanings of 500 essential vocabulary words. The platform is a highly effective system for learning words that appear on tests like the ISEE, SAT, ACT, GRE & TOEFL. Each video includes a representation of the meaning of a word in a way you can relate to and understand. Vocab Videos will expand your vocabulary--and you'll have fun along the way.
dmassicg

Is Texting Mangling the English Language? [INFOGRAPHIC] - 2 views

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texting infographic english via:packrati.us

shared by dmassicg on 19 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • by Sam Laird
  • Do your OMGs and LOLs have you sometimes srsly forgetting how to write in proper English? If so, you may not be alone.
  • dmassicg on 19 Nov 12
     
    "Do your OMGs and LOLs have you sometimes srsly forgetting how to write in proper English?"
Mark Geary

Shmoop: Homework Help, Teacher Resources, Test Prep - 12 views

www.shmoop.com

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    • Mark Geary
      Mark Geary on 04 Nov 12
       
      Good resource for students and teachers in a variety of areas.
  • Jennifer Carey on 22 Jul 11
     
    A series of free and paid study guides for SAT, ACT, PSAT, AP tests as well as free teacher resources for a variety of topics. 
  • Martin Burrett on 29 Jul 11
     
    This is a superb cross curricular site with some paid for services, but the vast majority are free. View book guides on both modern and classic texts, including Shakespeare. The site also has biographies and history info. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular
Marc Patton

Test Prep: GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, SAT, ACT, and More - 31 views

www.princetonreview.com/

Teacher_Resources

shared by Marc Patton on 26 Jun 12 - Cached
  • Marc Patton on 26 Jun 12
     
    Proficiency in literacy and the humanities helps form the foundation for lifelong learning. That's why McGraw-Hill established this Learning Solutions Center where we create solutions to drive student achievement in these subjects.
j wisnouse

Why Instructional System Design or ADDIE - 1 views

www.nwlink.com/...sat1.html

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shared by j wisnouse on 25 Jan 12 - Cached
  • j wisnouse on 25 Jan 12
     
    Good overview of the ADDIE model
trisha_poole

Inform Yourself: Social Networking and You - 85 views

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shared by trisha_poole on 06 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • academia is just scratching the surface about the implications of social networking and what exactly it is, what it means, and how it happens
  • scholarly speculation
  • "Has social networking technology (blog-friendly phones, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) made us better or worse off as a society, either from an economic, psychological, or sociological perspective?"
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  • "students were using Facebook to increase the size of their social network, and therefore their access to more information and diverse perspectives. "
  • "Powerful new technologies provide great benefits, but they also change the way we live, and not always in ways that everyone likes. An example is the spread of air conditioning, which makes us more comfortable, but those who grew up before its invention speak fondly of a time when everyone sat on the front porch and talked to their neighbors rather than going indoors to stay cool and watch TV. The declining cost of information processing and communication represents a powerful new technology, with social networking as the most recent service to be provided at modest cost. It can be expected to bring pluses and minuses."
  • social networking technologies support and enable a new model of social life, in which people’s social circles will consist of many more, but weaker, ties
  • Social networking technologies provide people with a low cost (in terms of time and effort) way of making and keeping social connections, enabling a social scenario in which people have huge numbers of diverse, but not very close, acquaintances.
  • trisha_poole on 06 Nov 11
     
    A brief look at social networking theory with interesting views of SNs and where academia are "at" with regards to the emerging field. The post is a little old (Aug 2010) but much is still relevant and the link through to the Freakonomics blog is worthwhile following.
  • Scott Perloff on 07 Nov 11
     
    I'm not sure how the connection between social networking and Chritianity will fit in a school environment.
Vicky Gawor

How Christmas Tree Recycling Works | Earth911.com - 9 views

earth911.com/...christmas-tree-recycling-works

shared by Vicky Gawor on 03 Feb 14 - No Cached
    • Vicky Gawor
      Vicky Gawor on 03 Feb 14
       
      I would like to recycle my tree- does Bville do this?
  • parks, as well as erosion prevention, weed abatement and habitat creation, but how do these programs work? Earth911 sat down with Jaime Souza of Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB), which heads up a Christmas tree recycling
    • Vicky Gawor
      Vicky Gawor on 07 Feb 14
       
      I don't know why this is highlighted
  • Located at community parks, these drop-off sites are evenly spread out
    • Vicky Gawor
      Vicky Gawor on 12 Feb 14
       
      Does Bville have one of these
Jac Londe

2013 Carte Meteo Globale - 37 views

www.wunderground.com/wundermap

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shared by Jac Londe on 25 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Jac Londe on 25 Nov 13
     
    The best way to visualise what is happening on this planet on a level that defy our grasp
Sharin Tebo

A veteran teacher turned coach shadows 2 students for 2 days - a sobering lesson learned | Granted, and... - 56 views

grantwiggins.wordpress.com/...days-a-sobering-lesson-learned

shared by Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • But students move almost never. And never is exhausting.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      This was no different in my experience. There was not one class where I was asked to move to work with someone else. However, there was opportunity for engagement with others, where the teacher let the students do the talking and the working. 
  • sitting passively.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      Passive engagement is how I would describe most students to 'sat and got' while the teacher spoke. However, this was not the case in 100% of classes I shadowed/participated in.
  • build in a hands-on, move-around activity into every single class day. Yes, we would sacrifice some content to do this – that’s fine.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      We typically do this in a language learning class, so it was tiresome for me to not have the opportunity to move around and engage with others. 
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  • High School students are sitting passively and listening during approximately 90% of their classes.
  • It was not just the sitting that was draining but that so much of the day was spent absorbing information but not often grappling with it.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      This was not true for all my classes today when I shadowed. The teacher in one class served as a model to annotate an article while we did the same. We were left to our own devices to write the main idea in 2-3 sentences, too. We also had to sum up our learning by analyzing topics in some pretty tough questions in Physics, and the final question was to put it all together and list a real-world example. I thought this was clever.
    • deniseahlquist
      deniseahlquist on 20 Nov 14
       
      Early in my career, I also was asked to shadow students (when we were choosing schools for a funded project) and it was definitely one of the most eye-opening experiences I've had. I could not believe how resentful and angry I felt at the end of the day and I think of myself as someone who just loves to learn, but I did so little of it in most of the classes. After the experience, I was no longer surprised that students struggle to stay focused, and I redoubled my efforts to help support teaching and learning experiences that actively engage learners in building understanding. Highly recommend this experience for any teacher, coach or administrator.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      This was listed on the board in one class, but it was not discussed. 
  • Teachers work hard
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 19 Nov 14
       
      Yes, they do work hard, but is it productive and best for student learning to be doing everything while students are passive? Why not make the kids do the heavy lifting so it is best for them?
Tony Baldasaro

Inversions - Practical Theory - 1 views

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VLE education chris_lehmann

shared by Tony Baldasaro on 15 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Then, class, rather than being a time when all kids sat and received the instruction, could be the time when they reinforce skills by doing problem sets, worked on real-world application projects, collaborated with teachers to reinforce concepts, etc... in some ways, it's an inversion of what we traditionally think of as a math class.
  • If we use technology to invert that idea, so that kids could watch the teacher's demonstration of the skills and concepts at home (and with the ability to rewind when necessary,) we could allow kids the opportunity to apply and practice their knowledge in the space where they can get help, collaborate, etc... doesn't that make more sense? (Interestingly, I was trying to imagine what that would look like in an English classroom, and I realized that is, in many respects, similar to what we do already when we ask kids to read the book at home, and then come in and interact with the community to uncover the deeper aspects of the text. Hm.)
  • Tony Baldasaro on 15 Sep 09
     
    I'm about 80% of the way through Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn. (Yeah, I know... I'm the last one to read it.) There's a lot that's very interesting about the book, and while we should critically examine the book, it is still a fascinating read. If nothing else, it is continuing to make me think about how much more could happen in our classrooms if we created more opportunities for students to learn basic skills and content outside of class, rather than inside class. I've been thinking a lot about math class. How many students would learn math more efficiently if they could watch math videos, narrated by a teacher with problems done "on the board" as they watched with multiple examples of concepts (think geometry here, as an example) that speak to different learning modalities.
Steve Ransom

'What's Wrong With Education Cannot Be Fixed with Technology' -- The Other Steve Jobs | Epicenter | Wired.com - 4 views

www.wired.com/...apple-education-jobs

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shared by Steve Ransom on 18 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • But I’ve had to come to the inevitable conclusion that the problem is not one that technology can hope to solve. What’s wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology. No amount of technology will make a dent.
  • It’s a political problem. The problems are sociopolitical. The problems are unions. You plot the growth of the NEA [National Education Association] and the dropping of SAT scores, and they’re inversely proportional. The problems are unions in the schools. The problem is bureaucracy.
  • You’d be crazy to work in a school today. You don’t get to do what you want. You don’t get to pick your books, your curriculum. You get to teach one narrow specialization. Who would ever want to do that?
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  • It’s bad only if it lulls us into thinking we’re doing something to solve the problem with education.
  • The trouble is that education’s sociopolitical problems — its bureaucracies, its stakeholders, its poverty, as well as the sheer mass of the industry — are exactly what makes building a disruptive business around education so difficult.
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