What I learned, most of all, was that if you're teaching and not learning then you're not teaching, and if you don't enjoy yourself in the classroom, you might as well be driving a taxi.
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Search Engine's YouTube channel launches: Does the Internet make you dumber? Boing Boing - 4 views
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This video is funny and does a good job of questioning why we care about rote memorization. Why isn't it good enough just to go and look up information? Why must we scold ourselves if we don't have it memorized? Has some great applications to educational debate today and where technology fits.
Why Class Sizes of 50 Could Be Better - Synthesizing Education Blog - 4 views
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Interesting post by Aaron Eyler about whether a larger class size might benefit students. I don't agree, but the comments offer an interesting read.
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Interesting post by Aaron Eyler about whether a larger class size might benefit students. I don't agree, but the comments offer an interesting read.
Teach Middle East.com - 1 views
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From a great session at NCTE 2009 about teaching literature of the Middle East and knocking down stereotypes. Great resources here.
Learning Shouldn't Be Dictated by the School Calendar - washingtonpost.com - 0 views
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What do you all think of this? Is the calendar to blame for many of our problems? Is year-round school the answer?
Clive Thompson on the New Literacy - 0 views
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Discusses the Stanford Study of Writing and the affect technology might be having on writing.
REFLECTIONS ON CREATIVE WRITING CLASS: THE TEACHER; How to confront 30,000 words a week... - 0 views
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A great article by the late Frank McCourt about teaching creative writing and learning alongside his students.
EduPic Graphical Resource for Educators - 0 views
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A resource of free images for use by educators and students without permission.
The Second Pass - 0 views
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What do you guys think about this list? Admittedly I've only read one - "On The Road" by Kerouac - but a few of the others are on my "to-read" list.
My Continuing Education: Blogging Works - We Proved It - 1 views
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Mary Worrell
I love learning. I'm an English and technology educator at a Dutch international school. I'm also a technology lover, writer, vegan foodie, crafter, and comic book reader, among other things. I'm always lurking around online, but you can find out where at www.maryworrell.com and on Twitter @pickle...