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Steve Ransom

Edmodo: Social Collaboration For Teachers - Education - Instructional - 1 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 10 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • "It really is a rehearsal for the kids, for later on, because social networking is a reality," one educator mused. "It's better for them to be inappropriate in this environment, where the teacher can facilitate redirection, than out in the world where they can get in big trouble."
Laurel Loewenguth

Home | MIT + K12 - 1 views

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shared by Laurel Loewenguth on 27 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Laurel Loewenguth on 27 Apr 13
     
    Search by grade level and subject to find videos to support your instruction.
Steve Ransom

An Extremely Important "Take" On "Wait Time" - One That I Hadn't Thought Abou... - 0 views

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waittime pedagogy teaching

shared by Steve Ransom on 24 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 24 Sep 13
     
    Something really not talked about in courses on pedagogy/instruction. In an standards-saturated age, I'm not sure too many have the time to wait much anymore :-(
Steve Ransom

What Teens Get About the Internet That Parents Don't - Mimi Ito - The Atlantic - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 10 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • "We already have a guitar. I can learn on my own and with my friends." Me: "It seems like you should get lessons for the basics." Her: "Mom, that's what the Internet is for." It turns out she's already been practicing with the help of YouTube tutorials.
  • because of the abundance of knowledge and social connections
  • balancing the competitive pressures of college-readiness, the need for unstructured learning and socializing, and the role of the Internet in all of that
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  • Trends indicate that families with the means to do so are investing more and more in enrichment activities to give their kids a leg up
  • padding resumes for college
  • an arms race in achievement
  • the Internet has been a lifeline for self-directed learning and connection to peers.
  • parents more often than not have a negative view of the role of the Internet in learning, but young people almost always have a positive one
  • Young people are desperate for learning that is relevant and part of the fabric of their social lives, where they are making choices about how, when, and what to learn, without it all being mapped for them in advance
  • Learning on the Internet is about posting a burning question on a forum like Quora or Stack Exchange, searching for a how to video on YouTube or Vimeo, or browsing a site like Instructables, Skillshare, and Mentormob for a new project to pick up.
  • but I'm also delighted that she finds the time to cultivate interests in a self-directed way that is about contributing to her community of peers
  • Steve Ransom on 10 Mar 13
     
    This is a great piece that captures much of the essence of how many (teens are the focus, but not exclusive to the points made) are seeing learning today... really important to understand.
Steve Ransom

We Need Teachers, Not Facilitators! : Stager-to-Go - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 01 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • Teachers expert in inspiring long-term, personally meaningful and interdisciplinary projects or thematic instruction regularly exceed the standards, but that realization is lost on facilitators.
  • New teachers have little or no experience with classroom centers, independent work, student projects and the sorts of agency that allow children to enjoy the “flow” experiences that build upon their obsessions and lead to understanding. Even when teachers are not lecturing from bell-to-bell, the classroom agenda is top-down and leaves little chance for serendipity or student initiative.
  • Great teachers know their students in deeper ways than any data can provide. They ask kids about their weekends. They chat about what kids are reading and console them when their hamster dies
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  • They learn continuously for themselves and their students. Teachers share their love of reading and are patrons of the arts. They are active citizens and engage students in current events. Outstanding teachers are not afraid to appear silly or create a whimsical classroom environment. They play in the snow with kindergarteners like Maria Knee.
  • great teachers need to be passionate, competent and interesting humans beyond the scope and sequence of the curriculum.
  • oday, new teachers truly are facilitators. They are “trained” to manage classrooms and deliver the curriculum handed to them.
  • Steve Ransom on 01 Jan 13
     
    An important post about teaching to reflect on.
Steve Ransom

Paper Airplanes: History, Designs, Records - Uncategorized - Ask Toy Tech - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 19 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 19 Oct 12
     
    This is just cool... the videos could support kids in creating their own airplanes.
Steve Ransom

Why some kids can't spell and why spelling tests won't help - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 01 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • The people who don’t benefit from spelling tests are those who are poor at spelling. They struggled with spelling before the test, and they still struggle after the test. Testing is not teaching.
  • Are all children learning to love words from their very first years at school?
  • Are they being fascinated by stories about where words come from and what those stories tell us about the spelling of those words?
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  • re they being excited by breaking the code, figuring how words are making their meanings and thrilled to find that what they’ve learned about one word helps them solve another word?
Steve Ransom

iPod, iListen, iRead | Edutopia - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 25 May 10 - Cached
  • students are leading their own reading. They want to practice their speed, accuracy, and comprehension. The iPod makes personal a process that has been painfully public. No struggling reader likes to have his or her weaknesses exposed in a group, in front of the entire class or their reading circle. The iPod enables more intimate, 1:1 reading instruction between a student and a teacher listening to each other's voices in audio files.
  • Success becomes contagious
  • "There's less of me talking and more of them doing."
  • Steve Ransom on 25 May 10
     
    projects integrating ipods and voice recording to support reading fluency, english language learners, ... leading to large gains in reading achievement
Steve Ransom

College Librarians Can Help with Student Research Assignments | Faculty Focus - 0 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 17 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 17 Oct 11
     
    As discussed in class, college students are struggling more and more with information literacy skills related to research. Ask a librarian for help!!
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