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2 critical things to do & remember each day as a teacher - 0 views

theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/...nt-things-every-educators.html

teachers students classroom

shared by Monica Asher on 03 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Every day educators must remember two things.1) We are not teaching subjects. We are teaching children.2) Children are more than test scores.Every day educators must do two things.1) Be aware of how you are supporting your children in doing work that is worthy of the world. 2) Ensure each child knows that they matter.
Monica Asher

Amazing new Titanic pics in National Geographic - 0 views

www.thehistoryblog.com/...15745

titanic history

shared by Monica Asher on 03 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • The April issue of National Geographic is marking the centennial month of the sinking of the Titanic with exceptional new pictures of the wreck composed from thousands of side-scan, sonar and high definition images taken by the 2010 expedition
Monica Asher

7 Dangerous Games Parents Must Know About - 1 views

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teachers health students parents

shared by Monica Asher on 03 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • they should also warn against so-called "games" that are so risky that they can lead to injury or death.
  • Parents often don't hear about them until someone in the community is rushed to the emergency room or dies.
  • "Boys tend to take more risks, as do teens in middle school, although kids of any age may try,"
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  • They usually happen in groups, where there is peer pressure."
  • 1. Choking Game
  • 1. Choking Game
  • The study found that the average age of kids who died was 13, but those who died ranged in age from 6 to 19.
  • Most of the parents cited by the study (93%) said that they hadn't heard of the Choking Game until their children died.
  • Monica Asher on 03 Apr 12
     
    I know it says parents must know about, but I think that teachers should also know about these dangerous games.
Monica Asher

Too Big for Your Britches - 0 views

ideasandthoughts.org/...too-big-for-your-britches

ed tech classroom school

shared by Monica Asher on 03 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • size is a real enemy to innovation
  • Change is difficult for any organization and education is particularly difficult because of its systematic problems and tensions as a public sector institution
  • the story of Clarence Fisher and Heather Durnin.
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  • Two teachers
  • rural provinces whose classrooms are one
  • constantly exploring new opportunities for their students
  • his students are getting more of an opportunity to learn than many of our students from our biggest districts. 
  • Another disturbing trend with many of our larger districts and schools is an arrogance to admit they might not have all the answers
  • ignore or at least neglect to look to our smaller schools for expertise and innovation
Monica Asher

With autism, no longer invisible - CNN.com - 0 views

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Special Education autism

shared by Monica Asher on 03 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Just last week, U.S. health authorities announced that autism is more common than previously thought. About 1 in 88 children in the United States have an autism spectrum disorder
  • Diagnoses have risen 78% since 2000
  • Most medications don't help, and while some find improvements with intense (and expensive) behavioral therapy, there is no cure .
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  • People with more severe forms of autism may not be able to live independently or hold complex, social jobs
  • Adults with high-functioning autism typically have difficulties perceiving the nuances of speech and behavior
  • other day-to-day challenges
Monica Asher

What is Skype? - 0 views

about.skype.com

skype classroom

shared by Monica Asher on 27 Feb 12 - Cached
Monica Asher

Technological Proficiencies/Interests - 0 views

www.guiseppegetto.com/...logical-proficienciesinterests

tech proficiency

shared by Monica Asher on 07 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • technologies as tools for the production and delivery of modes of writing/communication
Monica Asher

Is Technological Proficiency a Skill, or Something Bigger? | Pedablogy: Musings on the ... - 0 views

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tech proficiency

shared by Monica Asher on 07 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • If you think this is a stretch, replace the term ‘technological proficiency’ with the term ‘writing’. We now think of writing as not merely a tool for presenting one’s thinking
  • with the term ‘writing’
  • think of writing as not merely a tool for
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  • also
  • a tool for generating that thinking. Writing is not just product, but process as well.
  • but process
  • Writing is not just
  • product
Monica Asher

Research Center: Technology in Education - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...technology-in-education

ed tech

shared by Monica Asher on 25 Jan 12 - Cached
  • The rapid and constant pace of change in technology is creating both opportunities and challenges for schools.
  • The rapid and constant pace of change in technology is creating both
  • The
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  • The rapid and constant pace of change in technology is creating both
  • the expanding role of social networking tools for learning and professional development
Monica Asher

Technology In Education - Why? - 0 views

www.the21stcenturyteacher.com/...50-technology-in-education-why

ed tech

shared by Monica Asher on 25 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • We know this to be true because prior to technology in education students still learned and passed tests
  • Many say that students can learn content without technology in the classroom
  • When students were succeeding in school with no technology, we were also living in a world with little technology, and preparing students for life in a world where technology wasn't a part of their daily lives.
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