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Loren Kurpiewski

Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? | People & Places | Smithsonian Magazine - 0 views

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  • professionals selected from the top 10 percent of the nation’s graduates to earn a required master’s degree in education
    • Kristen Koburger
      Kristen Koburger on 19 Sep 11
       
      Although we are obviously all pursuing our masters in education, it is not required in America that teachers receive a masters in order to teacher. In fact, in some schools and in some parts of the country just getting a teaching certificate is enough to qualify adults to become teachers. I wonder if the standard to become an employable teacher in Amercia was raised, if there would be better quality teachers. I think that if becomig a teacher required more then a certificate or a bachelors degree, only those who are truely passionate about teaching would try to become teachers.
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 20 Sep 11
       
      Having such requirements might also increase the prestige associated with teaching. It seems like Finland subscribes to the idea that only the best may teach, while the US still believes that those who can't do teach. Why would you want someone who can't do something teaching it? It's such a nonsensical colloquialism, but one that permeates attitudes toward teachers.
    • Ron Lombard
      Ron Lombard on 22 Sep 11
       
      there is push to do this in the US - problem is QPA's and test score don't prove you can teach
    • Rebecca Delivuk
      Rebecca Delivuk on 24 Sep 11
       
      If we increase the level of education required to teach, then we will probably have to increase teacher's compensation so they can pay off school loans. But honestly, I think increasing education is not the biggest need--changing teacher's unions so that low-quality teachers can be fired, and high-performing teachers can be rewarded, might be a more effective method.
    • Loren Kurpiewski
      Loren Kurpiewski on 27 Sep 11
       
      I agree with Dr. Lombard in that QPAs and test scores don't prove anything about your teaching ability, but I think that spending the extra time, effort and money to earn your Masters is an indicator of your determination and eagerness to not only be a teacher, but be a *great* teacher.
  • “Children from wealthy families with lots of education can be taught by stupid teachers,” Louhivuori said, smiling. “We try to catch the weak students. It’s deep in our thinking.”
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 20 Sep 11
       
      While I don't relish the idea of anyone having a stupid teacher, I certainly do applaud the acknowledgement that the weakest students need the strongest teachers. We need teachers who view working with the least priviledged students as the primo jobs and jobs working with kids who already have everything as something that you'd take if you had to. If you want to be rewarded for your job, isn't seeing a kid go from the bottom up a lot more rewarding than seeing a kid who has everything inch up a little higher in his already awesome educational career? I sound like I don't think wealthier students deserve good teachers, and that's not what I mean. I'm just saying that the toughest jobs are the ones we should be the proudest and most excited to do.
    • Ron Lombard
      Ron Lombard on 22 Sep 11
       
      Now this approach makes sense in particular in the lower grades
    • Rebecca Delivuk
      Rebecca Delivuk on 24 Sep 11
       
      BALLIN!
    • Brittney Story
      Brittney Story on 25 Sep 11
       
      I love this quote! These weaker students are the ones falling through the cracks in America or being wrongly pushed ahead.
  • If you only measure the statistics, you miss the human aspect.”
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 20 Sep 11
       
      YES
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  • His Race to the Top
    • Ron Lombard
      Ron Lombard on 22 Sep 11
       
      A review of literature will show this caused as much trouble as any good
  • small enough
    • Rebecca Delivuk
      Rebecca Delivuk on 24 Sep 11
       
      like private schools in the USA
Chuck DiNardo

Pursuing Teaching as a Second, or Third, Career - 0 views

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Teaching jobs

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  • Chuck DiNardo on 19 Sep 11
     
    I found this an interesting article seeing as I have taken other career paths prior to education and I know many of you have as well. With the state of the economy, many older Americans are looking to the field of teaching for a new chance to start a career. This influx of teachers from the baby boomer generation must adapt to a new era of educating students for a tech savvy future. Are the 50+ additions to the teaching pool more valuable with their real world experiences than the grad student half their age with the latest methodology and research.
  • Susannah Azzaro on 24 Sep 11
     
    I know a handful of teachers who came to Education after years in the corporate world. They bring a lot to the classroom as, I'm sure, you will. Thanks for sharing this article.
Rebecca Delivuk

5 Reasons Why Our Students Are Writing Blogs and Creating ePortfolios | Powerful Learni... - 2 views

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eportfolios positive digital footprint education blogs blogging

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  • What happens when these digital tools no longer matter?
  • We have no problems teaching them to comment in full sentences and with appropriate spelling etc,
  • Ron Lombard on 15 Sep 11
     
    This is short but to the point and informative article that provides some insights into the importance of the technology we are working with in class
  • Rebecca Delivuk on 15 Sep 11
     
    Summary: Cultivate a positive digital footprint, both for yourself and for your students! In showing that ePortfolios provide students with transparency for family, skills for the future, effective digital citizenship, and an online cv for employers, this blog convicted ME that I should (a) learn to have a positive online presence, and (b) teach my student to do the same.
  • Susannah Azzaro on 18 Sep 11
     
    This is an awesome article that makes a positive spin on the "digital footprint" theme. I've mostly come at it from a you-better-watch-what-you're-putting-out-there perspective...in other words, from a "be careful" point of view. This has re-framed it a little for me...made me realize I can approach digital writing with a let's-show-them-the-great-things-we're-doing attitude.
Loren Kurpiewski

Edupunk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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  • "an approach to teaching that avoids mainstream tools like PowerPoint and Blackboard, and instead aims to bring the rebellious attitude and D.I.Y. ethos of ’70s bands like The Clash to the classroom."
    • Kristen Koburger
      Kristen Koburger on 19 Sep 11
       
      I like the idea of avoiding commonly used tools like Powerpoint. There are so many other technologies students can used to create presentations nowadays.
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 20 Sep 11
       
      I agree. I know the classes which have been the most tedious all feature Powerpoint prominently. Granted, the Powerpoint was used poorly, but that seems to be the norm. Let's use this exciting stuff instead!
    • Ron Lombard
      Ron Lombard on 21 Sep 11
       
      This approach goes along way in holding the attention the class / more and more students expect visual and audio stimulation
    • Rebecca Delivuk
      Rebecca Delivuk on 24 Sep 11
       
      It's so easy to stick with the comfortable, old technologies (aka Powerpoint) rather than find the best technologies. I'm certainly guilty of this!
    • Brittney Story
      Brittney Story on 25 Sep 11
       
      I like the idea of avoiding tools like powerpoint as well, there are so many other tools on the internet such as Prezi that give presentations a whole new format that becomes much more interesting and useful than a typical powerpoint.
    • Chuck DiNardo
      Chuck DiNardo on 26 Sep 11
       
      I think that students fall into the pattern of using powerpoint over alternative tools because it is the one they have the most expertise with and it is the one that their audience already understands. For example I think ustream is such a dynamic resource but it doesn't have the mainstream popularity of youtube 
    • Loren Kurpiewski
      Loren Kurpiewski on 27 Sep 11
       
      I have never been one to fit in with the mainstream, so this my kind of attitude. Powerpoint is overused and rarely used correctly. Blackboard is rarely used to its full potential and is an educational crutch. The more variety you use, the more interest you may keep.
  • Reaction against commercialization of learning
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 20 Sep 11
       
      I like that this is essentially a movement away from managed curriculum and toward constant differentiation. Between this and "do it yourself," the attitude of "hey, if this doesn't work, we will do whatever we need to in order to find something that does" permeates and I love that.
    • Ron Lombard
      Ron Lombard on 21 Sep 11
       
      This appears to be the way education is headed
  • Do-it-yourself attitude
    • Nathan Bell
      Nathan Bell on 23 Sep 11
       
      Speaking as someone who is very DIY by nature, I love the idea behind this movement. The assosciation with 'Unschooling' is a little troubling though. I read an article on Unschooling over the summer and it talked about a 15 year old kid who couldn't read. I think a little guidance in the right direction is still needed.
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    • Zachary Beebe
      Zachary Beebe on 22 Sep 11
       
      Booya!
    • Nathan Bell
      Nathan Bell on 23 Sep 11
       
      Ha!
  • ^ Hirst, A. (2008-06-08). "Changing Expectations". YouTube. http://youtube.com/watch?v=fNTlescIvW0. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
    • Nathan Bell
      Nathan Bell on 23 Sep 11
       
      I dig this video. Nice visuals and sentiments regarding the Edupunk idea. And a pretty kickin' soundtrack by Oasis, too.
  • government and corporate interests
  • Self-directed learning Student-centered education Unschooling Anarchistic free school Student voice Libre learning Popular Education Critical pedagogy
  • reframing and bundling emerging technologies
    • Max Applegate
      Max Applegate on 25 Sep 11
       
      This categorization process of students mixed with new hardware in the classroom makes me feel like gov't. and corporations think of schools as customers. Just because new tech is inside of a classroom does not mean that it will be the godsend that fixes everything. Punk schools of thought can breed creativity!
  • Thinking and learning for yourself
    • Brittney Story
      Brittney Story on 25 Sep 11
       
      I love the fact that the one idea the keeps coming up is the thinking and learning for yourself.  We cannot continue to teach our students in a way that doesn't force them to think and learn by themselves!
  • "Wikipedia:WikiProject Murder Madness and Mayhem"
    • Loren Kurpiewski
      Loren Kurpiewski on 27 Sep 11
       
      This is a fantastic, inspiring example of an edupunk-style assignment! This would definately keep the students interested and engaged because it encourages them not only to learn about the subject, but champion it.
Brittney Story

Are they Students or are they Learners? : 2¢ Worth - 0 views

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Art Education learners students

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  • Brittney Story on 17 Sep 11
     
    While looking through the different sites and the information that they offer I kept learning towards the 2 cents worth site.  I'm not sure why but I think it has part to do with the organization of the site and the information presented.  But I stumbled across this article which really makes you think about your style of teaching and the way it affects your students.  It also makes you think about how students need to see you as a learner as well rather than someone so high above them that they can not relate to you.  By providing students with this view they will be more likely to listen to what your saying and see what they are learning as beneficial to themselves.  I thoroughly enjoyed the chart at the bottom so if you don't have the time to read the whole article please at least look at the chart it's a real eye opener.
  • Susannah Azzaro on 18 Sep 11
     
    Really love what David has shared, here. I left a comment on this blog post of his after I read it a few minutes ago...it reminded me of the Sugata Mitra vid you guys watched this week. Thanks, Brittney!
Chuck DiNardo

Super Maths World - 0 views

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interactive math smartboard

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  • Chuck DiNardo on 17 Oct 11
     
    This is an interactive math website that places math fundamentals in a galactic interplanetary battle. With a variety of mathematic concepts at in a wide range of subjects, the website prompts the user to perform mathematical operations in timed duals versus a computer opponent. The theme of the website as well as the layout of the activities make it a resource that appeals to student desires to play and compete.  While the website does not really provide students with a learning opportunity, but it is a great way to assess student understanding of concepts. While having a battle in quadratic functions, I quickly realized that I am not as strong with the equations as I was with the graphic representations of functions. This site provides quick activities that could be highly valuable in adjusting and refining teaching units. 
Rebecca Delivuk

SMART Exchange - USA - Standards correlated lessons - 0 views

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smartboard iwb standards usa education

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  • Rebecca Delivuk on 14 Oct 11
     
    I love the way you can search for standards and then lesson plans/activities that meet the standard. Some of the activities on this page are too low-level for high-school students, but many of them would help my students get up out of their seats and participate in class by drawing on the board together. I would certainly use this site when teaching grammar, so students can group-edit and see the result. 
Loren Kurpiewski

Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? | People & Places | Smithsonian Magazine - 2 views

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  • The people in the government agencies running them, from national officials to local authorities, are educators, not business people, military leaders or career politicians.
    • Kristen Koburger
      Kristen Koburger on 19 Sep 11
       
      Why dont we do this???? Having politicians and businessmen run the education system in this country is like having a ballerina play football. It doesnt make sense!
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 20 Sep 11
       
      I wish there was a "like" button here. So this is my LIKE.
    • Nathan Bell
      Nathan Bell on 23 Sep 11
       
      Double like.
    • Loren Kurpiewski
      Loren Kurpiewski on 27 Sep 11
       
      LIKE!
  • “We are not much interested in PISA. It’s not what we are about.”
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 20 Sep 11
       
      I wonder if they would be saying the same thing if they were at the bottom, though. It's easy to say you don't care about test scores when your test scores are through the roof. If you're at the bottom of the pack and saying you don't care about test scores, then people say "Well, obviously. That's why they are doing so poorly."
    • Nathan Bell
      Nathan Bell on 23 Sep 11
       
      Yes, but isn't he saying that their focus is not preparing the students for some standardized test, but more in training them in how to be knowledgeable about the important things they need to know to be functional, productive adults? With that dreamy philosophy actually put to practice, it would seem to me that they would achieve success on the tests, and continue to not care much about them...
    • Chuck DiNardo
      Chuck DiNardo on 26 Sep 11
       
      I agree that the sentiment is that value in placed on learning rather than testing. It would be interesting to see from a budgetary standpoint how much money the U.S. invests in standardized testing and consider what they could accomplish if they put that money into more effectively helping students learn.
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 27 Sep 11
       
      I understand and agree with the fact that they put the focus on learning as opposed to testing. However, they still take the tests. If they were truly not concerned about the tests, they could just opt not to take them, right? If the US said that we were focused on the holistic learning process and not on tests, would anyone put any value in that statement considering our test performance?
  • Teachers in Finland spend fewer hours at school each day and spend less time in classrooms than American teachers.
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 20 Sep 11
       
      Interesting. In our curriculum class last night, China was being praised for how much more time is spent in the classroom (praised in a video clip).
    • Rebecca Delivuk
      Rebecca Delivuk on 24 Sep 11
       
      I'm wondering if teachers might be a little more sane if they spent more time prepping and less time in-class... what do you think? And maybe it just varies by the teacher.
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  • Finland provides three years of maternity leave and subsidized day care to parents, and preschool for all 5-year-olds, where the emphasis is on play and socializing. In addition, the state subsidizes parents, paying them around 150 euros per month for every child until he or she turns 17.
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 20 Sep 11
       
      Sorry, I know I'm going a little crazy here with the commenting, but man. I sure wish the US had social policies like this.
    • Rebecca Delivuk
      Rebecca Delivuk on 24 Sep 11
       
      I'm not sure I agree. Although I too am deeply concerned about the number of homeless, hungry, neglected, and poorly-parented (purposefully or not) kids in our American system, I am also concerned about the economic burden of subsidizing children to this extent. Is there a happy medium, a creative solution, so that family-related problems are not automatically relegated to the state?
    • Rachael Webster
      Rachael Webster on 27 Sep 11
       
      Well, I was more focused on the maternity leave. Not that I'd turn down $150/month for my kid, but the real issue is how far behind the rest of the world the US is when it comes to maternity leave and valuing the family.
  • Teachers use the extra time to build curriculums and assess their students
    • Ron Lombard
      Ron Lombard on 22 Sep 11
       
      Much like the setup in Japan / preparation time is used in an effective manner along with professional development
  • here are no mandated standardized tests in Finland,
    • Zachary Beebe
      Zachary Beebe on 22 Sep 11
       
      nor should there be
    • Rebecca Delivuk
      Rebecca Delivuk on 24 Sep 11
       
      and thus no teaching to the test!
    • Loren Kurpiewski
      Loren Kurpiewski on 27 Sep 11
       
      I agree with this completely.
  • Ninety-seven percent of 6-year-olds attend public preschool, where children begin some academics. Schools provide food, medical care, counseling and taxi service if needed. Stu­dent health care is free.
    • Nathan Bell
      Nathan Bell on 23 Sep 11
       
      Any mention of differences in taxes? I think all of the things described here sound awesome, but if they're taxing the people of Finland at 60%, there's a snowball's chance in Hell it would ever happen here in the States.
  • Equality
    • Rebecca Delivuk
      Rebecca Delivuk on 24 Sep 11
       
      I'm not sure straight-up "equality" is what we need in education, since every individual is different. Perhaps charter schools are good insofar as they can cater to a students strength. HOWEVER, the immense discrepency between city schools and suburban schools--check Philadelphia vs. satellite Radnor township, for instance--is insane and unjust. Equal opportunity should be a given in this "land of the free."
  • We prepare children to learn how to learn, not how to take a test
    • Loren Kurpiewski
      Loren Kurpiewski on 27 Sep 11
       
      This is what we should be focusing on doing - creating life-long learners. Students should be excited over the process of learning, not just the end result.
Loren Kurpiewski

Writing with Writers |Scholastic.com - 0 views

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writing literacy English Education classroom plans

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  • Loren Kurpiewski on 13 Oct 11
     
    I think this is a fantastic resource for English teachers because it connects students with actual authors through author-planned workshops, which serves as a motivational tool and keeps the class interesting. Also, it provides teaching plans that comply with national standards and student activities based around each type of writing. These workshops would be perfect for display on an IWB because of the IWB's interactivity.
Brittney Story

Educational Leadership:Multiple Measures:Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards - 0 views

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whiteboard technology

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  • Interactive whiteboards have great potential as a tool to enhance pedagogical practices in the classroom and ultimately improve student achievement. However, simply assuming that using this or any other technological tool can automatically enhance student achievement would be a mistake. As is the case with all powerful tools, teachers must use interactive whiteboards thoughtfully, in accordance with what we know about good classroom practice.
    • Kristen Koburger
      Kristen Koburger on 15 Oct 11
       
      I like this article because it reminds us that while technology, particularly interactive white boards, is great in the classroom, it is only as good as the teacher using it. The teacher needs to think about how they will use it in the classroom to ensure the best results for their students.
    • Brittney Story
      Brittney Story on 16 Oct 11
       
      I love this idea of using the interactive white board to help students understand the topic as it relates to things current in the world.  Using this in addition to their textbook can show them that what was significant in the past is still significant today.
  • In many classrooms, teachers simply noted how many students obtained the correct answer instead of probing into why one answer was more appropriate than another.
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    • Brittney Story
      Brittney Story on 16 Oct 11
       
      There is no point in showing the results if your not going to discuss them!
  • A second feature is the use of graphics and other visuals to represent information. These include downloaded pictures and video clips from the Internet, sites such as Google Earth, and graphs and charts. Use of these aids was also associated with a 26 percentile point gain in student achievement.
Ron Lombard

20 Interactive Whiteboard Resources for Teachers - 0 views

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education whiteboards interactive

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  • Ron Lombard on 14 Oct 11
     
    Summary of available materials - resources for active whiteboard use, activity suggestions, and useful links Use in classroom: Can be utilized in the classroom by involving students in the utilization of the whiteboard to present materials to class based on a review of assigned materials related to specific topics. Student learn to utilize technology and take an active and interactive part in the teaching and learning process
Rachael Webster

SMART Exchange - USA - Search lessons by keyword - 0 views

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  • Rachael Webster on 16 Oct 11
     
    This site has numerous whiteboard activities which one can download varying for grade level and content area. I particularly liked that before downloading, you can view previews of the content. It seemed to have a lot of games, which may be a little too juvenile for older students, but some can be incorporated. I particularly liked the Jeopardy! game template, as I feel that is applicable across grade levels and is fun for the class to participate in. The fact that you can customize these for whatever you are teaching is great, so I think this site should be really reviewed across disciplines, as you can use things listed as Language Arts in other disciplines and vice versa.
Rebecca Delivuk

Teachers Love SMART Boards: Grade: High School - 0 views

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education games technology smartboard iwb teaching

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  • Some online resources help make the decision to have an interactive whiteboard in the classroom an easy one. When you use an IWB to see and interact with a resource like National Geographic's MapMaker 1-Page Maps, it's difficult to justify "not" having an Interactive Whiteboard. This interactive map resource allows you to explore in detail different areas of the world. All you do is select a region of the world and then select a country. It even includes more detailed views of the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
    • Rebecca Delivuk
      Rebecca Delivuk on 14 Oct 11
       
      I'm totally using this :)
  • Rebecca Delivuk on 14 Oct 11
     
    So maybe this wasn't exactly on our list of sources, but I found it by clicking away from one source to another. This site has nifty suggestions for different websites that pair well with smartboards. I indeed to use National Geographic's MapMaker to track the states & countries we cover in our class, so at the end of every nine weeks, we can see what sections of the world have been explored via literature.
Zachary Beebe

IWB Resource - 0 views

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  • Zachary Beebe on 18 Oct 11
     
    This article focuses on the misuse of technology, mainly smart boards, in the classroom. In the article the author states that some teachers may find their teaching to be gimmicky or that the students will only pay attention to the technology. In turn, those teachers will only use the smartboards for power point presentations or as a glorified chalkboard. That does not have to be the case, as those previous examples are probably the worst uses for a smartboard. The article quickly points out that these boards are interactive and should be used that way. In the classroom, the last way that I intend on using a smartboard, if I am lucky enough to have one, will be as a chalkboard. There are so many great ways to use it and the technology is ever evolving. I intend on making use of this device to the fullest extent.
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