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Claudia Ceraso

ELT notes: Some things I am certain of (for now, this is beta, OK?) - 17 views

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shared by Claudia Ceraso on 28 Mar 10 - Cached
  • teaching is worth discussing. Anything else can be found for free on the Internet.
  • Good technology use in the classroom is transparent and intertwined.
  • Motivation is a drug. It is a short-term target.
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  • Better make people "addicted" to learning, to the process, to the autonomy of it. There are intrinsic reasons why this is pleasurable, meaningful and long lasting per se.
  • 7) Mind the use of the word "enhance" when linked to learning. Mind the gap. Old things are just old things.
    • Dave Truss
      Dave Truss on 28 Mar 10
       
      Note my comment: "This is such a good point! We do not advance from the early airplanes by sticking to using double winged biplanes or 'enhancing' the propeller engine. If a blog is used to 'enhance' the sharing of homework then the point of a blog is missed."
  • 9) Standards are for things that fit a pattern. When educators claim that creativity is a "21st century" essential skill, we need to accept the limitations of striving for standards. Assessment and standards are cousins.
  • Doubt, question and never, ever just assume.
    • Dave Truss
      Dave Truss on 28 Mar 10
       
      This should be a poster to put in classrooms:-)
    • Gabriela Sellart
      Gabriela Sellart on 30 Mar 10
       
      Communicating results is becoming more and more frequent.(#4) Doubting out loud doesn't seem to grant you an "expert" degree, which I notice is the aim of many educators who are blogging. Particularly those who write in Spanish.
    • Claudia Ceraso
      Claudia Ceraso on 31 Mar 10
       
      The poster in the classroom... Interesting. I would change the phrase to "Remember your teacher also expects to learn lots from you". Few teachers are comfortable doubting in front of their students. Perhaps, with reason ;-)
  • Dave Truss on 28 Mar 10
     
    So many quotable quotes in this post! Wonderful 'deep' thinking.
anonymous

Back to the Classroom: The Forum for Education and Democracy - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 22 Aug 08 - Cached
  • sparking students’ intellectual curiosity by encouraging teachers to “teach to their passions”
  • Beacon’s freedom from the state Regents examinations in social studies – the result of a hard-earned waiver – allows for a thematic approach and a deep exploration unconstrained by coverage considerations.  
  • All classes will do extensive writing and revision, developing the skill of using evidence to support conclusions.  The students will engage in debates, make presentations, and have varied avenues to demonstrate what they have learned and accomplished.
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  • The chance to “make a difference” in young people’s lives is what makes teaching a calling.  But working in a community of learners that prizes real intellectual development and creativity, and having a level of control over what you can do on a daily basis, is what sustains that calling.
  • Making decisions about students, teachers and schools largely on the basis of standardized test scores ultimately is detrimental to the kind of education all young people need. 
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 22 Aug 08
       
      These are the choices we make in the classroom that have lasting impacts on student attitude toward learning.
  • anonymous on 22 Aug 08
     
    The chance to "make a difference" in young people's lives is what makes teaching a calling. But working in a community of learners that prizes real intellectual development and creativity, and having a level of control over what you can do on a daily basis, is what sustains that calling.
Dave Truss

The Clever Sheep: Minimally Invasive Education - 0 views

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shared by Dave Truss on 17 May 08 - Cached
  • Far be it for me to suggest that we abandon teaching and leave students to their own devices. Rather, let's be minimally invasive in allowing the learning to happen, but maximally invasive in ensuring that the problems we present to learners are relevant, compelling and appetizing.
  • Dave Truss on 17 May 08
     
    let's be minimally invasive in allowing the learning to happen, but maximally invasive in ensuring that the problems we present to learners are relevant, compelling and appetizing.
Julie Lehmer

100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner | College@Home - 2 views

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  • anonymous on 15 Jun 08
     
    For those unfamiliar with the term, a learning style is a way in which an individual approaches learning. Many people understand material much better when it is presented in one format, for example a lab experiment, than when it is presented in another, like an audio presentation. Determining how you best learn and using materials that cater to this style can be a great way to make school and the entire process of acquiring new information easier and much more intuitive. Here are some great tools that you can use to cater to your individual learning style, no matter what that is.
Dennis OConnor

E-Learning Graduate Certificate Program: Horizon Report 2011 E-Learning Relevent Research - 5 views

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shared by Dennis OConnor on 17 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • The 2011 Horizon Report is a collaboration between The New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
  • Executive Summary Overview
Maggie Verster

Using Facebook for Learning - 0 views

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shared by Maggie Verster on 10 Aug 09 - Cached
  • According to the Educause report 7 Things You should Know About Facebook, “Facebook’s structure encour­ages users to view relationships in a broad context of learning, even as affiliations change—from high school to college to gradu­ate school to the workplace. By opening itself to virtually anyone, Facebook has become a model for how communities—of learn­ers, of workers, of any group with a common interest—can come together, define standards for interaction, and collaboratively cre­ate an environment that suits the needs of the members.”
  • Maggie Verster on 10 Aug 09
     
    Apps geared toward using Facebook as a tool for teaching and learning
Vicki Davis

Zendo | passionate learners - 3 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 23 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 23 Mar 11
     
    A notetaking site that turns notes into flashcards from Jason Urton. "I am currently working towards a masters in Computer Science at Brandeis University and have developed a site (http://zen.do) with a few friends that I think can help students in certain learning environments with personalized/optimized learning. Our goal is to offer a tool that allows students to take notes as they normally would while automatically building a study guide of related flashcards. When students review the cards, we use a memory decay model and a Google-style pagerank algorithm to optimize their review time. This allows students to spend their study time as effectively as possible."
Dave Truss

Langwitches » What Makes the WhiteBoard Interactive ? - 0 views

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shared by Dave Truss on 18 Aug 08 - Cached
  • The more I am playing and experimenting with the SmartBoard and the software Notebook 10, the more I am convinced that the power is IN THE SOFTWARE.  But not the software itself, but how it is used as a tool to present the lesson in a new way, for a different learning style, for access outside of the classroom.
  • Dave Truss on 18 Aug 08
     
    I am convinced that the power is IN THE SOFTWARE. But not the software itself, but how it is used as a tool to present the lesson in a new way, for a different learning style, for access outside of the classroom.
Melinda Waffle

Learning style inventory functions for teachers, instructors and other group managers - 12 views

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shared by Melinda Waffle on 03 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Melinda Waffle on 03 Feb 10
     
    Online learning styles assessments. Instructors can set up so students can take it without email registration, allowing them to see trends within a class of students to adjust teaching approaches that may be more appropriate for that group.
Dennis OConnor

E-Learning Graduate Certificate Program: Problem solving in an online constructivist cl... - 3 views

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shared by Dennis OConnor on 13 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • If you come across a question you can't answer, be honest. Don't bluff or portray yourself as an expert when you aren't. Instead model the collaborative skills you've developed and work together with the student to solve problems.
  • By sharing power you enhance the learning community. 
  • Here are some problem solving tips.
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  • 1. Wait time.
  • 2. Admit when you're uncertain.
  • 3. Practicum Interns should consult with your cooperating instructor on anything that might get sticky.
  • In an internship,  go to your cooperating cooperating instructor first.  
  • When you're teaching online for a company or university use the chain of command.
  • 4. Use your search skills.
  • Problem solving is an ongoing process. 
  • See our NEW Checklist for Online Instructors for a comprehensive guide to best practices in e-learning! 
anonymous

Virtual students help new teachers gain experience -- OrlandoSentinel.com - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 11 Feb 09
     
    Inside a virtual classroom, Marcus and his simulated classmates help future and current educators interact with "students" who exhibit a variety of personalities, behaviors and learning styles.
Shelley Paul

The Power of Educational Technology: Ten Tips for Growing Your Learning Network - 0 views

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shared by Shelley Paul on 10 Oct 08 - Cached
  • 10. Participate, don't just lurk, you have to give to get. Don't be afraid to share your ideas, comments and links. We are all both leaders and followers. Let your voice be heard.
    • Shelley Paul
      Shelley Paul on 05 Dec 08
       
      This is the most important (and risky) part.
  • Dave Truss on 10 Oct 08
     
    Great advice to the newbie.
David Wetzel

How to do Well in an Online Class in Distance Education Courses - 13 views

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shared by David Wetzel on 05 Jun 10 - Cached
  • David Wetzel on 05 Jun 10
     
    Enrolling in a distance education course can raise many concerns, with how to do well in an online class being a leading cause of for this anxiety. Avoiding this apprehension requires a good understanding of the process of using the computers during online classes. This also leads to the need for preparation, planning, and developing an understanding one's ability to learn and study.
Brian C. Smith

The Creativity Crisis - Newsweek - 15 views

www.newsweek.com/...the-creativity-crisis.html

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shared by Brian C. Smith on 11 Jul 10 - Cached
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 19 Jul 10
       
      If you've ever seen or heard Raif Esquith speak then you know how much he values music with young children. Watch this clip: http://www.tubechop.com/watch/79846
  • The lore of pop psychology is that creativity occurs on the right side of the brain. But we now know that if you tried to be creative using only the right side of your brain, it’d be like living with ideas perpetually at the tip of your tongue, just beyond reach
    • Brian C. Smith
      Brian C. Smith on 26 Jul 10
       
      Hello, Mr. Pink. Are you reading?
  • those who diligently practice creative activities learn to recruit their brains’ creative networks quicker and better. A lifetime of consistent habits gradually changes the neurological pattern.
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  • The home-game version of this means no longer encouraging kids to spring straight ahead to the right answer
  • The new view is that creativity is part of normal brain function.
  • “As a child, I never had an identity as a ‘creative person,’ ” Schwarzrock recalls. “But now that I know, it helps explain a lot of what I felt and went through.”
  • In China there has been widespread education reform to extinguish the drill-and-kill teaching style. Instead, Chinese schools are also adopting a problem-based learning approach.
  • fact-finding
  • problem-finding
  • Next, idea-finding
  • Bill Guinee on 13 Jul 10
     
    Very interesting article from Newsweek about how creativity works in the brain, and how it can be trained in an educational setting. It describes a "crisis" trend where creativity scores in America are decreasing.
Brendan Murphy

How to fix our schools: A manifesto by Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee and other education le... - 16 views

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shared by Brendan Murphy on 08 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • has left our school districts impotent and, worse, has robbed millions of children of a real future
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 08 Oct 10
       
      Why are district's impotent? If administrators do their job and a) mentor young teachers and b) remove them if they are ineffective the system can work!
    • t jaffe-notier
      t jaffe-notier on 11 Oct 10
       
      Yes. In the districts where administrators work the system does work. Unfortunately these mega-district administrators think that their job consists only of firing bad teachers. The hardest work is giving the good teachers the resources they need to continue excellent work!
  • District leaders also need the authority to use financial incentives to attract and retain the best teachers.
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 08 Oct 10
       
      And yet, studies show that merit pay doesn't work!
    • t jaffe-notier
      t jaffe-notier on 11 Oct 10
       
      That's right. Socio-emotional learning, one of the most important kinds for the development of good citizens, defies standardized testing.
    • Brendan Murphy
      Brendan Murphy on 20 Oct 10
       
      How about we raise starting pay for teachers to $60,000 per year. Make teaching a profession more top notch students want to major in.
  • but let's stop pretending that everyone who goes into the classroom has the ability and temperament to lift our children to excellence.
    • t jaffe-notier
      t jaffe-notier on 11 Oct 10
       
      Wow. Straw man. Who's pretending? Let's stop flogging our administrators and stop slapping our policemen too...
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  • We must equip educators with the best technology available to make instruction more effective and efficient. By better using technology to collect data on student learning and shape individualized instruction, we can help transform our classrooms and lessen the burden on teachers' time.
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 08 Oct 10
       
      Yes, the most effective way to use technology in the classroom is to gather data...NOT! What about providing the technology so the students can create meaning and learn?
    • t jaffe-notier
      t jaffe-notier on 11 Oct 10
       
      I've found that administrators aren't too interested in individualized instruction, even though they say so. What they want is higher scores on "common assessments" whether or not this benefits individual learners. Humanities teachers have always been frustrated by this, and now science teachers are frustrated too. They're not allowed to help students achieve excellence in areas that are exactly the right amount of challenge for each student. Instead, they're still forced to "cover everything" for each student, in spite of the fact that this does not benefit students who haven't mastered the material to a point of competence. Weird.
  • For the wealthiest among us, the crisis in public education may still seem like someone else's problem, because those families can afford to choose something better for their kids. But it's a problem for all of us -- until we fix our schools, we will never fix the nation's broader economic problems. Until we fix our schools, the gap between the haves and the have-nots will only grow wider and the United States will fall further behind the rest of the industrialized world in education, rendering the American dream a distant, elusive memory.
    • t jaffe-notier
      t jaffe-notier on 11 Oct 10
       
      How can we recruit excellent teachers to schools that need them the most when our best proposed solutions don't reward teachers for taking on a challenge?
  • taking advantage of online lessons and other programs
    • Brendan Murphy
      Brendan Murphy on 20 Oct 10
       
      This is code for let's pay online educators $12 an hour to teach and remove the cost of those expensive buildings.
  • replace or substantially restructure persistently low-performing schools that continuously fail our students.
    • Brendan Murphy
      Brendan Murphy on 20 Oct 10
       
      Can we start at the very top and fire the superintendents?
  • charter schools a truly viable option
    • Brendan Murphy
      Brendan Murphy on 20 Oct 10
       
      No they aren't a viable option, they are labratories.
  • Michael Walker on 08 Oct 10
     
    This article is ripe for Diigo commentary!
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  • Dean Mantz on 08 Oct 10
     
    New York Times "How we can fix our schools"
  • t jaffe-notier on 11 Oct 10
     
    This article is ripe for Diigo commentary!
  • Brendan Murphy on 20 Oct 10
     
    This article is ripe for Diigo commentary!
Eloise Pasteur

Eloise's thoughts and fancies - 0 views

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  • Eloise Pasteur on 11 Sep 08
     
    Thoughts about the connectivism model of learning
Dean Mantz

ASCD Inservice: Tapscott on Changing Pedagogy for the Net Generation - 10 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 09 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Collaboration is another major hallmark of the Net Generation. However, Tapscott said, we have a tendency to squander or prohibit this strength in schools and workplaces.
  • "What do we do with this collaboration-geared generation? We stick them in a cubicle, supervise them like they're Dilbert, and take away their tools (i.e., blocking sites like Facebook and Youtube)." Tapscott calls this creating a generational firewall. "It says, 'We don't get you, we don't understand your tools, and we don't trust you to use them.'"
  • We can’t just throw technology in a classroom and expect good things," notes Tapscott. We need to move away from an outdated, broadcast-style of pedagogy (i.e., lecture and drilling) toward student-focused, multimodal learning, where "the teacher's no longer in the transmission of data business; she's in the customizing-learning-experiences-for-students business."
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  • we must consider eight norms for the Net Generation: freedom, customization, scrutiny, integrity, collaboration, entertainment, speed, and innovation.
  • Anne Bubnic on 09 Mar 10
     
    To reshape pedagogy, Tapscott says that we must consider eight norms for the Net Generation: freedom, customization, scrutiny, integrity, collaboration, entertainment, speed, and innovation.
Ed Webb

How to Wake Up Slumbering Minds - WSJ.com - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 27 Jul 09 - Cached
  • what school requires students to do -- think abstractly -- is in fact not something our brains are designed to be good at or to enjoy
  • it is critical that the task be just difficult enough to hold our interest but not so difficult that we give up in frustration. When this balance is struck, it is actually pleasurable to focus the mind for long periods of time
  • Students are ready to understand knowledge but not create it. For most, that is enough. Attempting a great leap forward is likely to fail.
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  • students cannot apply generic "critical thinking skills" (another voguish concept) to new material unless they first understand that material
  • Trying to use "reading strategies" -- like searching for the main idea in a passage -- will be futile if you don't know enough facts to fill in what the author has left unsaid.
  • what is being taught in most of the curriculum -- at all levels of schooling -- is information about meaning, and meaning is independent of form
  • At some point, no amount of dancing will help you learn more algebra
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 27 Jul 09
       
      But if you learn dancing AND algebra, you may be better at both, or at least approach each in a more interesting way.
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