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Ruth Howard

foundation_advanced_tas0903.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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  • Ruth Howard on 11 Jul 09
     
    A model originating in the USA being implemented in some Tasmanian high schools to engage students/citizens one student at a time-based on the students individual learning goals and life aspirations/circumstances.
anonymous

SocialNetworkingWhitepaper.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 10 views

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  • anonymous on 25 Nov 09
     
    Interesting whitepaper on social networking and web 2.0 tools in education. Ammunition against your filter?
Suzie Nestico

http://www.nais.org/files/PDFs/NAISCOASchools.pdf - 3 views

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  • Suzie Nestico on 27 Mar 11
     
    How to move toward being a school of the future
Martin Burrett

Outstanding Lesson Plan Template - 1 views

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  • Martin Burrett on 26 Apr 18
     
    Download this free lesson plan template (PDF)
Ed Webb

Why hard work and specialising early is not a recipe for success - The Correspondent - 0 views

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  • dispelling nonsense is much harder than spreading nonsense.
  • a worldwide cult of the head start – a fetish for precociousness. The intuitive opinion that dedicated, focused specialists are superior to doubting, daydreaming Jacks-of-all-trades is winning
  • astonishing sacrifices made in the quest for efficiency, specialisation and excellence
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  • Most things that people want to learn do not resemble language, golf or chess, but rather a game in which the generalist has an advantage. A hostile learning environment
  • Seemingly inefficient things are productive: expanding your horizons, giving yourself time, switching professions. 
  • early specialisation is a good idea if you want to become successful in certain fields, sports or professions. In fact, in some cases, it’s the only option. Take chess, for example: if you don’t start early, you won’t stand a chance at glory.
  • learning chess is not a good model for learning other things. Epstein explains this using the work of psychologist Robin Hogarth, who makes the distinction between friendly (kind) and unfriendly or hostile (wicked) learning environments.
  • In a friendly learning environment, such as chess, the rules are clear, the information is complete (all pieces are visible on the board), and you can (ultimately) determine the quality of every move. In other words, the feedback loop
  • friendly learning environments are the exception. The world is not as clear-cut as golf or chess. So early specialisation is often a bad idea. 
  • In hostile learning environments without repetitive patterns, mastery is much harder to achieve. The feedback loop is insidious. Unlike chess, experience does not necessarily make you better. You may stick with the wrong approach because you’re convinced it’s the right one. 
  • The better a teacher scored on their own subject (i.e., the higher the grades their students got in that subject), the more mediocre students’ scores were across the complete programme (all modules). The explanation? Those teachers gave their students rigidly defined education, purely focused on passing exams. The students passed their tests with high marks – and rated their teachers highly in surveys – but would fail later on. 
  • In learning environments without repetitive patterns, where cause and effect are not always clear, early specialisation and spending countless hours does not guarantee success. Quite the opposite, Epstein argues. Generalists have the advantage: they have a wider range of experiences and a greater ability to associate and improvise. (The world has more in common with jazz than classical music, Epstein explains in a chapter on music.)
  • Many modern professions aren’t so much about applying specific solutions than they are about recognising the nature of a problem, and only then coming up with an approach. That becomes possible when you learn to see analogies with other fields, according to psychologist Dedre Gentner, who has made this subject her life’s work.
  • Another advantage generalists and late specialists have is more concrete: you are more likely to pick a suitable study, sport or profession if you first orient yourself broadly before you make a choice.
  • Greater enjoyment of the game is one of the benefits associated with late specialisation, along with fewer injuries and more creativity.
  • which child, teenager or person in their 20s knows what they will be doing for the rest of their lives?
  • Persevering along a chosen path can also lead to other problems: frustrations about failure. If practice makes perfect, why am I not a genius? In a critical review,
  • The tricky thing about generalist long-term thinking versus specialist short-term thinking is that the latter produces faster and more visible results.
  • specialising in short-term success gets in the way of long-term success. This also applies to education.
  • (Another example: the on-going worry about whether or not students’ degree choices are "labour market relevant".)
  • Teachers who taught more broadly – who did not teach students readymade "prescribed lessons” but instilled "principles" – were not rated as highly in their own subject, but had the most sustainable effect on learning. However, this was not reflected in the results. These teachers were awarded – logically but tragically – lower ratings by their students.
  • the 10,000 hour gang has considerable power with their message "quitters never win, winners never quit".Epstein’s more wholesome message seems weak and boring in comparison. Some things are simply not meant for everyone, doubt is understandable and even meaningful, you can give up and change your choice of work, sports or hobby, and an early lead can actually be a structural disadvantage. 
  • "Don’t feel behind." Don’t worry if others seem to be moving faster, harder or better. Winners often quit.
Martin Burrett

Technology Rocks Seriously - School Signs - 8 views

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  • Martin Burrett on 12 Mar 17
     
    "This is a lovely collection of inspirational and motivating classroom posters. Download them as a PDF to print."
Martin Burrett

StudyChamps - 5 views

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shared by Martin Burrett on 29 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 29 Jun 12
     
    This site has a good collection of Maths, English, Science & Social Studies PDF worksheets and online interactive resources to use with your class. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular
Vicki Davis

PDF ePortfolios, assessment, and administrative productivity . Pages . Adobe Education ... - 7 views

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  • Vicki Davis on 01 Dec 11
     
    One of the things I have as my "big three" this year is the concept of a paperless portfolio using adobe acrobat pro. I'm a member of Adobe ed exchange and am using it to find all kinds of great resources. This page has links to best practices for eportfolios, digital assessment, as well as streamlining admin tasks. Useful resources. The cool thing is you can annotate with video, audio, an text and pdfs move very well onto ipads and devices like that.
Martin Burrett

Personal Thesaurus - 4 views

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  • Martin Burrett on 19 Dec 11
     
    Print out this personal Thesaurus for younger learners. This PDF has a collection of words in each section, plus space for your children to write their own. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Vicki Davis

New Learning Environments for the 21st Century - 4 views

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  • Vicki Davis on 30 Dec 11
     
    John Seely Brown's PDF on the new learning environments for the 21st century based upon a 2005 presentation he did at the Forum of Higher Education's 2005 Aspen symposium. This is an important read. (of course many of you have already read it.) If you wonder why I'm digging into the research, it is as I work on my second book on collaborative writing. It is amazing to me that I can find so many more things online than I ever could in the Georgia Tech library when I was a research assistant for the then president of the national Economics Association, Dr. Danny Boston. I may not be in an institution of higher learning but I can institute higher learning in my daily practice. I want everything I write for publication to be well grounded. I hope that is why those of you who gift me with your presence on this blog will feel free to let me know in the comments if you have concerns or pointers to other work.
Martin Burrett

Calendar Labs - 7 views

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  • Martin Burrett on 05 Jan 12
     
    Make a variety of different calendars with this useful, easy to use site. Download as PDFs and Word Documents. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
Martin Burrett

Progressive Phonics - 17 views

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  • Martin Burrett on 12 Feb 12
     
    This site has a great set of downloadable PDF books and resources to help emergent readers with phonics. Free sign up is required. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Vicki Davis

Professional Development Improves Student Achievement - 14 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 22 Jun 10 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 22 Jun 10
     
    It is no surprise that professional development improves student achievement. This incredibly well written piece is something to use and give to those who think that cutting teacher professional development is the first thing that should happen when budgets tighten. A great PDF to give your school board.
Dave Truss

The Ultimate Guide To Gmail [PDF] - 31 views

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  • Dave Truss on 05 Aug 10
     
    Inside the 34 page eBook you will learn: * The history of Gmail and how it began * Why you should choose Gmail over another email provider * How to use Gmail, manage and organize your emails * Getting the most out of Gmail * Instructions on how to use Gmail with other email providers * Links to best Gmail tips and hacks. * Access Gmail on a mobile device * Gmail Buzz
William Gaskins

My StoryMaker : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - 20 views

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  • My StoryMaker lets you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you! Once you are done with your story, you can print it out. You cannot go back
  • Fred Delventhal on 14 Sep 10
     
    "My StoryMaker lets you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you! Once you are done with your story, you can print it out. You cannot go back and edit a story once you have ended it but, if you click "yes" when asked to share it with others, you can print it out again by entering the magic number it gives you in the box on the right. Since lack of space forces us to delete story files older than 1 month, please save the .pdf file that prints to your own computer."
  • William Gaskins on 06 Apr 11
     
    "My StoryMaker lets you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you! Once you are done with your story, you can print it out. You cannot go back and edit a story once you have ended it but, if you click "yes" when asked to share it with others, you can print it out again by entering the magic number it gives you in the box on the right. Since we periodically have to delete the older story files, please save the .pdf file that prints to your own computer."
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