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Vicki Davis

Best and worst education news of 2013 - 7 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 30 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 30 Nov 13
     
    Great article from Larry Ferlazzo picked up by the Washington Post. Topping the list: Common Core.
Dave Truss

Two 'stuck' posts, a borrowed post with an added rant, and a few questions. | David Tru... - 0 views

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shared by Dave Truss on 24 May 08 - Cached
  • All these tools are technological with only the potential to be pedagogical… but they aren’t designed with pedagogy in mind.
  • Am I the only one who feels like a 30 hour day would still be too short? Are there others out there who wonder what kind of commitment it will take for a teacher to be technologically savvy enough to meaningfully engage students with all these new tools? Are we focusing too much on the tools and not enough on pedagogy? Will educational structures change fast enough to provide our students with a relevant education? … and for that matter… What would an ideal education look like today?
  • In my comment above I mentioned ‘pedagogical merit’ and to be honest, I have been on a bit of a focus in that direction recently. What I really mean by that is finding the right tools and structures for the right job in order to meaningfully enhance learning and engage learners.
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  • ‘Context‘ is where you start. ‘Scaffolding‘ is the structure(s) we build in order to increase the effectiveness of the technology use. ‘Pedagogy’ is the artful things we do to enhance learning regardless of technology use.
  • Dave Truss on 24 May 08
     
    'Context' is where you start. 'Scaffolding' is the structure(s) we build in order to increase the effectiveness of the technology use. 'Pedagogy' is the artful things we do to enhance learning regardless of technology use.
Angela Maiers

Digital immigrants or digital natives? A discussion of digital competence… A ... - 0 views

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shared by Angela Maiers on 15 May 08 - Cached
  • Rather than a Digital Native/Digital Immigrant dichotomy, students have a wide spectrum of digital competence positively correlating to their digital exposure.
  • Dave Truss on 15 May 08
     
    So if I were to make the post title into a statement it would be: Rather than a Digital Native/Digital Immigrant dichotomy, students have a wide spectrum of digital competence positively correlating to their digital exposure.
  • Angela Maiers on 15 May 08
     
    Excellent post, and much needed discussion on digital competencies!
Vicki Davis

Wikinomics and The Cool Cat Teacher | Make IT Happen - 0 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 04 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 04 Jul 08
     
    I love how this teacher is truly emerging into the blogosphere, after a comment from me, and pinging technorati with thoughts, this teacher's post has received noticed from the bloggers at the Wikinomics blog. This teacher is doing an excellent job with blogging and we're only seeing the beginning.
Eloise Pasteur

Deep learning and the google generation - Eloise's thoughts and fancies - 0 views

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shared by Eloise Pasteur on 11 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Does the google generation learn the necessary skills to develop into the high-flying academics of tomorrow? Pretty much whatever topic you do at higher degree level you will study intensively and for long periods. Does the multi-media fast burst learning they use so well at lower levels convert in enough of them to give us our professors of two decades time (I'm using professor in the UK sense, the highest level of university academic is a professor). Will it give us our surgeons - can they learn to concentrate for hours in surgery? At the same time, if middle and higher management in business don't stop to think deeply and make fast decisions for the short term, are the google generation actually better equipped than I am?
  • Eloise Pasteur on 11 Jul 08
     
    A blog post from me about deeper learning and the google generation and fitness for higher learning and the world of work
Vicki Davis

ad4dcss » I read blocked blogs - 0 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 21 Jun 08 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 21 Jun 08
     
    The information at the advocates for digital citizenship, safety, and success about the I read blocked blogs week. This loosely joined group of educators has created a central clearinghouse for activities such as this. Create activities that fit within digital citizenship and join and post. We have a blog, wiki, and more information -- everything is linked at http://www.netvibes.com/coolcatteacher#Ad4dcss -- Join in.
  • Vicki Davis on 21 Jun 08
     
    I strongly encourage you to join in the growing international group advocates for digital citizenship, safety, and success just to see information that we have and to add to it.
Thomas Ho

Google Earth *PRO* is FREE for Educators! | Welcome to NCS-Tech! - 0 views

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shared by Thomas Ho on 16 Apr 08 - Cached
  • Did you know that Google Earth Pro is *FREE* if you are an educator? Yep! Basically, all you have to do is download the PRO trial version at http://earth.google.com and then forward the answers to these questions to GEEC [at] google.com:
  • Vicki Davis on 16 Apr 08
     
    Follow these instructions to get Google Earth Pro free and what you can do with it.
  • Vicki Davis on 16 Apr 08
     
    This blogger says Google Pro is free -- follow these instructions and let me know if this works. This post also says what you can do with Google pro -- great post.
Sandy Kendell

It's True! I Teach Because I Can't Do Anything Else! - 9 views

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shared by Sandy Kendell on 22 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Sandy Kendell on 22 Mar 10
     
    Reflective and inspiring blog post by a teacher of 32 years. An excellent spin on "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach."
Lisa M Lane

Flow - A Measure of Student Engagement « User Generated Education - 7 views

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shared by Lisa M Lane on 29 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • too often limit opportunities
  • too often limit opportunities
    • Lisa M Lane
      Lisa M Lane on 29 Jan 11
       
      Assumes that limited opportunities is what causes lack of flow. Instead it could be that there are *too many* choices, and that students have not learned how to engage intellectually. Society encourages the reverse.
  • instructional challenge
  • Lisa M Lane on 29 Jan 11
     
    Says that disengagement or lack of intellectual flow is bad, and that 21st century tools can be used to help. Post based on assumption that lack of flow (anxiety, apathy, boredom) is caused by limited curriculum.
Julie Altmark

Wallwisher.com :: Words that stick - 2 views

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shared by Julie Altmark on 18 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 18 Jun 09
     
    make a simple wall where participants can post "post it notes" Good for collaboration and discussion. Simple to use
Vicki Davis

If You Build It, They Will Read: NECC 2009 - 0 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 24 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 24 Jul 09
     
    My new friend at CAST (and UDL expert) shared this cool resource with me called bookbuilder. This is a link to a presentation and a podcast can be found at - http://www.cyberears.com/cybrss/6373.mp3 about how bookbuilder can be used as a product or tool used students to demonstrate their content knowledge. I love how each student can have comments or information they post on their slides about a topic. This is very very cool and accessible to all! This presentation demonstrates what can be done and I can't wait to work with the back end!
Brendan Murphy

Professional Development: More Than Just a Checkbox on a Form | Edutopia - 11 views

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shared by Brendan Murphy on 13 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Many teachers are finding their PD through connectedness.
  • Many teachers are finding their PD through connectedness
  • Many teachers are finding their PD through connectedness
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  • Many teachers are finding their PD through connectedness
  • Maybe it would be more beneficial if teachers, after their DIY PD, could point to evidence of successful PD in their lessons.
  • It also turns PD from theoretical to authentic learning.
  • Teachers could point to a combination of online and face-to-face meetings that enabled them to accomplish a certain task with their class, and verify it by having an administrator observe the results
  • modeling their newfound methods to their colleagues,
  • What if the DIY PD does not yield an effective improvement?
  • administrator to not just point out the flaws, but to counsel the teacher on improvements
  • observation from a judgmental assessment into a learning experience
Adrienne Michetti

International Program Catches On in U.S. Schools - NYTimes.com - 15 views

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shared by Adrienne Michetti on 04 Jul 10 - Cached
  • It seems more real-world than how we used to learn, and it’s changed how we look at the world
  • Many parents, schools and students see the program as a rigorous and more internationally focused curriculum, and a way to impress college admissions officers.
  • they’d had no idea there was a big wide world out there,
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  • Our students don’t have as much diversity as people in some other areas, so this makes them open their eyes,” said Deb Pinkham, the program’s English teacher.
  • the people who founded the I.B. were sitting in Geneva, post-World War II, thinking about how to ensure world peace, so the clear philosophical bent is that by integrating learning and understanding issues from multiple perspectives, we can promote global thinking,
  • “A.P. is great for content-based traditional learning,” he said. “It’s great for kids who like to memorize. But for more creative kids, who want to make those connections, there’s nothing like the I.B.”
  • Emily, who said she was bored with school last year, said the I.B. program had been more interesting and challenging.
  • It’s a new way of thinking, but the kids grew into it.
  • I think it’s good for America for students to learn how others nations think
  • “I.B. taught us how to think through a position, and support it,
anonymous

Education Research Report: Problems with the Use of Student Test Scores to Evaluate Tea... - 14 views

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shared by anonymous on 26 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 26 Sep 10
     
    Student test scores are not reliable indicators of teacher effectiveness, according to a new Economic Policy Institute report, Problems with the Use of Student Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers. The paper was co-authored by a group of distinguished education scholars and policy makers, including four former presidents of the American Educational Research Association, a former assistant U.S. Secretary of Education, EPI Research Associate Richard Rothstein, and others. The authors find that the accuracy of these analyses of student test scores is highly problematic. They argue that the practice of holding teachers accountable for their student's test score results should be reconsidered.
  • Ken Stanton on 26 Sep 10
     
    I'm sorry, but if this is news to anyone, you've been asleep at your desk. I'm sick of people being all professional about this issue, it is well past time to rebel against it. It's bad for the teachers, it's bad for the students, it's bad for society, and it's bad for the economics of education too! Get active, join a group against NCLB & high-stakes testing, and END IT. I would post the group(s) I work with, but I don't want to be dismissed as promoting them - find one(s) that are right for you and get behind them.
Terry Elliott

Pontydysgu - Bridge to Learning » Blog Archive » We have the ideas and the te... - 0 views

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shared by Terry Elliott on 27 Dec 08 - Cached
  • I argued that our present systems are unable to keep up with the requirements of society and of industry for learning and knowledge development
  • Open Educational Resources
  • One of the barriers to such self driven and social learning has been centrally controlled and regulated curricula
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  • Put all the parts together and we have a new model, a model which can extend learning to all those who want it and support lifelong learning. A model which is affordable and scalable. But of course it requires imagination and change to implement such a model.
    • Terry Elliott
      Terry Elliott on 27 Dec 08
       
      Only imaginatinion and change? I think this would make an excellent practicum. A thought experiment on how to use tech to create a parallel track for new learning. Where is the research base for this? Is it possible to have such a research base?
  • The first is in the role of teachers
  • he main point of this post was to say that we have the ideas and the technologies to support an alternative to the present education systems, systems which are failing so many indiviidals and failing society as a whole.
  • The third is the role of schools and the design of learning environments.
  • The final change is in accreditation
  • The second is assessment
  • four key changes
Dave Truss

Wikis in the classroom: a reflection. | David Truss :: Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts - 0 views

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shared by Dave Truss on 15 May 08 - Cached
  • 1. Scaffolding
  • 2. Time Line
  • 3. Experts
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  • The thoughtful/reflective effort it took to write this has made this one of the most powerful things I’ve done for professional development as a teacher.
  • Grades
  • here it is
  • Before reading the feedback, my initial impression was given in my Some Assembly Required post
  • Dave Truss on 15 May 08
     
    The thoughtful/reflective effort it took to write this has made this one of the most powerful things I've done for professional development as a teacher.
Jeff Johnson

TiddlyWiki - a reusable non-linear personal web notebook - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Johnson on 22 May 08 - Cached
  • Welcome to TiddlyWiki, a popular free MicroContent WikiWikiWeb created by JeremyRuston and a busy Community of independent developers. It's written in HTML, CSS and JavaScript to run on any modern browser without needing any ServerSide logic. It allows anyone to create personal SelfContained hypertext documents that can be posted to a WebServer, sent by email or kept on a USB thumb drive to make a WikiOnAStick. Because it doesn't need to be installed and configured it makes a great GuerillaWiki. This is revision 2.4.0 of TiddlyWiki (see recent changes), and is published under an OpenSourceLicense.
Ed Webb

Tenured Radical - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 3 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 26 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • there is little to no attention being paid to giving full-time faculty the training to teach students who have a wide range of capacities when it comes to what counts for normal classroom discipline:  sitting still for an hour and taking notes, being in crowded rooms where they risk being bumped and touched, overcoming obsessive behavior to get to class or hand in a paper on time, working in small groups with other students, or being in large classes with crowds of strangers.  It is also happening in a context in which being full-time faculty is becoming anomalous, and the financial “flexibility” of running higher education on per-course labor makes it unlikely that the vast majority of faculty will be eligible, or open to making unpaid time available, for the training that would make their classrooms accessible to autistic students
  • People with autism, Gilman notes, also tend to have disordered sleep, affecting the capacity to function at high-stress times of the semester when we assume that most students are pulling all-nighters.  They have difficulty relating to someone they are intimate with (much less an impatient, overworked faculty member who wants all students to act like the adults they appear to be), what they are experiencing and what is wrong, which would make even the most generous office hours not useful. So when we are putting together arguments for hiring full-time faculty in the next round of budget cuts and declarations from foundations that tenure is holding us back, think about adding this one in.  The demands on faculty to be well-trained, knowledgeable, creative and flexible teachers are growing — not subsiding — and attention to this will make all the difference in keeping our classrooms truly inclusive
  • colleges and universities don't have the infrastructure to replicate what these students have relied upon in high school
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  • please don't generalize from specific autistic traits to all the students on the spectrum. Our autistic daughter isn't a visual learner, she's a voracious reader. Still, the number of times people have assumed that she learns in a visual or tactile way, in the style of Temple Grandin? Too many to count.
  • a good first step would be to listen to autistic undergraduates themselves and to put the needs they express first instead of responding primarily to the perspective of the neurotypical parents of autistic children. The perspective of autistic undergraduates, which seems to me to be the most important on the subject, is entirely missing from this post
Vicki Davis

Howto: Create nozbe tasks using ifttt : Feedback and Feature Requests : Getting Things ... - 1 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 11 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 11 Apr 13
     
    I really love Nozbe. This tip lets you create a nozbe task using ifttt and email. Make sure you use the * in the body of the email to create the task. They weren't showing up for me, it was because I didn't do that.
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