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Renate Owen

New Jersey: Three-Year Study Asserts Benefits of School Libraries on Student ... - 0 views

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    The findings show that New Jersey school libraries and school librarians contribute in rich and diverse ways to the intellectual life of a school, and to the development of students who can function in a complex and increasingly digital information environment
Renate Owen

Robert Frost's "Mending Wall": Multimedia Lesson Plans - 0 views

  • An Alternative Interpretation Of Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" Poems can be interpreted in multiple ways. Some interpretations put the narrator on the side of the 'right' -- and possibly of love. Some readers believe the narrator is deliberately ambiguous about the issue of walls. Some suggest he enjoys the ritual of wall building even if the wall itself seems to have no purpose and that he wishes his neighbor would engage a bit more in debate and a bit more in whimsy.` What do you think of this alternative interpretation, which puts the taciturn neighbor clearly on the side of love?
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    Includes various approaches to teaching the meaning of Frost's poem "Mending Wall"  for elementary, middle, and high school students.  I was especially impressed with the "Analysis of Mending Wall by Robert Frost" video by "xoaxdotnet," which would be perfect for high school students. 
Renate Owen

Flavorwire » Kid Literary Characters and Their Grown-Up Counterparts - 1 views

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    Some very creative comparisons that could lead to an excellent creative or persuasive writing assignment in a high school English class.
Michael Hakkarinen

Diigo in Education - List | Diigo - 3 views

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    If you're looking for more ideas on how to use diigo with your colleagues, students, or school community; check out this list by Magie Tsai.
Tony Bollino

Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education | Video on TED.com - 1 views

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    Go to the 6:00 minute mark and listen to what teachers are doing to "Flip" the classroom. I recently saw an article about Bullis school doing this same thing. A VERY interesting idea - one that would work great with... oh say ... iTouch or iPad mobile devices? BYOT
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    I have to say, when I have a question about something, I turn to youtube too. Just my learning style.
Renate Owen

Storybird - Storybird for Schools - 0 views

shared by Renate Owen on 27 Mar 12 - Cached
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    Storybird is a collaborative storytelling tool. Two or more people create their stories by writing the text and adding pictures. You can share it with others.
Michael Hakkarinen

Frederick County Public Schools - 0 views

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    Test the UNREAD
Seth Roberts

U.S. Urged to Raise Teachers' Status - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • To improve its public schools, the United States should raise the status of the teaching profession by recruiting more qualified candidates, training them better and paying them more, according to a new report on comparative educational systems.
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    Think this will happen?
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