Brainology - 0 views
Brainology SCHOOL MATTERS Brainology Transforming Students' Motivation to Learn Carol S. Dweck Winter 2008 This is an exciting time for our brains. More and more research is showing th...
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Learners not Knowers - 0 views
Learners not Knowers Its interesting that the quote I shared with my students the other day was, "The learners shall inherit the earth, while the knowers will be beautifully equipped to live in a ...
Lesson Learned: Influence is Personal - 0 views
How's your Resiliency-3 good things - 0 views
How's your Resilience? How are you feeling about what's ahead for you in 2012? This has been a pretty punishing period for many people who work in western economies and the New Year promises litt...
Cultivating a Learning Environment - 0 views
Fill your school(s) with learners. When interviewing prospective teachers, ask "Tell me about something that you have learned lately." "How did you learn it?" "What are you seeking to learn more ab...
Evolutionary Lessons for PLC's - 0 views
Evolutionary Lessons for PLC Principals When Theodore Roosevelt lost his final race for the presidency in 1912, he was crushed. A bold and determined man who had conquered in nearly every person...
Pageflakes - 0 views
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Create your own personalized homepage with Pageflakes. You can include all of your favorite internet sites and arrange them as you wish on your page. The "flakes" - small versions of the web pages you prefer - could include sites that focus on a specific hobby or interest, a particular subject area, a classroom study topic or current events.
Museum Box Homepage - 0 views
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This site allows students to place items into virtual boxes; these items can include images, video, text, and sound. MuseumBox can be used across the curriculum and can help students to describe a person, place, thing, event, idea, or issue. The site facilitates description, debate, investigation, and exploration and development of ideas and issues.
The Medium Is the Medium - 0 views
The Medium Is the Medium Recently, book publishers got some good news. Researchers gave 852 disadvantaged students 12 books (of their own choosing) to take home at the end of the school year. They...
To the world you may - 0 views
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
Today U R U - 0 views
Teachers in Tiaras ("Today You are You") A famous quote by the children's author Dr. Seuss says, "Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." I like t...
Questions for Discussing Writing - 0 views
Questions for directing discussion General More than just paper, pencil, & words on a page... what constitutes "writing"? What is the value of writing? What evidence is there that writing needs imp...
Digital Mentor Texts - 0 views
Over the last few years, I have been doing a lot of thinking around the idea of Digital Mentor Texts. I believe strongly in Reading and Writing Workshops to move all students forward in literacy. ...
CorkboardMe - Personal and collaborative sticky notes web-app | http://corkboard.me - 0 views
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Allows you to post and move post it notes on a shared wall. Embed images by pasting in their URL.
Great Teacher are Gardeners - 0 views
I think I remember you telling me that you have a class based around video production, but it is only a semester long. If such a class exists, I would love to sit in on one of your lectures. Also, ...
Prezi - The Zooming Presentation Editor - 0 views
A Strategy Lesson for "Drive-Thru" Readers - 0 views
http://www.choiceliteracy.com A Strategy Lesson for "Drive-Thru" Readers Aimee Buckner Early in the year, like many teachers across the country, I work diligently to teach and reteach my students...
Children Who Can Read, But Don't - Tips for Parents - 0 views
Children Who Can Read, But Don't.. Studies show what common sense tells us: the more kids read, the better they read and the more pleasure they get out of reading. Unfortunately, the reverse also...
Make Like an Obstetrician and Deliver - 0 views
What lessons can collaborative teams learn from obstetrics? Here are four: 1. Our choices about children need to be based on something more than the general impressions of classroom teachers. ...
Catching Readers Before They Fall an interview with the authors - 0 views
Franki: Pat and Katie, you've both done so much work in learning how best to support struggling readers. Can you share any new learning or thinking you have about this topic? Pat: Sure. I'll go ah...