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Education in the Age of Globalization - 1 views

zhaolearning.com

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kynan robinson on 06 Aug 12

Dr. Yong Zhao is an internationally known scholar, author, and speaker. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He has designed schools that cultivate global competence, developed computer games for language learning, and founded research and develop institutions to explore innovative education models. He has published over 100 articles and 20 books, including Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization and World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Student

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Critical thinking explained in six kid-friendly animations - 2 views

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interactive logic

shared by Kristen Swenson on 27 Feb 12 - No Cached

Kristen Swenson on 27 Feb 12

Critical thinking explained in six kid-friendly animations If you've been looking for a crash course in basic logic - or just want to explain to a friend exactly what a logical fallacy is - turn your attention to these simple, easy-to-understand videos, which lay out the basics of critical thinking. Creative solutions agency Bridge 8 created these animations to offer a basic overview of critical thinking. The videos were designed for an audience of kids (Edit: Australian grades, not ages) 8-10, but they're handy for anyone who wants to brush up on their logic. The first video (up top), provides an introduction to critical thinking and how we form judgments and opinions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Critical thinking explained in six kid-friendly animations If you've been looking for a crash course in basic logic - or just want to explain to a friend exactly what a logical fallacy is - turn your attention to these simple, easy-to-understand videos, which lay out the basics of critical thinking. Creative solutions agency Bridge 8 created these animations to offer a basic overview of critical thinking. The videos were designed for an audience of kids (Edit: Australian grades, not ages) 8-10, but they're handy for anyone who wants to brush up on their logic. The first video (up top), provides an introduction to critical thinking and how we form judgments and opinions.</div>

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The Age - World News, Finance News & Breaking News - Melbourne, Australia - 0 views

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shared by Andrew Williamson on 27 Jan 10 - Cached

Andrew Williamson on 27 Jan 10

This is a great site

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Welcome to StoryBee - 0 views

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storytelling reading listening literacy Level4 level3 Level2 Level1 english

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Kristen Swenson on 05 Apr 11

A website where authors read stories - great for the interactive whiteboard stories for students aged 5 -18.

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T N T - The Network Thinkers: Social Capital... the Key to Success in the Connected Age - 0 views

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In the knowledge economy, knowledge and content are no longer sufficient – everyone has access to many sources of content and knowledge. You cannot compete on what everyone knows. As you move up the hierachy, it becomes more difficult to compete on individual competency – everyone is highly skilled and experienced at the top. It is hard to compete when everyone is so similar.
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Social capital is derived from employees’ personal and professional networks.
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Innovation happens at the intersections -- innovative organizations have many more intersections of diverse thinking and approaches than we see above.  
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Competing effectively in the connected economy is based on combining (and re-combining) unique knowledge from different parts of the business ecosystem (
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kynan robinson on 05 Jul 12

Networked Learing - what is it why is important for us as teachers to understand it

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Tips For Writing Your 'About page' | The Edublogger - 0 views

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level1 level2 level3 level4 blogging ICT ICT@NFPS

shared by Andrew Williamson on 12 Sep 09 - Cached

Class blog Think about who is your intended audience for your ‘About page’?  Your students, parents/family, or to help connect with other classes? Below are examples of the type of information you might include for each audience — remember you can add more pages if needed (e.g. a Welcome parents page, blogging rules) For students and/or parents: What is a blog The goals of the class blog About the teacher(s) How to interact with the blog e.g. subscribe to blog, comment on posts, guidelines for writing appropriate comments Teacher(s) contact details To connect with classes in other schools: What country, state and city you are from? Year (grade level), subject and age groups The types of connections your class is interested in e.g. becoming blogging buddies, engaging in global projects The type and size of school Class or teacher contact details
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Andrew Williamson on 12 Sep 09

Title says it all. I am now going to go and update my class blog about page

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Why Are We So Afraid of Creativity? | Literally Psyched, Scientific American Blog Network - 1 views

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creativity

shared by kynan robinson on 29 Feb 12 - No Cached

Or another one: teachers have repeatedly been found to dislike students who show curiosity and creative thought, even though creativity is held as an important goal of education.
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If you’re a student whose teacher constantly thwarts you when you try to do something your own way, you may not have the stamina of M.I.T.’s founders—especially if you come across such resistance at an early age.
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Instead, you may find yourself trained to stop your creative thoughts before they are fully formed, lest you get in trouble for voicing something that is “wrong.
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we may hold an unconscious bias against creative ideas much like we do in cases of racism or phobias.
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kynan robinson on 29 Feb 12

why we fear creativity

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Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age - 0 views

marynabadenhorst.globalteacher.org.au

teacher blog ICT resources tools

shared by Andrew Williamson on 12 Sep 09 - Cached

Andrew Williamson on 12 Sep 09

Great teacher blog with shed loads of resources, links and ideas

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The Age Education Resource Centre - 1 views

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Maths Resources

shared by kynan robinson on 31 Jan 10 - Cached

kynan robinson on 31 Jan 10

Maths Resources

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