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Ginger Lewman

Free Technology for Teachers: Free 33 Page Guide - Google for Teachers - 2 views

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  • Ginger Lewman on 31 Mar 10
     
    "In all there are 33 pages containing 21 ideas and how to instructions for creating Google Maps placemarks, directions creating and publishing a quiz with Google Docs forms, directions for embedding books into your blog, and visual aids for accessing other Google tools."
Ginger Lewman

From Oz2Oz, Kids Can! Home - From Oz2Oz, Kids Can! - 0 views

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shared by Ginger Lewman on 30 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Ginger Lewman on 30 Jun 09
     
    Come find an idea for your volunteer service projects and then share your experiences when you're finished! - From Oz2Oz, Kids Can! Home
Ginger Lewman

Some Thoughts & Questions About Differentiation (Part I) | Irrational Cube - 4 views

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shared by Ginger Lewman on 25 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Ginger Lewman on 25 Apr 11
     
    Recently I've come to the idea that the question "how do you differentiate?" is the wrong question to ask (or at least coming in the wrong sequence). The essential question should be "what do you differentiate?" By differentiating instruction I am changing something for some group of students. To do this I have to ask myself "what can I change and what do I need to keep the same?" What follows are three cases of differentiation, all of which change a different facet of learning.
Neil O'Sullivan

eduMOOC: Online Learning Today... and Tomorrow - 0 views

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  • Neil O'Sullivan on 24 Jun 11
     
    's to a "Massive Open Online Class". The topic is online learning today and tomorrow.  These things are a lot of fun and your level of participation is very much your own choice. Participation is free and they are a great place to bounce ideas around, or even find out what other educators are thinking.
Duane Sharrock

West African Teen Invents Gadgets From Scrap Metal, Visits MIT and Harvard - ABC News - 0 views

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  • He's the most prolific inventor in his West African village of Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • "The exceptional thing about Kelvin is he's a very poor kid with very little infrastructure. He's been able to harvest that talent with virtually nothing," said Laura Sampath, manager of MIT's International Development Initiative. "He takes apart and then learns by what he's seeing and can rebuild it, often better than what he's seen in the first place."
  • Sengeh and his team had 70 applications from 300 students, trying to solve some of Sierra Leone's most challenging issues.
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  • Doe, along with two other students from Sierra Leone's Albert Academy, came together to build a prototype station. Sengeh says Doe's application stood out because of his speed in implementing his idea.
  • Duane Sharrock on 05 Dec 12
     
    "Doe is the youngest of five children and says he's been inventing gadgets since the age of four. He gathers scrap metal and other materials to create electronic solutions for his town. His inventions have caught the eye of university professors and scientists at academic institutions in the U.S., including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard."
  • Duane Sharrock on 05 Dec 12
     
    "Doe is the youngest of five children and says he's been inventing gadgets since the age of four. He gathers scrap metal and other materials to create electronic solutions for his town. His inventions have caught the eye of university professors and scientists at academic institutions in the U.S., including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard."
Cindy Sheets

Technology and Education | Box of Tricks - 3 views

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  • Cindy Sheets on 18 Jul 10
     
    multitude of resources and tools for educational technology
Eric Calvert

The Answer Sheet - How to help African-American males in school: Treat them like gifted... - 0 views

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shared by Eric Calvert on 08 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • I wanted to cry when I read about the recent widely publicized report from the Council of Great City Schools about the underachievement of African-American males in our schools. Its findings bear repeating: African-American boys drop out at nearly twice the rate of white boys; their SAT scores are on average 104 points lower; and black men represented just 5 percent of college students in 2008.
  • Driven by the intense focus on accountability, schools and teachers used standardized test scores to help identify and address student weaknesses. Over time, these deficits began to define far too many students so that all we saw were their deficits – particularly for African-American males. As a result, we began losing sight of these young boys’ gifts and, as a consequence, stifled their talents.
  • We need to shift from remediation focused on weaknesses to mediation that develops strengths.
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  • Finally, students must be enabled to be more active in their own education. Schools should give students opportunities to participate in teachers’ professional development aimed at enriching curriculum, improving teaching and expanding the range of materials students create.
  • In this way, student strengths will be illuminated. Teachers will get meaningful feedback on their instruction. Numerous ideas for creative classroom activities will be generated, and new bonds between teachers and students will develop. We must embrace a new approach to African-American males that focuses less on what they aren’t doing and builds on what they can and want to do as the path to improving their academic performance.
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