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John Taylor Gatto - Challenging the Myths of Modern Schooling - 0 views

www.johntaylorgatto.com

GSCC 2.0_jam learning K-12

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    Website of John Taylor Gatto. According to his biography (on this website), Gatto was a long-time schoolteacher, eventually winning New York State Teacher of the Year (also multi-winner of NYC Teacher of the Year). He then very publicly quit teaching (that same year) and launched a public-speaking and film-making career, exploring what he feels is wrong with K-12 education.
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    SB mentions Gatto in a post describing readings that he's used that are critical of the current educational system.
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Guide: Primary and secondary sources - 0 views

www.ithacalibrary.com/...primary

English research GSCC pf_artifact

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    Distinction between primary and secondary sources, on Ithaca College library's website.
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    N.H. Lesson 10, semester 2.
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    NH used this website to help teach about primary and secondary sources (week 10, semester 3).
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50 CATS by Angelo and Cross: Techniques for Assessing Course-Related Knowledge & Skills - 1 views

pages.uoregon.edu/...fifty_cats.pdf

GSCC CATs CAT_guide assessment_design

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    A PDF posted on the University of Oregon's Teaching Effectiveness Program website (and numerous other sites as well), this PDF lists 50 assessment techniques from Angelo & Cross.
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    This guide is a resource shared with GSCC 2.0 faculty.
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Did I Miss Anything - 0 views

www.loc.gov/013.html

GSCC coffeeklatch teaching

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    By Tom Wayman, originally published in Did I Miss Anything? Selected Poems 1973-1993, 1993, Harbour Publishing. Here, posted on the website Poetry 180.
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    RA (coach) shared this as a way to set the stage with new students at the beginning of the semester.
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The Flip: End of a Love Affair - 0 views

plpnetwork.com/...flip-love-affair

GSCC flipped_classroom student-centered_learning project_based_learning K-12

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    Posted by Shelley Wright, on the website Powerful Learning Practice: Professional Development for 21st Century Educators, Oct 8 2012. In this post, Wright describes how she no longer adheres to the model of the "flipped"classroom because she has learned to fully use student-centered and project-based learning models. She carefully describes the differences between the two, as well as giving an overview of how -- at semester's end -- her chemistry students learned 10 new concepts in 8 weeks.
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Transformative Writing - 0 views

www.writingawaythedemons.com/transformative_writing

GSCC writing resources English pf_artifact

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    By Sherry Reiter on the website, Writing Away the Demons (no date given). An explanation of the process of transformative writing which, according to the article's author, is also known as "writing therapy."
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    TO'C used this article to help inform her discussion of the "heart scars" project, week 5, semester 4.
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Culture: The symbolic expressions of tatoos - 1 views

www.helium.com/...symbolic-expressions-of-tatoos

GSCC writing English pf_artifact

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    By Cody Hodge on the website Helium, December 4 2009. A brief exploration of the various reasons that (21st century) people might get tattoos.
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    TO'C uses this to further develop her heart scars project.
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Center Resources, Center for Teaching and Learning - 0 views

www.bgsu.edu/page10679.html

GSCC teaching_resources

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    From Bowling Green State University, resources provided by their Center for Teaching and Learning. They use Shelfari to collect and describe their Library Holdings; the Center Archives has an excellent compilation of favorite websites; and the Teaching and Learning Guides are also helpful.
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Fruit Machine - a random name/word picker - 0 views

classtools.net/...qho8E.htm

GSCC teaching_resources classroom_strategies pf_artifact

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    Posted on website ClassTools.net, this tool helps instructors (and others) to select names from their class list at random. No creator name (or date) is given.
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    KP used this tool to help her select students at random when going over answers on the first day of class, week 1, semester 4.
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edshelf - 0 views

edshelf.com

tool_review teaching_resources K-12 GSCC

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    From their About page, "edshelf is a directory of websites, mobile apps, and desktop software that are rated & reviewed by educators, for educators. We decrease the friction of using and procuring effective technology into the classroom." Concentration is on K-12, but these apps might also be useful for postsecondary teachers.
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Why We Fight - A Film By Eugene Jarecki - 0 views

www.sonyclassics.com/whywefight

GSCC 2.0_jam teaching writing_assignment

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    This website for the film offers a downloadable study guide and offers to buy the DVD of the film. The film looks at the rise of the military industrial complex in the U.S.
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    SB used this film to queue a writing assignment.
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Khan Academy - 0 views

www.khanacademy.org

online_education online_learning MCNC_Jam_Nov2011 pre_MCNC_Jam_Nov2011 MCNC OER NGLC NGLC_jan2012jam deeper_learning na na_jam2012 teaching_na GSCC 2.0_jam teaching math

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    Website offering a library of over 2,400 educational videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 150 practice exercises.
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    AH offered Khan Academy exercises to students as an alternative to homework. In many cases, those who took the Khan option in parallel to their classroom work really improved.
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Computers and Compostion Online - 0 views

www.bgsu.edu/...index.htm

GSCC writing journal online_education

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    Website of the online journal, published at Bowling Green State University. The journal publishes on the theoretical and the practical, as well as articles covering professional development and reviews of relevant products/apps.
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Digital Storytelling - 0 views

digitalstory.osu.edu

digital_storytelling GSCC

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    A website from Ohio State University that offers workshops in digital storytelling. Click "stories" tab to watch some examples.
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    Has anyone used digital storytelling in the classroom? Might it be a way for instructors to tell important (academic) stories about themselves? Or an interesting assignment for tech savvy students?
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MLA manuscript format - 0 views

bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/...RES5e_ch08_s1-0013.html

GSCC English resources MLA pf_artifact

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    From the website Research and Documentation Online, 5th Edition published by Bedford/St. Martin's. Outlines the various rules for formatting the paper and preparing the list of works cited.
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    NH (week 12, semester 3) projects this for the class when discussing how they will finish their research papers.
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On Course - 0 views

www.oncourseworkshop.com

pre_MCNC_Jam_Nov2011 MCNC workshops student_success learner_centered downing 2.0_jam learning

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    Website run by Skip Downing, author of On Course: Strategies for Success in College and in Life. The site provides practical applications of the On Course principles (free of charge). Strategies are designed with the goal of empowering students to become active, responsible learners. There are links to descriptions of workshops and to registration options.
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    KG took the On Course course and says "Skip's program changed my life and the way I deal with my students...."
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Clicker use in a large physics class - 0 views

www.mcgill.ca/...inclass2

GSCC comity_club interactive_media

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    Video example of "clicker" use in classroom setting. On McGill University's Faculty of Science website.
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Writing and Reading in the Classroom - 0 views

www.nwp.org/...594

GSCC comity_club report literacy britton

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    By James Britton. Technical Report on National Writing Project website. Link to PDF download of report. Author discusses teacher developed strategies used to encourage children to learn to write-and-read. Together these create a literacy learning environment.
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White House Summit on Community College - 0 views

www.whitehouse.gov/CommunityCollege

whitehouse_cc GSCC obama community_college newsfeed

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    Posted to the White House website (whitehouse.gov), unsigned and undated. On October 5 2010, Dr. Jill Biden will chair a White House Summit on Community Colleges, highlighting "the critical role that community colleges play in developing America's workforce and reaching our educational goals." There is both an online forum (see tag whitehouse_cc) and an opportunity to submit videos. The event will be webcast, as well.
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