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CIESE - Curriculum: K-12 CIESE Online Classroom Projects - 1 views

www.ciese.org/currichome.html STEM science projects links data math
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  • Michael Walker on 11 Feb 10
     
    Resource for Science and math projects
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Pre-Algebra and Algebra Curriculum / FrontPage - 0 views

norfarcur.pbworks.com math authentic learning 1:1
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  • Michael Walker on 30 Jan 10
     
    Math Projects Including Cell phone plan project
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Mathalicious - 2 views

www.mathalicious.com/index.php math mathilicious real life
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  • Michael Walker on 16 Mar 10
     
    Applications for using math in real life
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Is Technology Producing A Decline In Critical Thinking And Analysis? - 0 views

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  • Schools should make more effort to test students using visual media, she said, by asking them to prepare PowerPoint presentations, for example.
  • Schools should make more effort to test students using visual media, she said, by asking them to prepare PowerPoint presentations, for example.
  • Michael Walker on 30 Jan 09
     
    Science News Share Blog Cite Print Email Bookmark Is Technology Producing A Decline In Critical Thinking And Analysis? ScienceDaily (Jan. 29, 2009) - As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined, while our visual skills have improved, according to research by Patricia Greenfield, UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and director of the Children's Digital Media Center, Los Angeles. See also: Mind & Brain Intelligence Educational Psychology Computers & Math Video Games Computer Graphics Science & Society Popular Culture Educational Policy Reference Computing power everywhere Webcast Computer-generated imagery Aptitude Learners have changed as a result of their exposure to technology, says Greenfield, who analyzed more than 50 studies on learning and technology, including research on multi-tasking and the use of computers, the Internet and video games. Her research was published this month in the journal Science. Reading for pleasure, which has declined among young people in recent decades, enhances thinking and engages the imagination in a way that visual media such as video games and television do not, Greenfield said. How much should schools use new media, versus older techniques such as reading and classroom discussion? "No one medium is good for everything," Greenfield said. "If we want to develop a variety of skills, we need a balanced media diet. Each medium has costs and benefits in terms of what skills each develops." S
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dy/dan » Blog Archive » I Can't Do This - 0 views

blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=1628 dy_dan math education
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  • Michael Walker on 31 Oct 08
     
    Interesting thread for you math teachers!
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Constructing Modern Knowledge - 0 views

constructingmodernknowledge.com/cmk08 constructing constructivist cmk08
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  • Michael Walker on 28 Oct 08
     
    I hope to attend the math/science conference in Philadelphia
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Edina Technology Integration: One to One Learning Leadership Institute: Session 1 - 0 views

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  • How different are today's classrooms from how they were 40 years ago?
    • Beth VonEschen
      Beth VonEschen on 06 Nov 08
       
      Society has changed at a much faster pace than most schools.
  • (Twitter blocked on the filter, but Facebook not!)
    • Heidi Degener
      Heidi Degener on 06 Nov 08
       
      What are the reasons that schools would not block Facebook if it is such a management issue?
    • Mary Elliott
      Mary Elliott on 06 Nov 08
       
      They want to be on the cutting edge, and maybe they have lots of tech support or not many students.
    • irmgard farah
      irmgard farah on 06 Nov 08
       
      It should depend on the different grade levels if facebook is blocked in school or not.
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 06 Nov 08
       
      Doug Johnson is a big believer that blocking Web content is a lot like banning books. He would rather teach kids proper use as opposed to say "You can't use it here."
  • As we look at education in the 21st century, we need to take these things into account.
    • Kris B.
      Kris B. on 06 Nov 08
       
      I agree, yet the method for accountability needs to change as well. Schools will respond to where the carrot or the stick is....right now that focus is on testing....the pendulum will need to swing more towards performance based assessment. What did MN learn from grad. standards of the 1990s? The grassroots of that movement came from the business community and addressed these exact issues...yet, education became bogged down with the accountability of it all.
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  • Our learning environment must be innovative, where we create, distribute, access and collaborate with information.
    • margaret smith
      margaret smith on 06 Nov 08
       
      Our classrooms have changed so much in the last 15 years. It is hard to imagine what an innovative classroom will look like in the next 5 years.
    • Mel Padden
      Mel Padden on 06 Nov 08
       
      I agree, I think it is impossible to compehend!
  • Einstein-" Never memorize what you can look up in books"
    • Alison Anderson
      Alison Anderson on 06 Nov 08
       
      Hmmm...Interesting quote. With our technologies, can't we look up everything? Is there anything worth memorizing? This will radically change how we teach. Memorization is a time-saver in the long run. We'll need to consider what information we teach is "worthy of memorization".
    • Mel Padden
      Mel Padden on 06 Nov 08
       
      I think this would be a great conversation! I see a huge difference between memorizing your math facts and memorizing the capitals of states. Where do we draw the line?
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 06 Nov 08
       
      If NCLB/MCAII's require students to memorize facts for standardized tests, can we instruct at a higher level than Knowledge on Bloom's? Scott McLeod has an interesting video on that here: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/08/whats-the-best.html Though you will need to view it at home because our filter blocks Vimeo, the site he uploaded the movie to.
    • Tess Bademan
      Tess Bademan on 07 Nov 08
       
      Hmm. . . . I don't buy it! Isn't a knowledge base necessary for the higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy? Am I old-fashioned to think that there are certain things that educated people should KNOW?
  • (Twitter blocked on the filter, but Facebook not!)
    • Kris B.
      Kris B. on 06 Nov 08
       
      What was the rationale for the difference in how they treat these sites? How does the administration in Edina feel?
  • margaret smith on 06 Nov 08
     
    An innovative and collaborative environment is an exciting thought. Technology has changed so much in the last 15 years. It is hard to imagine how our classrooms will change in the next five years.
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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - 0 views

nlvm.usu.edu math manipulatives interactive education mathematics learning
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  • Michael Walker on 13 Jun 09
     
    Resource for virtual maniplatives
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