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Janet Hale

4 radically different school models upending education | eSchool News - 0 views

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    "Goal setting and PBL serve as cornerstones for new school models. Is self-directed learning every student's future? These days, there are few that would disagree that education needs to start looking more like the world students will one day work and live in and less like, well, school. What that might look like in the future is anybody's guess, but it may be safe to assume a lot more will be required of students than simple passive learning. Four school leaders recently spoke about their innovative school models and visions for student success in an increasingly digital world during a panel hosted by Clayton Christensen Institute cofounder Michael Horn at this year's ASU GSV Summit in San Diego. The new models overwhelmingly favor some combination of project-based learning coupled with self-directed goal-setting and skill building for students' life after school. Here are the four school models and their approaches to teaching and learning."
Janet Hale

School teaches with iPads | Herald Sun - 0 views

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    Loved this quote form the article ... "Primary school students who used them for a year became instructors for teachers who had not used the gadgets before. One prep class actually created an instructional DVD to be used by staff explaining and demonstrating how to operate a (hi-tech) whiteboard," Mr Light said."
Janet Hale

Why this one STEM course has four different teachers | eSchool News - 0 views

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    "Walking into one of our four STEM classrooms at Huntingdon Area Middle School, you won't see students working quietly on worksheets. They'll be huddled up in small groups, collaborating, brainstorming, critically thinking about how to solve the world's problems. The expertise of four diverse teachers from different disciplines created a project-based, rotation model that has given middle school students a new realization that skills they learn in a classroom can be found in real-life situations, not just on a test."
Janet Hale

Museums Take Their Lessons to the Schools - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    "But instead, they were having what Katie Slivensky, an educator from the museum, calls a "backwards field trip" in a portable, inflatable planetarium set up for the morning in the old gym at Sutton High School - a 50-minute lesson on the stars, moon and planets, tied to state learning standards for physical science, earth and space."
Janet Hale

Designing Practical PBL Lessons for History Class - 0 views

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    "Have you tried Project-based Learning in your history or social studies classroom? Was it awesome? Was it challenging? And, if you haven't tried to implement PBL, what's stopping you? Predetermined curricular standards? Pushback from admin? A difficult fit with the school culture? We'd like to argue that you can and should implement Project-based Learning in your history classroom. It doesn't have to be perfect. Take some elements of PBL and try them a bit at a time. Small steps can turn a stale unit into a truly meaningful, real-world learning experience - even if it's not pure PBL."
Janet Hale

Let Them Ask - Articles - Educational Technology - ICT in Education - 0 views

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    "Asking questions is very much a part of the learning process and there are ways in which we can use educational technology to support this. It is surprising therefore to see that the way questioning is handled in schools and colleges seems to have changed little in the last fifty years. Up and down the country, you will still see learners asking questions by first raising their hand and waiting for the teacher to acknowledge them. Is this the best way? "
Janet Hale

Mouse Mischief Free tool lets students participate during class eSchoolNews.com - 0 views

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    "Joining in the effort to keep students engaged in the classroom, Microsoft on April 30 announced a new addition to its PowerPoint software that allows students to participate in classroom presentations. The best news: It's available free of charge. The new tool, called Mouse Mischief, allows teachers to add multiple choice, yes/no, and drawing questions to their presentations. Students then use any computer mice (any device from the school will work) to answer these questions. The tool also allows for whole-class or individual student responses."
Janet Hale

Will ESSA & STEM Make a Happy Marriage? - 0 views

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    If you had three wishes for STEM education, what would those be? These are three of my priorities: Classrooms would be places of exploration, creativity, and discourse. Learning would be meaningfully connected to the world outside the school walls. Teachers would be prepared and empowered to design engaging STEM curricula and assessments. If those are your wishes as well, then here's some encouraging news!
Janet Hale

Protocol Alphabetical List « School Reform Initiative - 1 views

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    Tons of ideas and strategies for meeting collaboratively realted to curriculum, instruction, and assessment
Janet Hale

PowerPoint Games - 0 views

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    "These games were created in PowerPoint. Download the templates and modify the games to fit your curriculum needs."
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