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Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

YouTube - Kseniya Simonova's Amazing Sand Drawing - 8 views

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    This video shows the winner of "Ukraine's Got Talent", Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch. The images, projected onto a large screen, moved many in the audience to tears and she won the top prize of about £75,000. She begins by creating a scene showing a couple sitting holding hands on a bench under a starry sky, but then warplanes appear and the happy scene is obliterated. It is replaced by a woman's face crying, but then a baby arrives and the woman smiles again. Once again war returns and Miss Simonova throws the sand into chaos from which a young woman's face appears. She quickly becomes an old widow, her face wrinkled and sad, before the image turns into a monument to an Unknown Soldier. This outdoor scene becomes framed by a window as if the viewer is looking out on the monument from within a house. In the final scene, a mother and child appear inside and a man standing outside, with his hands pressed against the glass, saying goodbye. The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine , resulted in one in four of the population being killed with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million. Kseniya Simonova says: "I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me. The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And there's surely no bigger compliment." Please take time out to see this amazing piece of art. click on the link below - http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vOhf3OvRXKg
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

How To Create An Infographic - With No Discernible Talent Whatsoever - 3 views

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    "How To Create An Infographic - With No Discernible Talent Whatsoever"
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

1st Graders Blues Band | SchoolTechnology.org - 6 views

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    Today, both girls are integral parts of Garrison Elementary's "1st Grade Blues Band." In addition to putting on a great show, this band demonstrates irrefutable evidence of the positive role that music plays in education. To find out more about the pedagogy behind music and Mr. Schwartz's use of music in his classroom, please visit the KidsLikeBlues.org website. And you don't want to miss watching these incredible kids get their Blues on with a rousing rendition of "Sweet Home Chicago" at their recent talent show. (Click here for the YouTube video and get ready to rock!)
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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    "In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish."
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

Welcome to Aviary - 0 views

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    Photo-editing, logos, web templates, filters, color palettes, screen cap[ture and more.... Aviary is on a mission to make creation accessible to artists of all genres, from graphic design to audio editing. We're a privately held company currently headquartered in Long Island, NY, with team members around the world. Our founders also created Worth1000.com, a talented community of 500,000 digital artists that participate in amazing daily contests.
Bill Genereux

Lisa Nielsen: Empowered Parents Are the Solution to Ending This Race to Nowhere - 1 views

  • When you read each students bio, you'll notice they are driven, motivated, and happen to be strong writers, but like most students there clearly has not been much attention placed on helping them identify and pursue their passions, talents, and interests.
  • If we never help students to discover what they love, what they're good at or what they're passionate about, how does all this learning and all these test scores really have intrinsic value or meaning? When the only answer to, "What do I need to know this for?" is "College" or "To pass the test." what are we REALLY preparing students for?
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

First Grade Teacher: the3rs.m4v READ, RECORD, REFLECT - 0 views

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    the amazing work of Rich Colosi and his merry band of talented first graders, enjoy his latest video highlighting reading and iOS devices.
Dean Mantz

Portfolios (Authentic Assessment Toolbox) - 3 views

  • A collection of a student's work specifically selected to tell a particular story about the student
  • do you want the portfolio to showcase the final products or best work of a student?
  • Do you want the portfolio to capture the process of learning and growth?
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  • do you want it to highlight or celebrate the progress a student has made?
  • Their portfolios often tell compelling stories of the growth of the students' talents and showcase their skills through a collection of authentic performances.
  • Students are not regularly asked to examine how they succeeded or failed or improved on a task or to set goals for future work; the final product and evaluation of it receives the bulk of the attention in many classrooms. Consequently, students are not developing the metacognitive skills that will enable them to reflect upon and make adjustments in their learning in school and beyond.
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