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TEDxEnola, an independently organized full day event held on February 1, 2012 focused on 21st Century education reform with a focus on cutting edge brain research topics and strategies. National experts from the field shared ideas and research about the critical need for brain centered learning envirionments in today's schools. A "one size fits all" instructional approach will not work for the today's diverse learners. Learn how to engage your students with brain based and innovative 21st Century instructional strategies that work.

(I love alternative points of view, varying viewpoints cause us to question and hopelfully improve our instruction) Five Reasons I'm Not Flipping Over The Flipped Classroom Nov 8 Written by: 11/8/2011 3:38 AM RssIcon If you've read my thoughts about the Flipped Classroom in USA Today, you probably are either in agreement with my caution over the excitement around the flipped classroom made popular by Sal Kahn or you are a flipped classroom advocate who wants to convince me and other innovative educators that flipping is for everyone. While I certainly see benefits in flipping instruction as I wrote about earlier this year, there are also reasons to move ahead with caution.

"Ames (1992), Lepper and Hodell (1989) suggest some strategies to increase students' classroom motivation. Turner and Paris (1995) term these the Six C's of Motivation: choice, challenge, control, collaboration, constructing meaning, and consequences. As we apply the Six C's of Motivation to instructional design it is important to remember that these strategies are extremely flexible and can be modified and adapted as needed. "

"Help your students become better searchers Web search can be a remarkable tool for students, and a bit of instruction in how to search for academic sources will help your students become critical thinkers and independent learners. With the materials on this site, you can help your students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training. "

"Editor's Note: This is a milestone article that deserves careful study. Connectivism should not be con fused with constructivism. George Siemens advances a theory of learning that is consistent with the needs of the twenty first century. His theory takes into account trends in learning, the use of technology and networks, and the diminishing half-life of knowledge. It combines relevant elements of many learning theories, social structures, and technology to create a powerful theoretical construct for learning in the digital age."

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material. The services of the Writing Lab at Purdue are provided at no cost. They have great review exercises on grammar, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, etc.

"Just bringing new technology in your classroom and working it into day-to-day routines isn't enough."