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Tracey Kracht

Ten Takeaway Tips for Teaching Critical Thinking | Edutopia - 0 views

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      I still would like to see what the outer circle would look like if the students were on Today's Meet - discussing in real-time what is happening in the inner circle.  That is a group I want to help dissect the thinking while it is occurring.  It would be a great way to model and help students stay engaged.
  • So challenge them to communicate back to you.
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      Perhaps this is where video comes in - they can communicate either face-to-face or process and then submit commentary electronically.  One way is not better than the other and you need both to be successful in life.
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  • "fishbowl" configuration, with an inner circle and an outer circle.
  • It can be hard for a teacher to let go of the reins and let the students do the teaching.
  • you want to create an environment where intellectual curiosity is fostered and questions are encouraged
  • Pose a provocative question to build an argument around and help your students break it down.
  • It all comes back to modeling,
  • uses a "devil's advocate" card that he secretly gives to a student before each discussion
Tracey Kracht

Selecting a Blend - Web Learning @ Penn State - 1 views

  • The integration of face to face and online components in a blended course is essential for student satisfaction with a course.
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    "common questions related to designing a blended course is how to choose what is best taught online" This quick article is a snapshot of interesting ideas on what should be face-to-face and what might be online.
Tracey Kracht

What is Blended Learning? - Web Learning @ Penn State - 0 views

  • A blended learning approach combines face to face classroom methods with computer-mediated activities to form an integrated instructional approach.
  • The goal of a blended approach is to join the best aspects of both face to face and online instruction.
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    A good intro discussion on blended learning where classes need to be designed with an understanding of... "what blended instruction is why blended instruction  is employed  how best to leverage the advantages of a blended approach  "
Tracey Kracht

Innosight Institute » Blended-Learning Model Definitions - 0 views

  • students rotate on a fixed schedule or at the teacher’s discretion between learning modalities, at least one of which is online learning.
  • Lab Rotation – a Rotation-model implementation in which within a given course or subject (e.g., math), students rotate on a fixed schedule or at the teacher’s discretion among locations on the brick-and-mortar campus.
  • Individual Rotation – a Rotation-model implementation in which within a given course or subject (e.g., math), students rotate on an individually customized
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    Some 'definitions' of types of blended learning.  The station model is typically seen at the elementary level, but high school teachers could really use this model effectively with their students as well.
Tracey Kracht

AASA :: Feature: The Blossoming of Blended Learning (Bauernschmidt) - 1 views

  • He uses the flexibility to manage time, place and pace, accommodating his learning needs and preferences.
  • students have the option to combine online and traditional courses as part of their academic schedules.
  • What are the top three reasons you like your blended classes?” They rattled off several reasons. These included liking how the course sites hosted their work and progress, allowing them to use fun technology tools, and giving them access to their courses anytime that worked for them.
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  • Students must remain in good standing academically to earn this privilege.
  • A deep understanding of the subject should be a requirement when choosing someone to lead the planning and implementation process
  • The number of students in Jefferson County enrolled in blended and online classes shot up from 150 to more than 7,500 students in the first two years.
  • The No. 1 referral source: school principals and counselors.
  • surveys conducted in these programs show students enjoy managing their time and taking ownership of their academic performance.
Tracey Kracht

A Difference: Distributed Teaching and Learning - 0 views

  • The Scribe
  • except for test days, a different student is responsible for the daily scribe post.
  • Over the length of the course these scribe posts grow into the textbook for the course, collectively authored by the students; one student at a time, one day at a time.
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  • every student will be scribe a minimum of three times;
  • simply to post a brief summary of what happened in class each day.
  • One of the ideas behind the scribe post is to make students responsible for their own learning.
  • When scribes reach this level of excellence they are inducted into The Scribe Post Hall Of Fame
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    Interesting post about student 'scribes"
Tracey Kracht

Digital Transformation - Why and How by John Jungmann on Prezi - 0 views

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    Dr. Jungmann's presentation to LHS and LNHS regarding the 2013-2014 roll-out of our Digital Transformation.
Tracey Kracht

Teaching the last backpack generation SmartBlogs - 0 views

    • Tracey Kracht
       
      One of our pilot teachers has found a lot of success in this model.  When students are ahead, she has them search for interactive simulations regarding the topic.  The kids seem to love finding something new and by this time, they understand the content well enough to be able to evaluate for content.
  • This is the last generation of students who will carry backpacks to school.
  • Never in the history of education has the delivery of instruction been so drastically altered so incredibly quickly
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  • When we let go of that fear of failure and are willing to say, “Well, that didn’t work, let’s try another way,” we model persistence and resilience for our students.
  • the potential for educational technology is limitless, teachers must embrace the idea that mobile learning is not only here to stay but that it is important and powerful.
  • One of the biggest challenges for teachers is being creative.
  • I will show a digital tool and ask the audience to come up with as many different ways as possible that they could use the resource in class.
  • We don’t have to work so hard.
  • we can challenge students to find one app or Web resource each about the topic we are about to study.
Tracey Kracht

Education Week: Ed-Tech PD Focuses on Student Learning Needs - 1 views

  • Traditional professional development, however—the kind in which teachers attend a one-time workshop or conference to learn a new teaching method, for example—hasn't provided much help in bringing her classroom into the 21st century.
  • That reality needs to change,
  • focus, with razor-sharp attention, on what students need to learn, rather than on how to use a specific device.
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  • The starting place should be what you want your kids to learn, such as learning how to be better readers, to write more creatively, or to hold good classroom discussions."
  • All successful learning begins with a problem
Tracey Kracht

Technology pilot changes classroom learning experience - LibertyTribune.com : K 12 - 0 views

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    Liberty L.E.A.D.S. pilot program.
Tracey Kracht

The Flipped Classroom: A Student's Perspective | Flipped Learning - 0 views

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    Interesting flipped content from a student's perspective.
Tracey Kracht

http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/archives/2013/03/28/SAMRandTPCK_AnIntroduction.pdf - 0 views

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    Within these presentation slides are some examples of the SAMR model.  Several interesting ideas.
Tracey Kracht

Digital Footprint | The Technoliterate - 0 views

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    Students definitely need to understand that their movements, accounts, and online behavior create an identity.  As we arm our students with digital tools, are we also arming them with information on how to stay safe?
Tracey Kracht

Are Teachers of Tomorrow Prepared to Use Innovative Tech? | Fluency21 - Committed Sardi... - 0 views

  • there’s a disparity between what principals expect from new hires and what teachers-in-training are learning.
  • Sixty-eight percent of teachers-in-training report they rely most heavily on field placements to learn about how to integrate technology into the classroom. They also watch their professors and take advice from peers.
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    This is an interesting article about new teachers entering the field and what principals are expecting they are learning and bringing to the workplace in terms of technology integration.  Interestingly, when digital students are taught using 'old' methods, they are not much more prepared than veteran teachers to integrate technology....although they may be less fearful as they personally use many more digital tools.
Tracey Kracht

Reasons Why Students Should Blog | That Math Lady's Blog - 0 views

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    More reasons students can/should blog!  Note how other 'things' can be embedded into blogs.  In this instance, you will see popplet, but you could embed other concept map tools like padlet, or voice/video sources as well to make it more multi-media.
Tracey Kracht

TeachThought | Shift_Learning: The 7 Most Powerful Idea Shifts In Learning Today - 0 views

  • These aren’t single tools to “try,” but news ways to think about how learners access media, how educators define success, and what the roles of immense digital communities should be in popularizing new learning models.
  • None of it is really complicated—it just requires new thinking.
  • This occurs simply through crowdsourced knowledge
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    Interesting article talking aout 7 ways we can start thinking differently to shift learning!
Tracey Kracht

Profile of an Online College Student | Fluency21 - Committed Sardine Blog - 0 views

    • Tracey Kracht
       
      I find this article interesting considering this is what we are seeing with the online students in Clay-Platte.  Online classes have to find a way to connect with students via technology to give the 'face-to-face' feeling.  Many of our students indicated that they haven't seen their teacher and don't know who they are.
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      I do think we need to consider the classes that see all ie: freshman, sophomore...and find ways to scaffold helping students learn how to 'survive' in the digital world to keep up their organization, etc.
  • less than 10 percent of college students were taking at least one class online in 2003, nearly one-third of college students are now taking at least one of their courses online
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