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"K-8 Intro to Computer Science is a free course that aims to demystify computer science and show K-8 students that it's fun, collaborative, and creative. The course is designed to motivate students and educators to continue learning computer science to improve real world relationships, connections, and life. Educators will foster an environment of communal learning that emphasizes risk-taking. This course will teach students about computer science, computational thinking, and programming. It will also teach that success does not come on the first try, just like the world's most difficult problems aren't solved on the first try. Challenge is good when it is supported by plans and tools that lead to success. This course will help students persevere in solving problems."

Filmed Feb 2010 * Posted Apr 2010 * TED2010 "Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach. A prolific short story writer and blogger since age seven, Adora Svitak (now 12) speaks around the United States to adults and children as an advocate for literacy"

From http://www.stanford.edu/~efs/693b/TED1.html : "1. length: 8:13 2. overall speed (WPM): 154 3. vocabulary profile: 3K-94.2%; 5K-96.6%; 10K-98.4%; OL-1.2% 4. accent: US standard 5. comments: the speaker is just 12 years old 6. Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach."

"Hackety Hack will teach you the absolute basics of programming from the ground up. No previous programming experience is needed! With Hackety Hack, you'll learn the Ruby programming language. Ruby is used for all kinds of programs, including desktop applications and websites."

"Get a FREE RealtimeBoard license to enhance your teaching If you are a teacher or a student, you are eligible for a free version of our full-featured Pro account."

"CodeHS is the best way to learn how to program. CodeHS has everything you need to teach CS in your high school or start learning at home. We taught at Stanford for 3 years, and we're creating the best possible online learning experience inspired by our work there. Thousands of students choose CodeHS as the best way to start programming. See why."

"Education. Online. Free. We bring higher education into the digital age. With our courses, online-teaching becomes interactive, social and accessible around the globe."

"Using PBworks in your academic environments. PBworks hosts over 300,000 educational workspaces, and has helped transform teaching and learning for millions of students, parents and teachers. Educators ranging from major universities like DePaul, school districts like Baltimore County Public Schools and individual teachers trust PBworks as their collaborative learning environment. In your Classroom, Library, District or University Encourage student-centered learning. Even young students can build web pages, embed images & video, and post documents. Provide access to information sources, book lists, and links to good articles. Have the resources stored for future use. Host and share information between students, faculty and staff. Encourage staff development and shared resources across schools. Make distance learning more interactive and collaborative, support research teams, and improve inter-departmental coordination."

"What Are Rubrics Students have been known to refer to rubrics as "those things with the little boxes", while teachers know rubrics as a set of scoring guidelines that evaluate students' work and provide a clear teaching directive. Rubrics are a powerful, authentic tool used to assess students' work. This scoring tool lists specific criteria for a project or piece of work. The criterion helps students to have a concrete understanding and visualization of "what counts". Each standard or criteria also includes a gradation scale of quality. The rating scale could be numerical, qualitative, or a combination of both. Rubrics seek to evaluate assignments based on the sum of a full range of criteria rather than a single numerical score."

Interessante sito che offre consigli, lezioni pronte, rubriche valutative sull'insegnamento della storia facendo uso delle tecnologie (soprattutto iPad), anche con l'aiuto di videotutorial. In inglese.

Interessante applicazione interattiva della tassonomia (rielaborata) di Bloom. Dalla "Iowa State University - Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching". Partire da questa pagina per una promettente esplorazione di argomenti correlati. In inglese.

Un corso che si annuncia interessante a cura del Commonwealth Education Trust

" Foundations of Virtual Instruction Cindy Carbajal Learn what it takes to teach a K-12 course online! Investigate the history of virtual education, explore innovative tools, and examine key issues related to K-12 virtual instruction. Workload: 2-4 hours/week  Watch intro video Sessions: Sep 30th 2013 (5 weeks long"

Let's Teach the Web Together. You don't need to be a wizard to help others. We've got resources to help teach digital literacy, webmaking, online storytelling and more.

Fueling their enthusiasm is the explosion of massive open online courses, or MOOCs, the new species of free classes prestigious universities are offering to students around the world. As educators debate what the classes mean for the future of traditional universities, one thing is clear - they provide a vast laboratory to study learning, using a trail of electronic data to examine what resources or study habits best help students, whether they take courses online or in traditional classrooms.

Come si fa a differenziare i livelli e smettere di insegnare "all'alunno medio"? Non vedo l'ora di avere il tempo di studiarmi ben bene questo wiki (in inglese) dedicato all'argomento ed aperto ai suggerimenti di tutti.

Questo studio sul Cooperative Learning analizza con grande attenzione l'interazione dei componenti del gruppo e propone suggerimenti molto pratici per migliorare le competenze sociali e facilitare così il successo.

grazie, molto interessante. è un documento protetto da copyright o si può diffondere liberamente (blog, sito etc.)? mi interesso molto anche di 'cooperative teaching' per così dire, che è secondo me il punto dolente, in realtà, della nostra scuola, ancor più dell'apprendimento cooperativo, e SEL Social Emotional Learning che mi piace molto come approccio didattico e sopratutto gestionale

Non so se si tratti di un documento "libero": l'ho trovato per caso, come spesso succede. D'accordo sul "punto dolente della nostra scuola". Un Consiglio di Classe collaborativo fa veramente tutta la differenza fra una classe e l'altra. Bene la cooperazione in rete, ma si deve tradurre in pratica in classe. Personalmente non uso il cooperative learning, perché nella sua procedura classica richiede tempi distesi - un lusso di cui la riforma Gelmini mi ha privata. Meglio le Webquest, che richiedono ricerche fattibili anche da casa. Questo "Bignami", tuttavia, contiene molte osservazioni interessanti sulle dinamiche di gruppo e su come stimolare e guidare le abilità sociali. Prezioso!

"Helping Educators World Wide Integrate Technology into their Teaching"