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Bully documentary: Lee Hirsch's film dangerously oversimplifies the connection between ... - 0 views

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  • inspiring resilience
  • utterly one-sided, factually questionable, and could pose a real risk to some vulnerable young viewers.*
  • disproportionate punishment.
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  • well-intentioned educators can be overwhelmed by the day-to-day dilemmas that bullying poses for them
  • “To leave Tyler’s mental health problems out of the film is an egregious omission,
  • mental health history.
  • ad totaled his c
  • pulled him from all of his honors and AP classes,
  • claims that Tyler had a girlfriend who broke up with him in fall 2009
  • We hear that bullying—and bullying alone—caused his death.
  • ongoing court battle. Ju
  • If Tyler had been accurately portrayed as a kid with mental health challenges that were very hard for him to manage, he wouldn’t seem so attractive.
  • The suicide note has seemingly nothing to do with bullying
  • They seem to be about middle school and the first year and a half of high school.
  • The lawyer for the Murray County schools says that no one in the district remembers hearing from Hirsch or his crew
  • he only thing that matters in explaining Tyler’s death is that school officials failed to prevent bullies from tormenting him.
  • And believe me, I know that by describing the other problems Tyler was facing, I will be accused of blaming the victim.
  • campaigns that certain members of the media are all too eager to embrace.
  • irst, research shows a strong link between Asperger’s and suicide and a link between bipolar disorder and suicide as well.
  • oversimplifies and distorts.
  • Nancy Jones on 10 May 12
     
    interesting perspective on selective information in "Bully"
Nancy Jones

The Emotional Life Of The Brain - Forbes - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 28 Apr 12
     
    Interesting article about what they are learning about the emotional side of the brain with recommendations.
Nancy Jones

The Dos and Don'ts of Tech Integration PD | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 22 Apr 12
     
    f all the initiatives a school can begin, integrating technology may require the most professional development. This is partly because of the equipment, hardware, and software involved and partly because of the shift that a teacher must make in his or her teaching style, technique, and planning process in order to effectively use technology in the classroom.
Nancy Jones

SMALLab’s FLOW Encourages Students to be (Physically) Active Learners | Spo... - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 25 Feb 12
     
    One of these specifically stated is the new quest academy school that opened in chicago last fall
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http://eduwelcome.prezi.com/ - 1 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 18 Feb 12
     
    One stop shopping for all thing education in Prezi.
Nancy Jones

Children's A.D.D. Drugs Don't Work Long-Term - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • brain studies
  • Putting children on drugs does nothing to change the conditions that derail their development in the first place
  • brain studies of children
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  • while they are engaged in an attention task.
  • clear evidence that the developing brain is shaped by experience.
  • A.D.D. is estimated at 8 percen
  • brain studie
  • very little is studied regarding the role of experience.
  • here will never be a single solution for all children with learning and behavior problems
  • the large-scale medication of children feeds into a societal view that all of life’s problems can be solved with a pill
  • the illusion that children’s behavior problems can be cured with drugs prevents us as a society from seeking the more complex solutions that will be necessary.
  • which studies show work for four to eight weeks,
  • Nancy Jones on 29 Jan 12
     
    Part 2 of the HYT article on ADHD and ADD mdications
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Children's A.D.D. Drugs Don't Work Long-Term - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • when given to children over long periods of time, they neither improve school achievement nor reduce behavior problems.
  • e have been learning about the lack of effectiveness of these drugs.
  • were believed to require attention-deficit drugs to correct
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  • little to no evidence to support this theory.
  • while the drugs helped children settle down in class, they actually increased activity in the playground.
  • They enhance the ability to concentrate, especially on tasks that are not inherently interesting or when one is fatigued or bored, but they don’t improve broader learning abilities.
  • effects of stimulants on children with attention problems fade after prolonged use.
  • he loss of appetite and sleeplessness in children first prescribed attention-deficit drugs do fade, and, as we now know, so do the effects on behavior
  • behavior worsens because the children’s bodies have become adapted to the drug
  • fter three years, these effects had faded, and by eight years there was no evidence that medication produced any academic or behavioral benefits
  • Nancy Jones on 29 Jan 12
     
    highlighted article that states some vey interesting things about the chemical treatment of ADHD that is a little disturbing in some ways.
Nancy Jones

100 iPad Apps Perfect For Middle School | Edudemic - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 02 Jan 12
     
    plus many links on the right regarding other grade levels and Ipad topics.
Nancy Jones

ZaidLearn: Use Bloom's Taxonomy Wheel for Writing Learning Outcomes - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 02 Jan 12
     
    collection of visual aids for blooms as used with writing
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educational-origami » home - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 23 Dec 11
     
    Another interesting site from Austraila , winner of edublog best wiki award this year. Designed for teacher, it is about Bloom's Technology and the web . Good stuff
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Getting To No - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 23 Dec 11
     
    An article by Rob Evans who was one of the presenters at BLC2011 and also hosted an ISACS webinar much on the same topic. Very truthful, even though the honesty hurts.
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So What Do They Really Know? - Stenhouse Publishers - 0 views

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    Free preview online with link from solution tree
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Mobile Studying & Online Flashcards on Smartphones | StudyBlue - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 01 Dec 11
     
    interesting statistics on students and mobile devices
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Curriculum21 - Search Results - webinar - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 17 Nov 11
     
    info curriculum 21 webinar series.
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Can Everyone Be Smart at Everything? | MindShift - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 08 Nov 11
     
    "What values about learning do we want for our kids?"
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Why Do Some People Learn Faster? | Wired Science | Wired.com - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 08 Nov 11
     
    Interesting stuff, much of it based on the work of Carol Dweck
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  • Nancy Jones on 07 Nov 11
     
    very interesting 76 page document.
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Education Week: Many Teens Endure Sexual Harassment - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 07 Nov 11
     
    There is no doubt in my mind that this is true and on the increase. I think sexuality , as presented in the media, compounds this issue.
Nancy Jones

Simple checklist for teachers to maintain discipline - The Department for Education - 0 views

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  • Nancy Jones on 26 Oct 11
     
    Interesting suggestion from the UK . found out about this from a list in Edweek
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