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Mike McRaith

Online Learning Opportunity with High Tech High - 5 views

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Jason Finley

Peer Assessment and Metaphorical Fish | Reflections of a Learning Geek - 6 views

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    Succinct and useful advice on giving feedback which is "kind, specific, and helpful."  With the point being that you need all three to help students progress and learn from their work. Has implications for administration as well.
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    Pulling this back out. One of my favorite blog posts about what I feel makes for the best teachers...giving great feedback. "Learning" should not be a one-off event, it should be a process of feedback and improvement.
Erika Lowe

7 Things You Should Know About Flipped Classrooms - 6 views

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    Succinct summary explaining the flipped classroom, advantages, challenges and future implications for education.
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    Sometimes I wonder if the flipped classroom model could be supplemented by a third piece...maybe a "backflip" of sorts to help them stick the landing? Online lecture then face-to-face instruction followed by one-on-one time.
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    Used the flipped model a bit back at OVUHS with students in Internships. Gave students readings in an online platform (Moodle) to be read and reflectively journaled using an assigned text-based protocol. Students were asked to connect readings to field experiences. Found that there was a Huge benefit to both students and myself with the time this model gave us to thoughtfully reflect and prepare for our face-to-face time. Instead of students coming to me for gaining knowledge, they came to me to share knowledge gained.
anonymous

TED talk with social scientist Amy Cuddy - 3 views

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    Social scientist Amy Cuddy discusses body language, a little neuroscience, and how these can change who we are. Interesting educational implications (and applications) here.
Jill Prado

Schools' Maker Spaces Program Gets National Attention - 3 views

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    ...about transforming the traditional library into "make spaces"
Jason Finley

They're Watching You at Work - 3 views

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    They're Watching You at Work: What happens when Big Data meets human resources? The emerging practice of "people analytics" is already transforming how employers hire, fire, and promote.
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    Article needs to be read completely through. Many fascinating points...and many pieces that can be linked to how / what / why we assess students. JF
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    Is the future of assessment not grades or of meeting a relative few arbitrarily determined standards, but one where student analytics use thousands of data points? JF
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    "Academic environments are artificial environments," Laszlo Bock, Google's senior vice president of people operations, told The New York Times in June. "People who succeed there are sort of finely trained, they're conditioned to succeed in that environment," which is often quite different from the workplace.
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    "...administered a battery of tests to a group of corporate presidents, he found that not one of them scored in the "acceptable" range for hiring. Such assessments, he concluded, measured not potential but simply conformity." I would build on this with the statement that current assessment and graduation requirements are great at measuring a student's ability to excel at conformity and irrelevant knowledge sets while doing little to encourage that student's individuality and personal skill sets. Current assessment and graduation requirements are great at measuring a student's ability to memorize what others think important, but not in assessing and fostering the important act of thinking for themselves. Current assessment and graduation requirements are great at measuring who a student is according to an antiquated framework defined within the walls of a school. But, scripted versions of success and knowledge don't allow for assessing and promoting student potential for a world where there are no boundaries or false constraints of whom he/she might become. JF
Jason Finley

Fishman Prize | TNTP - 1 views

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    TNTP's Fishman Prize honors amazing teachers with $25,000 and the chance to share their knowledge with educators nationwide.
Jason Finley

Applications for 2014 Global Teacher Fellowship Program Now Open: Rural School & Commun... - 4 views

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    The Rural Trust's Global Teacher Fellowship program will be awarding up to 25 fellowships in 2014 to support the professional and personal development of rural teachers. The awards (up to $5,000 for individual teachers and $10,000 for a team of two or more teachers) support teachers' participation in self-designed summer learning experiences and a two-day place-based learning institute in the fall following their summer experience. This fellowship is a stand-alone grant not meant to supplement other grant funds for larger projects. Teachers are encouraged to center their learning in an international travel and study experience, out of which they develop interdisciplinary, place-based learning curricula aligned with their specific state and local content standards.
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    There are a number of Rowland fellows that might be able to use this to supplement / expand their existing work.
Jill Prado

What a College President Learned Teaching a High School Class: It's About Technology, T... - 2 views

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    This Huff Post blog post by Karen Gross, President of Vermont Southern College, explores what's needed for the transition from high school to higher ed.
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    This was very interesting - and has huge implications for how schools move ahead.
Jill Prado

Good Eggs, a Virtual Farmer's Market, Delivers Real Food - 1 views

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    Sustainability meets technology and entrepreneurship: "Good Eggs is one of a handful of companies around the country that are tapping into the local food movement and making it more accessible with technology.
Jason Finley

2013 keynote by Dennis Littky - 1 views

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    ""If you're not standing on the edge, you're taking up too much space." Littky
Jason Finley

Closing Session of 2013 Conference - 1 views

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    What an ideal #VTed school should look like according to students from across the state.
Jason Finley

Not Your Father's Shop Class: The promising revival of career and technical education. - 6 views

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    "Given the potential demonstrated by these new models, dismantling the walls that have separated CTE from more traditional programs leading to higher education should be a priority for educators and policymakers. Our goal should be to have all students graduate from high school ready for both college and careers, and be able to choose from a range of appealing higher education and labor market possibilities afterward."
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    With Act 77 Every school in Vermont has the opportunity (and needs) to consider the benefits of Career and Technical Education (CTE) for Every student.
Jason Finley

Seth's Blog: Entrepreneurship => impact - 9 views

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    "...when we encourage entrepreneurship, we're actually trying to get people to the place where they care enough and where they are confident enough to stand up and try to make things change."
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    IMHO, the transformation of education isn't about "Innovation" as much as it is about creating Educational Entrepreneurs. And...IMHO, that is what the Rowland Foundation allows for and supports. The question is how do we convince more school and district leaders to do the same? Answer that question first and innovation will follow. Innovation is the Product Of rather than the Means To EdReform
Jill Prado

Crash Course on Speaking in Tongues, All 22 of Them - 2 views

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    "You can't become fluent in half an hour," Mr. Duroux said. "But you can go back home with a clearer sense that each language goes with a different culture, which goes with a different idea of the world itself. Not to be naïve, but trying to connect with different languages and cultures is a way to change your perspective on the world as a whole."
Caitlin Steele

How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses - 3 views

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    This is an uplifting read, very relevant to the themes of our upcoming conference.
Mike McRaith

Digital Platform for PBL and PBG - 5 views

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    Hey folks, I know a number of you are interested in Proficiency Based Grading. I also know that finding a digital platform to support flexible pathways and grading models has been difficult. I came across this software and support system. I saw it in action in a small charter school in Wisconsin and it seemed to work very well!
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