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Langwitches Blog » What does it Mean to be Literate? - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 29 Aug 10 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 29 Aug 10

What do we think of our current definition of literacy? Does it effectively encompass all of the changes we have undergone as readers and thinkers?

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Can You Become a Creature of New Habits? - New York Times - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 27 May 08 - No Cached

“The first thing needed for innovation is a fascination with wonder,” says Dawna Markova, author of “The Open Mind” and an executive change consultant for Professional Thinking Partners. “But we are taught instead to ‘decide,’ just as our president calls himself ‘the Decider.’ ” She adds, however, that “to decide is to kill off all possibilities but one. A good innovational thinker is always exploring the many other possibilities.”
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- Patrick Higgins on 27 May 08
  
  This is the part that we can really instill in our students: a sense of wonder that permeates all they do. How do we do it? My idea would be to tap into their passions. What do they go for? Also, one of the jobs of schools is to expose students to things they would not normally be exposed to. This can create new habits and new wonder.
  
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The current emphasis on standardized testing highlights analysis and procedure, meaning that few of us inherently use our innovative and collaborative modes of thought.
- Patrick Higgins on 27 May 08
  
  This is where we come in.
  
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Ms. Ryan and Ms. Markova have found what they call three zones of existence: comfort, stretch and stress. Comfort is the realm of existing habit. Stress occurs when a challenge is so far beyond current experience as to be overwhelming. It’s that stretch zone in the middle — activities that feel a bit awkward and unfamiliar — where true change occurs.
- Patrick Higgins on 27 May 08
  
  This is Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development where our students are stressed to the point of learning, but not beyond it.
  
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Patrick Higgins on 27 May 08

I am dropping this in your mailboxes today.

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Body Ritual among the Nacirema - Wikisource - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 27 May 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 27 May 08

I used this one when I taught world history/current events to teach perspective and bias.

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GOOD Sheet - It's the Economy, Stupid! - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 23 Oct 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 23 Oct 08

An interesting graphic to aid in providing some historical perspective to the current economic crisis.

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Patrick Higgins on 23 Oct 08

Great for definitions of financial crisis

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Alphabetical Project List | Collaboration Center - 1 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 17 Mar 10 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 17 Mar 10

Here is a list of projects arranged alphabetically that are currently running worldwide and looking for volunteer classrooms. Do you want your students to be connected globally? Here's your entryway.

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Why Our Current Education System Is Failing - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 01 Jun 09 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 01 Jun 09

You should all read this from the pen of a 17 year old.

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Pageflakes - Current Event Feeds - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 22 May 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 22 May 08

Take a look at the student blogs tab. Some really great writing being done by students of all ages. We could do this too.

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The Week in Rap - A Week's Worth of News, Rapped - 0 views

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shared by Erica Hartman on 15 Nov 08 - Cached

Erica Hartman on 15 Nov 08

the week's events in rap format

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From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning: Rocketron...Listen To News On Your Phone...O... - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 17 Sep 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 17 Sep 08

This would be great for students who took in information better in auditory form.

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Patrick Higgins on 17 Sep 08

Current events and news via your cell phone. Just dial this number and get updates: 408-907-2323

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World Timeline - 0 views

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shared by Erica Hartman on 17 Jun 08 - Cached

Newser - Current News - Breaking Stories | Newser - 0 views

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Webby Nominees & Winners - 0 views

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Webby Nominees - 0 views

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Portfolios (Authentic Assessment Toolbox) - 3 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 06 Nov 09 - Cached

Portfolio: A collection of a student's work specifically selected to tell a particular story about the student
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  This is what I am really leaning towards: students telling the story of their work. Can we accomplish that?
  
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A portfolio is not the pile of student work that accumulates over a semester or year. Rather, a portfolio contains a purposefully selected subset of student work. "Purposefully" selecting student work means deciding what type of story you want the portfolio to tell.
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1. Growth Portfolios a. to show growth or change over time b. to help develop process skills such as self-evaluation and goal-setting c. to identify strengths and weaknesses d. to track the development of one more products/performances 2. Showcase Portfolios a. to showcase end-of-year/semester accomplishments b. to prepare a sample of best work for employment or college admission c. to showcase student perceptions of favorite, best or most important work d. to communicate a student's current aptitudes to future teachers 3. Evaluation Portfolios a. to document achievement for grading purposes b. to document progress towards standards c. to place students appropriately
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  Which one do you think fits our purposes? Or should we leave that up to the students?
  
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