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Patrick Higgins

Flickr: The Great quotes about Learning and Change Pool - 0 views

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    Outstanding images with text to motivate and challenge us.
Patrick Higgins

9 Ways to Motivate Kids | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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    Pick and choose from this list to meet your needs.
Erica Hartman

Official Google Blog: Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning - 0 views

  • ... communication skills. Marshalling and understanding the available evidence isn't useful unless you can effectively communicate your conclusions.
  • .. analytical reasoning. Google is a data-driven, analytic company. When an issue arises or a decision needs to be made, we start with data. That means we can talk about what we know, instead of what we think we know.
  • . a willingness to experiment. Non-routine problems call for non-routine solutions and there is no formula for success. A well-designed experiment calls for a range of treatments, explicit control groups, and careful post-treatment analysis. Sometimes an experiment kills off a pet theory, so you need a willingness to accept the evidence even if you don't like it.
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  • ... team players. Virtually every project at Google is run by a small team. People need to work well together and perform up to the team's expectations.
  • ... passion and leadership. This could be professional or in other life experiences: learning languages or saving forests, for example. The main thing, to paraphrase Mr. Drucker, is to be motivated by a sense of importance about what you do.
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    Great article from the Google Blog about who they want and how to promote thinking skills in the classroom.
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    Read this. It's worth it.
Patrick Higgins

Move beyond index cards: 12 ways to organize information online » TeachClever - 0 views

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    Here are some ways to make researching online available to your students. Also, my favorite part, to eliminate the notecard.
Patrick Higgins

Messaging Shakespeare | Classroom Examples | Focus on Effectiveness - 0 views

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    How to bring Cellular technology to Stratford-on-Avon. This is a wonderful example of a teacher leveraging technology that is essential to the lives of students to further their understanding of a traditionally challenging subject.
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    Texting Shakespeare. Check out this use of the cell phone.
Patrick Higgins

The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun - 0 views

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    This is worth watching, especially when you are stressed over small things.
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    Worth a watch.
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