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Decision-making: Use the "APC" Method to Creatively Solve Problems - 0 views

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connections problemsolving thinking

shared by Patrick Higgins on 22 May 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 22 May 08

A method of finding solutions to problems.

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Patrick Higgins on 22 May 08

From one of my favorite sites.

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15 of the Best Green Search Engines - ReadWriteWeb - 0 views

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readwriteweb green search searchengines media

shared by Patrick Higgins on 05 Nov 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 05 Nov 08

useful search engines that promote environmental health.

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YouTube - We Think - 0 views

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connections education newmedia video wethink

shared by Patrick Higgins on 12 Jun 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 12 Jun 08

I like this video for a bunch of reasons. Much like the commoncraft series, it shows technology not for bells and whistles, but for practicality and usefulness.

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circle.GIF (GIF Image, 599x596 pixels) - 0 views

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bloomstaxonomy connections image

shared by Patrick Higgins on 11 May 08 - No Cached

Patrick Higgins on 11 May 08

These types of things always helped me plan; it's useful to see the possible outcomes laid out in front of you when you are planning.

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ReadWriteThink - All Lessons - 0 views

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connections integratedcurriculum readwritethink

shared by Patrick Higgins on 09 May 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 09 May 08

short list of lessons via readwritethink. Some work for us others don't.

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Part I: Query Input - Google Guide - 0 views

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google research2.0 search

shared by Patrick Higgins on 08 May 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 08 May 08

Great tutorial site for how to use Google and other search engines.

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

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connections creativity habits nytimes utecht

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.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>
  
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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
  
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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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IDEA: International Debate Education Association - Debate Resources & Debate Tools - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 30 Jun 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 30 Jun 08

I used this site when I taught English in Ramsey to provide students with sound basis for arguments in class. At the very least it can provide you with a host of topics for students to write about and discuss.

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iCue > Welcome - 0 views

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connections currentevents news socialnetworking

shared by Patrick Higgins on 15 May 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 15 May 08

I am interested in this for connections, but I have concerns about the privacy policy and the use of our students' information for marketing purposes.

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Top News - Study: Creativity is important but neglected - 0 views

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connections creativity learning writing

shared by Patrick Higgins on 06 May 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 06 May 08

Do we promote creativity in the classroom? Can we through the use of writing and analysis?

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Read The Words - 0 views

readthewords.com

audio cool mp3 podcast voice web2.0

shared by Patrick Higgins on 22 Sep 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 22 Sep 08

How useful is this? Can you imagine the possiblities with this? Struggling readers rejoice! Students who spend so much time in the car going from this practice to that one? Get your book on iPod!

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Patrick Higgins on 22 Sep 08

This is fantastic! We get inundated with loads of tools, but this one really stands out. What can you do with this?

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Zero-Thumb Game: How to Tame Texting | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/text-messaging-teaching-tool

connections edutopia innovation language texting writing

shared by Patrick Higgins on 06 Jun 08 - Cached

guiding exercises in text translation: pulling up a MySpace page or a lingo-drenched school paper and asking students to translate the writing into standard English. Or they ask students to translate passages from classic literature into texting speak to demonstrate their comprehension of the writing and to create a form of multilingual focus, similar to how learning a foreign language tends to enhance a student's understanding of his or her native tongue.
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  This is a great example of how to take a typical assignment and give it an atypical outcome.
  
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Patrick Higgins on 06 Jun 08

Another good reason to address the texting issue.

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Patrick Higgins on 06 Jun 08

Check out how this teacher is viewing the use of text message lingo in her classroom. Very forward-thinking stuff here.

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Body Ritual among the Nacirema - Wikisource - 0 views

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connections nacirema perpective pov theme

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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FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right - 0 views

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538 connections election politics socialstudies

shared by Patrick Higgins on 27 Aug 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 27 Aug 08

Lots of great data to expose our students to here. Let them go nuts with the graphs and write their explanation and rationalie.

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Patrick Higgins on 27 Aug 08

I like this one for its simple use of polling data to make projections. As John Becker said, they take a baseball stats approach to the election.

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Visualization Lab - 0 views

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visualization data information nytimes statistics

shared by Patrick Higgins on 02 Jan 09 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 02 Jan 09

Use NYT data and IBM's Many Eyes to visualize data from the news.

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Caveat Viewer: A Consumer's Guide to Drug Ads | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/rug-advertising-media-literacy

edutopia literacy connections critique

shared by Patrick Higgins on 23 Oct 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 23 Oct 08

Can you use drug ads to enhance critical reading analysis.

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Patrick Higgins on 23 Oct 08

Drug ads and language. Deconstruct with your student.

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

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flickr quotes reflection change connections

shared by Patrick Higgins on 22 Dec 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 22 Dec 08

Outstanding images with text to motivate and challenge us.

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DonorsChoose.org: Student "Directed" Learning - Steven Spielberg Watch Out! - 0 views

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connections donorschoose.org giving grants

shared by Patrick Higgins on 02 Oct 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 02 Oct 08

Need resources? Here you can match what you need with a grant opportunity from a random donor.

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Patrick Higgins on 02 Oct 08

This is a resource you can use to match your needs with those of a donor.

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16 Flickr Search Tools That Are Fun to Use | MakeUseOf.com - 0 views

www.makeuseof.com/...arch-tools-that-are-fun-to-use

tools Flickr searchengine search photos makeuseof

shared by Patrick Higgins on 31 Dec 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 31 Dec 08

great flickr search tools.

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Angela Maiers Educational Services: The Learning Brain-Using Schema to Make Connection - 0 views

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brain brainusing connections maiers schema using video

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