Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog -
"rubric to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of an app in terms of how it may impact student achievement. His criteria include curriculum connection, authenticity, feedback, differentiation, user friendliness, and student motivation"
"Today's guest blog is written by John Hattie, Professor of Education and Director of Research at the University of Melbourne. In addition, he is the author of four books relating to Visible Learning.
"Learning thrives on error"
Among all the influences that can make a profound difference in student learning is how we think about our role! So, start with looking inward and ask about the mind frames you have as an educator. "
"This blog is written by members of the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC), a partnership between the Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA) and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE)."
"Understood is part of a bold new plan to support parents of children with learning and attention issues. Through research and interviews with thousands of parents, we've learned a lot about what people need to help their kids thrive at home, at school and in life. We developed Understood with that in mind."
"My challenge to you, the unions, Mike Klonsky, Diane Ravitch, and all the others who take issue with me when I say that the unions must be clearer about what needs to change is this: If we really want to change the direction of reform then we have to articulate a clear strategy on how it can be achieved. "
"Where the customization comes in, is the fact, that you not only can enter you own text, then record your own voice (in any language of course) AND have individual words highlighted as it is being read!
(Imagine the possibilities in the foreign language classroom…using subtitle text in one language to trick your brain into understanding the spoken word- a trick that helped me tremendously as I was learning Spanish as a teenager in Argentina.)"
"After planning with our first grade Hebrew teacher a year long project of Creating a Visual Dictionary on the iPad, it was time to put theory in practice."
"I am NOT interested in using the iPad with my students as a worksheet substitution!
Kill and drill apps on the iPad are still just that… kill and drill activities.
I want my students to :
use apps to create, not just consume
fluently pick apps that will serve their purpose
fluently switch between apps, then insert, embed, share and disseminate their creations"
"if you're looking for video sites for using in your classroom, look no further than this article for Edudemic by Jeff Dunn. He has compiled a comprehensive list of over 100 of the very best video websites out there, and broken them up into various sections according to different lesson theme preferences. Explore and enjoy!""
I helped develop the Responsive Classroom approach, a way of teaching elementary school children that emphasizes social, emotional, and academic growth in strong and safe school communities.
"This article from The American Prospect is worth a look. It all started when standardized testing took the spotlight in Governor Bush's Texas Miracle. Fast forward to today-after a series of new tests was recently introduced in the state, teachers and parents both are finally calling in Texas for standardized testing to ease up. ""