"Welcome! This is the place to find 'best of class' ed tech to integrate in Common Core curriculum.
We'll identify web resources and tablet apps that students can use to demonstrate deep knowledge in creative and engaging ways.
We'll also highlight information from other ed tech blogs, and provide a way to communicate about "Common Core ed tech.""
"Every Tuesday morning, we brainstorm about ways to work through obstacles together. Sure, we discuss data, assessments, and lesson plans during these meetings, but our fundamental purpose is to support each other in better serving our students. "
"This story and video has been making the rounds on Twitter and I finally got a chance to watch it and then explore further. Each video is about 15 minutes, but I think they're worth your time. Here's the video that accompanied the Washington Post story:"
"This study provides new evidence on the importance of school leadership by estimating individual principals' contributions to growth in student achievement."
"Along with reading, science, and mathematics classes, every student here at Haut Gap Middle School takes a course in how to be a Haut Gap student.
For most students, the class is 40 minutes a day for nine weeks-even for returning students. But it can last 18 weeks for students who need extra time to nail concepts such as how to own up to mistakes, accept feedback, and apologize appropriately."
"we decided to focus on our use of the term learning instead of the word work. Our goal was to bring our language choices into the spotlight and explore how a more deliberate focus on learning might alter the culture of our classrooms."
"But Dweck recently noticed a trend: a widespread embrace of what she refers to as "false growth mindset"-a misunderstanding of the idea's core message."
"Flipped School Model of Instruction
Our students receive their teacher's lectures at home and do their homework in class. Our students work side-by-side with our expert staff. One-on-one time with students is up four times over years past, test scores are up and our students are more engaged. We are "flipped out" over our fabulous results and are extremely committed to ensure that all of our students and their families get the very best we have to offer"
"Principal Tom Horn, a self-described "hippie kid from Eugene," has transformed a troubled alternative high school in Oregon-not to mention his teachers' job descriptions-by introducing a radical project-based learning model. "
In this 30,000 word manifesto, I imagine a different set of goals and start (I hope) a discussion about how we can reach them. One thing is certain: if we keep doing what we've been doing, we're going to keep getting what we've been getting.
Our kids are too important to sacrifice to the status quo.