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Louise Phinney

The Next Generation of Testing - No Testing At All | Online Universities - 1 views

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    When is a test not a test? Apparently when you don't realize that it is a test. Ideas about testing
Keri-Lee Beasley

7 Habits of Highly Effective Tech-leading Principals -- THE Journal - 1 views

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    A good read of things leaders can do to model best practice with tech.
Louise Phinney

What really matters? « What Ed Said - 0 views

  • As a learning community, my school is further down the track in our understanding of inquiry learning than we were at this time last year. Teachers talk about how much they have changed. There is a greater awareness of what’s possible when teachers let go and learning is more student owned.
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    As a learning community, my school is further down the track in our understanding of inquiry learning than we were at this time last year. Teachers talk about how much they have changed. There is a greater awareness of what's possible when teachers let go and learning is more student owned.
Louise Phinney

Can the iPad help enhance reading in the classroom? « huntingenglish - 1 views

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    Not only does the iPad provide a pivotal tool for effective and engaging group teaching and learning, it has the potential to promote literacy and reading in an innovative and exciting fashion.
Louise Phinney

The Honeycombers - Our Favourite High Teas in Singapore - 10 views

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    Not school related, but who doesn't like a high tea?!
Louise Phinney

Sneak Preview: The Must-Have Guide To Educational Hashtags | Edudemic - 2 views

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    some good hash tags to follow
Keri-Lee Beasley

Twitter HOTS & Establishing a Twitter Routine in the Classroom | Langwitches ... - 0 views

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    Super cool post by @langwitches about tweeting with kids in Elementary & Middle School classrooms. I know lots of people at school who would be all over this! 
Louise Phinney

Everything Hinges on Assessment - EdTech Researcher - Education Week - 0 views

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    an interesting look at assessment
Louise Phinney

One Race, Every Medalist Ever - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Fabulous explanation and examination of how much faster humans are getting at running
Keri-Lee Beasley

Top 25 Twitter Tips for Your Professional Development - Online College Search - Your Ac... - 0 views

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    Twitter for PD - some good suggestions in here.
Louise Phinney

teachwatts: iPads, 1:1 & Digital Citizenship Camp - 1 views

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    Great blog by Dana Watts about going 1to1 with iPads
Sean McHugh

sines & wonders: The ten commandments of CPD - 1 views

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      OK this guy is a bit of a twazzock, but there's no denying the truth of a lot of this, especially 7, 4 and 2. The comment at the bottom is as good, if not better than the article!
  • Point 3: This depends whether you have a static or evolutionary view of language. Neologisms are always uncomfortable until familiarity breeds acceptance. In English, we've been verbing nouns for centuries. If you don't like it then you must reject Shakespeare and most other great writers who indulged in the creation of new verbs this way. Caution, self-awareness and a hint of irony can make this practice more acceptable.
  • Point 8: Providing simple frameworks to help people more easily structure and remember complex knowledge can be useful as long as one acknowledges the flaws and limitations of any model. 'It's only a model'
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  • CPD isn't just about the acquisition of new knowledge from experts. Just as valuable sometimes is reflection on existing knowledge in order to share it, consolidate it, reorganise it and apply it more widely.
  • Don't give us sheets of A2 paper and ask us to "brainstorm"
  • Stop mentioning the 21st Century
  • Don't just read out your slides
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