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My favorite online dictionary. Wordnik pulls in a lot of examples, including live Twitter feeds.

High Tech High's thoughts on Mindset and Agency. An expansion of what Cynthia shared with us.

 great resource for empathy and understanding

A quick read to help math teachers with teaching some strategies

Another model to refer to for the 21st century Skills push.

A must read - also note the links to Working Memory. It will help explain some of our students and maybe some of our "habits"

short article that describes the importance of strategy instruction in every class

in case you don't already know!

Have read driven to distraction but not the others - I have my work cut out for me! Pick a book or an article to read to help you understand this very misunderstood condition.

Great visuals to use when youare adding H.O.T.S. to your lessons

great ideas - I like the think alouds. It demonstrates to the kids what should be going on in their minds as they problem solve

Thanks!

great insight about new ways to teach vocabulary

As a visual learner this helps me "see" the link between Bloom's taxonomy and technology. May be overwhelming to some

Great article about teaching empathy in our classes

"It's been around for a few years now and had plenty of interest from around the world already, but Mr G Online has only just discovered Maths Maps. From first impressions, I am absolutely blown away by the idea. The brainchild of leading UK educator Tom Barrett, (now based in Australia), Maths Maps uses Google Maps as the launching pad for Maths Investigations. Barrett's vision was for teachers around the world to collaborate on building Maths Maps, examples of some seen in the screenshots on the left. Here is a brief description of how it works from the Maths Maps website. Elevator Pitch Using Google Maps. Maths activities in different places around the world. One location, one maths topic, one map. Activities explained in placemarks in Google Maps. Placemarks geotagged to the maths it refers to. "How wide is this swimming pool?" Teachers to contribute and share ideas. Maps can be used as independent tasks or group activities in class. Maps can be embedded on websites, blogs or wikis. Tasks to be completed by students and recorded online or offline."

"This is the first post in a dialogue between Patrick Honner and me concerning rigor, testing, and the new Common Core Math Standards. Each installment in this series will be cross-posted both here and at MrHonner.com. We invite readers to join the conversation. Please post any comments at Patrick's site so that they are all in one place."

November learning workshop wiki