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PLC: "The Medium is the Message" | Joel Zehring - 2 views

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professional learning community is simply another item to check off the list, rather than a powerful framework for redefining school in the twenty-first century. Schedules, agendas, tasks, and assignments are not necessarily bad things, but they are not sufficient for building vibrant professional learning community.
- Russ Goerend on 10 Oct 09
  
  What can we do to avoid these pitfalls?
  
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passionate
- Russ Goerend on 10 Oct 09
  
  I think this is so important. We're all educators because we are pursuing our passions. The best PLC meeting I've been in all year is when I really saw those passions come out of people.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think this is so important. We're all educators because we are pursuing our passions. The best PLC meeting I've been in all year is when I really saw those passions come out of people.</div>
  
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nancy schroeder on 10 Oct 09

Loved the words "proximity, permanence, shared history, and shared vision." This is what a PLC really needs in my opinion. It will be so exciting next year when people are into their second year with the same people...in some cases. Having been with the same PLC two years in a row in the past, I proclaim :) that it makes a big difference!!! Proximity is a big deal too!!!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Loved the words "proximity, permanence, shared history, and shared vision." This is what a PLC really needs in my opinion. It will be so exciting next year when people are into their second year with the same people...in some cases. Having been with the same PLC two years in a row in the past, I proclaim :) that it makes a big difference!!! Proximity is a big deal too!!!</div>

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BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman - 0 views

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In some classes in school they let me listen to music and one teacher recognised it and got nostalgic.
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It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. That was not the only naive mistake that I made; I mistook the metal/normal switch on the Walkman for a genre-specific equaliser, but later I discovered that it was in fact used to switch between two different types of cassette.
- Russ Goerend on 29 Jun 09
  
  I *love* this paragraph! Talk about a digital divide.
  
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Throughout my week using the Walkman, I came to realise that I have very little knowledge of technology from the past. I made a number of naive mistakes, but I also learned a lot about the grandfather of the MP3 Player.
- Russ Goerend on 29 Jun 09
  
  I got goosebumps reading this paragraph. Look at those verbs: realise, made mistakes, learned. Wow.
  
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Russ Goerend on 29 Jun 09

Exploratory activity for our kids?

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Tracking on Twitter « doug - off the record - 0 views

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Jill got going on Twitter last night and this is the tool I taught her to use. The columns make it easy to say organized. And, yes, that's me in the top left of the screenshot. :)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Jill got going on Twitter last night and this is the tool I taught her to use. The columns make it easy to say organized. And, yes, that's me in the top left of the screenshot. :)</div>

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Dodging Bullets in Presentations - 0 views

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Russ Goerend on 29 Oct 09

Here's an idea for an assignment for students (and teachers?) create a set of slides to persuade us to do/choose/learn about something. Catch: the slides can only have 1 word and 1 image per slide.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Here's an idea for an assignment for students (and teachers?) create a set of slides to persuade us to do/choose/learn about something. Catch: the slides can only have 1 word and 1 image per slide. </div>

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First Steps Toward Becoming a 21st Century Educator | always learning - 0 views

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The development of a personal learning network (or PLN) is absolutely essential for any successful 21st century educator.
- Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
  
  The point of a PLN is that we are not alone. We're not the only ones trying to do what we're trying to do -- to be wordy. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel every time we want to try something we see as new.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The point of a PLN is that we are not alone. We're not the only ones trying to do what we're trying to do -- to be wordy. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel every time we want to try something we see as new.</div>
  
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Once you’ve set it up, your RSS reader will aggregate all of the new posts on those fantastic blogs in one place – like an e-mail inbox for websites and blogs. Instead of scrambling around trying to find all the best new posts, just sit back and let them come to you!
- Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
  
  My favorite digital tool is Google Reader. Blog posts are so much more fleshed out and thoughtful than Twitter posts, and comments on blog posts can start a real discussion, instead of a simplified one like on Twitter. Don't get me wrong, I get a lot out of my Twitter network, but Google Reader is great.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">My favorite digital tool is Google Reader. Blog posts are so much more fleshed out and thoughtful than Twitter posts, and comments on blog posts can start a real discussion, instead of a simplified one like on Twitter. Don't get me wrong, I get a lot out of my Twitter network, but Google Reader is great.</div>
  
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In order to really bring your network together, you will need to share your own thoughts and learnings with your PLN.
- Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
  
  I agree with this fully. 21st Century Learning involves creating and sharing like has never been possible before. We need to be reflecting and sharing those reflections. For transparency's sake, my blog is www.tagmirror.org
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I agree with this fully. 21st Century Learning involves creating and sharing like has never been possible before. We need to be reflecting and sharing those reflections. For transparency's sake, my blog is <a href="http://www.tagmirror.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.tagmirror.org</a></div>
  
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Twitter is a powerful tool for sharing quick snippets of your thinking, for connecting with others, and for widening your information consumption a little bit at a time.
- Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
  
  Great description of Twitter.
  
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Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09

Reading material for our CSIP. Preferably reading material that isn't printed out :) A good first step for our CSIP would be to get back involved with Diigo. This could be a bookmark that we could work on "making ours" by highlighting and sticky noting it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Reading material for our CSIP. Preferably reading material that isn't printed out :) A good first step for our CSIP would be to get back involved with Diigo. This could be a bookmark that we could work on "making ours" by highlighting and sticky noting it.</div>

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Round & Round - News Features & Releases - 0 views

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Article about instructional rounds

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Tuttle SVC: 10 Reasons you should care about the Common Core State Standards Initiative... - 0 views

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This makes me nervous. I suppose its ominous tone has nervousness as an intended effect, but it's still a bit scary.

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AllThingsPLC » Blog Archive » Should Homework Be Graded? - 0 views

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- Jill Urich on 07 Jul 09
  
  Here is an interesting article on homework and grading!
  
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- Kandi Hensel on 07 Jul 09
  
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- Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
  
  I added my thoughts and I'd love to hear the thoughts of others!
  
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- Susan Hope on 13 Oct 10
  
  Demonstrating proficiency without doing the homework or practice makes me wonder about the homework assigned. If the skill can be demonstrated without the practice obviously the practice is not needed.
  
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Homework should not be drudgery, however it has become that.
- Kandi Hensel on 07 Jul 09
  
  The tough part is that some parents expect homework for responsibility purposes because that is what they remember from school.
  
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This relatively straightforward question actually raises several significant issues such as, “What does a grade represent in our school?”
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If the work is deemed essential to a student’s learning, that student should not have the option of taking a zero but instead should be required to complete the work.
- Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
  
  This is important to note as well. A zero says we failed the student, not the other way around -- to be dramatic.
  
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It can be used to reinforce the skills and concepts taught in class.
- Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
  
  This assumes the students has a reinforceable understanding of the skills and concepts. Otherwise, it's just doing something in the wrong way over and over.
  
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It can teach students responsibility and maturity.
- Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
  
  This is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The only reason it's "mature" to do homework is because students are given more as they get older. Responsibility comes from setting and meeting deadlines, not from having deadlines set for you.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The only reason it's "mature" to do homework is because students are given more as they get older. Responsibility comes from setting and meeting deadlines, not from having deadlines set for you.</div>
  
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It can even sometimes be used as the saving grace for a student who isn’t a good “test-taker”.
- Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
  
  Which is a great reason to move far away from the model of giving every student the same homework assignment every night.
  
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laziness
- Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
  
  I agree with the commenter's point, except for equating not doing homework with being lazy. If I already have mastery of a skill and I refuse to do 40 problems that I already have mastery of, it's not laziness, it's choosing to use my time doing something that interests me -- or perhaps learning a new skill.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I agree with the commenter's point, except for equating not doing homework with being lazy. If I already have mastery of a skill and I refuse to do 40 problems that I already have mastery of, it's not laziness, it's choosing to use my time doing something that interests me -- or perhaps learning a new skill.</div>
  
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The problem with homework is not homework itself, but how we have come to use it; not as a teaching tool but as a behavior modification tool.
- Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
  
  Nail on the head, right here!
  
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“The student has demonstrated the achievement of a clearly defined standard.”
- Adam Shockey on 17 Jul 09
  
  In my opinion, equally important is that we're not grading the behavior of the student, we're focused on the students' "achievement of a clearly defined standard." If a student's grade reflects any number of missing assignments rather than a failure to understand the concept, are the assignments appropriate for that student, or is something else preventing the completion of the assignments?
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In my opinion, equally important is that we're not grading the behavior of the student, we're focused on the students' "achievement of a clearly defined standard." If a student's grade reflects any number of missing assignments rather than a failure to understand the concept, are the assignments appropriate for that student, or is something else preventing the completion of the assignments?</div>
  
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- Susan Hope on 13 Oct 10
  
  If the student can demonstrate the skill without the practice, do we have the right "skill" to be teaching the student?
  
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Langwitches » Never Was About Technology?- Time to Focus on Learning? - 0 views

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Now, I have arrived at a point in the process where I believe that it is not (never was) about technology. To make a difference, it has always been about good teaching, reflecting and focusing on (relevant?) student learning.
- Russ Goerend on 29 Jun 09
  
  Silvia isn't alone in recognizing that good teaching is more important than technology integration, but she does a nice job of pointing out why.
  
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Google Docs Overview for Educators - 1 views

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Kids Connecting With Adults Online - 1 views

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Online Learning

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SpeEdChange: This Century - 0 views

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Russ Goerend on 13 Sep 09

I don't agree with every point Ira makes, but he is a tireless advocate for the needs of *all* students and this blog post is worth a read.

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10.5 Million PreK-12 Students Will Attend Classes Online by 2014 -- THE Journal - 0 views

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TeachPaperless: Top Eleven Things All Teachers Must Know About Technology (or: I promis... - 0 views

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you aren’t ‘making’ the present, you are ‘facilitating’ the future.
- Susan Hope on 31 Jul 09
  
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Russ Goerend on 24 Jul 09

I'm nearly speechless about this list. Every point is worth spending a meeting discussing to make sure everyone gets it. We need to talk these through sometime.

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Susan Hope on 31 Jul 09

Love this line!

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PLC Basics « The Doc Is In - 0 views

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PLCs

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Research finds that chatspeak has no impact on children's spelling ability - 0 views

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MeTA musings: (In)formative assessment: LESS grading and MORE feedback - 0 views

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Blog post re: formative assessment and standards-based grading

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The Tempered Radical: Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work - 0 views

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Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work,

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Educational Leadership:Teaching for the 21st Century - 0 views

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I'll be there! :-) - 5 views

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