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Barbara Lindsey

The Answer Sheet - How to give classrooms a mission - 0 views

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larryferlazzo classroom mission organizer community

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  • In my previous career, I was a community organizer for nineteen years. Before we did anything, we would ask ourselves these two questions: • Does our action help develop leadership among local residents? • Are we honoring the father of modern-day community organizing Saul Alinsky’s "Iron Rule"? Alinsky famously said, “Never do for someone what they can do for themselves. Never.”
  • in the long term, staying true to our mission often resulted in the emergence of self-realized community groups that had confident leaders and committed members. These groups were more successful in gaining affordable housing, creating jobs that paid a living wage and benefits, and building safe neighborhoods than other organizations that never developed their own sense of identity and purpose.
  • In the first part of each school year in most of my classes, I lead a discussion with students asking whether they want our class to be a “community of learners” or a “classroom of students.” On our overhead, I enter the choices in side-by-side columns and give examples of the difference between the two.
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  • In a classroom of students, a teacher does most of the talking. In a community of learners, students work in small groups and are co-teachers. In a classroom, people laugh when others make mistakes, but in a community, people are supported when they take risks. In a classroom, the teacher always has to be the one to keep people focused. In a community, students take responsibility for keeping themselves focused.
  • By starting with this cultural orientation or way of thinking, students develop their own approaches or techniques for how the class will operate. What emerges is a lens for looking at numerous issues throughout the school year. It’s my job to honor my own rules of community organizing, to promote leadership development and self-sufficiency by respecting their judgments and desires.
Barbara Lindsey

How big is history? - 0 views

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history comparison map

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    allows you to overlay the geographies of historical events and significant places onto more familiar locales.
Barbara Lindsey

A Framework for Teaching with Twitter - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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twitter teaching highered

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    Out of the World Resources
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Khan Academy - 0 views

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khanacademy videos youtube tutorials history math science biology

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    Short video tutorials on math, science, chemistry, biology, banking, investing & history all with a cc license.
Barbara Lindsey

Google Earth for #GTAUK - 1 views

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earth google dajbelshaw

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    A wiki on google earth for educators by @dajbelshaw (Doug Belshaw in the U.K.)
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ALA | Top 25 | Best Websites for Teaching and Learning - 1 views

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25 websites ala best

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    LearnCentral among these
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Web 3.0 on Vimeo - 0 views

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semantic web web3.0 video

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    By Kate Ray
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Keynote Tweet Download - Softpedia - 0 views

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keynote tweet

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    Tweet your keynote presentations using this free app
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