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August 2011 Blog Posts (54)
How to Create Nonreaders Reflections on Motivation, Learning, and Sharing Power By Alfie Kohn
ENGLISH JOURNAL
Fall 2010 -- vol. 100, no. 1
Fall 2010 -- vol. 100, no. 1
How to Create Nonreaders
Reflections on Motivation, Learning, and Sharing Power
Reflections on Motivation, Learning, and Sharing Power
By Alfie Kohn
Autonomy-supportive teachers seek a student's initiative
- whereas controlling teachers seek a student's…
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- whereas controlling teachers seek a student's…
Added by Michael Keany on August 18, 2011 at 1:37pm — No Comments
Educational Technology, Devices & The BIG Question: How Will It Change Instruction?
Aside from oodles of resources for educators to immerse themselves in (see my earlier blog "Educational Technology, Truly an Adventure for Everyone), there are many nifty devices now and always newer, better, faster, and smaller on the way. These include laptops (PC or MAC), netbooks, iPods, iPads, interactive white boards, and let’s not leave out the iPhone or other smart phones. All of these devices are capable of accessing the Internet, downloading video, being highly interactive, and…
ContinueAdded by Linda J. Tillinghast on August 17, 2011 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment
When A “Good” Class Goes “Bad” (And Back To “Good” Again!) by Larry Ferlazzo
Larry Ferlazzo
When A “Good” Class Goes “Bad” (And Back To “Good” Again!)
Note: I posted a version of this piece last week in In Practice , a group blog written by teachers who work in lower-income communities. It originally included nine actions I had taken. Since that original posting, I remembered a tenth step I took, and also solicited anonymous feedback from my students about their perception of changes that have occurred in the classroom. I’ve included both the… Continue
When A “Good” Class Goes “Bad” (And Back To “Good” Again!)
Note: I posted a version of this piece last week in In Practice , a group blog written by teachers who work in lower-income communities. It originally included nine actions I had taken. Since that original posting, I remembered a tenth step I took, and also solicited anonymous feedback from my students about their perception of changes that have occurred in the classroom. I’ve included both the… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on August 17, 2011 at 6:24pm — No Comments
Helping Students Deal with Uncertainty in the Classroom BY BEN JOHNSON
Helping Students Deal with Uncertainty in the Classroom
BY BEN JOHNSON
8/16/11
I did an experiment with a group of adult educators. I gave them very vague instructions on how to arrange groups. The goal was that each educator would participate in four different groups. I told them that the composition of each group had to be different. Some of the adults were willing to work it out, trial and error even. Others would get to a point and then realize that they did not… Continue
BY BEN JOHNSON
8/16/11
I did an experiment with a group of adult educators. I gave them very vague instructions on how to arrange groups. The goal was that each educator would participate in four different groups. I told them that the composition of each group had to be different. Some of the adults were willing to work it out, trial and error even. Others would get to a point and then realize that they did not… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on August 17, 2011 at 3:31pm — No Comments
To Waive or not to Waive by former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
This is the first of a series of posts former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is writing for The Huffington Post over the next few weeks through back-to-school season on U.S. Education.
Hopelessness and lack of confidence, spending dominating policymaking conversations, angst at all levels of government, and a public disgusted, disconnected and disappointed -- descriptors of our current economic situation? No, (well yes), they're descriptors of the current…
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The ‘absurd’ debate about length of school year by Mark Phillips
The ‘absurd’ debate about length of school year
This was written by Mark Phillips, professor emeritus of secondary education at …
Added by Michael Keany on August 16, 2011 at 5:09pm — No Comments
Mathematics Education: A Way Forward By David Wees
Mathematics Education: A Way Forward
By David Wees -
Population × Bad curriculum Multiple generations = Functionally innumerate population
The objective of good math teaching should not be to "cover the curriculum" but to show students how to explore our fascinating and beautiful world through the lens of…
Added by Michael Keany on August 15, 2011 at 2:37pm — No Comments
Super Teachers Alone Can't Save Our Schools by Steven Brill
Super Teachers Alone Can't Save Our Schools
Extraordinary educators are rare and often burn out. To save our schools, says Steven Brill, we have to demand more from ordinary teachers and their unions.…
Added by Michael Keany on August 15, 2011 at 2:01pm — No Comments
The 6 Dumbest Things Schools Are Doing in the Name of Safety By:Sara J., Steve Blair
Added by Michael Keany on August 15, 2011 at 1:52pm — No Comments
Educational Technology – Truly an Adventure for Everyone!
Hello!
Dr. Elsa Sophia Morote, Chair of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Technology at Dowling College, describes her quests in keeping up with the continual changes and improvements in educational technology in her blog, Educational Technology, My Personal Adventure. The analogy to an adventure is perfect because following the rapid advancement in technology is like a trek…
ContinueAdded by Linda J. Tillinghast on August 12, 2011 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
Value Added — Scrutinizing The Most Widely Cited Study by Gary Rubinstein
Value Added — Scrutinizing The Most Widely Cited Study
by Gary Rubinstein
It was the best of teachers. It was the worst of teachers.
But how much better are the best teachers than the worst teachers? Well THAT’S a tough one, but one that is very important to answer. The corporate reformers believe that the gap is great so a feasible solution is to fire those bad teachers.
Now, nobody who ever had more than two teachers in their lives would argue that there is no… Continue
by Gary Rubinstein
It was the best of teachers. It was the worst of teachers.
But how much better are the best teachers than the worst teachers? Well THAT’S a tough one, but one that is very important to answer. The corporate reformers believe that the gap is great so a feasible solution is to fire those bad teachers.
Now, nobody who ever had more than two teachers in their lives would argue that there is no… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on August 11, 2011 at 3:38pm — No Comments
Lego Block
In my basement, we have an old dresser. If you were to open any one of the six drawers of this dresser you would have to tug a little because each drawer is filled to the brim and overflowing with Lego. But that’s not the only place you’ll find Lego in my house. Bins of Lego can be found tucked behind chairs and stacked neatly (and not-so-neatly) on bookshelves in every room. And of course, if you look in the heaters and other small crevices of my home, you will find errant pieces and…
ContinueAdded by Kim Yaris on August 11, 2011 at 3:32pm — No Comments
Ten Tips for New Leaders by Chris Canter
Added by Michael Keany on August 11, 2011 at 1:34pm — No Comments
Just Get Out There By Andrew Marcinek
Just Get Out There
By Andrew Marcinek
Edutopia
Yesterday I was wavering on whether or not to go for a run outside. I hadn't run in awhile and for some reason I was concerned that I would not be able to eclipse the two mile mark. The temperature was a balmy 31 degrees and there was still a thin layer of snow covering the ground. All of the variables in play suggested I stay home. As I continued to devise excuses not to run, someone very special in my life simply said,… Continue
By Andrew Marcinek
Edutopia
Yesterday I was wavering on whether or not to go for a run outside. I hadn't run in awhile and for some reason I was concerned that I would not be able to eclipse the two mile mark. The temperature was a balmy 31 degrees and there was still a thin layer of snow covering the ground. All of the variables in play suggested I stay home. As I continued to devise excuses not to run, someone very special in my life simply said,… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on August 10, 2011 at 7:19pm — No Comments
Why Do You Teach?: What Sustains Us in Our Work By Elena Aguilar
Why Do You Teach?: What Sustains Us in Our Work
By Elena Aguilar
Edutopia
In my previous post [2], I discussed how important it is for me to connect with my students, and how one way I do so is by eliciting their stories.
I also need to make connections with other teachers. So I ask, why do you teach? Most teachers get a dreamy look on their faces when I ask them this question. Most haven't thought about it in a while.
Recalling the reasons why… Continue
By Elena Aguilar
Edutopia
In my previous post [2], I discussed how important it is for me to connect with my students, and how one way I do so is by eliciting their stories.
I also need to make connections with other teachers. So I ask, why do you teach? Most teachers get a dreamy look on their faces when I ask them this question. Most haven't thought about it in a while.
Recalling the reasons why… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on August 10, 2011 at 7:17pm — No Comments
Outstanding in Your Field: What It Takes to Be a Great Teacher By Ben Johnson
Outstanding in Your Field: What It Takes to Be a Great Teacher
By Ben Johnson
I am reading a book by Steven Covey called The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness [2], which he wrote to help organizations and individuals find…
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Added by Michael Keany on August 10, 2011 at 7:13pm — No Comments
Exciting New Ways to Engage Learners
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011
Hello!
When I was in school, the teacher spoke, the children listened, and that was that. As we grew, not much changed . . . the teacher spoke, perhaps used an overhead projector, an occasional film, the children listened, we learned to take notes, and then that was that.
Today, we live in a whole new world. It's called the age of technology! Frequently, education is slow to integrate what the rest of the world has been at full…
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Added by Linda J. Tillinghast on August 10, 2011 at 5:56pm — No Comments
A Smoothie at the Zoo
In Steven Johnson’s book Where Good Ideas Come From The Natural History of Innovation, he tells the story of a nineteenth century French obstetrician, Stephane Tarnier, who noticed a chicken incubator on a visit to the Paris Zoo. As he watched the chickens toddle around in the warmth of the device, he thought about the number of babies he delivered that had died. Those babies had been born too soon and as he watched, he wondered if an incubator was the answer to this problem. With…
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Transforming your "To Do" List into a "To LEARN" List
Transforming your "To Do" list into a "To Learn" list
"I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught"
Winston Churchill…
Added by Bill Burkhead on August 9, 2011 at 5:30am — 5 Comments
An Open Letter to Principals: Five Leadership Strategies for the New Year By Eric Sheninger
An Open Letter to Principals: Five Leadership Strategies for the New Year
By Eric Sheninger
8/8/11
Eric Sheninger is principal of New Milford High School and the subject of a recent article in USAToday on social media in the classroom. He is the author of Communicating & Connecting With Social Media. You can also follow him on Twitter at NMHS_Prinicipal.
As the calendar turns to August, school leaders across the country are meticulously planning for the… Continue
By Eric Sheninger
8/8/11
Eric Sheninger is principal of New Milford High School and the subject of a recent article in USAToday on social media in the classroom. He is the author of Communicating & Connecting With Social Media. You can also follow him on Twitter at NMHS_Prinicipal.
As the calendar turns to August, school leaders across the country are meticulously planning for the… Continue
Added by Michael Keany on August 8, 2011 at 9:38pm — 1 Comment
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