tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70370288580193684382023-11-16T04:47:50.196-06:00History is Never Dead | Teaching History with Technology"The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner | On teaching history, using technology in the classroom, and connecting locally and globally through social media.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-24123692697666010322015-04-05T13:31:00.001-05:002015-04-05T13:31:39.897-05:00Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-03-24-literacy-startups-race-to-get-news?utm_campaign=30b0610f63-Instruct+163&utm_medium=email&utm_source=EdsurgeTeachers&utm_term=0_3d103d3ffb-30b0610f63-292602469">Literacy Startups Race to Get News | EdSurge News</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/literacy">literacy</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/ela">ela</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/tools">tools</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/current events">current events</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg'>here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-27559713767404392892015-03-29T13:31:00.001-05:002015-03-29T13:31:34.338-05:00Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-02-26-how-altschool-blends-old-fashioned-learning-with-new-technology?utm_campaign=2ac76c2ae7-Innovate+214-HMHCO&utm_medium=email&utm_source=EdsurgeLive&utm_term=0_0f1ec25b60-2ac76c2ae7-292602465">How AltSchool Blends Old Fashioned Learning with New Technology | EdSurge News</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/personalized learning">personalized learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blended learning">blended learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">how successful students can be when they learn in small, personalized communities that champion project-based learning, guided by educators who get a say in the technology they use</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">20 students between the ages of five and 10. He eschewed grade levels and standardized tests in favor of what he called a “micro-school” model with “learner-centered curriculum,” which focused on student <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.altschool.com/education#child-centered-education">“playlists</a>” that tap into individual learning needs.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">community of students grouped in pre-K to 1st grade, 2nd to 5th grade, or 6th to 8th grade--becoming both mentees and mentors of their fellow students with each passing year</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">three to four coveted years with their classroom teachers instead of one</div></div> <ul class="diigo-sticky-notes"> <li><div>waldorf-style</div></li> </ul> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">project-based learning and real-world lessons.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Field trips are a weekly occurrence</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">TECH STACK AND PD: Personalization for both students and teachers goes hand-in-hand</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Most classrooms consist of teachers and students. In AltSchool, you may find a third party—engineers.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">“Studying teachers, what they need, how it relates to the personalization--that’s the main focus of our engineers and user researchers. We study the hacks and workarounds that teachers use on paper and on a whiteboard, and work that into the platform.”</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Personalized Learning Plan, which shows students their assignments for each day and helps teachers keep track of and assess student’s learning.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">On <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://my.altschool.com">my.altschool.com</a>, students log in via their iPads or Chromebooks to see what teachers have assigned them for the day. Teachers will select a “Focus” project or activity-based assignment for the day and send it to students’ playlists, and once it’s completed and submitted by the students, teachers can label it as approved or ask the student to go back and make edits.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">To assess project-based learning, submissions typically require some sort of documentation, usually in the form of photos of projects taken by students.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">“Alt Video,” that allows teachers to film and later observe student performance</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">space for teachers to send notes to parents about individual students</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">a “classroom composition” tool where teachers can observe their student’s performances as a whole</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">“learning targets” aligned to Common Core, Next Generation Science, and California state standards.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">AltSchool will open its platform to other districts and schools as a resource</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/technology/learning-apps-outstrip-school-oversight-and-student-privacy-is-among-the-risks.html?utm_source=EdsurgeLive&utm_campaign=2ac76c2ae7-Innovate+214-HMHCO&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0f1ec25b60-2ac76c2ae7-292602465&_r=0">Privacy Pitfalls as Education Apps Spread Haphazardly - NYTimes.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/big data">big data</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/data">data</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/privacy">privacy</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner"><p data-total-count="5559" data-para-count="129" class="story-body-text story-content" itemprop="articleBody">In addition, some education privacy law scholars say that the direct-to-teacher marketing model circumvents federal privacy laws.</p><p data-total-count="5807" data-para-count="248" class="story-body-text story-content" itemprop="articleBody">One federal law, the <a rel="nofollow" title="Federal information on the law." href="http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html">Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act</a>, requires school districts to maintain the confidentiality of student records and to keep control of those records even if administrators outsource certain school functions to vendors.</p><p data-total-count="6097" data-para-count="290" class="story-body-text story-content" itemprop="articleBody">Another federal law, the <a rel="nofollow" title="Federal information on the law." href="http://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule">Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act</a>, allows schools to act in place of parents in allowing online providers to collect personal details from children. But the Federal Trade Commission <a rel="nofollow" title="F.T.C. information on the law." href="http://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions">recommends that schools not delegate that decision</a> to individual teachers.</p></div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">To help school administrators evaluate digital education services, the Department of Education recently issued <a rel="nofollow" title="The document. (PDF)" href="http://ptac.ed.gov/sites/default/files/TOS_Guidance_Jan&">best-practice recommendations</a> for contracts. Last year, the Consortium for School Networking, an association for district technology professionals, introduced <a rel="nofollow" title="The document. (PDF)" href="http://www.cosn.org/sites/default/files/Privacy&">a free tool kit</a> with data security questions for schools to ask their online service providers. And on Tuesday, a coalition of several dozen educational groups issued <a rel="nofollow" title="The principles." href="http://www.studentdataprinciples.org/">a set of principles for responsible use</a> of student data.</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-03-17-must-do-should-do-can-wait-to-do-kickboard-s-primer-on-edtech-privacy-and-security-best-practices?utm_campaign=2ac76c2ae7-Innovate+214-HMHCO&utm_medium=email&utm_source=EdsurgeLive&utm_term=0_0f1ec25b60-2ac76c2ae7-292602465">Must Do, Should Do, Can Wait to Do: Kickboard's Primer on Edtech Privacy and Security Best Practices | EdSurge News</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/data">data</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/big data">big data</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/privacy">privacy</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-03-16-why-opting-out-of-student-data-collection-isn-t-the-solution?utm_campaign=2ac76c2ae7-Innovate+214-HMHCO&utm_medium=email&utm_source=EdsurgeLive&utm_term=0_0f1ec25b60-2ac76c2ae7-292602465">Why Opting Out of Student Data Collection Isn’t the Solution | EdSurge News</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/data">data</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/big data">big data</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/privacy">privacy</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg'>here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-22085887413605836102015-03-22T13:31:00.001-05:002015-03-22T13:31:36.663-05:00Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-03-12-how-intrinsic-schools-is-breaking-the-laws-of-school-innovation?utm_campaign=2ac76c2ae7-Innovate+214-HMHCO&utm_medium=email&utm_source=EdsurgeLive&utm_term=0_0f1ec25b60-2ac76c2ae7-292602465">How Intrinsic Schools is Breaking the Laws of School Innovation | EdSurge News</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">similar to alliance's newest model (with the 'commons') for high school</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/innovation">innovation</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/high school">high school</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/personalized learning">personalized learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">personalized learning model</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Intrinsic’s “pods” are designed so students intuitively use different areas of the learning environment for teacher-led instruction, peer-to-peer learning and independent work.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Pods serve 60 students and are staffed by three adults, two core subject teachers and a special education or assistant teacher.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Each area of the pod is named and uses visible landmarks for easy student navigation.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">allows me to do small group instruction or one-on-one tutoring the majority of each day,”</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">students rotate through each space during the 90-minute English block, Ashley and her co-teacher Bryan Podell never teach more than 15 students at a time.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">plan four or more literacy lessons, sometimes using different novels, that are tailored to the needs of each group</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">piloting a mastery-based classroom where students are learning six different levels of math ranging from Algebra to Pre-Calculus, reflecting the diverse academic needs of their students</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">The structure makes it difficult to revert back to the whole class approaches found in traditional classrooms.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">co-teachers 90 minutes of common planning time every day so teaching teams can thoughtfully design the flow of student activities across the different pod spaces</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Paradoxically, adopting more structures and systems in its second year resulted in more innovation, not less</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">changing everything means changing nothing</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">structure unlocked innovation. These initiatives lie in stark contrast to Intrinsic’s earlier innovation attempts where too much complexity meant defaulting back to traditional structures and approaches.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">beginning work on second-order innovations</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">creating a “genius hour” to support more student choice and independence</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">building mobile data tools that teachers can use while commuting on the bus</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">strategically using adaptive software to further individualize learning</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">school innovation tends to go down once students start showing up for class</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Intrinsic has a one-to-one <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/" target="_blank">Chromebook</a> implementation and uses <a rel="nofollow" href="http://hapara.com/" target="_blank">Hapara</a> for course management and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.securly.com/" target="_blank">Securly</a> for content filtering. Grade level teams choose online content but popular math software includes <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thinkthroughmath.com/" target="_blank">Think Through Math</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mindresearch.org/programs/" target="_blank">ST Math</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.khanacademy.org/" target="_blank">Khan Academy</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ixl.com/" target="_blank">IXL</a>. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thinkcerca.com/" target="_blank">ThinkCERCA</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.noredink.com/" target="_blank">NoRedInk</a> and <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.readingplus.com/" target="_blank">Reading Plus</a> are the primary literacy programs. Intrinsic builds custom data dashboards for its teachers using the Jasper programming language and pulls data from <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.illuminateed.com/" target="_blank">Illuminate Education</a>, its student information system.</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg'>here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-58049634717466081342015-03-15T13:31:00.001-05:002015-03-15T13:31:24.109-05:00Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://edtechteacher.org/3-ways-use-google-art-art-history-classes-jennifer-carey/?utm_source=EdTechTeacher+Newsletters+%26+Email+Campaigns&utm_campaign=9d48b6a552-March-2015-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_78e7f0eb01-9d48b6a552-68812893">3 Ways to use Google in Art & Art History Classes - from Jennifer Carey - EdTechTeacher</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google">google</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/art">art</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/art history">art history</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.davidgeurin.com/2015/03/why-cant-schools-be-more-like-google.html">@DavidGeurin Blog: What if schools were more like Google and Starbucks?</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google">google</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/innovation">innovation</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/2015/03/13/reaching-math-students-one-by-one/">Reaching Math Students One by One - NYTimes.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/math">math</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/nytimes">nytimes</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">The American educational system, then, creates a permanent math underclass</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">School of One, a method for math teachers to personalize instruction,</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Rose and Rush then left the city department and established <a rel="nofollow" href="http://newclassrooms.org">New Classrooms Innovation Partners,</a> a private nonprofit organization that now works with schools to use Teach to One, a program that evolved from School of One.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">classroom is the size of four rooms</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">all four seventh-grade math teachers and some aides circulated, teaching 120 students as a team.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">students find their names on airport-style monitors outside the room, which tell them where to go</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">monitors also tell the students which of several learning modalities they will use.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">some answered questions at a computer. A few feet away, others did work sheets in pairs. Five students sat at a table with a teacher, solving equations. At one end of the room, Reisman worked with 23 students on a multiday probability project.</div></div> <ul class="diigo-sticky-notes"> <li><div>Centers - laptop, collaborative work, small group instruction.</div></li> </ul> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">M.S. 88 is part of a broad evolution in teaching math, employing technology to provide students with a lesson personalized for each.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">first step, now widespread, was the digital lesson, usually a computer game or video</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Computers can also administer and grade math quizzes</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">New Classrooms has a library of 12,000 lessons, some created by its staff, but most bought à la carte from companies like Pearson and IXL.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">a third are online, and the rest are taught live</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">every math class ends with each student taking an online quiz that tests whether she has mastered today’s lesson</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="bubble"><span class="float_note"></span></div> <ul class="diigo-sticky-notes"> <li><div>How difficult is it to achieve this? Sounds like the ideal, the goal - at least in math.</div></li> </ul> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">next step is the real innovation: the educational equivalent of an air traffic control system. Each student’s daily exit quiz is fed into an algorithm, which produces the next day’s schedule for each student and teacher.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">(Teachers get a preview, and can override the schedule.)</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">If a student has mastered a skill, on to the next one. If not, she gets another day’s instruction, this time through a different modality. (The algorithm is aware of which modalities work best for her.) It’s an enormous departure from traditional teaching.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">we’ve had a lot of difficulty translating that model of what students know into actionable information. The information we give teachers is either too coarse or too fine. It’s either ‘Johnny can’t do math’ or ‘here are 186 characteristics on seven dimensions of proficiency’ and the teacher says ‘I can’t look at all that.’ The value proposition of School of One is: by telling you what the next instructional step is, we’ll help you thread between that.“</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Many brands of technology save teachers from spending time making up and grading tests. School of One also regroups students and matches them with the just-right lesson.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">timesaver overall? Not necessarily,</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">collaboration School of One requires takes extra time, he said, but teachers can spend less time on rote work.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">$40,000 a year more than other math tech programs</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">$100 per student</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">valuated students using a comprehensive test called Measures of Academic Progress</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">second year, however, School of One did much better</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">progress statistically similar to the national average</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">collective gains for the 15 schools were 47 percent higher than the national average.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">highest among the worst-off students</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">gains may be in part due to the fact that these are schools that decided to put a lot of time and money into improving their math teaching</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">sewing together various pieces of technology, something Mitchell called “Frankensteining.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">only School of One, he said, recommends the appropriate next lesson for each student and organizes the classroom accordingly</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Why should a school try an expensive, disruptive high-tech platform that’s still unproven? The answer is: in order to prove it.</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.teachthought.com/featured/50-of-the-best-google-chrome-extensions-for-teachers/">50 Of The Best Google Chrome Extensions For Teachers</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google chrome">google chrome</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/extensions">extensions</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/03/professionally-designed-templates-to-use-in-docs-and-sheets.html">Professionally Designed Templates to Use in Google Docs and Sheets</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google docs">google docs</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google sheets">google sheets</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/templates">templates</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google apps">google apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg'>here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-11342594284296297522015-02-22T12:31:00.001-06:002015-02-22T12:31:23.321-06:00Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-02-19-montessori-for-all-personalized-learning-for-the-people">Montessori For All: Personalized Learning For The People | EdSurge News</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/personalized learning">personalized learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/montessori">montessori</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/02/10-good-google-docs-sheets-and-forms.html">Free Technology for Teachers: 10 Good Google Docs, Sheets, and Forms Add-ons for Teachers</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/add-ons">add-ons</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google apps">google apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google drive">google drive</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/will-teaching-and-learning-become-automated-part-3/?utm_content=buffer0e666&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer">Will Teaching and Learning Become Automated? (Part 3) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/future ready">future ready</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/automation">automation</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/teaching">teaching</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">What technophiles forget, neglect, trip over—pick a verb–are the multiple purposes for tax-supported schools in a democracy. They and many others <a rel="nofollow" href="http://survey.csuprojects.org/gedocuments/transforming-american-education--learning-powered-by-technology">futurists</a> err—my verb choice—in equating access to information with becoming educated. The purpose of schooling is reduced to acquiring information.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Googled facts do not add up to knowing something.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Tax-supported public schools have been and are social, political, and moral institutions whose historic job has been to help children and youth acquire multiple literacies, enter the labor market well prepared, vote, serve on juries, contribute to their communities, think for themselves, and live full and worthwhile lives.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Few policymakers, philanthropists, technology futurists have challenged (or are willing to challenge) the swelling embrace of automated instruction that promise transforming schools into information factories.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Effective teaching, like work in other helping professions such as medicine, social work, and religious counseling is anchored in relationships. Those student/teacher relationships convert information into knowledge and, on occasion, knowledge into wisdom about the self and world. Teachers, then, from preschool through high school are far more than deliverers of information.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">No software program that I know has algorithms that either make instantaneous decisions when events pop up unexpectedly or split-second moral decisions.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">So, because of multiple purposes for schooling and the daily press of classroom decisions, I believe that automation of teaching is not around the corner.</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/media/video/new-network-backs-blended-learning-aspire-public-schools?utm_source=CDW%2BEdTech%2BK-12%2BNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Subscriber&utm_campaign=February%2B12%2C%2B2015">New Network Backs Blended Learning at Aspire Public Schools | EdTech Magazine</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Ting Vogel - Director of Technology</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blended learning">blended learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/edtech">edtech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/schools">schools</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://www.graphite.org/blog/15-tools-to-sharpen-design-thinking-skills?utm_source=New+Education+2015_2_12&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly">15 Tools to Sharpen Design Thinking Skills | graphite Blog</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/tools">tools</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/design thinking">design thinking</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://www.graphite.org/blog/10-tools-to-celebrate-black-history-this-month-and-year-round?j=1693485&e=nathan.s.kellogg@gmail.com&l=16891_HTML&u=21818593&mid=7000332&jb=0&utm_source=New+Education+2015_2_12&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly">10 Tools to Celebrate Black History This Month and Year-Round | graphite Blog</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/tools">tools</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/history">history</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/African_American">African_American</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/race">race</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Add-Sound-to-a-Google-Presentation">3 Ways to Add Sound to a Google Presentation - wikiHow</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google apps">google apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/presentation">presentation</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://today.law.harvard.edu/feature/for-the-children-who-fell-through-the-cracks/">For the Children Who Fell Through the Cracks</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Harvard Law</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/sped">sped</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">15-year-old had the kind of PTSD that is suffered by combat soldiers</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://traumasensitiveschools.org">Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative</a>, a collaboration between Massachusetts Advocates for Children and HLS</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Education Law Clinic, where children and their families can get legal help securing education services</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">linked childhood trauma to developmental problems. Its victims, they have found, are often unable to focus on learning or to trust adults. They often suffer from hopelessness, lack of control and diminished self-worth. Remembering traumatic experiences triggers anxiety that suppresses the area of the brain associated with language, making it difficult for them to communicate effectively.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">children who experienced trauma were two to four times more likely to skip school, act out or bring other problems to the classroom</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">U.S. schools suspend more than 3.3 million students annually, according to the National Education Policy Center, 95 percent for reasons other than using drugs or carrying weapons.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">landmark publication “<a rel="nofollow" href="http://traumasensitiveschools.org/tlpi-publications/">Helping Traumatized Children Learn</a>,” which came out in 2005<span class="diigoHighlightCommentLocator"></span>. Colloquially known as the Purple Book, it has become a go-to resource for educators, advocates, and parents, and has been bought or downloaded more than 100,000 times, with requests for translated editions coming from as far afield as Brazil and the Netherlands.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">In an elementary school in Brockton, south of Boston, educators got a graphic representation of the issues many of their students were facing when a social worker from the district attorney’s office superimposed the coordinates of gun and drug offenses over a map of the school district. Gasps were heard in the room, the principal, Ryan Powers, later recounted for a New York Times blog. But then the teachers went to work. For students who had trouble grappling with their emotions, they set up beanbag chairs in quiet corners, gave them headphones to listen to classical music or excused them from class to go for walks. Police began letting schools know when they visited an address where children live so counselors could look out for problems. Eisner and Ristuccia worked closely with the school, and after two years of integrating this new approach, the number of students sent to the principal’s office with discipline problems plummeted by 75 percent.</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg'>here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-64307399479526199772015-02-15T12:30:00.001-06:002015-02-15T12:30:57.109-06:00Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-12-10-opinion-four-lessons-from-d-c-teachers-who-catalyzed-city-wide-school-redesign">OPINION: Four Lessons From D.C. Teachers Who Catalyzed City Wide School Redesign | EdSurge News</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blended learning">blended learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/personalized learning">personalized learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner"><h2><strong>Insights to Catalyze Personalized Learning</strong></h2><p><em>What can other districts learn from the way that personalized learning has unfolded at these two schools?</em></p></div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">A bottom-up change process, starting at the classroom and school level, has the potential to lead to whole district redesign</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Seed funding can act as a catalyst to carrying out great visions.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Personalized learning should not be a cookie-cutter process; what works in one classroom or school may not work elsewhere.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner"><strong>Efforts to implement personalized learning must balance innovation with scaling effective tools and models.</strong></div></div> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2015/02/teachers_as_researchers_changi.html">Teachers as Researchers: Changing the Dynamics of PD - Work in Progress - Education Week Teacher</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/pd">pd</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://thejournal.com/articles/2015/02/04/5-tech-tools-that-help-personalize-pd.aspx">5 Tech Tools That Help Personalize PD -- THE Journal</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blended learning">blended learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/tech">tech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/tools">tools</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/pd">pd</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/personalized learning">personalized learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.christenseninstitute.org/three-false-dichotomies-in-blended-learning/">Three false dichotomies in blended learning | Christensen Institute</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blended learning">blended learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg'>here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-9183146755373514402015-02-08T12:31:00.001-06:002015-02-08T12:31:07.000-06:00Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://learninginhand.com/blog/appletv?utm_content=buffer2057f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer">Apple TV Settings for the Classroom — Learning in Hand</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/technology">technology</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/edtech">edtech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/projector">projector</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/Apple TV">Apple TV</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/07/07/a-watershed-moment-for-technology-in-education/">A watershed moment for technology in education - The Washington Post</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/technology">technology</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/edtech">edtech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/e-rate">e-rate</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/internet">internet</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">“E-Rate,” a little-known but critical program under the auspices of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). E-Rate is an 18 year-old program originally designed to help schools and libraries pay for telecommunication services</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">using it as a tool to support broadband Internet deployment in our schools</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">The modernization of E-Rate, by bringing Wi-Fi enabled broadband Internet to our schools, creates the necessary backbone for the deployment of technology in education</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">economics of education technology finally make sense</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">experience now shows that digital learning transforms education</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/01/26/great-teachers-technology-072/?">3 things great teachers do with technology | eSchool News | eSchool News</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/technology">technology</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/tech integration">tech integration</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://leadingmotivatedlearners.blogspot.com/2015/02/student-led-pd.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">Leading Motivated Learners: Student Led PD</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/pd">pd</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/student-centered">student-centered</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">included choice in sessions - everyone had the opportunity to choose between three different PD sessions where various apps were being featured and basic training was being offered</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">professional development was led by our students</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">thirteen fifth graders facilitated our staff learning by sharing various apps that they loved using and felt like experts in regards to application</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">student voice (#StuVoice)</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">"Geek Squad"</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">students had an opportunity to teach others about various tech resources based on the fact that they had developed a level of expertise with those resources</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Educreations, Sticky Notes, Bitmoji, iMovie, Haiku Deck and Near Pod</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">children were given time in their classroom to prepare presentations and then had a chance to present to their classmates and refine their presentations. The groups were then paired up and assigned to a room so that each room featured two app presentations by two different groups (3 rooms in total). The staff then had a choice of which presentations they wanted to participate in and went to that room. The staff members were informed in advance about the apps that would be featured and were encouraged to download the apps of interest and bring their devices to the PD sessions so they could be more interactive.</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/09/10-essential-tips-for-meeting-tech-needs-of-low-income-schools/">10 Essential Tips For Meeting Tech Needs of Low-Income Schools | MindShift</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blended learning">blended learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">1. KEEP GOALS AND MISSION IN MIND</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Technology shouldn’t force a school away from its guiding principles; it should be implemented thoughtfully to complement those goals</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">2. TECH SHOULD COMPLIMENT NOT REPLACE</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">needed to do more conceptual building.” That’s why she chose <a rel="nofollow" href="http://web.stmath.com/">ST Math </a>as a</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">3. INVOLVE FAMILIES</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">When Vinci donated tablets to its kindergarten students, Encompass had the company train parents on how to use them.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Achieve3000 in Language Arts because it offers letters home in Spanish, access to student dashboards by mobile device and even an audio function so parents can listen to the articles their students read</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">4. DON’T LET TRENDS DICTATE DECISIONS</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Although tablets and laptops are trendy right now</div></div> <ul class="diigo-sticky-notes"> <li><div>Tablets? Maybe. Laptops? Don't seem to fit the mold of a 'trend.' </div></li> </ul> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">5. SUPPORT TEACHERS</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">They need professional development and the ability to offer input into what software and models the school uses. “It’s not about the online content, it’s about the structures and putting it in a meaningful way for teachers to use it,”</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">6. USE TECH TO FREE UP TEACHER TIME</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Computers aren’t teachers, but they can offer a space for students to practice skills they’ve learned or explore new ones while a teacher is working with smaller group of students.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">7. TRACK DATA</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">8. EXPECT EXCELLENCE, NOT ACHIEVEMENT</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">“In private schools it’s about excellence, it’s not about achievement,”</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">9. UNDERSTAND START-UP WORLD</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">good luck working with small start-up businesses, in part because she’s entered those relationships with her eyes open.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">hen a start-up company changed its business model, deciding not to work directly with schools anymore she wasn’t surprised or taken off guard</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">10. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH VENDORS</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">When she interviews a potential tech partner she is looking for how responsive the company will be to her school’s needs and whether they can produce data in useable ways.</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.coolcatteacher.com/best-google-drive-add-ons/">15 Best Google Drive Add-Ons for Education @coolcatteacher</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google drive">google drive</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/add-ons">add-ons</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> <ul class="diigo-comments"> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://edtechteacher.org/google-apps-administrators-jennifer-carey/?utm_source=EdTechTeacher+Newsletters+%26+Email+Campaigns&utm_campaign=4c9cfa2a79-February-2014-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_78e7f0eb01-4c9cfa2a79-68812893">5 Ways Administrators Can Use Google Apps - from Jennifer Carey - EdTechTeacher</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/chromebooks">chromebooks</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google apps">google apps</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/administrators">administrators</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/pd">pd</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://edtechteacher.org/chromebook-creation-slides-thinglink-snagit-greg-kulowiec/">Chromebook Creation: Slides, Thinglink & Snagit - From Greg Kulowiec - EdTechTeacher</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/chromebooks">chromebooks</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/screencasting">screencasting</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/thinglink">thinglink</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/edtech">edtech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://all4ed.org/webinar-event/jan-27-2015/">What Is Future Ready? | Alliance For Excellent Education</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/future ready">future ready</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/innovation">innovation</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://nuzzel.com/sharedstory/01232015/edutopia/using_preneeds_assessment_for_effective_pd">Nuzzel - Using Pre-Needs Assessment for Effective PD</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/pd">pd</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/survey">survey</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/assessment">assessment</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/01/getting-proactive-quest-protect-student-data?utm_source=CDW%2BEdTech%2BK-12%2BNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Subscriber&utm_campaign=January%2B29%2C%2B2015">Getting Proactive in the Quest to Protect Student Data | EdTech Magazine</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/edtech">edtech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/data">data</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/big data">big data</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/privacy">privacy</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">important to have a written data governance plan that recognizes the different sources of data that the school district has. I think districts should have policies about how the data can be used — how do teachers sign up for apps, how is information given to online vendors, what’s the process before signing contracts for data use?</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">data governance at the district level</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">actually know what data you have. This means creating an inventory of what you are collecting, and then to be transparent, to post that inventory on your website. Also include information about what data the school collects, how it is being protected and what it is used for. Once you build in the governance and the transparency around your data systems, the technical challenges are the easy part.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Make information about student data practices and polices easy to find.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Publish a list of the personal student information you collect and you plan to use it.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Make sure parents know what, if any, personal student information you plan to share with third-party vendors.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Effectively communicate your data usage plans and policies to parents and members of the public.</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg'>here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-83372121462269259222015-02-01T12:31:00.001-06:002015-02-01T12:31:58.829-06:00Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/ed-tech-tools-2015/">6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2015 | Cult of Pedagogy</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/edtech">edtech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/tools">tools</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2015/01/25/google-drive-managing-files-in-multiple-folders/">Google Drive: Managing Files in Multiple Folders | Teacher Tech</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google">google</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google docs">google docs</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/Organization">Organization</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.classroominthefuture.com/blog/2014/10/21/how-and-why-to-create-interactive-youtube-videos">How (and why) to Create Interactive YouTube Videos — classroom in the future</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/youtube">youtube</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/interactive">interactive</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/videos">videos</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://ditchthattextbook.com/2015/01/22/10-ways-youtube-can-engage-your-classes-now/">10 ways YouTube can engage your classes now | Ditch That Textbook</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/youtube">youtube</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/video">video</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/video editing">video editing</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg'>here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-31540073321249087352015-01-25T12:31:00.001-06:002015-01-25T12:31:07.325-06:00Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/01/everything-teachers-need-to-know-about.html?m=1">Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: Everything Teachers Need to Know about Google Classroom</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google classroom">google classroom</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgsZOLvsnos">Google Classroom, Doctopus and Goobric - YouTube</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google classroom">google classroom</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/doctopus">doctopus</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/goobric">goobric</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.teachthought.com/learning/genius-hour-design-cycle-process-planning/">The Genius Hour Design Cycle: A Process For Planning -</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/design thinking">design thinking</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/genius hour">genius hour</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/20time">20time</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://mrtrussell.blogspot.com/2015/01/google-classroom-doctopus-and-goobric.html">Teach Tech Trussell: Google Classroom, Doctopus and Goobric - The Ultimate Workflow!</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google classroom">google classroom</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/workflow">workflow</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/doctopus">doctopus</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/goobric">goobric</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://electriceducator.blogspot.com/2014/08/5-things-to-avoid-when-setting-up.html?utm_content=buffer558dd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer">The Electric Educator: 5 Google Classroom Mistakes</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google classroom">google classroom</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mulligan/the-three-most-important-questions-you-can-ask-your-teenager_b_6173822.html">The Three Most Important Questions You Can Ask Your Teenager | Michael Mulligan</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/grit">grit</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/psychology">psychology</a></p> <ul class="diigo-annotations" > <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Preteens from affluent, well-educated families... experience among the highest rates of depression, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, somatic complaints, and unhappiness of any group of children in this country. As many as 22 percent of adolescent girls from financially comfortable families suffer from clinical depression. (pp. 45-46)</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Deresiewicz claims that this generation of highly accomplished, college-bound students have been robbed of their independence because they have been raised in a petri dish for one purpose only: to attend an elite college that ensures their and their families' economic and social status.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Instead of being nurtured towards real curiosity and a genuine sense of citizenship, these millennials are conditioned to think that everything they do is for the purpose of looking good in the eyes of admissions officers and employers: you earn good grades not because they mean you are learning something, but rather because they will help you stand out from your peers when applying to the Ivies.</div></div> </li> <li> <div class="diigoContent"><div class="diigoContentInner">Many college students who fall apart under pressure because they cannot conceive of the fact that hard work and learning are positive outcomes in and of themselves</div></div> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/videos/#129293">Recent Video | PBS NewsHour | PBS</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Marshallow Test</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/self-control">self-control</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/KIPP">KIPP</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/video">video</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/12/10-online-learning-trends-watch-2015-infographic#LQprzrld80Rovhj3.97?utm_source=CDW%2BEdTech%2BK-12%2BNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Subscriber&utm_campaign=January%2B15%2C%2B2015">10 Online Learning Trends to Watch in 2015 [#Infographic] | EdTech Magazine</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/infographic">infographic</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/edtech">edtech</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/big data">big data</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/Gamification">Gamification</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/personalized">personalized</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/mobile learning">mobile learning</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/APIs">APIs</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/augmented reality">augmented reality</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/MOOC">MOOC</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/ReNEW">ReNEW</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg'>here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-64828749799190193412015-01-18T12:31:00.001-06:002015-01-18T12:31:08.328-06:00Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.slidescarnival.com">Slides Carnival - Free templates for presentations</a> </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google">google</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/google presentation">google presentation</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/presentation">presentation</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/gafe">gafe</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg/blogpost">blogpost</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/nskellogg'>here</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-66486952987612866882015-01-11T16:39:00.000-06:002015-01-11T16:39:36.806-06:00Diigo: How to Add Articles to GroupsTo view document in a new window, click here: <a href="http://bit.ly/1IfINb6">Diigo: How to Add Articles to Groups</a>
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/diigo-web-collector-captu/oojbgadfejifecebmdnhhkbhdjaphole" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Download from Chrome Web Store</span></a><br />
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Whenever you bookmark a website - an article, a new edtech tool, a gift for a loved one - your bookmark is saved by its name and URL. Diigo allows you to save websites by adding <i>tags</i>, thereby allowing you to search for sites based on how <i>you </i>think of them, not how they're named.<br />
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For example, when I heard about the formative assessment tool <i>Kahoot!</i> at a conference last year, I knew I would not remember the name of it months later. But instead, I tagged it with the following tags: quiz, poll, response, survey, assessment, "formative assessment."<br />
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The result? When I searched Diigo for the "formative assessment" tag months later, Kahoot came up in a list of websites which I had saved with that same tag.<br />
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<i>My favorite use: highlighting and annotating. Diigo will actually search the text you've highlighted and your own annotations in addition to your tags... Seriously impressive.</i><br />
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2. Google Drive Quick Create</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-docs-quick-create/bldgenmjegcnjebiongilahhcjldgmlm" target="_blank">Download from Chrome Web Store</a></span><br />
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Need to make a new Google document immediately? Skip the clicks necessary to go to Drive, choose a folder, and create a new doc. Use Quick Create instead.<br />
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3. CheckerPlus for Gmail and Google Calendar</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyShnj4pJ08izzKKWKd8SrRbLaE3eChPWot0bP6n5wpteGgNZpSZcqTnGh6pe7tpNlKAINUsuFmlUX5pOVY2FOFj97yVTKJfMmnIWwhBxaT1q61Ca7WI6o-aHQj-VeaN4K__Qqlvzpy0I/s1600/checkerplus2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyShnj4pJ08izzKKWKd8SrRbLaE3eChPWot0bP6n5wpteGgNZpSZcqTnGh6pe7tpNlKAINUsuFmlUX5pOVY2FOFj97yVTKJfMmnIWwhBxaT1q61Ca7WI6o-aHQj-VeaN4K__Qqlvzpy0I/s1600/checkerplus2.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeJM0VAQ88z28PjS5JP9UcznuuLiSiteJEyvPYGQ5hwkbJ5qxfsWIsqesvQpzbowWgyCi6X9ch77jFcTKaWGkT7tBNMjaEUkwQNvdxllS9Ufr113-wOf4uT1lnYrWkdaDD-gNd7qSMus/s1600/checkerplus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeJM0VAQ88z28PjS5JP9UcznuuLiSiteJEyvPYGQ5hwkbJ5qxfsWIsqesvQpzbowWgyCi6X9ch77jFcTKaWGkT7tBNMjaEUkwQNvdxllS9Ufr113-wOf4uT1lnYrWkdaDD-gNd7qSMus/s1600/checkerplus.png" /></a></h2>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/checker-plus-for-gmail/oeopbcgkkoapgobdbedcemjljbihmemj" target="_blank">Download from Chrome Web Store (Gmail)</a></span><br />
<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/checker-plus-for-google-c/hkhggnncdpfibdhinjiegagmopldibha" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Download from Chrome Web Store (Google Calendar)</span></a><br />
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Take a proactive approach to email this year. Instead of waiting until lunch to slog through the AM email log, take a quick second to archive, delete, or delay messages as soon as they come into your inbox. CheckerPlus allows you to perform simple tasks right in the notification window, making for efficient, immediate cleaning of your inbox.<br />
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Similarly, CheckerPlus for Google Calendar allows you to check your calendar without actually going to your calendar. (What?) Don't bother opening a tab. Just click on the extension, and see your while month. Don't even want to click? Scroll over the icon and it will show you events for the next few days. Save time, people.<br />
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Both CheckerPlus extensions come with a boatload of customization, so you can tailor the notifications to your needs.<br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabcloud/npecfdijgoblfcgagoijgmgejmcpnhof" style="font-size: small;" target="_blank">Download from Chrome Web Store</a><br />
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For those of us who keep far too many tabs open (you know who you are), Chrome can run slowly, and we can lose track of important sites. To help organize your tabs, use TabCloud. It allows you to save a window (or "block") of tabs for future use.<br />
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For example, when I'm planning for my 8th grade class I need a handful of tabs open that are totally different than the tabs I need when planning for 7th. Instead of keeping ALL of them open, or risk forgetting some, or having to reopen each individually, I can use TabCloud to pull all the tabs up together immediately. Whether you've got tabs open from a great conference, for your masters degree, or just for blogs you like to read, use TabCloud to organize them. (In the example above, you can see the windows I open for various presentations, as well as from conferences.)<br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/extensity/jjmflmamggggndanpgfnpelongoepncg" style="font-size: small;" target="_blank">Download from Chrome Web Store</a><br />
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Now that you've added more extensions than you know what to do with, throw yourself a bone and turn some of them off. Extensity allows you to turn extensions on and off immediately (far faster than going into your Chrome settings).<br />
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I try to limit the number of extensions in my browser to 7-10. Any more and my computer will lag and slow down. Using Extensity allows me to still use <i>all </i>of my extensions, though, whenever I need them. Simply click to turn on/off.<br />
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<b>Want more? </b>Check out my Chrome Extensions presentation with how-to's, and a laundry list of extensions to use in the classroom: <b><a href="http://natekellogg.com/" target="_blank">natekellogg.com</a></b></div>
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My 7th graders completed timelines on major events of the Civil War using the program <a href="http://www.timeglider.com/" target="_blank">Timeglider</a>. In order to share them with me, they would need to change the sharing settings and find an obscure link to their timeline. Knowing the confusion caused by this from past experience, I created a simple form where they would only enter two pieces of information:<br />
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To create the images, I simply used my Mac's built-in screenshot feature (command + shift + 3), then cropped and annotated the image using Mac's built-in pdf viewer, Preview.<br />
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Since Google Drive also allows for embedding of videos, this would be an easy to way to incorporate screencast video tutorials for the same reason. I use these often to show students how to use the various online tools we utilize in class.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-28860071949362276492014-04-08T17:23:00.002-05:002014-04-08T17:24:57.255-05:00Ukraine: Teaching Perspective through Current EventsAs a history teacher, relating the past to the present is integral to my success. If the name of this blog - and it's origin, Faulkner's quote - fail to acknowledge this point, perhaps the project below will.<br />
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For our (extremely short) unit on Europe, we will focus our attention on the ever-changing situation in Ukraine. There are a number of reasons for choosing Ukraine besides its relevance to the news, including its connections to the USSR, World Wars, and Russo-European relations, as well as protest movements, imperialism, and democracy in general. For our sake, however, the unraveling crisis/unrest/protest (whatever you prefer to call it) in Ukraine also provides an important opportunity to analyze perspective.<br />
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Our project is outlined below. We began by having our 8th graders read background articles on the conflict, as well as articles from sources chosen to intentionally reveal bias. Our students have been assigned groups based on three perspectives - pro-Russian Ukraine, pro-EU Ukraine, and international. Within those groups, they will create content that will ultimately become a website representing the conflict from their group's perspective. Within each group, there will be seven different assignments. While wee are assigning the groups, we are not assigning the specific assignments. This is purposeful so as to allow students to asset map and identify strengths and weaknesses within themselves and the group. The final product will be a digital website created by each group sharing their work - a kind of digital magazine from their perspective.<br />
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So what do you think? What are we missing? How would you change it? How could we do it better?<br />
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Our hope is that this project can be recycled and tweaked for years to come in order to analyze perspectives around whatever current protest movement is occurring - wherever that may be...<br />
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<a href="http://www.leadlearner.com/6-lessons-daniel-pinks-ascd14-session-w-full-archive/" target="_blank">6 Lessons from Daniel Pinks #ASCD14 Session</a> by <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/117941221569817426276" target="_blank">+Joe Mazza</a><br />
Dan Pink is well known for his research behind motivation (hence the name of his bestseller, "Drive"). His focus at #ASCD14, however, seems to be persuasion. Joe's post highlights key aspects of Pink's keynote that you can use immediately in your day-to-day life as an educator, all geared around motivating those around you and moving the dial forward. Lots of great takeaways - will be referring back to this often. (As someone who did not attend #ASCD14, I still enjoy accessing the great people and content from the conference.)<br />
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<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/03/hey-parents-leave-those-kids-alone/358631/" target="_blank">The Overprotected Kid</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/HannaRosin" target="_blank">Hanna Rosin</a><br />
The research on the importance of independence, risk-taking, and play experienced during childhood is quite clear, from Rosin's article. This (long) fascinating read is filled with nostalgia for the explorative-nature that childhood used to embody. It raises thoughtful questions about what it means to allow our kids to face challenges - to experience and therefore overcome fear - and how heavy pushes for playground safety in the past 3 decades has yielded little-to-no change in injury outcomes. As an educator, this article validates what I think of as the <i>struggle</i>: letting kids work through an issue on their own, without much intervention, with a healthy amount of failure and challenge. Lots of connections here to the maker movement, as well. Having taught both in public and private schools, I am especially interested in what we consider to be "good" parenting, and how much of that involved letting go.<br />
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<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2013/12/27/teach-kids-how-to-code-and-you-give-them-a-skill-for-life/" target="_blank">Teach Kids How to Code And You Give Them A Skill For Life</a> by <a href="http://twitter.com/nsdmorrison" target="_blank">Nick Morrison</a><br />
As of September of this year, "England will be the first country in the world to make computer programming a compulsory school subject at all levels." Raises the question: what are we doing here in the US? Lots of interesting references to programs around the country. While addressed far less than it should have, the fact that coding teaches vital life skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and understanding cause-and-effect should be the number one reason for teaching coding in schools. Interested to see how the US responds to the UK's innovative decision.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/88652594" target="_blank">Reading PSA</a> by 9th graders at the Emma Willard school<br />
The power of the PSA (Public Service Announcement). Such a great example of the creativity our discover find when given the opportunity (or responsibility). We ask our students to create PSAs multiple times during the year, but this video is pushing me to expand my understanding of what one can/should look like.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0xa98cy-Rw&feature=share&list=FLrgBtrZGnrahsVM-rJwFPaA&index=1" target="_blank">Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner</a><br />
This video captures such a critical aspect of education technology use that goes ignored all to often: kids need to be creating. They need to be less of the <i>consumer</i> and instead be the ones using the technology to <i>create</i> (whether it be videos, presentations, games, infographics, timelines, maps, games, fliers, simulators, etc etc etc). The push for edtech in schools is too often focused on how it is changing the <i>teaching</i> and not the <i>learning</i>.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-83997150083858698062014-03-16T19:42:00.002-05:002014-03-16T19:43:51.354-05:004 Tools for Sharing Your Story Beyond Social Media<div style="text-align: left;">
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With more and more schools moving towards digital marketing via social media, many schools are looking for ways to share their story on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Google+ (among others). One important question to consider is "how will community members who are <i>not (yet)</i> using social media access the same content?" Just because a parent is not on Twitter does not mean that they lack interest in the exciting updates we are sharing on social media. With that, here are four tools to help you share your story by reaching those stakeholders who are not engaged through social media.</div>
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Tagboard acts as a website that curates all the current posts associated with a specific hashtag. If your school has a hashtag (which it should!), you can direct traffic to this site as opposed to forcing community members to pay attention to a specific social media feed. Just like Storify (see below), Tagboard pulls posts from multiple sites (Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Vine, Facebook, and App.net).<br />
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Tagboard is automatically updated with the most recent posts for the selected hashtag. As opposed to sending out the link at the end of the week, parents can check the Tagboard throughout their day to see all posts as they are posted. You can even set up the tagboard page with your own cover image, avatar, and description - making it feel like your own website. To check out your school's hashtag, simply type it into tagboard.com, or go to tagboard.com/yourhashtag. Our school's is <a href="http://tagboard.com/trinityNOLA">tagboard.com/trinityNOLA</a>.<br />
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One of the best examples of an effective tagboard is PS10 in Brooklyn (<a href="http://www.tagboard.com/ps10bk">http://www.tagboard.com/ps10bk</a>). Led by <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/118152642008653689513" target="_blank">+Chris Casal</a> (who first introduced me to tagboard on his <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/ps10.org/fetc-psw285/" target="_blank">website</a>), their tagboard includes posts from teachers all over the school, as well as others who use the hashtag #ps10bk. This provides a glimpse into classrooms from all the different grade-levels, plus visitors, parents, administrators, and other community members. The <i>brand </i>of PS10 shines clearly and genuinely through their tagboard.<br />
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Tintup - or Tint - is a highly professional, made-for-the-big-screen version of Tagboard. NASDAQ used Tint to display social media posts for their hashtag... on their giant, winding billboard in Times Square, NYC. But schools can find Tint useful, as well. Tint pulls posts from all the major social media outlets using a hashtag (or specific account). You can add up to 2 streams of content for free; for schools, this would allow you to display the school Twitter feed along with the school hashtag as an effective way to share your story.<br />
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Tint works great as a display in multiple places - including on a localized TV monitor, embedded on a website or in an email, or viewed on a mobile device. As more schools put up TV displays in their admissions or welcome centers, Tint seems like an obvious choice to share your story and establish your brand for visitors. Additionally, the service could be used to share social media posts on a school's website, no longer limiting the website to carrying just the school's individual Twitter or Facebook feed.<br />
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If the constant flow of social media feels overwhelming, Twitter Fontana could be a good way to slow down and focus on content. This service displays posts one at a time, on top of a blank window, allowing viewers to read each post individually. Viewers can even pause the stream, as well. There are a few slight personalization options, which include changing only the color scheme and the transition-effect for each post.<br />
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The simplicity of Twitter Fontana is what makes it worth your time, though. Share it via email or display it on a TV monitor to allow community members to engage with your story. The "full screen" option makes Twitter Fontana a great option for large displays. Keep in mind that Twitter Fontana, as the name implies, only includes posts from Twitter (by hashtag, Twitter handle, or general search).<br />
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Storify is a platform that collects social media into a singular feed that can be embedded in a website or email. You decide which posts are shown, what order they come in, and which platforms you use. It can pull posts from Twitter, Facebook, Google+, YouTube, Instagram, and Flickr. You can even embed a URL to a separate page or promote a specific social media feed; the latter is a way to convert more community stakeholders to follow your feeds, especially when they see the great content they would be able to see in real time. Use Storify as a weekly newsletter to parents about what happened this week at school, or to share all the posts from a recent, exciting event.<br />
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Here's a recent example I created for our school at the end of an exciting week. It includes Tweets from our school account as well as teacher accounts, Instagram videos, pictures, and links.<br />
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The link to this Storify can easily be shared, as well, for easy access on the web.<br />
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These are just four tools to curate and share your social media content. What works best for your school will depend on the content you are displaying, the brand you are trying to convey, and the audience with which you are communicating. How are you using these tools currently? What other tools can schools use to be effective marketers of their brand? What am I missing?? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. Thanks!<br />
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Effective teaching leads students not to an understanding of material but rather a way of thinking, learning, and doing. Character education is no different - we want our students to <i>be</i> better people, not just understand what being good means.<br />
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Two weeks ago I introduced Lawrence Kohlberg's <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DShhUFBw2ULqeBPYC1bY8hOl0EijStr5YO1rhX50OwA/pub" target="_blank">6 Stages of Moral Development</a></b>. The research has been around for four decades now, and used by educators for just as long. After reading about them in Rafe Esquith's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Like-Your-Hairs-Fire/dp/0143112864" target="_blank">Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire</a>, I was drawn to their alignment with the 'growth mindset' that we hammer home with our students - that they have the power to affect change in themselves, in this case with what kind of a person they are. Taught with a reminder about malleable intelligence, I began down the road with my students with the understanding that we are all on individual levels, joined by our common desire to be <i>better</i>.<br />
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The 6 stages are remarkably simple and straightforward. which is why many of my colleagues seemed intrigued by the experiment I was proposing. Teaching them, however, has not yet made the impact I'm hopeful it will have.<br />
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We began with the connection to malleable intelligence (or the 'growth mindset' as we call it) - Want to get stronger? Lift. Want to get smarter? Work harder. Want to become a better person? Think of others. Reviewing the stages, I asked the students to consider what stage they themselves were on, but also to try to identify people in their life who are on the respective stages. I used the following Prezi to give a basic overview:<br />
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After our discussion, as part of their homework, I asked the students to self-select their current level and explain why. The responses gave me hope. While determining how to invest them in the stages has and will continue to be tricky, it became clear that my students understood how they could be <i>better</i>. Their responses (or some of my 7th graders), viewed <a href="http://goo.gl/y95WPI" target="_blank">here</a>, provide a glimpse at how my students currently operate.<br />
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Many of them are able to articulate that they follow the rules and look for guidelines; that they like to please their parents and others; and generally that, as is common for a 7th grader, they're not always thinking of <i>others </i>over themselves.<br />
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In class, I continually reference the 6 stages. "Quiet down" is replaced with a reminder to be considerate of others around you while you're working. When they need another reminder, I'll remind them that those of us operating below a Level 5 need to remember that the rule is to talk quietly for those Level 4s, or that I really like it quiet for the Level 3s. The question then can become, "how many of you need a specific reward or punishment to stay quiet?" My students know that, by 7th grade, they should be beyond Levels 1 and 2, but most importantly, they can see that we're still coming back to the <i>why</i>. Don't be quiet because of a consequence, be quiet because it's the right thing to do.<br />
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The next step for us is to find ways of motivating the students to move up. Selling them on "stages of moral development" is not easy, and incentivizing would defeat the purpose. So instead, I'm constantly looking for examples and nonexamples (the latter of which is always easier to come by), and reminding the students to be considerate of others.<br />
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What it comes back to, for me, is <i>why are students behaving the way they are</i>. Rafe explains how his students are quiet in the hallways, for example. But unlike my students, they're not quiet because they might get yelled at, or because it's the rule. They're quiet because they understand they might disrupt another class. They understand <i>why</i> being quiet is the respectful, responsible thing to do. They get it.<br />
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Have you taught Kohlberg's 6 Stages? Do you have a different way of teaching character? Would love to hear feedback on how to make this really stick with my students, and to help them strive for level 6.<br />
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For more information, check out this slideshare:<br />
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<strong> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/VirginiaSevilla/lawrence-kohlbergs-moral-development-theory" target="_blank" title="Lawrence kohlberg's moral development theory">Lawrence kohlberg's moral development theory</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/VirginiaSevilla" target="_blank">Virginia Sevilla</a></strong></div>
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Skip to 21 minutes to hear Rafe describe the 6 stages.<br />
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My links page: <a href="http://goo.gl/tqQivr">http://goo.gl/tqQivr</a>.<br />
6 Stages document: <a href="http://goo.gl/wIhh3V">http://goo.gl/wIhh3V</a>.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-4532155856179435612013-11-02T10:52:00.003-05:002013-11-02T10:53:46.075-05:00Why I'm using Mailbox for Gmail<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Teaching leaves minimal time throughout the day to check email. Most average days go by with barely enough time for a snack, let alone a full meal, or a chance to purge your inbox. So this week I decided to try out the <a href="http://www.mailboxapp.com/" target="_blank">Mailbox</a> app for the first time - an iPhone and iPad app for gmail that leads you to deal with your email every day in a smart, effective, and uber-efficient way. It came highly recommended by a teacher I have great respect for, <a href="https://twitter.com/dcrumbine" target="_blank">Dave Crumbine</a>. After my first week using the app, I'm starting my weekend with a grand total of 9 emails between both personal <i>and</i> work accounts - a ridiculously manageable number that pails in comparison to my average weekend load.</div>
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With Gmail's <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57586334-93/new-gmail-look-blings-up-your-inbox-with-tabs/" target="_blank">new tabs layout</a>, those of us hyper-organized, folder-and-tab loving users found a solution that weeded out the social updates (Facebook, Twitter) and daily deals (Groupon, Gilt) from the more important emails of the day. But instead of ending up with a clear, constant flow of important emails, it allows for a lot of piling up.<br />
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There's a strong argument for getting rid of tabs and folders altogether, and Mailbox demonstrates the beauty of it. The need for organizing your emails is unnecessary in Gmail given its search function (let's not forget where Google's roots are). Mailbox keeps all your old, read emails in Gmail's "All Mail" folder. Swipe across in the Mailbox app, and the green arrow puts the email in the "All Mail" folder immediately. Gone from my inbox, but not gone forever. </div>
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Where Mailbox really nails it is in its ability to let you delay or "put off" emails for a later time. If I get an email in the middle of the day from a parent, I want to respond thoughtfully, after school's out. Swipe the email to the left, and I can choose "later today" to have the email put back in my inbox later that day. This allows me to get to "Inbox 0", without needing to respond immediately to every email all day. Can't deal with it until tomorrow? The weekend? Next week? Next month? Just swipe to the left and choose - it'll stay in your "Later" folder on Gmail until the time is right.</div>
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As a teacher, time is your most valuable resource. Instead of spending it slogging through emails, use it to improve your teaching. Mailbox is a great app for those of us who use Gmail. Any ideas for the rest? How do you get to "Inbx zero"?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-71797678928477120712013-10-26T16:44:00.002-05:002013-10-26T17:16:20.508-05:00Taking the 'Do Now' to the next level<br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;">The "Do Now" might have been the first teaching strategy I ever was subject to in teacher-training. While many of the strategies and activities I learned early on have since been left by the wayside, the "Do Now" has remained. It's impact on classroom management cannot go understated - how you start class is how you'll spend class, so the saying goes - as it pushes students to urgently dive into an academic task that gets their mind humming and spirals in and reinforces prior lessons. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;">Allowing for students to share, compare, and relate their work on the do now, however, is typically limited to turn-and-talks and share-outs. To take this a step further, I wanted two specific outcomes - to allow students to see their classmates responses to a question on the projector (without getting out of their seat and walking up to the board to read a sticky-note, which could have been effective in their own right), and to examine the answers we developed together as a whole body of students. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;">To do this, we used a combination of old-school and new-school: annotate a short article using text codes with paper and pencil, and identify a text-connection to the title of the article on </span><a href="http://www.polleverywhere.com/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;" target="_blank">Polleverywhere</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;">.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;"></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;">For our do now, as the students' answers came rolling in each one appeared on a large screen on my laptop, each with its own box. When most of the class had contributed their thoughts, we looked at the board of answers now being projected for the class to see. Students shared out what connections they made to other students' answers, and we identified themes among all the answers. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;">Beyond making connections to each other's answers and identifying new answers to the prompt, we were also able to easily export a word cloud of the entire group's answers via <a href="http://www.tagxedo.com/" target="_blank">Tagxedo</a>. Many students connected the article (about censoring the use of slang in a school) to our study of Banned Books, specifically with Nat Hentoff's wonderful novel <i>The Day They Came to Arrest the Book</i>. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px;">One piece of caution here is obviously timing. Do nows are meant - in most classes, on most days - to take up no more than 5 minutes of class time. I believe this number to be a pretty smart limitation. This activity can easily push 20 if you're taking it that far. But who knows, maybe that's exactly where you want to take your lesson.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">What do you think of this activity? How would you change it? How are you taking your do nows to the next level?</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037028858019368438.post-89828248320590236222013-10-20T17:14:00.000-05:002013-10-20T17:14:10.683-05:00We can do better<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11px;">There are so many charlatans in the world of education. They teach for a couple years, come up with a few clever slogans, build their websites, and hit the lecture circuit. In this fast-food society, simple solutions to complex problems are embraced far too often. We can do better. I hope that people... realize that true excellence takes sacrifice, mistakes, and enormous amounts of effort. After all, there are no shortcuts.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Before beginning to discuss the ins and outs of my teaching life through this blog, I'd like to start with Rafe - and a dose of humility. I have much n common with the 'charlatans' described above (minus the clever slogans and lecture circuits), and I can't help but address the inherent complication that arises when non-experts such as myself decide to promote their beliefs and experiences to the world at large. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">As Rafe explains, "true excellence takes sacrifice, mistakes, and enormous amounts of effort", all of which can only be achieved through experience and time - two areas lacking in the 'teach for a while' world I've existed in thus far. My father is a testament to this, a teacher of 40-odd years in the classroom, a man with volumes of sacrifice, mistakes, and effort on his shelf. It is only through the true <i>grind</i> that we actually come to <i>understand</i> - a lesson, I've learned, that applies quite well to our students, of course. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">And yet it's just that reason that I find myself not-so-humbly publishing my (not-so-genius) thoughts to the web. While I feel that my years in the classroom have thus-far given me a small wealth of experience and knowledge to at least fill a short chapter of my father's volumes, I write instead in an effort to be <i>better</i>. Reflecting on my experiences as a young teacher will only push me to be better (as it's been shown time and again the importance of taking the time to reflect). And perhaps in the process, my sacrifices, mistakes, and efforts can benefit others reading it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"We can do better." I couldn't agree more.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483814114549105859noreply@blogger.com0