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Opportunities and Obstacles for Digital Learning (April 2012) [VIDEO]
This is a video response by Dr. Wesley Fryer to ideas and proposals shared at the Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit on Friday, April 20, 2012. This event was hosted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. In addition to praising many of the ideas and proposals discussed by conference keynoters and sponsors, Dr. Fryer offers…
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Recommended Reading for Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit: 19-20 April 2012
In two weeks, Oklahoma State Superintendent Janet Barresi will host the “Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit” in Oklahoma City. This is an invitation-only event. I’ll be attending as a board member of the Oklahoma Distance Learning Association. (ODLA) This promises to be an interesting and important opportunity to listen, learn and share. I’ve seen a draft…
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Free K12 Lesson Plans from K20ALT for STEM & More! (Audio Podcast with Adam Zodrow)
(cross-posted from Oklahoma EduShare) This 11 minute audio podcast is an interview with Adam Zodrow about the amazing lesson plans and free resources available from the K20ALT (Authentic Teaching and Learning) website: http://k20alt.ou.edu. Adam is currently a fulltime librarian in Yukon Public Schools, Oklahoma, but previously worked on staff at the K-20 Center at the…
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The Legacy of Sandy Garrett in Oklahoma: A Case Study of “Whistleblower Needed”
In February of 2008, about a year and a half after I moved to Oklahoma with my family, I learned about the infamous “birthday fund” of our state superintendent. Sandy Garrett held the elected position of Oklahoma state superintendent of schools for twenty years, from 1991 to 2011. Doug Taylor, the late superintendent of Gage…
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Teacher Leader Effectiveness (TLE) and the Tulsa Model #oaesp12
These are my notes from Michael Barlow, Dr. Cassandra Funderburk, Cindy Taylor, Talia Shaw and Linda Hendrick’s presentation, “Teacher Leader Effectiveness (TLE) and the Tulsa Model” at the Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals (OAESP) mid-winter conference on January 20, 2012, in Oklahoma City. The conference is sponsored and organized by the Cooperative Council for…
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The Dangerous Nexus of Cyber Charter Schools & For-Profit Curriculum Companies
On November 13, 2011, Ali Carr-Chellman (@aac3 on Twitter) shared an important and courageous message at TEDxPSU. Her 13.5 minute message was titled, “A Closer Look at Cyber Charter Schools.” Among other things, Ali challenges us to question the growing nexus between non-profit “cyber charter schools” and for-profit curriculum companies. As we continue hear different…
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Present to 14 iPads Simultaneously with Idea Flight
If you have an opportunity to share a presentation with a group of people equipped with their own iPads, consider using the application “Idea Flight” instead of a projector and screen. Idea Flight is a free app for your audience members (up to 14 “passengers”) to view slides YOU share and control as the “pilot.”…
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The Pivot to Personal Digital Learning by Tom Vander Ark #innov8
These are my notes from Tom Vander Ark‘s keynote presentation at the Oklahoma State Department of Education Innovations 2011 Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on July 8, 2011. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Tom’s blog is www.edreformer.com. Tom started by joking he’s here with a contingent from Seattle looking for something they…
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Demonizing Oklahoma Public School Teachers While Praising Them?
It’s National Teacher Appreciation week. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s “Open Letter to America’s Teachers” includes not only praise for our nation’s educators, but the first hint I’ve read to date that he recognizes (and maybe even wants to address) some of the fundamental flaws in NCLB and our overall, dominant paradigm of high…