Category: schoolreform
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Be Like Google (as a school community) #micon #gct @ckyle @sdroke
These are my notes from Cathy Kyle and Susan Droke‘s presentation, “Be Like Google” at the 1 Oct 2010 Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence’s fall conference. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Session description: As the economy began to slow, Google continued to post positive quarterly earnings. The New York Times headline in…
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Educational TED Talks at #learning2cn
This morning after initial announcements, organizers of the Learning 2.010 conference in Shanghai shared the following three TED Talks with participants in our main commons / large group meeting area. Bring on the learning revolution!: Sir Ken Robinson Sugata Mitra shows how kids teach themselves Renny Gleeson on antisocial phone tricks If you haven’t watched…
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Why ALL Learners Need Laptops NOW! (SlideShare Slidecast)
Yesterday during our second class of “Computers in the Classroom” for pre-service teachers at the University of North Texas, I showed students the 20×20 Pecha Kucha presentation model. Unfortunately (as you might notice at the start of this Slidecast) I STILL have trouble pronouncing it correctly: “Peh-cha kuh-cha.” This model involves the use of twenty…
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A New DNA of Pedagogy and Learning (YouTube video – Greg Whitby by Marco Torres)
We need a new DNA of pedagogy and learning in our schools. Greg Whitby explains why in this two minute video produced by Marco Torres. H/T to Bonnie Bracey Sutton for sharing this in her article, “The Teacher’s Voice Is Missing,” included with Harry Keller’s must-read article, “Time to Push the Ed Reform Pendulum Sideways.”…
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Great Lineup of Keynote Speakers for the 2010 K-12 Online Conference #k12online10
The lineup of SIX keynote speakers for this year’s FREE, K-12 Online Conference has just been announced. This all-star lineup includes Dean Shareski, Colby Ratzlaff, Dolors Reig, Allanah King, Darren Kuropatwa, and David Warlick. Check out the full post on the K-12 Online Conference blog for details, and please share this announcement far and wide!…
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Legal Fight Over Publicly funded Charter Schools and Online Education in Oklahoma
Charter schools are controversial, as is the provision of publicly-funded online education options for K-12 students nationwide. In her outstanding book, “The Death and Life of the Great American School System,” Diane Ravitch explains how the charter school movement has become (for SOME individuals) a rallying cry and political objective replacing the call for educational…
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Do You Realize? (21st Century Education in New Brunswick, Canada)
This week I’ve been discussing ways to empower students as well as teachers with twenty-first century skills in Canyon, Texas. Early in the presentation, as an activity I ask participants to take some notes on notable statistics included in the almost-five minute video, “Did You Know 4.0.” Yesterday, thanks to a share by Cheryl Oakes…
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Empowering 21st Century Learners (Canyon ISD, Texas)
Today and tomorrow, I’m sharing a 2.5 hour presentation entitled, “Empowering 21st Century Learners” with educators in Canyon ISD, Texas, just south of Amarillo. I’ve uploaded and shared my presentation slides on Slideshare. If SlideShare is blocked in your location, you can alternatively download a PDF version directly from my website. Empowering 21st Century Learners…
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We Need More Hawkeyes
Guest post from Richard Byrne. Every year I review thousands of free web-based resources on my own blog. Many are the times that I get emails or comments from readers telling me that they cannot use one of the resources I’ve reviewed because the resource is blocked by a filter. There’s not much that I…