Category: schoolreform
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Ready to webcast and podcast NECC 2009 and discuss K12Online09 at EduBloggerCon
Tomorrow my son and I head out for Washington D.C. This evening we’ve been finalizing our packing, and that meant (for me in anticipation of some webcasting as well as podcasting from NECC 2009) putting together my updated webcasting/podcasting kit. The following image is labeled with mouse-over notes on Flickr: I won’t be using the…
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Defining 21st century classrooms and Highlighting the Importance of CCC
The following paragraph from the Target Tech in Texas (T3) Collaborative Grant program guidelines document (page 9 of 47) summarizes what policymakers in Texas view as the ideal 21st century classroom environment: In a 21st Century classroom, students have access to appropriate technology and digital resources for technology integrated curriculum activities on the campus, in…
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Blending Professional Development to focus on Content, Technology and Pedagogy
In the May 2009 issue of “Learning and Leading with Technology” Punya Mishra and Matthew Koehler discuss the TPACK framework in their article, “Too Cool for School? No Way!” The article is available electronically to ISTE members only. According to Mishra and Koehler: Expert teachers consciously and unconsciously find ways to orchestrate and coordinate technology,…
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Notes on the Texas Long Range Technology Plan: 2006-2020
These are notes I’ve taken from the Texas “Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020” which is available as a PDF file. I read and took notes the first half of this document using the free iPhone eBook Reader Stanza, and used the free Stanza desktop application to convert and share the PDF file in eReader format…
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Considering Rigor in light of 21st Century Skills, ePortfolios, and Digital Identity (DI)
Oklahoma needs to join the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. The “21st Century Skill Incentive Fund Act,” introduced into the US Congress last month, may help. The act: …aims to provide matching federal funds to states that pair strong core courses with 21st century skills such as creativity, innovation, critical thinking and financial, economic, business…
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National Cyber Summit on 21st Century Skills
Thanks a tweet I learned today about “The National Summit on 21st Century Skills” scheduled for June 12, 2009, in Washington D.C., and the “Cyber Summit on 21st Century Skills,” scheduled for June 1st-12th. The Cyber Summit is a free event held online, and will provide opportunities for insight and input into the face-to-face national…
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A ready-made slideshow of great education quotations
Next time you have an opportunity to share some quotations with a group of educators, parents, or others interested in learning and school change, consider sharing a slideshow of the images in the “Great quotes about Learning and Change” Flickr group. Just be sure to check if Flickr is accessible in the location where you’re…
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Slidecast of Part 1 of 2: Storychasing – Empowering Students as Digital Witnesses
This morning I created a Slidecast using Slideshare of my keynote address from the PodStock conference several weeks ago, shared in Wichita, Kansas, on May 1, 2009. This presentation is part one in a two part series titled, “Storychasing: Empowering Students as Digital Witnesses.” A Slidecast includes multimedia slides synchronized to a mp3 audio file.…
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Podcast318: Empowering Students as Digital Witnesses (Storychasing Part I – PodStock09 Keynote)
This podcast is a recording of my keynote address for the 2009 PodStock conference, held in Wichita, Kansas, on May 1-2, 2009. This part 1 of a 2 part series on Storychasing: Empowering Students as Digital Witnesses. Part 2 will be presented online this weekend on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at 1900 GMT (2 pm…