Category: schoolreform
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Making the case for blended learning, thinking about designs for modern learning spaces
I’m continuing to prepare for a day-long workshop in Amarillo next Saturday on “Powerful Ingredients for Digitally Interactive Learning,” and I came across the video “21st century schools” from Dr. Stephen Heppell today on the Shanghai Learning 2.0 Ning. I’ve added this to my “Videos for PD” blog page. Being a big fan of railroads…
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Fire teachers at will legislation in Oklahoma vetoed by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry
Some chamber of commerce groups and school administrator organizations in Oklahoma are no-doubt disappointed today: Oklahoma school boards will NOT be able to fire teachers, librarians, counselors, and other educators at will under an exemption “from all statutory requirements and State Board of Education rules from which charter schools are exempt as provided for in…
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Using Digital Technologies and Personal Learning Networks to Enhance Learning by Clif Mims
These are my notes from Clif Mims’s keynote “Using Digital Technologies and Personal Learning Networks to Enhance Learning” at the PodStock09 conference. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I audio recorded this session and also webcasted/archived the session with Ustream. Our current economic crisis could be “the perfect storm” for educational technology, open…
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Advice for a higher education digital learning advocacy presentation
A friend of mine and higher education professor I greatly respect, Dr. Cyndi Danner-Kuhn, is sharing a presentation in two weeks at the Dean’s Leadership Symposium at the University of Missouri for other professors. She asked me for some ideas and suggestions for her presentation. These are my thoughts. photo credit: vectorfunk Focus on content…
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A Slidecast on Designing School 2.0
I’ve added a mp3 audio recording to my previously posted Slideshare of my eTechOhio09 keynote, “Reinventing Education for the 21st Century (Designing School 2.0.)” I used the provided, web-based syncrhonization tools on SlideShare to sync my slides with the audio, so this presentation is now available as a “Slidecast.” Reinventing Education for the 21st Century…
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Transitioning to 1:1 Netbooks via BYOL
I highly commend Jim Klein‘s post “When Do Laptops Become School Supplies?” to you. Jim writes: So knowing this, how do we create an environment with technology as simple, affordable, and reliable as the cell phone, yet with the power to bring truly transformative change to the classroom? I believe through the fusion of three…
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Creativity requires a willingness to make mistakes and be wrong
Sir Ken Robinson and Garr Reynolds are on the same page with a basic premise regarding creativity. photo credit: praram On page 15 of his book, “The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything”, Sir Ken writes: What I loved about this [story] was that it illustrated that, when they are very young, kids aren’t…
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Missing choices from the Dropout Summit Attendee Survey
Two weeks ago I attended a dropout summit here in the Oklahoma City metro area. Today, I completed an online survey of the event for one of the principal sponsors of these dropout summits around the country, America’s Promise Alliance. These were the “solutions” and approaches to the dropout crisis which the survey’s authors asked…
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Join the live conversation today: Opportunities and Challenges for Web 2.0 in Schools
If your schedule today permits, I invite you join educators worldwide in a free webinar sponsored by Technology and Learning and Lightspeed Systems, titled “Opportunities and Challenges for Web 2.0 in Schools.” Presenters/panelists for the webinar include Alan November, Ellen Bialo, Jay Sivin-Kachala and Terrell Tucker. The fun begins at 10 am PST / 1…