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Tip of the Week – Six Great Ways to Publish Student Work

Posted on December 19, 2011 by edfivecs90

While the post comes from a Social Studies teacher, the publishing techniques described can be used in all subjects and for all ages.  Check these out before you design your next unit lesson plan…

We know that the world is moving online and that to prepare our kids for that world, we need to train them to use that world’s tools. We know that publishing student work beyond the classroom encourages authentically engaged kids who create high-quality work. We know that integration of writing and visuals increases cognitive activity.

Yeah. So?

So we need to be publishing more student work online. But where and how?

LINK: Tip of the Week – Six Great Ways to Publish Student Work.

Post Source: History Tech

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Ravitch: Whose Children Are Left Behind?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by edfivecs90

Ravitch’s willingness to challenge prevailing winds and her efforts to focus decision-making on relevant data offers a lesson for all educators. Besides, all teachers need to be aware of national trends in education.

Ravitch: Whose Children Are Left Behind?

I thought testing would help diagnose the problem and help teachers identify kids’ needs and that charters would serve the underserved and collaborate with public schools. I was wrong on all accounts, said Diane Ravitch in her Friday keynote speech at the Opportunity to Learn Summit, in Washington, D.C.

Ravitch, an education historian and former advocate for charters and standardized testing, examined some of the outcomes of a system that holds up testing and charters as holy grails and allows both to spread indiscriminately…

LINK:  Ravitch: Whose Children Are Left Behind?.

Post Source: ASCD Community Blog: inservice – Bryan Harris

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What’s a GivaGeta…and other Character Ed sites

Posted on December 11, 2011 by edfivecs90

CHARACTERplus®, a project of Cooperating School Districts, reaches more than 600 schools in over 100 districts, 25,000 teachers and more than 300,000 students throughout Missouri and Illinois.

The organization offers all sorts of resources (note: some for sale), but best of all, their links to Character Ed related web sites is both comprehensive and manageable at the same time.

Whether it’s GivaGetas, iSafe or the Why Try Organization, this list is worth reviewing.

CLICK HERE FOR Character Education Resources from CharacterPlus.

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The Divided Brain

Posted on December 11, 2011 by edfivecs90

You may already know that the theory about the right half of your brain being the imaginative, emotional half, while the left brain is the rational, detached half has largely been debunked. It persists because it is such a handy metaphor for describing the human condition. However there are differences between the two halves of our brain, which is described brilliantly by Iain McGilchrist, and superbly animated by RSAnimate. It is eleven minutes that both halves of my brain truly enjoyed – Jason Ohler on the 21st Century Fluency Project

LINK: RSA Animate – The Divided Brain – YouTube.

Post Source: TedTalks via 21st Century Fluency Project

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Why #Pencilchat May Be the Most Clever Education Allegory Ever

Posted on December 11, 2011 by edfivecs90

A fun way of expressing some teacher frustration, but also a good way to teach about allegories and metaphors…

A decidedly low tech device, the humble pencil, is providing some tongue-in-cheek insight into current education debates via Twitter. In the past 24 hours, educators have tweeted the hashtag #pencilchat thousands of times. The tweets are undeniably witty, but they also reflect the frustration teachers feel over everything from schools’ technophobia to budget cuts, which may make #pencilchat the best—and most clever—education allegory ever.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE: Why #Pencilchat May Be the Most Clever Education Allegory Ever.

Post Source: GOOD – Education

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