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collection of links for teacher educators
Updated on Mar 16, 15
Created on Jul 30, 08
Category: Schools & Education
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Paul Beaufait's List: Teacher Education
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Nov 06, 14
Rousseau, V., Aubé, C., & Savoie, A. (2006). Teamwork Behaviors: A Review and an Integration of Frameworks. <i>Small Group Research, 37</i>(5), 540–570. doi:10.1177/1046496406293125
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Oct 08, 14
This Indiana University, Bloomington, page outlines characteristics of inquiry-base learning, and includes "detailed information about effective problem-based learning environments" (2014.10.08).
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Jul 28, 14
"Project-Based Learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges. With this type of active and engaged learning, students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they're studying" (Project-Based Learning [PBL], ¶1).
"Wikispaces Classroom provides a simple structure that allows you to create projects, define teams, assign students and manage them all through successful completion of their projects. Starting from pre-built templates, or a blank slate, students can work in private groups until their work is due. At the end of the project you can share the results with the rest of the class or even parents and other participants" (PBL, ¶2).
"Our formative assessment reporting let you track student progress on their projects in real-time. You'll know which students are succeeding, which are falling behind, and how much they are contributing to their projects so that you can help remediate, motivate, and challenge when you most need to" (PBL, ¶3). -
Jun 12, 14
In this post, Tolisano stipulated, "Blogging should not be an add-on, not an isolated project, but should be seen as PEDAGOGY" (¶1, emphasis in original). She lauded blogging for its affordances facilitating learning through reading, writing, reflecting, and sharing.
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Mar 11, 14
Introductory article by Diane Larsen-Freeman (March 2014) about lessons to learn from complexity theory, prior to speaking in Portand, OR, at TESOL 2014.
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Although the components that make up a complex system may be many and may be different from each other, what makes a system complex is the quality of emergence. Emergence is “the spontaneous occurrence of something new” (van Geert, 2008, p.182) that arises from the interaction of the components of a complex system, just as a bird flock emerges from the interaction of individual birds.
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The inert knowledge problem, given its name by Alfred North Whitehead many years ago, refers to the fact that students appear to be able to do something in the classroom at one time but not at a later time. In other words, what they have acquired has become inert — unavailable to use for their own purposes at a later time and place.
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Mar 06, 14
"Even in traditional classes students may do little or no work but get the same grade as their more industrious colleagues, and serious conflicts may arise between teammates with varying levels of ability and senses of responsibility. The problems may be even worse when groups are virtual and don’t have the self-regulating capability provided by face-to-face meetings. It is therefore particularly important in distance classes to adhere to the defining principles of cooperative learning, especially positive interdependence (if anyone fails to do his or her part everyone loses in some way), individual accountability (all team members are held accountable for all the material in the assignment), and regular self-assessment of team functioning."
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Jul 03, 13
This page features a compilation of over twenty videos (YouTube) and related materials (PDFs) on language learning and teaching produced by Jack C. Richards.
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Jul 01, 13
"The Warwick ELT Archive (bit.ly/eltarchive) is a stand-alone, browsable historical collection of published and unpublished materials relating to the teaching of English as a foreign language and the development of applied linguistics, c.1880–c.1980" (¶1, 2013.07.01).
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Jun 17, 13
Animated video illustrating and explaining elements of blended learning.
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Jun 14, 13
"The Framework presents a holistic view of 21st century teaching and learning that combines a discrete focus on 21st century student outcomes (a blending of specific skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies) with innovative support systems to help students master the multi-dimensional abilities required of them in the 21st century" (¶1).
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Jun 14, 13
"To help practitioners integrate skills into the teaching of core academic subjects, the Partnership has developed a unified, collective vision for learning known as the Framework for 21st Century Learning. This Framework describes the skills, knowledge and expertise students must master to succeed in work and life; it is a blend of content knowledge, specific skills, expertise and literacies" (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2009, ¶1).
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Jun 10, 13
"Deborah Kasak, executive director of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform, said research is showing that all students benefit from mixed-ability classes. "We see improvements in student behavior, academic performance and teaching, and all that positively affects school culture," she said."
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Jun 10, 13
"Flanagan's Test of General Ability" from Classroom Management: Sound Theory and Effective Practice (Tauber, [n.d.], p. 275)
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Jun 10, 13
"7 Ways Teachers Can Change Their Expectations
Researcher Robert Pianta offered these suggestions for teachers who want to change their behavior toward problem students" (sidebar -
Jun 04, 13
This page offer tips on using leveled news and other stories, such as:
- having students take turns reading (aloud to one another) and translating (interpreting) the whole text (aloud to one another), sentence by sentence (Reading, item 2, 2013.06.04); and
- playing the media over and over during a subsequent lesson, until every student understands (Reading, item 6, 2013.06.04).
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May 12, 13
"This module is aimed at the occupational therapy practitioner who is considering the possibility of educating a student on placement" (¶1, 2013.05.13). It includes information and resources that may be of interest to other educators as well.
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Mar 25, 13
"This site contains articles from issues of the Forum dating [from 1999] back to 1994" (¶2, 2013.03.25).
"On October 1, 1999, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will become part of the U.S. Department of State. Bureau webpages are being updated accordingly. Thank you for your patience" (footnote, 2013.03.25).
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