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30-second Commercial: African American History | Science Leadership Academy
"As part of 9th-grade students' investigation in to "integrationism" and "separatism" within African American history, students were asked to create a 30-second commerical about topics from 1865-present."
This is a project that I may adapt to use in my new Video Production class. From the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia.
Blogging Rubric
A detailed rubric for assessing student blogging. Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link.
Weblogg-ed » It’s Riskier Not to Change–”Tribes”
Wil Richardson writes about change in education, quoting Clay Shirky and, more prominently, Seth Godin's book "Tribes." Richardson quotes a part of "Tribes" that talks about the music industry's failure to react to changes in the world around them. He then suggests that we think of education instead of music. A couple of great quotes:
"The safer you play your plans for the future, the riskier it actually is. That’s because the world is certainly, definitely, and more than possibly changing."
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"In every organization, everyone rises to the level at which they become paralyzed with fear."
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When the world changes, the rules change. If you insist on playing today’s games by yesterday’s rules, you’re stuck. (114)
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The safer you play your plans for the future, the riskier it actually is. That’s because the world is certainly, definitely, and more than possibly changing. (111)
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2¢ Worth » Are You Asking Dead Questions?
I love this idea of teaching history backwards, starting with a more recent event, and then exploring back This would allow the students some investment in the material if the topic was explored by tracing it back and following where the threads of conversation in the classroom took it.
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This took me back to a conversation I’d had years ago with Jim Moulton. We concluded for the wildly gyrating logic of our discussion that we should be teaching history backwards. We should start with today and work our way back via various topic threads, that might best be determined by the students.
2¢ Worth » More on what Matters…
Interesting comments here about the use of technology in the classroom and the need to use it for actual learning instead of using it for the sake of "using technology." I especially like this quote: "It is my experience that modern education is becoming more about documenting what we do than about doing anything. I think the definition of a public school teacher is becoming someone who documents in great detail what they would do if they had time to teach."
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We need to start doing a much better job of visualizing and describing what learning 2.0 actually looks like.
It is my experience that modern education is becoming more about documenting what we do than about doing anything. I think the definition of a public school teacher is becoming someone who documents in great detail what they would do if they had time to teach.
This is brilliantly said, J.D.. It reminds me of something that Yong Zhao said when I saw him speak a few weeks ago. He said something like, “We seem much more interested in doing ‘it’ right, than doing the right thing.”
However, I do not think that simply getting rid of the documenting — the testing — is going to be enough. We need to have something to replace it with, something that is complex, but can be described simply and compellingly.
Teampedia- Team Building Activities
A wiki of "free team building activities, free icebreakers, teamwork resources, and tools for teams that anyone can edit." Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link.
The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education -- Publications -- Center for Social Media at American University
"This guide identifies five principles that represent the media literacy education community's current consensus about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials, wherever and however it occurs: in K-12 education, in higher education, in nonprofit organizations that offer programs for children and youth, and in adult education." Thanks to Sarah Sutter for the link.
copyrightconfusion » home
A wiki with resources on fair use. Thanks to Sarah Sutter for the link.
Langwitches » Blogging Unit for Download
A lot of information and resources for classroom blogging. This seems to be geared towards elementary students, but I think a lot of it could be applied to older students. Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link.
Welcome to Julie Lindsay's Professional Learning Environment
This is a wiki that Julie Lindsay has set up that contains not only links to her resumé, but has other things like photos and lists her projects, awards, and even her professional philosophies and goals. This is a fantastic example of the type of site st
Chef Spahr’s Culinary Class Blog
This is my new class blog.
Big Ideas - Exploring the Essential Questions of Education
A good overview of essential questions.
Put to the Test: Confronting Concerns About Project Learning | Edutopia
"Questions abound about the inquiry-based teaching approach. Here are answers, from how to meet standards to how to keep control of the classroom."
Is the four-day school week good for education? | Edutopia
Four-day school weeks are something that have been proposed here in Maine. Here is an Edutopia poll covering that very subject.
whstechclub » WiimoteWhiteboardMac
This is from the Wicasset High School Tech Club wiki. A great resource on putting together your own wiimote interactive whiteboard. Thanks to Sarah Sutter for the link via Twitter!
learninginmaineresources » '08-'09 School Year Conferences and Workshops
This wiki lists conferences and workshops in Maine for the 2008-09 school year
Teachmeet
Information on how to organize an "unconference." An intriguing idea and something I would like to see in Maine. Thanks to David Warlick for the link.
Flickr Notes Solution | Notes from Millie D
Michael Richards found a way to embed flickr photos into a website with any notes attached. This has all sorts of potential for classroom use.
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