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"The veteran technology commentator argues that a better understanding of how we connect our attention and intentions online can help individuals and society" (Ellis, 2012.05.11, deck, retrieved 2012.05.17).
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Press release about Skype in the classroom
in list: Educational Technology
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Skype in the classroom strives to enrich students' learning experiences to discover new cultures, languages and ideas without leaving the classroom.
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Skype in the classroom strives to enrich students' learning experiences to discover new cultures, languages and ideas without leaving the classroom. Skype in the classroom now features each individual organization's dynamic content, projects and available guest speakers
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"The Horizon Project Navigator is a dynamic social media platform that allows users to fully exploit the Horizon Project's extensive collection of relevant articles, research, and projects related to emerging technology and its applications worldwide" (What is Navigator, ¶1, 2012.05.11).
in list: Educational Technology
Yesterday I sat down and built a new guide, Google Documents for "Teachers. The 40 page guide (embedded below) is designed to help teachers who have never used Google Documents" (Richard Byrne, 2012.04.09, ¶1).
in list: Teacher Education
"This website is ... for EFL and ESL teachers who want to use activities that work on specific language points (grammar, functions, topics and vocabulary) while having students do things that positive psychologists find are connected to happiness and well-being" (Home, ¶¶1-2, 2012.04.10)
in list: Teacher Education
"MoodleReader allows students to prove that they have done their reading via a short quiz of 10 randomized questions. If they pass the quiz, they are rewarded with the book cover added to their stamp collection on their MoodleReader page" (¶4, 2012.03.30).
in list: Educational Technology
"a summary of the new features, followed by instructions on how to upgrade" if you've already installed a Google script in your spreadsheet
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"In this paper, professional development is defined as an ongoing learning process in which teachers engage voluntarily to learn how best to adjust their teaching to the learning needs of their students. Professional development is not a one-shot, one-size-fits-all event, but rather an evolving process of professional self-disclosure, reflection, and growth that yields the best results when sustained over time in communities of practice and when focused on job-embedded responsibilities" (Defining Professional Development, ¶1).
in list: Teacher Education
"... The project described in this digest was designed with the belief that teacher professional growth can best be fostered through sustained collaborative inquiry between teachers and researchers. It has set out to incorporate what is known about quality professional development with the special features necessary for meeting the needs of English language learners. The project has defined a model of sheltered instruction based on the research of best practices, as well as on the experiences of the participating teachers and researchers..." (¶1).
in list: Teacher Education, Educational Measurement
“'The latest trends and ideas for the classroom' curated by Carla Arena" (Scoop.it! deck, 2012.03.07)
in list: Educational Technology
On this site, the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub (University of California Humanities Research Institute) "aggregate[s] news, research, opinion and info for those working at the intersection of learning, technology, and youth" (2012.03.07).
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Dr. Marina Kostina suggested, "Digital worlds offer great opportunities for development of more sophisticated measures of assessment of learner’s knowledge and skills," and pointed out a suite of assessment rubrics that she'd found on "a professional development page of the website of the University of Wisconsin-Stout" (2012.01.25).
in list: Educational Measurement
In this segment Michelle Norris explored "...arguments on both sides regarding the merits of these so-called 'high stakes' tests" with "Monty Neill, executive director of the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, and Paul Reville, a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education" (All Things Considered, December 10, 2002; retrieved March 5, 2012).
in list: Educational Measurement
"... Claudio Sanchez reports on a program intended to help teachers regain a passion for their profession" (November 15, 2002).
in list: Teacher Education
This post pointed out reviews, and included "a portion of my [Larry's] Introduction that explains the parts of the 'Organizing Cycle':
Building Strong Relationships with Students ...
Accessing Prior Knowledge through Stories ...
Identifying and Mentoring Students' Leadership Potential ...
Learning by Doing ... [&]
Reflection.
in list: Teacher Education
In an adaption of Ch. 1 from one of his books, Larry Ferlazzo focused on intrinsic motivation, and suggested, for example,"People are more motivated and confident when they feel they have more control over their environment. Inviting students to have a voice in classroom decisions—where they sit, what day a test takes place, in what order units are studied, or even where a plant should be placed in the classroom—can help them develop that greater sense of control" (Creating Opportunities for Students to Help Make Decisions, para. 1).
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"... [Resources about Personalized Learning” curated by Barbara Bray
in list: Teacher Education
Pallas expounded on "rigor" in teacher evaluation.
in list: Educational Measurement
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The challenge is to state education policymakers across the country who have hitched their teacher-evaluation systems to measures that seek to isolate teachers’ contributions to their students’ learning: Develop clear and consistent guidelines for assigning teachers to rating categories that take into account the inherent uncertainty and errors in the value-added measures and their variants.
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If policymakers aren’t willing to take measurement error into account in a defensible way in teacher-evaluation systems, don’t talk to me about rigor—rigor is dead.
"People Learn Best and Most Deeply When:
They try to answer questions or solve problems they find interesting, intriguing, important, or beautiful;
They can try to answer the question or solve the problems then receive feedback and try again before anyone "grades" them on their efforts;
They can work collaboratively with other learners struggling with the same problems; ..." (Best Teachers Summer Institute, June 20-22, 2012; retrieved January 27, 2012).
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