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Joanna Maselli's List: Issues in Education
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Aug 02, 13
The only thing here I take MAJOR issue with is the idea of requiring teachers to submit one lesson a week involving iPads. Maybe a good alternative would be creating a virtual space where teachers can choose to share those lessons with others to help them generate ideas for their own lessons. We definitely do need a careful, structured, and thoughtful approach to integrating new technologies into our classrooms, especially if doing so becomes increasingly expected by administration and the board. "Let them have iPads" isn't really a sustainable pedagogy or leadership strategy.
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Jul 18, 13
A great example of why we need to exercise our own professional discretion in how, when, and why we use social media for learning.
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Art education develops critical thinking, problem-solving
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It provides a vehicle to explore the possibilities and limitations
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In May 2011, the National Research Council, which creates guides for policy makers, found no evidence that test-based incentive programs were consistently working.
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So while accountability is at a crossroads, the challenges that face our public school system are increasing. Public school students are becoming increasingly poor and non-English speaking
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Up until seventh grade or when a teen first gets a phone, computers and tablets serve as the gateway to gaming and social networking for many kids.
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The default for kids is to share.
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