Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of dense information out there about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)? You're not alone. Here's Edutopia's guide to resources that will help you make sense of the initiative and join the conversation. (from Edutopia)
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Friday, December 9, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thinkfinity Education Speaker Series
The Thinkfinity Education Speaker Series brings the most interesting voices in education to you.
The Thinkfinity Education Speaker Series, a series of video interviews with nationally known individuals with a passion for education, is available exclusively to all members of the Thinkfinity Community. Enjoy our video interviews and supporting resources as they become available simply by logging in – no additional registration or live participation is required.
Visit the Speaker Series section of the Thinkfinity Community: thinkfinity.org/speakerseries
Each of the interviews is available as video on demand on the dates listed for each speaker and will be archived for future access by Thinkfinity Community members. To receive an email reminder when each interview is posted, sign up for the Thinkfinity newsletter. (from the Thinkfinity website)
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tips for improving student engagement
The educators at Cochrane Collegiate Academy, in Charlotte, North Carolina, have developed an instructional model called Interactive Learning (IL). It is a collection of their ten best practices, which they call their non-negotiables, and teachers must implement them in every lesson, every day.
Shana Oliver, the school's academic facilitator, runs the training sessions for these best practices, and she helps the teachers see and experience how they can incorporate all ten into one lesson. Here are Cochrane's IL non-negotiables, with additional comments from Oliver. Watch the video to see what they look like in the classroom and go to our Resources and Downloads for a sample lesson plan that includes all ten practices.(Mariko Nobori at Edutopia)
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Shana Oliver, the school's academic facilitator, runs the training sessions for these best practices, and she helps the teachers see and experience how they can incorporate all ten into one lesson. Here are Cochrane's IL non-negotiables, with additional comments from Oliver. Watch the video to see what they look like in the classroom and go to our Resources and Downloads for a sample lesson plan that includes all ten practices.(Mariko Nobori at Edutopia)
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Free Rice provides vocabulary practice and more
FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Programme.
FreeRice has two goals:
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FreeRice has two goals:
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Should arts be added to STEM
The acronym STEM—shorthand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—has quickly taken hold in education policy circles, but some experts in the arts community and beyond suggest it may be missing another initial to make the combination still more powerful. The idea? Move from STEM to STEAM, with an A for the arts.
Although it seems a stretch to imagine STEM will be replaced in education parlance, momentum appears to be mounting to explore ways that the intersection of the arts with the STEM fields can enhance student engagement and learning, and even help unlock creative thinking and innovation. (Eric W. Robelen at Education Week)
Although it seems a stretch to imagine STEM will be replaced in education parlance, momentum appears to be mounting to explore ways that the intersection of the arts with the STEM fields can enhance student engagement and learning, and even help unlock creative thinking and innovation. (Eric W. Robelen at Education Week)
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Jamie McKenzie on the right words
Our capacity to grasp complex ideas or deep concepts is tied in part to the shades and distinctions supported by our vocabularies. As we add new words to our collection, we can appreciate the difference between enchantment and charm, delight, capture and fraud.
If our brains are filled with simple word lists, we are likely to see things in simple terms and respond eagerly to those who give us simple answers to complex problems.
The above comes from a piece at Visual Thesaurus. To read more, click the above hyperlinked text.
If our brains are filled with simple word lists, we are likely to see things in simple terms and respond eagerly to those who give us simple answers to complex problems.
The above comes from a piece at Visual Thesaurus. To read more, click the above hyperlinked text.
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