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21st Century Learning and Teaching
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I was reading one of my favourite blogs this morning, ELT Rants Review and Reflections by Mike Griffin. All of his posts stand out, but one particularly stood out, called Next Step(s) in Profession...
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I hope that other teachers will follow the mentioned steps, thank You Vicky and Mike!
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Marc Tucker is president of the National Center on Education and the Economy. For two decades, his research has focused on the policies and practices of the countries with the best education systems.
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When it comes to education reform, there are in general two major camps, but there are also several variations of each. The first camp would like to blow up the system and start all over. The other...
Read more, a MUST: http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/pd-how-do-educators-get-to-know-what-they-dont-know/
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How should teachers handle inappropriate comments from students?
In her post, Heitin shared the story of Heather Wolpert-Gawron who, after explaining she’d be off to celebrate a Jewish holiday, was asked by a student: “”So, if you’re Jewish, does that mean you’re going to hell?”
Wolpert-Gawron responded, ===> “So I thought about my goal as a teacher to ===> create independent learners and thinkers <===, and I responded the only way I could. I said, “I’ll let you decide that, Eduardo.” <===
He crossed his arms, nodded at me thoughtfully and … [w]e continued on our merry way” (qtd. in Heitin, L. 30 August, 2012).
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The theme of Teaching Teachers to Tweet Part I was this: Don't just teachers teachers to use the functions of Twitter; teach them how to read the language of Twitter and follow community conventions and then give them specific ideas about how to use this tool for meaningful learning. To some extent, that resonates with the central message of every post on this blog about teacher professional development: don't just talk about technology; instead, always ensure that technology in the service of learning goals.
Read more: http://www.scoop.it/t/a-new-society-a-new-education/p/2404228833/teaching-teachers-to-tweet-part-ii
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Whether you’re into New Year’s Resolutions or not, you’ve probably spent at least some time engaged in end-of-year reflection, planning, and goal setting. Considering we’re coming off a year of massive growth in the ed tech industry — and as a result, much exploration, experimentation, and sharing around teaching with tech, why not make a commitment in 2013 to improve your use of technology in the classroom? A 12-Month Plan to Master Ed Tech
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In this post, Sarah T. Meltzer, author of Step-by-Step Professional Development in Technology talks about the importance of assessing staff’s needs ...
In this fast-paced society where the use of technology is embedded into all aspects of education, it’s important that we, as educators, take a step back and realize how to successfully integrate technology into our curriculum. In order to do that, we must first ascertain where our teachers are with technology in general.
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For the past several weeks, I have been preparing a series of workshops for school and community leaders who are ready to embrace social media and explore the powerful ways new social technologies and platforms can be used in classrooms and schools.
A MUST read: http://blog.teachercast.net/an-open-letter-to-school-leaders-by-angelamaiers/
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It's Connected Educator month here in the United States, which has me thinking about how we get more educators connected to one another. There are a number of sources of inspiration for Connected Educator month, but one important one is the National Education Technology Plan. The National Ed Tech Plan was written by an outstanding team of researchers including Chris Dede, Barry Fishman, David Rose and about a dozen others. The plan has a specific section on helping educators in "Connecting to Content, Expertise, and Activities Through Online Communities," with the this recommendation:
3.2 Leverage social networking technologies and platforms to create communities of practice that provide career-long personal learning opportunities for educators within and across schools, preservice preparation and in-service educational institutions, and professional organizations.
Read more: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2012/08/teaching_teachers_to_tweet.html
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Teachers say the camaraderie and free, instantaneous help they find through Twitter is far more useful than traditional school training programs.
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