Posted in PLN, social network on Nov 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
So here we have a couple of wise videos.
What is Wisdom?
Jim Burke got me thinking with his post this week about wisdom. I made me look back to Chris Lehmann’s 5 min talk which he ended with the statement about teaching wisdom. Chris’ final point had been with me for awhile. Wow can I teach [...]
Posted in PLN, Professional Development, blogging, education, social network, web2.0 on Oct 17th, 2008 1 Comment »
Attending ACTEM’s Annual conference.
Just finished up sitting in on Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach’s keynote address. For me her discussion of the personal learning network and the importance of it validates my goals on getting this network established for myself.
To follow up on this point I have ventured down the hall to Sharon Betts‘ talk on 21st centuring [...]
Posted in education, school issues, social network on Sep 24th, 2008 No Comments »
Students Are Always Half Right In Pittsburgh
Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday September 23, @11:26PM
from the think-of-the-children dept.
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials have enacted a policy that sets 50 percent as the minimum score a student can receive for assignments, tests and other work. District spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said, the 50 percent minimum [...]
Posted in PLC, Professional Development, Web 2.0, education, social network on Sep 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
WRITING MATTERS
This appears to be a super resource for teachers and students around writing. As a teacher it appears to be not only a resource with ideas and lessons but also a platform for publishing work online.
There are a multitude of ways to put material on the web (this blog is an example) but when [...]
Posted in Science, environment, social network on Sep 22nd, 2008 1 Comment »
This weekend while on my way to the Common Ground Country Fair I read a bumper sticker (not new, just a reminder) that says “The Best Things in Life are not Things”.
Last night I read a post from Chris Lehmann (principal in PA) about considering a new economic model that gets away from the “growth” [...]
Posted in MLCI, Professional Development, Science, education, environment, social network, web2.0 on Sep 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Youth and the Natural World
This looks like a great companion to all the technology workshops that I attend. It is nice that this is happening in Maine and that Gov. Baldacci is trying to to bring attention to this issue.
After reading Last Child in the Woods, which from a teaching point of view the first [...]
Posted in PLC, Professional Development, Web 2.0, blogging, education, social network on Sep 17th, 2008 No Comments »
k12onlineflyer_letter
For those of us who have been wondering why we drive all over the countryside to get training on a particular topic when we seem to have the technology at our disposal to stay put and get all the information that one might need, here is a great opportunity and example of what that might [...]
Posted in PLC, Professional Development, blogging, education, social network on Aug 20th, 2008 No Comments »
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The morning began with a great keynote talk with Jim Moulton (featured above). He gave us plenty to mull over as we individually work on implementing technology in our student’s learning.
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One quote that is sticking with me was about the fact that “schools are not for learning they are for culturalization of students”. There are [...]
Posted in PLC, Professional Development, education, social network, web2.0 on Dec 5th, 2007 No Comments »
This is a great post about education networks, both individual and community, and the important role that they can play for our teaching and learning. I am trying to get myself up to speed on networking but find it a challenge at times.
http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=604#comment-25756
The post looks at the added value that one brings to their professional [...]
Posted in Professional Development, education, social network, web2.0 on Nov 29th, 2007 4 Comments »
If you have not seen this here it is!
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