A Principal's Reflections
FEBRUARY 19, 2012
'After hearing about all the hoopla surrounding Pinterest , I decided to check it out a few days ago. Up until this point I really didn’t have a clue as to what it was all about except that it was a social media tool that functioned like an electronic bulletin board. After requesting an invite, I was all set to go a day later and began to create my first pin board.
The Web20Classroom
FEBRUARY 19, 2012
'I''ll admit it. I have to be one of the most unorganized people on the planet. I have notebooks in just about every bag I carry. Multiple calendars and I still miss appointments. Slips of papers as reminders with some string of illegible thoughts on them, that, when I find them, I don''t have a clue what I was thinking when I wrote them. I have more than 10 different types of projects going on at anyone time.
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wwwatanabe
FEBRUARY 19, 2012
'So, you''ve done some formative assessment , and the results show you that the route you had planned to take with your instruction actually needs to adapt to where the students are at. Lesson planning and formative assessment remind me of planning a day trip. When I prepare for a trip, I like to have a plan or a route for where I''ll go, where I''ll park once I''m there, and what I''ll do.
Learning with 'e's
FEBRUARY 19, 2012
I recently heard a story about the building of a new university campus. Unusually, the architect hadn't designed any pedestrian paths into his plan. When asked why there were no pathways between the buildings, he replied cryptically that he was waiting to see what happened. Soon, over a period of time, as students and staff walked between the buildings, they made their own tracks through the grass.
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The Learning Revolution Has Begun
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
'Join me Friday, February 24th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Dennis Littky to talk about "The Big Picture:" his book , Big Picture Schools, and Big Picture Learning. The Big Picture Learning design is "a dynamic approach to learning, doing, and thinking that has been changing the lives of students, educators, and entire communities since 1995.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
FEBRUARY 19, 2012
'This is so inspiring. Thanks to Thomas Whitby @tomwhitby for adding this to The Educator''s PLN Ning. (??? ? ) @mauilibrarian2 This post was originally published at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.
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Learning with 'e's
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Many people assume that because the web is open, any and all content is open for copying and reuse. It is not. Use some content and you could well be breaking copyright law. Many sites host copyrighted material, and many people are confused about what they can reuse or copy. My advice is this - assume that all content is copyrighted unless otherwise indicated.
Connecting 2 the World
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
The last few months I have not been posting much because I am finishing up my Ph.D. dissertation, along with teaching 3 different classes, and helping my daughter look for colleges and helping my son navigate his first regular year of college. This doesn't mean that I don't have a number of topics that I want to work on once I have finished the dissertation/Ph.d. process.
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