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Learning Science - facts and process 1 Reply
"It isn't difficult to teach those under the right 40% or so of the Gaussian how science works. What's more, it it far more important to teach how it works than it is to try and stuff a bunch of da...
Tagged: methods, facts, science_education
Started by Ian Carmichael in Journal articles and education in the news. Last reply by Ian Carmichael 4 hours ago.
"The one reason Duncan's 'Race to the Top' will fail" --Marion Brady, in Washington Post 7 Replies
"The one reason Duncan's 'Race to the Top' will fail" --Washington Post "When 'Race to the Top' fails, as it will, the main reason won’t be any of those currently being advanced by the corporate i...
Tagged: reform, stimulus, brady, Duncan, Race+to+the+top
Started by Connie Weber in Journal articles and education in the news. Last reply by Connie Weber 10 hours ago.
David Attenborough speaks 2 Replies
"As part of the University’s centenary celebrations, and in association with the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s Annual Meeting, David Attenborough came to Bristol to deliver an illustrated ta...
Tagged: Wallace, Darwin, evolution, Attenborough
Started by Connie Weber in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Connie Weber 10 hours ago.
Concept-Based History Classroom 1 Reply
People often ask me, "What do you want to 'do' with your life." I don't always know how to answer that question. I know that I want to teach, but beyond that what do I really want to do? There is ...
Tagged: standards, history, curriculum, concept-based
Started by Daniel Kam in Class activities and teaching practices. Last reply by Or-Tal Kiriati 15 hours ago.
"Googling Fights Dementia, Study Suggests" --Ker Than, in National Geographic News 1 Reply
"Googling Fights Dimentia, Study Suggests" --Ker Than, in National Geographic News "Using search engines may help stave off dementia and memory loss, a new brain-scan study suggests. Scientists...
Tagged: elders, senior+citizens, google, dementia
Started by Connie Weber in Journal articles and education in the news. Last reply by Or-Tal Kiriati Nov 8.
MOOC Research
Massive Online Open Courses now have their own acronym (MOOC) and are drawing some research. Here's a 'paper' investigating the technological components of such courses based one on case study - an...
Tagged: technological_tools, social_networking, online_learning
Started by Ian Carmichael in Journal articles and education in the news Nov 7.
Time to Learn new Tech Class 3 Replies
What do you think? What can you tell?
Tagged: classroom, program, technology
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in Educational technology. Last reply by Laura Gibbs Nov 6.
Teaching in Silence — the Planet Walker 2 Replies
Here's a fascinating story about the difference one person can make in the world. In what began as a protest to a large oil spill in the San Francisco Bay (1971), John Francis, the Planet Walker, s...
Tagged: Making-a-difference-without..., John-Francis, The-Planet-Walker
Started by Anna Billings in Worldchanging and the good people who do it. Last reply by Connie Weber Nov 5.
Selective Mute Student. 4 Replies
Last year for one of my college courses I took a class in teaching reading to elementary school children. For this class we needed to do atleast 15 hours of tutoring in reading that semester. I was...
Started by Sarah Summey in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Connie Weber Nov 5.
Can mobile phones become classroom tools? 1 Reply
A recent experiment conducted by the Haifa University claims it's possible. I invite you to share your opinion: http://www.math4mobile.com/ Read more here.
Tagged: learning, techniques, tools, teaching, phones
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in Educational technology. Last reply by Ian Carmichael Nov 5.
Soul-Soaring Performance — by a Teacher 2 Replies
Always a thrill to witness full-out, high-spirited expression from a performer. This is a first audition on a UK talent show (the X Factor). His profession? Teacher! Wonderful that he gets a big ch...
Tagged: teacher-performs-in-UK-tale..., inspiring-performance, Danyl-Johnson
Started by Anna Billings in Worldchanging and the good people who do it. Last reply by Or-Tal Kiriati Nov 1.
"Teachers at Work: Improving Teacher Quality Through School Design" --by Elena Silva 2 Replies
"Teachers at Work: Improving Teacher Quality Through School Design" --by Elena Silva In Education Sector, Silva talks about how we need to "...fundamentally overhaul the way the work of teachers i...
Tagged: school+design, teacher+quality, education+sector, silva
Started by Connie Weber in Journal articles and education in the news. Last reply by Connie Weber Nov 1.
Curiosity is the key. Isn't it? 31 Replies
Addressing younger Israeli scientists, Ada Yonath, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry said - curiosity was the key to scientific progress. "If one has curiosity, then one stands the chanc...
Tagged: Ada, Yonath, curiosity, education, prize
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in Journal articles and education in the news. Last reply by Shaii Kiriati Oct 31.
Grades 33 Replies
What do you think about grades? How should grades be given? Should students give the teachers grades too? What about exams and tests? How should it work? Do grades should be given at all? I have a...
Tagged: opinions, final, exam, test, grades
Started by Shaii Kiriati in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Shaii Kiriati Oct 31.
I need some help, especially Apple Friendly teachers
My district was recently awarded a fairly big grant to teach teachers how to use digital storytelling in their classrooms. So, I am now starting the process of getting the teachers and information ...
Tagged: grant, Texas, T3, storytelling, Paso
Started by Tim Holt in Professional development as an educator Oct 30.
GoodWork Toolkit Blog 4 Replies
Thought I'd let you all know we've just posted a new blog, and invite you to come read about choices, good work, and how we might help our students who are struggling in their decision-making. Ther...
Tagged: http://goodworktoolkit.org/...
Started by Lynn Barendsen in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Lynn Barendsen Oct 29.
In Memoriam: Theodore Ryland Sizer-June 23, 1932 - October 21, 2009 2 Replies
Hi All...... hope this finds you well! Sizer and his ideas have influenced my work for many years.... Some highlights from around the web: "Good schools focus on habits, on what sorts of intelle...
Started by Mike in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Connie Weber Oct 29.
School Lunches — Does Nutrition Matter? 4 Replies
Greetings All, I saw this article in our local newspaper (an associated press article) on school lunches and the need for better nutrition. The article begins with "School lunches need more fruit...
Tagged: food-and-learning, students-and-nutrition, school-lunches
Started by Anna Billings in Journal articles and education in the news. Last reply by Anna Billings Oct 27.
Who is the learner of the future? What matters most for this learner? 105 Replies
Let's say you're at a cocktail party or a picnic. You're among friends, so you feel pretty easy about chatting, you can "speak your gut" more or less without getting too fancy, without piling on th...
Started by Connie Weber in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Laura Gibbs Oct 27.
Uncompensated Work: case in point - the business of academic publishing 4 Replies
As a topic related to my "learning to say no" blog post, I wanted to share this really thoughtful and thought-provoking statement about uncompensated work and academic publishing written by Jason J...
Started by Laura Gibbs in School organization and education reform. Last reply by Laura Gibbs Oct 27.
Blog Posts
SHUDDER
Posted by Laura Gibbs on November 5, 2009 at 10:30am
The rule of 168: it's driving me crazy
Well, I keep banging up against this rule in wanting to improve my classes. Every semester I get some ideas about great things we COULD be doing.. but of course anything I add to the cla… Continue
Posted by Laura Gibbs on November 5, 2009 at 10:23am
Dutiful blogging... and blogging as exploration!
True confession: every semester I start off with this great plan to blog here at Fireside and also to keep a blog in conjunction with my online courses. DOH: I end up without the time to do that. I post sporadically here at Fireside, and I've never really had any impetus at all in keeping up a separate blog for my courses. Now, this is not to say that I do not blog - I blog every day for my class… Continue
Posted by Laura Gibbs on November 3, 2009 at 9:00am — 4 Comments
Engel misses the point: you can't ignore that people teach the way they were taught!
Susan Engel lists a series of innovations she wants to see in Colleges of Education (higher admissions standards, free fuition, more/better courses, more/better mentoring, etc. - nothing really new)… but she doesn't address to me what seems a fundamental problem: now t… Continue
Posted by Laura Gibbs on November 2, 2009 at 9:44am — 5 Comments
Fireside Round-Up: Monday, November 2
A round-up of Fireside discussions and blogs for October 24 - November 2. The items listed below are in no particular order. Did I miss something??? Please add a comment to this blog post to let us know about something missing on the list! :-)
Recent/Ongoing Discussions:
… ContinuePosted by Laura Gibbs on November 2, 2009 at 9:00am
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