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"That's a Great PBL!" --Kids and Complexity, the joy of problem-investigation
This time of year I get to reap the harvest of having planted so many seeds in the problem-solving department. Or said a different way, I get to see the results of having trained good hunters in the problem-solving department. Problem-finding…
ContinuePosted by Connie Weber on April 10, 2013 at 10:43am — 1 Comment
resources for my talk at the GoodWork Conference in Dedham, MA March 7th, 2013 "Extending the Thoughtful Classroom Online"
Howard Gardner and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, USC Shoa Foundation conversation. "Digital Media, learning, and empathy"…
Posted by Connie Weber on March 7, 2013 at 3:00pm
Filing a previous discussion on the book Transforming Schools
Posted by Martha Russell on March 4, 2013 at 2:57pm
Immediate Realities
“Immediate Realities” is a topic discussed in my new book, As If There Were No Tomorrow.
Students are rarely able to articulate how a certain lesson plan or teaching strategy is better suited for their…
ContinuePosted by Dr. Tom Delaney on February 5, 2013 at 2:30am
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Or-Tal Kiriati posted a discussionDropout nation?
Where are those kids today and what has changed at school since? Just read 2006 "Dropout Nation" http://ti.me/W9VfAW via @TIME and was wondering if anyone has followed up specifically on the dropouts from this…See More
Skip Zilla posted a videoHow to Invest a Billion Dollars into Controlling Democracy
After killing higher education, the conservative oil tycoon billionaires, the Koch Brothers, are after our free press and the newspapers that could serve as ...
Skip Zilla posted a videoWhat is Reinventors Network?
Reinventors is a series of virtual roundtables carried out over the new medium of group video with top innovators talking about how to Reinvent America acros...
Ian Carmichael posted a discussionIs it really thinking practitioners vs idealogues?
A colleague of mine (Fred Deutsch) published this quote on fb"Thoughtful education post by a high school principal: "It seems like we are now at a crossroads between what the reformers think is best for elevating education in our country and the…See More
Tom Rodgers added a discussion to the group Sometimes Poets
That Need Not Be
barren landfilled with imported sandscounting the grains with laborious intentthirstingdesiringfor some uncharted stream to rush through the monotony the stresscome now, you unexpected and serendipitous experiencechurn the waters of this stagnant…See More
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Dropout nation?
Where are those kids today and what has changed at school since? Just read 2006 "Dropout Nation" http://ti.me/W9VfAW via @TIME and was wondering if anyone has…Continue
Tags: graduate, highschool, dropout
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in Journal articles and education in the news May 7.
Is it really thinking practitioners vs idealogues?
A colleague of mine (Fred Deutsch) published this quote on fb"Thoughtful education post by a high school principal: "It seems like we are now at a crossroads between what the reformers think is best…Continue
Started by Ian Carmichael in School organization and education reform Apr 27.
The right -----and the wrong role----for teachers. By Marion Brady
By Marion BradyBill Gates spent$45 million trying to find out what makes a school teacher effective. I’ve studied his Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project, and think it ignores a matter of…Continue
Started by cindy fadel in UNCATEGORIZED Apr 15.
Another Discussion about the Common Core Standards 4 Replies
I'm confused, I admit.Just recently spent a week with educators at the SXSWedu in Austin, TX (a very cool event by the way), where CCS were the talk of the day, if not the talk of the…Continue
Tags: CCS, standardization, individualizing, standards, core
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in School organization and education reform. Last reply by Or-Tal Kiriati Apr 11.
Event at Harvard GSE 4/27/13
I can't go to this, but it sounds interesting:http://www.education-conference.org/It's about alternatives to compulsory education.Continue
Started by Michelle Hunter in School organization and education reform Apr 10.
Working with grades 3-6? Here's something for you
HiI am looking to connect with classes around the world, grades 3-6, who are interested in early access to beta testing of a new innovative game, where kids can trade knowledge, collect it and play…Continue
Tags: school, technology, testing, learning, game
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in Educational technology Apr 6.
The Colour of My Dreams
Found this the other day while browsing my shelves. The anthology I have it in is The Kingfisher Book of Comic Verse selected by Roger McGough. (Lots of other terrific classroom engaging poetry too.…Continue
Started by Ian Carmichael in UNCATEGORIZED Mar 11.
"Who has arrived?" - How "self-esteem" can impact students psychologically and politically
A baby is coming and some flutter with the thoughts of "When is it due?" - number...."What are you having?" - gender .... "Do you need anything? - material .... "What should I expect?" -…Continue
Started by Tom Rodgers in UNCATEGORIZED Mar 10.
Know any students who don't want to learn? Or don't think they can? 7 Replies
To some of you this may sound a very strange question. Kids who don't want to learn? Is there such a thing. It is against nature, defies instincts humans are born with.Yet, no matter how good a…Continue
Tags: ADHD, curiosity, want, study, learn
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in Learners, learning, and learning styles. Last reply by Or-Tal Kiriati Mar 1.
Problem Based Learning in a Diverse Classroom 6 Replies
So - Connie Weber posted on Facebook about problem based learning. I LOVE the idea of problem based learning and have instituted at a few places in my career. One of Connie's premises, however, is…Continue
Started by Jerry Price in Class activities and teaching practices. Last reply by Connie Weber Mar 1.
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