Agency #immooc
What is best for the learner? Whether student or teacher, what is best for each as learner is that which builds the capacity to learn and invent on their own with the freedom to act to … Continue Reading Agency #immooc
Grade. Assess. Feedback
Ross Cooper asks a great question: Should the 4Cs be graded? Should communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity be graded? Remember that assessment is for learning, feedback for improvement, but … Continue Reading Grade. Assess. Feedback
Connected Educator Month #ce16 #immooc
It’s Connected Educator Month! How will you connect with others outside of your school to empower yourself and share with others? I’m connecting in the University of Michigan’s Virtual Digital … Continue Reading Connected Educator Month #ce16 #immooc
21st Century for Families #immooc
Teachers: Always Learning– Communicate to Families As I strive to become a better teacher, coach, and learner, I search for resources that help me grow, offering ideas that I can … Continue Reading 21st Century for Families #immooc
Hesitant Writers
Did you read the post today on The Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project blog, Teacher to Teacher: Helping Students Write? It’s a great read with questions and suggestions to help … Continue Reading Hesitant Writers
A response to Digital Writing
Digital Writing My friend Kevin Hodgson [@dogtrax] considers the definition of digital writing on his blog, Kevin’s Meandering Mind. He thoughtfully considers “writing,” “composing,” and “digital writing.” I agree with … Continue Reading A response to Digital Writing
#DigiLitSunday First Days Part 1
Beginnings, Part 1 Teachers and students are in a moment now between worlds, between the summer of exploration on our own and autumn of investigation in school. And I … Continue Reading #DigiLitSunday First Days Part 1
Digital Portfolio Chapter 1
Matt Renwick of Reading by Example has invited educators to a month-long book club study of his Digital Student Portfolios ebook. Read his overview intro post here and join the Google+ Community. It promises to be … Continue Reading Digital Portfolio Chapter 1
#140WC Messy
As I plan my lessons and projects with student interests in mind, as I encourage their collaboration and problem-solving, and as I teach the lessons from the standards to … Continue Reading #140WC Messy
#140WC Reading Together
11 Alternatives to “Round Robin” (and “Popcorn”) Reading: http://t.co/YkZALmfdU0 via @edutopia — Sheri Edwards (@grammasheri) December 2, 2014 Edutopia’s post above is an excellent read. My fifth grade students … Continue Reading #140WC Reading Together
#140WC Homework 2
Yesterday and again today, the topic is homework. Today in my tweet stream, another Edutopia article provides tips [and links to another about helping students manage time] by Brian Sztabnik … Continue Reading #140WC Homework 2
#140WC #TPEPChat Teacher Evaluation
Tonight’s twitter chat, #TPEPChat focused on Washington State Teacher-Principal Evaluation Project. There’s so much stress around this all over the nation, and so much controversy due to it’s nature and … Continue Reading #140WC #TPEPChat Teacher Evaluation
#140WC #FutureReady
What does it mean to be Future Ready? Today and tomorrow, it will mean many things, among them: Aware and Connected Be aware of the local and global events that … Continue Reading #140WC #FutureReady
Vision for the Future: The Other 21st Century Skills
Originally posted on User Generated Education:
Due to the interest of my post The Other 21st Skills, I decided to individually discuss each of the skills or dispositions I proposed…
Learning Styles Don’t Exist; Options Do #openspokes
Jeremy Inscho in our Open Spokes Fellowship introduced us to Daniel Willingham‘s research that refutes the learning styles theories to which many of us may subscribe. Dr. Willingham states “Students … Continue Reading Learning Styles Don’t Exist; Options Do #openspokes
Continued Citizenship
This year our students have already accomplished several projects: Quad Blogs with three other schools Collaborate with two Iowa schools on Parts of Speech Global Read Aloud 2011: Tuck Everlasting … Continue Reading Continued Citizenship
1DR What Else? 