Free lessons online -- Edutopia
Collaborative projects online that a teacher can have his/her students join -- Edutopia
Reflection activities (to help students' learning "stick") that utilize high-tech tools -- Edutopia
on teaching, learning, and learning to teach
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Education News: January 30, 2011
January 28 | NV school accepts only students with an IQ at or above 145 and offers a curriculum designed to challenge highly gifted students, who often are not challenged enough in standard schools -- Education Next
January 27 | Leader of Next Vista for Learning (a source of free online media for educators) offers his thoughts about how to encourage teachers to use new technology when teaching -- T.H.E. Journal
January 27 | Teacher explains how her students learn algebra while using a class set of iPads and its features, including a record button to use during her lectures, online videos explaining math concepts, and an "app" version of the course textbook -- Mind/Shift
January 26 | Although ND is at the top of states whose students perform well on national science exams, between 70% and 80% of students nationwide score below proficiency at a time when science knowledge and skills are perceived to be crucial for success in future careers -- Washington Post
January 26 | Improving science education may require efforts in four areas: fewer but "deeper" standards; more exciting science lessons in elementary school; more inquiry and problem solving in secondary school; and a higher number of qualified science teachers -- Hechinger Report
January 26 | Pres. Obama's plans for rewriting the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (named "No Child Left Behind" by Pres. Bush) include elements with bipartisan support; but some Democrats resist his ideas on ensuring teacher quality, and some Republicans want to eliminate completely the federal government's influence schools -- Washington Post
January 26 | Studies suggest that students learn more in a "blended" learning environment: one that uses a combination of face-to-face and online components for teaching and learning -- U.S. News & World Report
January 26 | Google establishes a K-12 education area in its Google Apps Marketplace for teachers to access and download free Web applications that integrate with Google products -- T.H.E. Journal
January 26 | MA school shares its rationale for implementing looping, the practice of keeping one teacher with the same group of students for more than one school year -- Swampscott Reporter
January 25 | Research suggests that text-messaging can improve children's spelling skills--that, contrary to popular belief, the use of "textisms" is not a detriment to learning correct spelling but is an aid to remembering spelling rules -- Read Write Web
January 25 | With science knowledge and skills receiving special emphasis in schools, experts share ideas about what makes a great science teacher -- Hechinger Report
January 25 | CO teacher uses anti-plagiarism software moreso as a means of helping students spot their errors in paraphrasing and citation than as a tool for "catching" cheaters -- T.H.E. Journal
January 25 | Technology journalist summarizes the federal Dept. of Ed.'s new National Education Technology Plan -- Edutopia
January 24 | English teacher plays classical, instrumental music while students write three times a week in their journals, and she sees their writing fluency increase as the months go by -- Edutopia
January 24 | Although some schools stop teaching cursive writing, calling it impractical in a digital world, research shows that handwriting increases brain activity associated with language, motor skills, and speech -- ABC News
January 27 | Leader of Next Vista for Learning (a source of free online media for educators) offers his thoughts about how to encourage teachers to use new technology when teaching -- T.H.E. Journal
January 27 | Teacher explains how her students learn algebra while using a class set of iPads and its features, including a record button to use during her lectures, online videos explaining math concepts, and an "app" version of the course textbook -- Mind/Shift
January 26 | Although ND is at the top of states whose students perform well on national science exams, between 70% and 80% of students nationwide score below proficiency at a time when science knowledge and skills are perceived to be crucial for success in future careers -- Washington Post
January 26 | Improving science education may require efforts in four areas: fewer but "deeper" standards; more exciting science lessons in elementary school; more inquiry and problem solving in secondary school; and a higher number of qualified science teachers -- Hechinger Report
January 26 | Pres. Obama's plans for rewriting the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (named "No Child Left Behind" by Pres. Bush) include elements with bipartisan support; but some Democrats resist his ideas on ensuring teacher quality, and some Republicans want to eliminate completely the federal government's influence schools -- Washington Post
January 26 | Studies suggest that students learn more in a "blended" learning environment: one that uses a combination of face-to-face and online components for teaching and learning -- U.S. News & World Report
January 26 | Google establishes a K-12 education area in its Google Apps Marketplace for teachers to access and download free Web applications that integrate with Google products -- T.H.E. Journal
January 26 | MA school shares its rationale for implementing looping, the practice of keeping one teacher with the same group of students for more than one school year -- Swampscott Reporter
January 25 | Research suggests that text-messaging can improve children's spelling skills--that, contrary to popular belief, the use of "textisms" is not a detriment to learning correct spelling but is an aid to remembering spelling rules -- Read Write Web
January 25 | With science knowledge and skills receiving special emphasis in schools, experts share ideas about what makes a great science teacher -- Hechinger Report
January 25 | CO teacher uses anti-plagiarism software moreso as a means of helping students spot their errors in paraphrasing and citation than as a tool for "catching" cheaters -- T.H.E. Journal
January 25 | Technology journalist summarizes the federal Dept. of Ed.'s new National Education Technology Plan -- Edutopia
January 24 | English teacher plays classical, instrumental music while students write three times a week in their journals, and she sees their writing fluency increase as the months go by -- Edutopia
January 24 | Although some schools stop teaching cursive writing, calling it impractical in a digital world, research shows that handwriting increases brain activity associated with language, motor skills, and speech -- ABC News
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Education News: January 23, 2011
January 20 | Current researchers into curriculum and pedagogy emphasize the importance of the work of educator Madeline Hunter, whose insights into lesson planning and delivery were most popular in the 1970s and '80s
January 20 | NJ elementary school teacher uses Wii for math, having students play interactive video games while others track scores and statistics -- Daily Journal
January 20 | IL teacher removes desks from her classroom and replaces them with bean bags, yoga balls, etc., hoping that unusual seating will inspire creativity and engage her students . . . but moves them to a more traditional room with desks when it's time to take tests -- Patch
January 19 | Professor posits that e-learning is not something separate from, or in competition with, traditional on-campus learning but is rather another means by which learning can take place as part of an overall on-campus education -- Campus Technology
January 19 | MO school district tries "going paperless" with pilot project that has a high school using e-textbooks and having students take notes and test using digital devices rather than paper and pens -- Suburban Journals
January 19 | Major textbook company creates an Apple iPad application version of its algebra textbook to determine, in a year-long study, whether its interactive features allow students to learn math better than via a traditional book -- Mind/Shift
- Michael Schmoker emphasizes Hunter's components of a sound lesson (clear objectives, teaching/modeling/demonstrating, guided practice, and checks for understanding) and offers two highly effective templates for instruction: interactive lecture and direct teaching, and literacy-based lessons with a focus on text -- ASCD Express
- Patricia Wolfe suggests that recent neuroscience research supports Hunter's elements of effective teaching by showing how they aid the brain in preparing for, and engaging in, learning -- ASCD Express
- Jill Van Hof supports Hunter's contention that closure is an important part of a lesson and offers journal writing as one means to encourage students to reflect on what they've learned -- ASCD Express
- Leela George points out how Hunter's emphasis on the importance of students' active participation influenced George's own teaching and her students' learning -- ASCD Express
- Madeline Hunter herself wrote an article in 1985 addressing myths that had arisen about her model of effective teaching and clarifying how to apply her work to the classroom -- Educational Leadership
January 20 | NJ elementary school teacher uses Wii for math, having students play interactive video games while others track scores and statistics -- Daily Journal
January 20 | IL teacher removes desks from her classroom and replaces them with bean bags, yoga balls, etc., hoping that unusual seating will inspire creativity and engage her students . . . but moves them to a more traditional room with desks when it's time to take tests -- Patch
January 19 | Professor posits that e-learning is not something separate from, or in competition with, traditional on-campus learning but is rather another means by which learning can take place as part of an overall on-campus education -- Campus Technology
January 19 | MO school district tries "going paperless" with pilot project that has a high school using e-textbooks and having students take notes and test using digital devices rather than paper and pens -- Suburban Journals
January 19 | Major textbook company creates an Apple iPad application version of its algebra textbook to determine, in a year-long study, whether its interactive features allow students to learn math better than via a traditional book -- Mind/Shift
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