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Exploring and reflecting on ways we learn to grow, and grow so that we learn more deeply. Experience is a teacher, both the good and the not so good.WB4ALLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715089925377206367noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-84231767215779122062014-01-22T00:49:00.001-05:002014-01-22T00:49:06.164-05:00MLK Every DayOn Monday, Dr. Martin Luther King was celebrated nation wide for his contributions and sacrifice, as well as the contributions by others in the civil rights movement.<br />
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The ideas of what Dr. King strove for are important every day. Monday is a reminder of how we should treat others, and defend the disenfranchise...every...day. His dream, through us, lives on...<br />
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Full Speech: "I have a dream"</div>
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Short version: "I have a dream"</div>
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Full Version "I have been to the Mountain Top"</div>
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Shortened Version: "I have been to the Mountain Top"</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-47031905970947400812014-01-03T09:00:00.000-05:002014-01-03T09:00:01.559-05:00Owning our success and failures - What do we aspire to become?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are paradoxes in education that needs courageous reflection. Some include:<br />
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Want students to take ownership of their education, yet student voice in class and school level decision-making is generally limited or is not allowed.<br />
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In school and district mission statement there is a statement about developing lifelong learners. Yet structures tend to impedes opportunities for students to retake the work for a better grade which indicates their current level of learning.<br />
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During some hall sweeps in one school, any students caught not in their scheduled class (late) gets suspended for the rest of the day, and sometimes for additional days. Instead of being tardy to class, students lose days of instructional time.<br />
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Teachers are credited with recognition at awards ceremonies for schools that have demonstrated excellence in student achievement. When schools are low achieving, the burden of responsibility is usually placed on students and parents.<br />
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If we build a collegial and collaborative culture involving students and adults...<br />
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Everyone gets credited for school success in academics and other areas. When there is low achievement, everyone reflects and collectively explore the problems and develop and design solutions, which everyone owns.<br />
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When focus is on keeping students in school to learn, interventions are put in place so that students make up for lost instructional time due to tardies and absences, and they are interviewed to learn the reasons for their habits of lateness so as to improve attendance (professional practices).<br />
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A culture of learning is most important, students retake assessments when they have demonstrated understanding or completed a study plan. This results in students truly able to learn at the rate or pace that is appropriate to each learner.<br />
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Understanding that students are an educational partner for achievement, their voice in decision making carries significant weight in classroom and building decisions. Where there is voice there is buy-in. Such students build confidence that will carry them beyond their quality experiences in that school...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-52901093258182889512013-12-30T15:00:00.000-05:002013-12-30T15:00:04.412-05:00Returning to rootsIt's amazing how quickly a year can go. In my travels in and outside of the US I've seen some great student learning experiences...and some not so cool. Both are good lessons learned to be better at meeting learner needs by considering What's Best 4 All...<br />
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Stay tuned...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-20513188373430170402013-02-23T22:59:00.004-05:002013-02-23T22:59:51.105-05:00PBL World 2013<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://pblworld.org/" target="_blank">PBL World</a> </span>is coming out for it's sophomore conference on June 17-21, 2013.<br />
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Once again it will be held in Napa California, and it's expected to be another big hit. There will be the standard PBL 101, an introduction to PBL where participants will leave with a project design to implement in their classrooms.What makes this year special is that there will be more offerings for all things project based learning (PBL). These include:<br />
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These are the challenging areas that teachers want to know who to address or incorporate when doing PBL with their students. <a href="http://pblworld.org/pblworld/info/60" target="_blank">I'm excited to facilitate the session on Differentiated Instruction</a>, a personal passion of mine. The presenters of all of the sessions are the best in the industry, nationally experienced in helping staffs successfully bring positive change for student success.<br />
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PBL World is a great conference to get deep learning, and walk away with immediate usage for your schools. Registration is literally limited and filling up. Hope to see you there.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-70444056498837463842012-10-09T08:17:00.002-04:002012-10-09T08:17:53.743-04:00Differentiated Instruction through the 8 Elements of Project Based Learning
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Project
Based Learning (PBL) is an efficient structure for Differentiated Instruction
(DI). Here is a breakdown of suggested means to differentiate within the 8
elements of PBL. Additional references are at the end of this document.</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Significant Content</span></b><br />
Scaffolding content and skills based on students’ readiness is important when
differentiating content. The Project Teaching and Learning Guide is a necessary
tool for breaking down the concepts and skills learners must acquire. Based on
this analysis, teachers design scaffolded lessons for supporting learning in case
students do not succeed with the 1<sup>st</sup> or 2<sup>nd</sup> attempt.<br />
Suggested strategies:<br />
Tiered activities, Think Dots, Graphic Organizers, media that represents
content differently, RAFTs, Homogenous study groups, Guided Reading,
Mini-Workshops, Multiple Intelligences (such as Robert Sternberg), Readers
Apprenticeship<br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;"> <b> </b></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #38761d; line-height: 115%;"><b>21<sup>st</sup> Century Skills</b></span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;">
Skills such as Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Innovation
are important learning tools as well as global skills. Effective teams help
each other grasp content and think critically in a thoughtful manner.
Assessment should be a varied mix of approaches such as written, oral, and media-based.
Evaluations should include feedback from the students about themselves and each
other. These practices support development of 21</span><sup style="line-height: 115%;">st</sup><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Century Skills,
learning content, and foster more accurate outcomes.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;">
Suggested strategies:</span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;">
Teaming heterogeneously and </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">homogeneously</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> jigsaw, fishbowl, tiered activities,
learning contracts, learning profile cards, Critique groups, Writer’s Workshop</span><br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Driving Question</b></span><br />
The DQ is a focus for the PBL unit. Students must answer the question by the
end of the project to demonstrate understanding of the key concepts. Students
find content purposeful when a DQ is targeted for an audience beyond the
classroom or building. Often generated by teachers, students can generate their
own so as to focus on their interests within the unit. DQs can be framed to
address different levels of content complexity.<br />
Suggested strategies:<br />
Tiered composition, RAFTs, Self-generated, Mentors<br />
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Deep research and understanding of content is essential to critical thinking
and analysis. We coach students, sometimes with scaffolds, to help them
practice thinking tools. Metacognitive skills help learners make sense of targeted
outcomes.<br />
Suggested strategies:<br />
Mini-workshops, Tiered activities, RAFTs, Fishbowl, Socratic Seminars, Graphic
Organizers, Jigsaws, Multiple Intelligences (such as Robert Sternberg)<br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%;">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Need to Know</b></span><br />
Relevance and purpose are critical factors to learn something. How we connect
the concepts and skills to students’ schema for what is important or related to
them leads to deeper roots of comprehension. Entry events and entry documents
when combined help build the initial buzz for a unit when strong relevance is
made apparent. Relating the DQ to daily lessons helps students to understand
how what is work today connect to the final product or presentation at the end
of the unit.<br />
Suggested strategies:<br />
Multi-media, Field Trips, Guest speaker, simulation, team-based activity,
on-going connections to contemporary world of students, multiple intelligence
(such as Robert Sternberg)<br />
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Students build interest when they have choices. They have buy-in when they have
voice in their learning. The “Need to Know” activity fosters buy-in because
students determine when content is sufficiently addressed. Having an open-ended
product, aligned to clear criteria, encourages students to express themselves
in whatever medium that allows them to best demonstrate understanding. Choices
are good when teachers need to maintain a narrow scope for student responses.
Voice promotes deeper understanding, driven by the curiosity and interest of
the learner.<br />
Suggested strategies:<br />
Frayer Model, Think Dots, RAFTs, multiple intelligence (such as Robert Sternberg)<br />
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Learning how to review, reflect, and revise work and thinking helps students to
make deeper connections with content. Coaching students on how to have
constructive conversations ties neatly with developing 21<sup>st</sup> Century
Skills and In-Depth Inquiry. These PBL elements work together seamlessly.<br />
Suggested strategies:<br />
Critique groups, Writer’s Workshop, Reading Circle, fishbowl, Socratic Seminar,
gallery walks<br />
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Having an authentic audience builds meaning and context for learning. Sharing
their understanding helps students more deeply root the content and critical
thinking. As with 21<sup>st</sup> Century Skills, students communicating their
learning in an engaged session with others is an effective way for them to get
what they need in achieving academic goals.<br />
Suggested strategies:<br />
Multiple intelligence (such as Robert Sternberg), multi-media, mentors, gallery
walks, mentors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>References</b></span></u><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /><a href="http://www.bie.org/" target="_blank">Buck Institute for Education</a>. Differentiated Instruction through Project Based
Learning. </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BIEPBL#p/c/A7998A9B543876E2/10/Grd_ozJQE_E"><span style="line-height: 115%;">http://www.youtube.com/user/BIEPBL#p/c/A7998A9B543876E2/10/Grd_ozJQE_E</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <br />
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grd_ozJQE_E">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grd_ozJQE_E</a></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://caroltomlinson.com/" target="_blank">Carol AnnTomlinson</a>. Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom:
Strategies and Tools for Responsive Teaching. ASCD (2003)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">John
McCarthy. The Learning Classrooms. </span><a href="http://learningclassrooms.pbworks.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%;">http://learningclassrooms.pbworks.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-67596808386751963012012-07-09T08:19:00.001-04:002012-07-09T08:19:44.250-04:00Driving Questions for Space TravelIt's amazing what NASA does that as individuals we get to experience so little.<br />
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Touted as an experience like that of traveling on a space ship, it may be the view we'd get. I'm not convinced that it's the full experience. Yet what an impression this leaves for why space travel would be soooo cool.<br />
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So how might space travel become a reality?<br />
Is the expense of Space Programs worth it in the long term?<br />
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This video is priceless.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-5279660595692895482012-02-05T10:17:00.000-05:002012-02-05T10:17:32.074-05:00PBL World: June 18-22, 2012I get asked a lot about where to learn about Project Based Learning. There are the usual learning sites like <a href="http://www.bie.org/" target="_blank">BIE</a> and <a href="http://www.leadingpbl.org/" target="_blank">Leading PBL</a>. Now there is an incredible opportunity coming soon: <a href="http://www.pblworld.org/" target="_blank">PBL World</a>.<br />
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</tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-8691864075073123702012-02-05T09:11:00.001-05:002012-02-05T09:23:01.393-05:00Mine! by Shutta Crum (A) & Patrice Barton (I)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThEzddgDnT04yB6ltwroZ_9jm-_n3xyR-mNBKa6nq4qAvQS3jQfTZFgoxfQJo8qnMhGtGKEt9RnUyp_Ka53pM8Zml-L5w8Q2j2nbmHxE9cr4p1O7AeyJV1r1nAL21OlkXTSPdeC1SfYfA/s1600/minebyshutta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThEzddgDnT04yB6ltwroZ_9jm-_n3xyR-mNBKa6nq4qAvQS3jQfTZFgoxfQJo8qnMhGtGKEt9RnUyp_Ka53pM8Zml-L5w8Q2j2nbmHxE9cr4p1O7AeyJV1r1nAL21OlkXTSPdeC1SfYfA/s320/minebyshutta.jpg" width="320" /></a>In a good picture book, the pictures are just as important for telling the story. It's what makes picture books one of the most difficult to write. In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375867112/" target="_blank">Mine, Shutta Crum, a veteran of picture books has done it again, along with Illustrator Patrice Barton</a>. With one word, <a href="http://blog.shutta.com/" target="_blank"><b>Shutta</b></a> tells a story that young children will enjoy and can "read" to their adults. <a href="http://www.patricebarton.com/" target="_blank"><b>Barton</b></a> effectively collaborates with Shutta's concept and creates high quality images that makes the story moving "along" with the core text.</div><br />
While parents of young children will love this book because their child(ren) can take over the reading, authors are also winners with this book. Aspiring authors of picture books will find this book a seminal text for understanding how economy of words is critical to storytelling with pictures. Show don't tell is the guide to this story, and makes for interesting study of word choice to move forward an idea.<br />
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What some people don't realize is that the author constructs the story and how it arcs. They craft the concept and themes. The illustrator takes the text and concept to create the pictures to "show" the story. Not easy.<br />
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Picture books such as Mine! is a great tool to explicitly show aspiring authors that each word must have an important role in the story. Otherwise, delete. From the perspective of teaching writing styles, Mine! should take its place along with among others <a href="http://www.johnjakes.com/" target="_blank">John Jakes</a>, <a href="http://mayaangelou.com/" target="_blank">Maya Angelou</a>, and <a href="http://www.ernest.hemingway.com/" target="_blank">Ernest Hemmingway</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-86849460620553593332012-02-01T09:11:00.000-05:002012-02-01T09:11:32.682-05:00Free Kindle Offer: Marketing Made Easy...for Learning?I follow a couple of authors, particularly the <a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Newbie's Guide to Publishing</a> blog by JA Konrath. They are continually redefining book publishing and marketing. With the eBook industry opening huge doorways for people to publish their work direct to the public, the question should be asked, How can this work for learning?<br />
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The short answer is Authentic Product assessments. When students are producing papers or projects how might they be published for an authentic audience? Schools pay for or charge families to purchase books for a book in their hands. Ebooks significantly cut costs for families and increase profits for fundraising to schools. Class anthologies or student directed projects could lead to author experiences and chances to post reviews. Part of the publishing process, students could create marketing plans or schemes.<br />
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With that said, if you'd like a chance for a free Kindle and books from marketing savvy authors...Read on...<br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>WIN A KINDLE FIRE IN THE BIG KINDLE BOOGIE<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal">10 Free Kindle Fires, 75 free ebooks, $300 in gift cards, a $500 library donation! Entries for 10 free Kindle Fires are already underway at <a href="http://bigkindleboogie.blogspot.com/">http://bigkindleboogie.blogspot.com</a> and gift cards are bing randomly awarded on Twitter for those who tweet about the Big Kindle Boogie. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">On Feb. 1-2, bestselling thriller authors J.A. Konrath, Blake Crouch, Scott Nicholson, Lee Goldberg, and Scott Nicholson are making 75 Kindle books free on Amazon. They are also making a $500 donation to the local library of one Kindle Fire winner. They are also releasing the five-book Ultimate Thriller Box Set for free during the event. Contest is international, no purchase necessary. You can also join the Facebook party at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BigKindleBoogie">http://www.facebook.com/BigKindleBoogie</a>.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</ul><div class="MsoNormal">Everything free, everything fun. Good luck!<o:p></o:p></div><!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-8274012627732799042012-01-15T19:21:00.000-05:002012-01-15T19:21:35.702-05:00Switch - a book that's game changing for how to guide the change process<div>The book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Switch-Change-Things-When-Hard/dp/0385528752/">Switch: How to change things when change is hard</a> by <a href="http://www.heathbrothers.com/switch">Chip and Dan Heath</a>, removed a veil about being an effective change agent.<br />
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One analogy from Switch is that of an elephant and its rider. The rider directs the elephant along paths and tasks. It's the thinker through logic and analysis. But sometimes the elephant gets spooked. Filled with emotions, logic dissolves. The elephant stomps and/or storms where it wants--and the rider, no longer in control, must hold on for the ride.<br />
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Changing personal views and habits is a monumental challenge. Some people on a <a href="http://www.news8000.com/news/Panic-confusion-aboard-sinking-cruise-ship/-/326/8028742/-/q343ij/-/index.html" target="_blank">sinking ship</a> will panic and stampede causing more danger, instead moving in an orderly fashion to stations for safety. Or they might stick their heads in the ground ignore warning signs--consider the near demise of the Big 3 automotive companies or it you want to gawk at a traffic accident in slow motion follow the publishing industries dinosaur-like thinking regarding ebooks. Others would rather die than change--see smokers.</div><div><br />
</div><div>One of the industries that leads in the challenge for change is Education. As data mounts of low student achievement, how can we continue to maintain "business as usual" when results do not meet demands of a global society?<br />
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Switch provided me great reflection on how to recognize and plan for effectively guiding change. How to get the elephant in step with the rider. Check out the book. <span style="color: red;">Download free sample chapters</span> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Switch-Change-Things-When-ebook/dp/B0030DHPGQ/" target="_blank">Kindle</a> / <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/switch-chip-heath/1100203647" target="_blank">BN</a>). Take this first step. You won't be disappointed.</div><div><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-79852151981434090862011-12-01T09:18:00.003-05:002011-12-01T09:21:38.695-05:00Differentiating Instruction through Project Based Learning<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Recently I had the chance to talk about 2 of my favorite education topics for how best to meet the needs of ALL learners. I'll let the video stand for itself. If you find it useful or helpful, please go to YouTube to "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grd_ozJQE_E">like</a>" it. Thank you. Additional resources are below the video.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">The Learning Classrooms</span></b>: <a href="http://learningclassrooms.pbworks.com/">learningclassrooms.pbworks.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">This site is an online learning series for Differentiated Instruction (DI). Modules guide teachers through important thinking, reflections, and understandings about DI and ways to effectively implement.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-85091675531543473952011-11-23T15:15:00.000-05:002011-11-23T15:15:41.137-05:00Stirred, a thriller that also represents a "different" way of publishingI had the opportunity to read the novel Stirred by J.A. Konrath and Blake Crouch. It's a great thriller that brings to culmination two series by these two exceptional authors.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stirred-Jacqueline-Daniels-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0050KIRDC/" target="_blank">Stirred on Amazon</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkiP9Mmr12-Dkr09H6l1lppqvvABCpv1Cd0x2l8hw5RO50kY88F2P271dQw2iJ4bQYOjGwMY-8h6HSPwgjhzvElCKaHZGitQtAlZ1eUcTaaggSXcSiKRvNSOthSWKsTX5p1w-diE2gyJ9/s1600/Stirred.jpg" /></div><br />
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These authors are pioneers on what epublishing can be for the masses through 21st Century Skills. There are many traditional publishing organizations, as well as hybrid where 3rd parties handle your work for a fee. And then there are the kind of mad innovative minds of these authors who make a successful living tackling the process themselves and make it look easy. In many ways the process can be easy once explored and with a good guide. <a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Newbie's Guide to Publishing</a> is a great place to start.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-61223548405852746242011-10-07T14:39:00.000-04:002011-10-07T14:39:16.206-04:00Steve Jobs - Living the life of our futureWednesday, October 5, 2011, a man died but his visions and ideas remain. He gave a commencement speech in 2005 for Standford University that, listening to it on NPR, moved me deeply. A message of hope and promise, mixed with an American ideas of independence and collaboration, is a gift of wisdom for all ages, besides the new college graduates. A recent Washington Post shared the them of that speech: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/steve-jobs-told-students-stay-hungry-stay-foolish/2011/10/05/gIQA1qVjOL_blog.html%20">Steve Jobs: Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish</a><br />
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It's with honor that I introduce Steve Job's speech, given in 2005:<br />
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Stay hungry, stay foolish,...How do we help our students experience such a rich opportunity?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-81494692138551534302011-07-27T09:41:00.001-04:002011-07-27T09:43:26.966-04:00News Sources = Source for PBL Ideas and activities<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>How do you turn an ordinary Project-Based Learning unit into something extraordinary?</i> </div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is one driving question that I'm often exploring, as there is so much at stake for a successful learning experience that leads to academic achievement and development of global skills that are necessary to adult success. And...there is not just 1 answer.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Although, I would suggest that if the end result of a PBL unit is that students use what they learn to help or change the "world" outside of their classroom, that is a very good start. News articles can help us find ideas for inspiring students to make meaningful connections between content and the global community. Through such connections, students alongside students can develop or design meaningful ways to impact or influence others through their academic understandings.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For example, consider these articles from today's news:</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tourists despise tiny fish but anglers love them</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From MI news about strange silver creatures washing up ashore of MI beaches. Where did they come from and what impact might they have on our environment and tourism?</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/detroit/tourists-despise-tiny-fish-anglers-love-them-152210386.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #226cc7; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Is default deadline truly Aug 2? Analysts say no</a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As the debt ceiling debate continues, how does time management influence or effect our decisions, and what are effective ways to organize timelines for project efficiency? (project is a metaphor for all kinds of work and tasks)</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/morgan-admits-dodgy-practices-034500578.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #226cc7; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Morgan Admits Dodgy Practices</a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With greater scrutiny on the press, there is much to explore from effective research practices (online and traditional), ethical practices, and truth telling. How best can we get accurate information when media sources express conflicting reports? Should ever the "end justify the means" in the workplace?</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-likely-lose-top-rating-economists-000214380.html" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #226cc7; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">U.S. likely to lose top rating: economists</a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With the congressional deadline looming about the US debt ceiling, there those who speculate that the US is already negatively affected. What would happen if the US lost it's AAA credit rating, and what would it take to regain it? How could leader's convictions of beliefs be rigid and flexible?</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">News from the serious, to humorous, to fluff can generate ways for students to find their voice in a PBL unit. They and educators uncover connections between content and community context. I invite you to find articles and post them as used here for connections to PBL ideas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/u6XAPnuFjJc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc">RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-39433856797614255842011-06-21T10:04:00.000-04:002011-06-21T10:04:40.856-04:00Grading Practices RevisitedI just read an article "The Culture Builder" by Roland S. 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A topic that rose was grading practices. Roland Barth states a message by schools is "Learn or we will hurt you." He states, "Educators have taken learning--a wonderful, spontaneous capacity of all human beings--and coupled it with punitive measures. We have developed an arsenal of sanctions and punishments that we inextricably link with learning experiences."<br />
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Ken O'Conner, Rick Wormelli and others look at grading practices and how it can be done to emphasize learning over gradebook keeping. I've made comments on this <a href="http://wb4all.blogspot.com/2010/08/grading-practices-re-examined.html">before</a>, and was asked to share a powerpoint where I took these educator thinkers work and explored the ramifications. Below is a powerpoint that I've used to support teachers and administrators in reflecting on efficient ways to assess and grade. Comments welcome.<br />
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<div id="__ss_4895647" style="width: 425px;"> <strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/JMcCarthyEdS/reflecting-on-assessment-a-tale-of-hope-and-ideals-2010-4895647" title="Reflecting on assessment a tale of hope and ideals 2010">Reflecting on assessment a tale of hope and ideals 2010</a></strong> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/4895647" width="425"></iframe> <div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;"> View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/JMcCarthyEdS">John McCarthy</a> </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-13381510460453938662011-06-17T08:37:00.000-04:002011-06-17T08:37:48.802-04:00Results-Only Learning EnvironmentMuch of the focus of the Education world for achievement is on what the adult stakeholders can or should do to improve the system. There are some innovative ideas generated, tested, and implemented. How can we help students be successful. How do we hold accountability to standards based on practice that is evidenced-based. What will schools of the future look like?<br />
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These are only some of the challenges that educators grapple with in seeking what is best for students. Through all of the work that's done, few include a missing element. One that may, in its simplicity, be the most difficult and critical element for success...<br />
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Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships are touted as critical to education. Yet few school cultures incorporate students as an equal member, much less the driving member of the learning team. Students can best determine the what and how of learning. For proof, look at adults regarding our learning. Give me the deadline and learning targets, and I will take the pathways that works for me. Reading, talking to others, watching videos...varying location from walks, cafes, desk, floor...with music or silence depending on "my" mood. It doesn't matter how or what I do, so long as the deadlines are met and the outcome produce is of high quality.<br />
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Coach students on how to work in this format. Believe that they are capable if given the opportunity and guidance. Trust that they can succeed. When they fail, it's the best opportunity for them to learn and grow. It's our responsibility to teach them how to learn from mistakes.<br />
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Shouldn't that be what's best for students?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-46453829976321401802011-04-16T07:41:00.005-04:002011-04-16T11:36:50.728-04:00Bears’ Greg Olsen kicked off field at Stevenson High - Chicago Sun-Times<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/4851472-418/bears-greg-olsen-kicked-off-field-at-stevenson-high.html?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4da979c15b770620%2C0">Bears’ Greg Olsen kicked off field at Stevenson High - Chicago Sun-Times</a><br />
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</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggji-DdlqEX3Da00aVOGWTcAwIV7jsnz5tmbNm69yhXQQMnSWRM1rx76npNIa8_XYc1Yh-zJTeHQglM9AdqFqAgGB9-8ZSDBBpcE2Jku3j9agPQ_8hPQ3XCbyr1qAxctku3amQowzbRZbM/s1600/olsen-td.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggji-DdlqEX3Da00aVOGWTcAwIV7jsnz5tmbNm69yhXQQMnSWRM1rx76npNIa8_XYc1Yh-zJTeHQglM9AdqFqAgGB9-8ZSDBBpcE2Jku3j9agPQ_8hPQ3XCbyr1qAxctku3amQowzbRZbM/s200/olsen-td.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I'm a Bears fan, and even I would have stopped <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Olsen_(American_football)">Greg Olsen</a> from going on to the <a href="http://www.d125.org/">Stevenson High School</a> football field. Hey I like him as a player, tried to trade for him on to my championship Fantasy Football team. I would not have sent him away feeling unwelcomed. Here's someone who lives in the community, who is a quality professional in his work place. I'd give him the star treatment, as if he were a CEO, scientist, elected official, business owner, a chef, a parent or an educator--because Greg Olsen is a potential contributor of time and networking power.</div><div><br />
</div><div>He want's to use the facilities at the school, fine, here's the paperwork holding harmless the district and employees. "Mr. Olsen, can I get you some coffee, water, or Gatorade, while the paperwork is faxed or delivered by the Superintendent's office? What would you like for a snack or lunch from our cafeteria (or the cafe down the street)? Can we get some pictures with you as one of our . successful members of the community...signed?" </div><div><br />
</div><div>Accommodate this professional. But also have him do the background check (not too difficult given he's a public figure) done with anyone who will be on school grounds when minors are present. Work out an arrangement for the NFL starting tight end to practice on the field. Include in the plan that he give some of his time to mentor players and other students about perseverance, dedication, and long term planning. As the relationship builds, have Mr. Olsen connect the school leadership team with other professionals, ranging from the businesses whose products he endorses to say...the management of the <a href="http://www.chicagobears.com/index.html">Chicago Bears</a> (after the lockout ends of course).</div><div><br />
</div><div>Safety and insurance coverage is necessary in today's society. Opportunities for partnerships that would benefit students' learning experiences should not be squandered by a public show of aloofness and cold rejection.<br />
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<a href="http://www.d125.org/">Adlai E. Stevenson High School</a> has won numerous <a href="http://www.d125.org/about/honors_and_awards.aspx">awards</a> for excellence, including the prestigious <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.html">U.S. Department of Ed. Blue Ribbon Award</a> for 1987, 1991, 1998, and 2002. It's the birthplace of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_learning_community">Professional Learning Communities</a> (<a href="http://www.allthingsplc.info/">2nd site</a>) concept by <a href="http://pdonline.ascd.org/pd_online/secondary_reading/el200405_dufour.html">Richard DuFour</a> (<a href="http://www.solution-tree.com/Public/ProfDev.aspx?node=&parent=&ShowPresenter=true&ProductID=SHF012">bio</a>) that went viral in the United States. The school gets <a href="http://www.d125.org/about/site_visits_for_educators.aspx">visitors</a>, including me, from across the country and internationally to see their structure for success. With such experience with dealing with attention in their own right, it makes this publicity and missed opportunity more surprising.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-45623722623259139782011-03-03T14:58:00.000-05:002011-03-03T14:58:44.543-05:00Project Based Learning: Explained.<iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LMCZvGesRz8?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div>Why do Project Based Learning (PBL)? The connection to lives of teachers, students, and workplace is a needed understanding. This video by the <a href="http://www.bie.org/">Buck Institute for Education</a> does a great job making that important connection.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-91730475007357706262011-02-16T10:49:00.000-05:002011-02-16T10:49:58.986-05:00Learning through Risk-taking<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0yetHqWODp0" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe><br />
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The <a href="http://www.ssat-inet.net/">iNet</a> Conference has been more than inspiring, it provides thought-provoking ideas for where we need and can go if learning is the driving force. Examples shared from throughout the world, time and again, prove that success happens when students have an active role in unit design, curriculum feedback, ending technolog embargos, and how they develop and demonstrate "their" learning.<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.bgtc.org.uk/">Bethnal Green Technology College</a> (London)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bayhouse.hants.sch.uk/">Bay House School & 6th Form</a> (Gosport)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kscs.org.uk/">Ken Stimpson Community School</a> (Peterborough)</li>
<li>Al Asayel School (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/working/education_and_skills-1/schools/schools_in_the_vale/primary_schools/community_english_primary/barry_island_primary/welcome_page.aspx">Barry Island Primary School</a> (Wales)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wayprogram.net/">The Way Program</a> (United States)</li>
<li><a href="http://asiasociety.org/">Asia Society</a> (United States)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.newtechnetwork.org/">New Tech Network Schools</a> (United States)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.hightechhigh.org/">High Tech High Campuses</a> (United States)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bie.org/">Buck Institute for Education</a> (United States)</li>
</ul><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you’re in the hardest time you invest the most in being innovative.</span>" Dr. William Skilling, <a href="http://www.oxfordschools.org/">Oxford Community Schools</a> --quote from iNet Conference 2011.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-19266408007832598702011-02-15T10:16:00.002-05:002011-02-15T10:17:10.788-05:00A Tale of 2 Views: What should education become<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zIvGgGzYL5ZMVnbQG0X4S6NMTqlu2FoQi3oa9v0jqowIO891M8Khew0g_7QEvsFW9aA93mnHVBBwa_DvSDl-l0d_st1NV9JiOM5ZkCo01tPIRP7AMXfqNHMwdZk67GE0L9oLPoQ7o8qP/s1600/apples-oranges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zIvGgGzYL5ZMVnbQG0X4S6NMTqlu2FoQi3oa9v0jqowIO891M8Khew0g_7QEvsFW9aA93mnHVBBwa_DvSDl-l0d_st1NV9JiOM5ZkCo01tPIRP7AMXfqNHMwdZk67GE0L9oLPoQ7o8qP/s200/apples-oranges.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I'm attending the <a href="https://www.ssatrust.org.uk/innovation/Pages/inetconference2011.aspx">iNet Conference</a> in East Lansing Michigan. With a strong international presence, the focus is one exploring and networking on ways for innovations in transforming education for developing students for a global society/economy. There is tremendous dialog around what educators around the world are thinking and doing to advance student learning within this present, and not based on the 19th/20th century model that remains a dominant presence.<br />
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The morning had intriguing presentations, followed by Q&A, by <a href="http://zhaolearning.com/">Dr. Yong Zhao</a>, Professor of Education at the University of Oregon, and <a href="http://www.2mminutes.com/">Robert A. Compton</a>, a venture capitalist who develops <a href="http://www.2mminutes.com/films/">documentaries</a> on such social issues as countries ranked high in student international tests--2 Million Minutes (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZnSG6gg1vs">trailer</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFmWlyBcrs">pt.1</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05gbOwFRSeI">pt.2</a>) and The Finland Phenomenon.<br />
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Dr. Yong Zhao talked about "<a href="http://zhaolearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iNETGlobalEntrepreneurs.pdf">Student as Entrepreneur</a>"(pdf). His premise is posing the question: how do we as a society maintain innovation and creativity by engaging students in such practices? Educators need to begin with the student's drive and build curricular (standards) experiences around their learning focus. Students are viewed as equal players in a collaborative journey for learning.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUAG7_Si-xDEaLf4AD-yJ4opMOeIAsu6ZDE_AC8mJgoKyDy8Vscyvx4PkAncHGmS1qLIVX-P96OdriTdC-UkgdhpaMBghzT1Ih5u816nbEP_b9bxPs2k7qIq2XJzsvugrAxX555PfDDvV/s1600/teamwork.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUAG7_Si-xDEaLf4AD-yJ4opMOeIAsu6ZDE_AC8mJgoKyDy8Vscyvx4PkAncHGmS1qLIVX-P96OdriTdC-UkgdhpaMBghzT1Ih5u816nbEP_b9bxPs2k7qIq2XJzsvugrAxX555PfDDvV/s200/teamwork.jpg" width="200" /></a>Some examples would be Project-Based Learning, Problem-Based Learning, and Inquiry. Whatever the approach, Zhao's ideas resonated for me in what he emphasized as key components for learning experiences:<br />
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<ol><li>Identify Problem/Need</li>
<li>Develop Solutions/Products</li>
<li>Market Solutions/Products</li>
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Units that include these steps as a framework for how students learn and express understanding, then the "what" (ie. standards) will have greater meaning and therefore long laster retention.<br />
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Robert A. Compton talked about w<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">hat top countries for education have in common: China, India, Finland, Korea. These countries are rated the highest based on international testing. Whatever you might think about standardized testing, Robert explored what do these countries have in common:</span><br />
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<div style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Culture</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Curriculum</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Credentials in teachers</span></li>
</ul><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Robert purports that a society gets what it celebrates. The top 4 countries revere academics, while the US highly value sports. Here's how Robert breaks down the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">comparison</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> between the top 4 and the US, in terms of overt and subtle messages:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4 top countries</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National View: Academic Achievement is greatly recognized</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Local Communities: Scholars are stars, and are known by their local population</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">School focus: Learning is the purpose based on core curriculum</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Family aspiration: Each generation excees previous</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">US</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">National View: Athletics, entertainment, education, college prep in this order are recognized</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Local Communities: Scholars are barely noticed. Opening a local newspaper would reveal that athletics carry greater presence than the academic teams.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">School focus: Sports, socializing, learning (perhaps grade-base not content), clubs, work, volunteering</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Family aspiration: Mixed messages</span></div><br />
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Robert Compton presents much data to digest for their important implications. His solution is that the US needs to design a curriculum where the adults drive what students should learn, eliminating any input by students, because as students, what can they possibly contribute? Curriculum could be more focused (not tighter). Excluding students in the process has been in practice since the dawn of "modern" education (19th and 20th century educational system). This is the very system that Robert criticizes (and Yong). So to follow Robert's suggestion appears to continue using the same system, with small and/or big tweaks. This suggestion reminds me on <a href="http://mikeschmoker.com/">Mike Schmoker's</a> argument that education should roll back to the 1950s where education is 90% lecture and rhetoric.<br />
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Makes me think about the adage: What's the definition for insanity? Continue doing the same thing and expect a different result. Should we continue to mandate an industrial education system to a global-based society which is shown by many thinkers including <a href="http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/">Thomas Friedman</a>, author of <a href="http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/bookshelf/the-world-is-flat-3">The World is Flat</a>.<br />
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I don't want to diminish Compton's observations about what societies value. His observations needs to be critically reviewed as we take a hard look at our societies and ourselves in regards to education.<br />
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In the end, if we want a student, graduating from a K-12 career with 21st century skills that enable them to work independently and with others effectively, then how do ensure that those experiences are embedded into their learning career? The solutions may be somewhere in between these two viewpoints, and must include the involvement of the students.<br />
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Articles about school systems in other countries<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/2010/08/16/secrets-of-the-world-s-best-school-systems.html">How to close the achievement gap</a> 08/16/10</li>
<li><a href="http://www.suite101.com/content/how-nations-get-the-best-education-systems-a309913">How nations get the top educations systems in the world</a> 11/19/10</li>
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</div><div>The point is that with the growing market of ePublishing, more unknown authors are self-publishing and getting known. With smart phones, tablets, iPod (touch), and other similar media with Book apps, consumers have many options for taking their books with them. Authors are getting known based on the ratings (following) they receive. Cost has dropped to $3.99 or less, making an unknown author an appealing risk to consumers. Meanwhile, traditional print publishers try, with little success, to hold the epub cost to that of a paperback or oversize trade paperback ($7.99 to $14.99).</div><div><br />
</div><div>JA Konrath has an interesting view that is becoming mainstream (not quite yet). </div><div><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/01/response-to-richard-curtis.html">A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: A Response to Richard Curtis</a></div><div>After reading his thoughts do a check on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks/index.asp">Barnes and Noble</a>, or other online outlet. Check out the ePub section and make your own judgement. Just know that we're living in the midst of a change where what was once considered fringe is becoming mainstream, like how politicians use rock music (formerly anti-establishment) as campaign anthems.</div><div><br />
</div><div>What in education might be having the same effect? Look around...Change's a coming!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-60328016005103330092010-12-31T22:07:00.000-05:002010-12-31T22:07:58.674-05:00Life Long LearnerRead any mission statement for a school improvement plan or sometimes posted in the main hallway, there is usually some reference to developing a love for learning in the students. If you can't get a copy, or don't see the mission statement, ask any educator what do they want their students to develop when they graduate from the school or district. Included in their list will be a hope for students to become life long learners.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FsRyun0a6p90KjgR5FduPR-s8D7SJTet3cIvBXMczjF2CKqFsz5dFaScdgwMzzCPBGvSUCXQAQfqq_Km87jNcgmoS4pq6dxFUsnQshUKtT0YKoKJzV5427M6Jl1bOZA7GElugF0SjvuB/s1600/1-_FXR2_composite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FsRyun0a6p90KjgR5FduPR-s8D7SJTet3cIvBXMczjF2CKqFsz5dFaScdgwMzzCPBGvSUCXQAQfqq_Km87jNcgmoS4pq6dxFUsnQshUKtT0YKoKJzV5427M6Jl1bOZA7GElugF0SjvuB/s320/1-_FXR2_composite.jpg" width="320" /></a>This hope and dream is an important expectation, a blessing, which when happens, leads to the prospect of an interesting and fulfilling life long endeavor. Scientists have shown that when learning occurs, adult brains <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=dendrites+and+learning&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart">grow dendrites</a>. I've experience a natural high when I have an epiphany from some area of study, or seeing something in a different light from a conversation or conference. Don't you recall similar experiences?<br />
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So to truly help students develop a desire and drive for life long learning, we need to first inspire ourselves to practice the same, and share our experiences with students. Teaching is challenging and time consuming. Improving teaching craft requires a constant drive to learn more.<br />
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The result is...<br />
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What's Best 4 All.<br />
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Happy New Years.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-75149398256631852372010-12-21T10:37:00.000-05:002010-12-21T10:37:39.386-05:00How well does your data drive your decision making? Three elements for continuous improvement - News Archive -Pawley Lean Institute<a href="http://www.oakland.edu/News/Default.aspx?sid=12&nid=7102&showBack=true&PageIndex=0">How well does your data drive your decision making? Three elements for continuous improvement - News Archive -Pawley Lean Institute</a><div><br /></div><div>This is an interesting article to consider regarding avoiding data rich, information poor scenarios. That is to say that often we have plenty of data, from assessments to demographics, as a small portion of the plate. The challenge is how best to organize the information so that it's useful for informing our decisions in the classroom, building-wide initiatives, and district direction.</div><div><br /></div><div>Important, Timely, and Sufficient are the guide posts this author uses. How well do you use these guidelines in your respective work? What other considerations are there?</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753868879178236340.post-12958658147024226082010-11-23T21:18:00.001-05:002010-11-23T21:20:13.467-05:00Experts & Newbies | Bloggers on Project Based Learning: What's up with PBL in the Elementary Grades?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcS0VuTqLs30Lg-myiLYvtOK6z1Fvpn5AsfAagSisEUYj-Lm3q1qQcXIymQ0rAv4YkprRxtBowME4QW3wkdCQMVtqrs59kT7uUMSprvViV3dl6W3UcG09wKRkR2psos_-FEdBYKTzL7HU/s1600/PBL+Elementary+Cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcS0VuTqLs30Lg-myiLYvtOK6z1Fvpn5AsfAagSisEUYj-Lm3q1qQcXIymQ0rAv4YkprRxtBowME4QW3wkdCQMVtqrs59kT7uUMSprvViV3dl6W3UcG09wKRkR2psos_-FEdBYKTzL7HU/s320/PBL+Elementary+Cover.png" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://biepbl.blogspot.com/2010/11/wheres-elementary-love-for-pbl.html?spref=bl">Experts & Newbies | Bloggers on Project Based Learning: What's up with PBL in the Elementary Grades?</a>: "EDITOR'S DESK | John Larmer We're working on a new book about PBL in elementary school, part of BIE's PBL Toolkit Series. As a former high s..."<br />
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<div><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></div></div><div>As Project-Based Learning (PBL) grows, it's nice to see resources that help teachers implement a curriculum structure that helps kids think critically, gain depth, and find context to their lives. I had the chance to read the book prior to publication. Preorder it when it comes available. Well worth reference.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14886387355000766557noreply@blogger.com0