Here is the weekly list of the information I stored on my Diigo account this week. From February 6 through the 8th I will be live blogging from the NASSP Conference, Ignite ’14, from Dallas, TX. I will be blogging from each session I attend, as well as following other live bloggers. Spread the word and stay tuned!!!
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Teachers Using Twitter as a Virtual PLN
If you are not a Tweeter, you are missing out on a great PD opportunity
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Ways to Use Technology to Engage With Parents – EdTechReview™ (ETR)
Some ways to leverage technology to engage parents.
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Using Twitter and Skype to connect with parents
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Twitter is another simple medium to keep parents and students updated about exam schedules, any changes made during exam and event schedules. A simple class account on Twitter can help the teacher connect with parents and students.
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Setting up an educational blog
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Setting up an educational blog would be highly beneficial for students, teachers and parents. A class teacher may set up a blog and ask parents to follow it.
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Using applications in the form of educational technology
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The Teacher App and Grade Book is an application available on Google Playstore. It usually acts as a portal for teachers, parents and students. The application includes a messaging system (class-wide, individual or school-wide), grade-book, assignment and grade notes, absentee notices, attendance records and many other utility features.
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How to get started with blended learning | District Administration Magazine
Some advice on getting started or increasing your use of blended learning
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Administrators must decide on specific learning goals that can be achieved through blended learning.
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“Blended learning is not just buying a tablet for every student,” says Susan Patrick, president and CEO of iNACOL. “It’s about using technology as a delivery system to create a shift in the instructional model that gives students more controls and flexibility, and allows for that instructional change toward personalization to take place.”
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Different faces of blended learning | District Administration Magazine
Some great information on blended learning and some ways to incorporate it in your classroom.
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Blended learning involves a student learning partly through online instruction and partly with a teacher in a school building.
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The time with a teacher is often less structured than in traditional classes, with teachers providing small group or one-on-one support rather than lecturing to the entire class.
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The goal is to provide a personalized education for every student and increase academic success with self-pacing and extra support,
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Rotation model
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The most common form of blended learning is the rotation model, in which students within one course rotate between online and face-to-face instruction.
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Flex model
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In the flex model, students still attend a brick-and-mortar school every day. But every class is divided into online instruction and face-to-face time with teachers rather than just one or two courses, as in the rotation model.
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A la carte model
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In schools using an a la carte model, students take one or more courses entirely online, while continuing to take traditional classes at a school.
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In the enriched virtual model, all students in the school divide time for every course between school and home.
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Blended learning also requires the willingness of teachers to be flexible and patient as students are learning to develop time management skills and how to use online curriculum
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4 Phases of Inquiry-Based Learning: A Guide For Teachers
Looking for some advice to increase the rigor of your classroom? Here you go.
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3 Incredibly Useful Tools for Math Educators
Some great tools for math teachers
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History Poster Projects as Assessment Tools | MiddleWeb
Nice way to vary assessment strategies. For Social Studies, but could be adapted for any subject.
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This one is for you, Teresa and Ingrid…
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Teachers: 10 Tips for Slowing Down | Edutopia
Take dome time to slow down…here are some ideas.
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#1. Prune your goals
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Prioritize them. Now, if it’s within the scope of your decision-making powers, strike out the last one on the list.
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#2. Prune your calendar
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Most of us overschedule ourselves, not necessarily because we want to, but we feel pressured or obligated to do so.
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#3. Allocate time to opening meetings
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participants need routines to close meetings.
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#5. Prune the agenda
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#6. Ask a colleague a thoughtful question
Set a goal for yourself — one a week or once a month — to ask a colleague a question that requires a thoughtful response, such as, “What’s something you’re feeling really good about this year?” Or, “What’s been your greatest accomplishment as a teacher?” Or, “Tell me about a student you felt you made a difference with?”
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#7. Ask a student or a parent a thoughtful question
Repeat the previous activity with a student or parent. Ask, “What’s something you’d like me to know about you?” Or, “Tell me what you feel really good about?” Or, “How can I understand you better?”
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#8. Eat lunch
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#9. Take a sick day
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#10. Practice self-car
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Audre Lorde, the poet and acti
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vist, said, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”
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Kleinspiration: Use @BoomWriter_ to Inspire Creative Writing in Your Class!
English teachers, here is a great app for helping kids write collaboratively.
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Some resources for Social Studies teachers
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Don’t pack your bags too soon: finish well @coolcatteacher
some great thoughts on finishing strong this year
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Letting Go of the Reins to Allow for Student Self-Advocacy – Finding Common Ground – Education Week
Some thoughts on letting students guide their own learning
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5 Things Great Teachers Are Not (and 5 Things They Are) | Deborah Chang
I thought of you all when I read this So true.
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Life of an Educator by Justin Tarte: 20 thoughts on teaching and learning…
Some interesting thoughts on teaching and learning. Do you see some f those things in your classroom?
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