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Good perspective from Ryan Bretag
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The Future of Learning – YouTube
I think you’d really like this video if you haven’t seen it–relates to your OER discussions. @patrickmlarkin https://t.co/EFhQMCJfaZ
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Why Cory Doctorow refuses to predict the future (like, seriously) | Opensource.com
.@EFF special advisor Cory @Doctorow on influencing the future instead of predicting it: https://t.co/9AcBuVVY3m https://t.co/txvlxGjmhU
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Response to Intervention: Safe Spaces for Math and Literacy
Good Overview of a school using RTI from Edutopia
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LOVE this article and what a great PD conversation
https://t.co/fuq6eKuh0o @jlscheffer @rtw4 @42ThinkDeep @rachelwzg @patrickmlarkin LOVE this article and what a great PD conversation.
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@patrickmlarkin @NoteToSelf 5 Ways 2 Raise Digitally Balanced #JOMO Kids in a #FOMO World @manoushz #digcit #CI5307 https://t.co/J1MNhkSZKR
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Innovative Principal Blogs from 2010 https://t.co/QpIUKiWpZK by @InnovativeEdu | @E_Sheninger @gcouros @patrickmlarkin et al
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Free online resources increasingly popular as classroom supplements
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Great post. Thanks. RT Don’t Underestimate The Po
@patrickmlarkin Great post. Thanks. RT @cgreen Don’t Underestimate The Power of #OER @creativecommons https://t.co/VCQTv9JeNR
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New ELL History “What If?” Projects
Good project idea from Larry Ferlazzo
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Teaching Math with Google Drawings
Doc full of ideas from Ohio math teacher, Eric Curts.
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Save YouTube Videos to iPad Camera Roll for Green Screen Compositing
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A blog for all eLearners; be they students, teachers or administrators – maintained by Ken Halla
Category: Uncategorized
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (January 24, 2016)
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Latest post: OER Needs To Be On Your Radar https://t.co/TnomjOEwzx #Learnlaunch2016
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One of the keys to helping us make the move to OER is ensuring that our teachers have an understanding of this.
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From Lisa Nielsen – “I recently shared my #EdCampNYC discussion on the “The Anatomy of a Killer Tweet.” We came up with the five elements that make a Tweet killer. At the session, participants were challenged to write their own killer Tweet, but how would they know if they really nailed it? The answer: Twitter analytics. This is a free tool helps anyone who has had an account for at least 14 days receive details on tweets’ engagement, clicks, retweets, favorites, replies, and more. “
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Kindergartners With Traumatic Life Experiences Struggle More in School https://t.co/fxS0uCiDd8 #hs4 #abed #kinderchat
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A Book Sprint is a collaborative process where a book is produced from the ground up in just five days. But even more important, this collaborative process captures the knowledge of a group of subject-matter experts in a manner that would be nearly impossible using traditional methods. The result at the end of the Book Sprint is a high-quality finished book in digital and print-ready formats, ready for distribution.
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a collection of freely available materials that we think are useful for First-Year Composition courses
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As a doctor, couldn’t agree more @patrickmlarkin https://t.co/HQXNujZ47s
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TWO of our most vital industries, health care and education, have become increasingly subjected to metrics and measurements. Of course, we need to hold professionals accountable. But the focus on numbers has gone too far. We’re hitting the targets, but missing the point.
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Instead, I use it to review those basic Algebra 1 skills that many students have either forgotten or did not master during their Algebra 1 year. I give these basic practice sets well in advance of the corresponding Algebra 2 topic that I will be covering in order to get them prepared. I assign one “Problem Set” of about 10 problems a week. I also give a variety of problem types in the problem sets. Students are able to rework each problem until they get it correct, meaning that they are able to receive full credit on their problem set each week with just effort.
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Great perspective from Cathy Davidson
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Must Read – “We put private good before cooperation. We will never know exactly what we’ve lost as a result. It’s impossible to quantify fully the inventions not made, discoveries not revealed, and creativity restrained.”
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From Edutopia – “As we navigate a political landscape that is too often hostile toward immigrants, it’s a good time to remember that the vast majority of us are here as American immigrants.”
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From Tara Parker-Pope in the New YorkTmes – “A strategy called “design thinking” has helped numerous entrepreneurs and engineers develop successful new products and businesses. But can design thinking help you create healthful habits?”
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Said nobody else https://t.co/98ZDkUHspq
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#OER needs to be on your radar! Nice post by @patrickmlarkin https://t.co/MzDKZWY3yk #GoOpen
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (January 17, 2016)
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From the Washington Post – “Kathy Liu Sun is an assistant professor of math education at Santa Clara University who was a public high school math teacher for nine years in San Jose, California. She argues in the following post that the Common Core math standards — which have caused great consternation in many places around the country — are being misinterpreted.”
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From Medium – “he current patchwork of copyright exceptions for education at the member state level can lead to absurd situations for teachers that want to utilize creative works.”
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A great lesson from the Anti-Defamation League
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Sharing Twitter chats at #hollistontechpd day tmrw https://t.co/37rfzmZFU8 Tx for the inspiration @burgessdave @smgaillard @patrickmlarkin
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From Getting Smart – “I recently wrote about the steps to transforming a school. I pointed out that by “transformation” I mean an environment where students are achieving academically and taking ownership of their learning: exhibiting agency. I listed four steps to achieving this transformation: Data-informed instruction; Student-centered approaches; Ongoing improvement/innovation processes; Every child known by a caring adult both academically and as a person.”
Wondering In Mrs. Fitzpatrick Class At Pine Glen
During a visit to Pine Glen Elementary this week, Mrs. Fitpatrick shared with me some of the work her students are doing on their “I’m Wondering” projects. All of the students have an opportunity to research and write about anything that they would like to learn more about during intervention/extension time. On the wall of the classroom there are pictures of the students with what they are working on during their “I’m Wondering” time.
In addition, some of the students have posted QR codes on the wall which link to publications that they have created to document what they have learned. Check out a couple examples below from Cooper and Emma.
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (January 10, 2016)
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Great list of characteristics for leaders to reflect upon from George Couros. What are our strengths and where do we need some work?
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A great series from Cult of Pedagogy to help discuss the issue of balance and priorities for new teachers.
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Loved seeing this article frm @patrickmlarkin shared from my supt today. Social media shldn’t b scary for leaders!!! https://t.co/IjWTFYzYvk
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From TED-Ed – Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. As you watch Tweet summaries and key phrases of her talk: @ChimamandaSays
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Great list of Google video tutorials via Richard Byrne
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From Christine Weiser of Tech and Learning
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Good model from Edutopia – This year, Meyer’s technology instructor teaches tech through various content areas, presenting technology use as something purposeful, connected to their learning, and relevant to real-world situations.
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Great thoughts on how people should be marketing themselves and building a modern resume.
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From Tom VanderArk – “With more than a computer for every two students, the country is beyond the halfway point in the #ShiftToDigital, a historic transition in how people learn. The problems I spotted are different than those faced five years ago reflecting a good deal of progress and some lessons learned.”
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A great example of how to present data in a meaningful way.
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Google Classroom allows you to create your own classes. This means you can create one for clubs, teacher collaboration, differentiated groups, etc… Creating a new class is easy, simply click on “Create class” from the class tiles page.
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“I want to propose a test: How would we react to the worrisome, antisocial behaviors Hall notes in her essay if we simply replaced the ipads in her descriptions with books?”
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Thinking about this in the context of education…I feel like it could be a huge asset for moving us forward in the context of locating and using digital resources well.
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From Shell Terrell – my top 2015 posts on integrating technology to help you better guide your learners.
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From Lisa Nielsen – “Find out who the influencers are in your community. Look at your student body. Look at parents. Look at bloggers. Invite them on a tour. Create an experience. Encourage them to share what they find using the designated hashtag. Ask them to write a post for their site, or yours, giving a customer perspective.”
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (January 3, 2016)
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“It turns out that the secret to a high-performing team lies less in the individuals that make it up and more in the wider team dynamics: “Who is on a team matters less than how the team members interact, structure their work, and view their contributions.” High-performing teams, they found, almost always displayed five characteristics:”
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From Richard Byrne – VexTab Music Notation is a Google Documents Add-on that lets you write music notation in Google Documents.
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From Getting Smart – Facing a deficit in technology integration and innovative practices, Tolles Career & Technical Center (Plain City, Ohio) embarked on an initiative in 2014 called [RE]Think Tolles. While this initiative focused on several areas, technology and innovation took center stage and led to redesigned classroom spaces, an iPad 1:1 program, an incubator called The Launch Lab, and an internal grant program encouraging “entrepreneurial” thinking.
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Great take by Hugh McGuire with strategies to get you reading more and managing your distractions
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A great list of RTI resources from Edutopia
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A list worthy of review from Harold Jarche
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Annual report on the state of digital learning
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The Best Resources For Learning How The Every Student Succeeds Act Affects English Language LearnersFrom Larry Ferlazzo – There has been a lot written about The Every Student Succeeds Act (The Best Resources On The No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Process), though not as much on how it will affect English Language Learners.
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For seven years, the educators of the Sanborn Regional School District have openly shared their journey of transition from a traditional to a competency-based education system.
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#Superintendents can use social media to their advantage. Learn how. @patrickmlarkin https://t.co/NvayRGDFsR https://t.co/RQStO27xSU
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From Peter Greene – “The state has specialized in not-even-trying-to-be-sneaky handoff of power to men who have far more interest in corporate education privateering than in serving the families, taxpayers and voters of Massachusetts.”
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From Harvard Business Review
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More great stuff from Larry Ferlazzo
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From Larry Ferlazzo
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From Getting Smart
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (December 27, 2015)
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By Michael FeldsteinMore Posts (1056) In what has to be the softest launch ever, McGraw Hill has been quietly talking about their new personalized learning authoring system. If you ask them when it will be available to all customers, they … Continue reading →
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From Danah Boyd – Most parents don’t have the foggiest clue what happens to their kids’ data, and giving them the power to consent sure doesn’t help them become more informed. Hell, most parents don’t have enough information to make responsible decisions for themselves, so why are we trusting them to know enough to protect their children?
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Some good resources to check out for Blended Learning
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Good opportunity to connect with others passionate learning.
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The 2015 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning from the American Association of School Librarians
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What The Donald finds “disgusting” says a lot about his misogyny & arrested development. “Blood, Sweat & Trump,” https://t.co/fRHQCrNtX1
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The Williamsfield School District is a small, rural district serving approximately 300 students in one building—Pre-K through 12th grade—with fewer than 100 students attending the high school. Building on openly licensed resources, the Williamsfield School District leveraged education technology to save families and taxpayers money while providing unique, targeted learning opportunities for each student. Today, the use of openly licensed educational resources is a vital part of what it means for Williamsfield School District to be Future Ready.
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From Richard Byrne – “There are three customizations that I often recommend. Those are scheduling blog posts, pinning or featuring blog posts, and restricting access to posts. “
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From Getting Smart – “In this blog that first appeared on the Mind Research blog, Jon Hanover describes the mission behind founding Roots Elementary, a new school in Denver that’s reimagining what the learning environment should look like for students. Learn about Roots’ “Grove” where students spend much of their day in this large, open collaborative space. “
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A Day in the Life of a School Psychologist https://t.co/blcxPbmoND
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (December 20, 2015)
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From Vicki Davis and Edutopia
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Presentation OER from BC Open Ed
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Perspectives on textbooks in higher ed. Wondering if any secondary schools are thinking about this.
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Thanks @TeachThought @patrickmlarkin @bradmcurrie for being top engaged community members this week 🙂 (insight by https://t.co/2PujPhnEWp)
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Some great tips in here! District Support Strategies for a #PBL Launch | Edutopia https://t.co/a60PVOHVBM #edchat
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From Impact Design Hub
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (December 13, 2015)
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Why Google Is Winning the Race for American Schools https://t.co/NdYq3vh1jF #GoogleEDU https://t.co/ZMuD0rdrtk
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Good discussion of the past and future of MOOC’s
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We used this Twitter Quizlet to get ready for #NipmucChat. https://t.co/pmL89fV0J9 https://t.co/zuRe6lkiI3
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One of the interesting effects of going 1:1 was the huge drop in the number copies made during the year. #NipmucChat https://t.co/2nC1T7n2YA
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Teaching Bias: The IAT Test https://t.co/NWp9d9bgoY via @lpahomov
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We plan to release accountability data for schls & dists today: https://t.co/gk9tjU2jzf Here’s a primer: https://t.co/OWkH4Lttik #maedu
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Good post from Edutopia on dealing with holidays in a public school setting
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From Daniel Willingham – “A new working paper from Transforming Education (full disclosure: I’m on their advisory board) does a great job of highlighting the important findings regarding non-cognitive skills, a not-very-precise term originating in economics that refers mostly to self-control and social competence.”
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Research and case studies that measure “soft skills” like self-control, openness to learning and teamwork show that mastery over these abilities can result in significant impacts in students’ lives.
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From Ross Cooper on Edutopia about organizing resources for teachers in one easy-to-use hub.
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Good piece from Carl Hooker
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From Kevin Jarrett – Good resources for Maker Spaces/Maker Ed
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Technology trends 2015 from Audrey Watters
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Good overview of OER Resources from Edutopia
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Great ideas for moving away from textbooks and finding more relevant materials online.
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From the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities
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Great ideas from Shaelynn Farnsowrth h/t to Beth Holland for bookmarking the site.
My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (December 6, 2015)
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The Key to Crushing ISIS https://t.co/w6BN6XNZNe
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These will be the most in-demand jobs in 2016: https://t.co/qMh5nelFEW https://t.co/3GGujyJ7Vi
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My new post @DiscoveryEd! Helping Students Understand ISIS and the Syrian Civil War : Resources & Activity #sschat https://t.co/DzX7MeDMUz
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From Elena Aguilar – “here are many things that we can do — as team leaders or members of teams — to turn our team towards healthy communication.”
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Thanks for summarizing this presentation put on by #mursd! Great plan that many of us can model. https://t.co/HZywlTEeHA
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What Is Our Culture? (new post): https://t.co/F155ymIBP2 What is your culture? Cc: @mcleod @patrickmlarkin @shareski @courosa #edchat
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Google Doc of Papert resources started by Will Riachardson
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From Audrey Watters
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From Keys to Literacy – “Research shows that taking notes by hand is more effective for remembering conceptual information over the long term than taking notes on a computer or laptop.”
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A MUST READ/WATCH! My Experience Green Screening via @TimmyS54 #bpschat #edtech #stuvoice https://t.co/aF3H3oUzfv https://t.co/Kq9duff4xO
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Reflections from the Open Ed. Conference
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RTIi effectiveness differs due to implementation practices. Let’s talk implementation supports!! https://t.co/1C3wm5uPcW
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via Edushyster – Reader: Hillary Clinton recently said something that made a lot of adult interests who put kids first really mad. In brief (because what she said was actually very brief), HRC said that most charter schools *don’t take the hardest-to-teach kids, or if they do they don’t keep them.* Which resulted in a flurry of sternly-worded rejoinders, like this one, this one and this one, none of which responded to HRC’s actual very brief words. Which gave me a wacky idea. What if we looked at some actual data?
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From Terry Heick – 30 Innovative Ways To Use Google In Education To build search literacy in 21st century learners, consider having students:
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But, as Hanna Rosin’s recent Atlantic cover story on the high rate of suicide among high-school students in Palo Alto, California, captures, that’s not how things work. To the contrary, kids living in one of the wealthiest zip codes in the country are stressed and miserable.
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From BBC News
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I remain hopeful that RTI’s strategies can improve student outcomes. However, the approaches to this concept that are likely to work are ones that are specific about all key aspects of the design and help teachers implement approaches that are markedly better than whatever they were using before.
My Un-Learning Journey 