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“Teachers have not changed the way they teach. We are using $2,000 pencils.” Alan November I don’t want this said about you. As I type this, my computer freezes briefly and then mysteriously opens...
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Back to School Now!
As you begin to say goodbye to this school year, take just a minute to consider next year. Yes, next year. Time marches on faster than ants to a summer picnic blanket. A couple of proactive steps now...
View ArticleBest Assessment Equation: Rubrics + Technology Tools
“Rubrics make the students’ lives much easier, but once written, they make the teacher’s life easier, too,” says Dr. Lena Nuccio-Lee, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at the University of...
View ArticleWhile You Were Teaching
While You Were Teaching…4OOPSs EduTech News Feed The kids need you and the web keeps marching on…not to worry, 4OOPS’ EduTech news Feed has these top stories of interest to educators: From Tech Crunch:...
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The Transcendence of Transferability
“I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music” –Joan Miró Joan Miro was an artist who appealed to my students. They appreciated his work because in Miro’s...
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Pickle People
Recently I volunteered at our local hospital. The occasion was a celebration for the 2000 hospital employees. The celebration theme was a carnival and there were games, caricatures, a dunking booth, a...
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Searching For Data
Educators search for data. They use data for two major purposes: accountability and performance improvement. Accountability requires schools to prove something, while performance improvement is focused...
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The 80/20 Rule
The 80/20 Rule is one of the most helpful of all concepts of time and life management. It is also called the “Pareto Principle” after its founder, the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who first...
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Please Meet My New Friend Voki
Click here to comment on this Voki. Get a Voki now! Voki is a free Web 2.0 tool that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages. Voki...
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Hybrid Courses Preferred
Research validates what teachers already know: integrated instruct makes a difference in learning. Source: University of Houston. “College Students Score Higher In Classes That Incorporate...
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Free: Adobe Photoshop Express, PhotoShop ‘Till You Drop
Sign up to receive free access to Adobe Photoshop Express during Adobe’s beta* test period. Photoshop Express takes image editing online with features such as rotating, cropping, adding effects,...
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Warmup Prompts Week of April 7
Here are this week’s Warmup Prompts. Have a great week! Week of April 7 1.) Key at 4 things that are great about the month of April 2.) Compute how many days are left until the end of our school...
View ArticleWarmups Week of April 21
Here are this week’s Warmups. Have a great week! Week of April 21 1.) Barbara Park wrote the Junie B. Jones children’s book and her birthday is April 21. How many total books has she written? 2.) How...
View ArticleMust Love Laptop Batteries
Learning coaches must love travel. They must love the subtle nuance of instructions such as “Board only when your Group Number is called.” They must love ways to suss out calm amidst the sturm und...
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Weekend Ed. Quote ~ April 15
The purpose of a good education is to show you that there are three sides to a two-sided story. ~Stanley Fish ~~~ More Ed. Quotes
View ArticleWeekend Ed. Quote ~ November 29
Compassion is the basis of morality ~ Arthur Schopenhauer What is the most compassionate action you can take with your students and with your teachers? Read more about...
View ArticleWhat are Standards? What Are Objectives?
Many educational lesson plans, curriculum guides, curriculum maps, and research documents reference Standards and Objectives. Here is a video and downloadable file that explains more about standards,...
View ArticleSpecial Presentation of the Veterans’ History Project at the Library of...
July 16th, Introduction to Resources in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP) Want to know more about conducting research using Veterans History Project (VHP) collections? Are you...
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