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Daily Archives: March 21, 2012
How Mobile Devices in Education Teach Critical Thinking Skills
Originally posted on the Evolving Classroom:
A friend, who is a former educator, emailed a link to a letter published in the San Jose Mercury News from a teacher expressing an opinion about using digital devices in the classroom. This…
Rice and Klein on The State of American Education
Here’s a great little presentation by Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein on the state America’s education. Dr. Rice talks about challenges of poor education for the military, while Chancellor Klein points out the need for providing good education for all … Continue reading
Moodle, Moodle Reader–More Free Internet Stuff for Teaching!
I’m on a roll this week in terms of sharing articles and blog posts with you! This one caught my interest because of the educational implications of Moodle Reader, an easily accessible “plug-in” for Moodle, an open-source course management system. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, PostADay
Tagged Best practice, Classroom management, Education, education technology, Educational, K through 12, Learning, Moodle, MoodleReader, Quiz, Reading, Student, Teaching, Technology, technology in class, Thomas Robb, Uniform Resource Locator
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Using Poetry with ESL Students?
Do you love poetry? If so, who influenced your love of it? For me, it was my father who first taught me that poetry could just mean–to him, it simply was. Since poetry involves simile and metaphore, the words matter … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, PostADay
Tagged Education, English Language Learners, ESL, Poetry, Teaching, Teaching ESL, TESOL
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Emily Wall: Facebooking With Students?
Some of us have no problem with friending students on Facebook. Others of us are not so sure this is a good idea. In her blog post, Emily Wall poses the pros and cons of interacting with students using … Continue reading
Teaching for the Future: “9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn”
Preparing our children to adapt to change is probably the most critical lesson we can pass on, whether as teachers or parents (whom I define as the first and most important educators). The following blog was brought to my attention by … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, PostADay
Tagged Critical thinking, Education, Independent Thinking, Learning, Leo Babauta, Life Skills, Science in Society, Teacher, Teaching
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Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto– Book Review by Jonathan Pinedo
Originally posted on Race, Class and Ethnicity in American History:
These days, it is popular to declare that American education is “broken,” that kids do not receive the proper education, and that many of them are dropping out of school.…
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