Tag Archives: Best practice

From Edutopia via My Inbox: Free Workshop!

  Found this in my inbox today, and thought I would share. Sounds like an interesting workshop! And the articles aren’t bad, either! Free Workshop! July 30 – August 31 Register for our upcoming five-week online workshop. It features tools, … Continue reading

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Effective learning – what are the ingredients? « NotesFromNina

This blog was in my inbox this morning. There is some great information here for starting the new school year, or any new class of students–K-12 or postsecondary.  The point is that all learners are different, but each deserves the … Continue reading

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On Virtual Education

From Virtual School Meanderings, Michael Barbour’s latest post that includes a list of posts related to the latest posts and articles on online education. http://virtualschooling.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/digital-pulse-06292012/. One particular link immediately caught my eye. It relates to the growth of online education for … Continue reading

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Originally posted on Teaching/Management:
Always Learning Something As you enter the room, those already there watch you; they learn something about your professionalism, your openness, your style, your desire to be there, your energy. As you scan the room before…

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8 Questions to Inspire Teaching and Training Moments

This morning I came across this blog. There are some wonderful ideas for teachers, regardless of experience–although the post is aimed at newer teachers. How we ask and thing about questions is an important aspect of teaching that is often … Continue reading

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Lord of the Flies-Surviving Sophomore Island

Repost from another blogger. An excellent class activity! Read on… Lord of the Flies-Surviving Sophomore Island. If the link above doesn’t work, copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://usedbooksinclass.com/2012/06/04/lord-of-the-flies-surviving-sophomore-island/ ##

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Artfully Creating the Right Group Dynamic | Teaching Tolerance | Teacher Talk

This is a re-post of a re-post of a Teaching Tolerance blog post related to art and the art of teaching tolerance. You’re not seeing double; just read the preceding sentence out loud, if it helps. (grin) Mainly, read the … Continue reading

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Small Change In Reading To Preschoolers Can Help Disadvantaged Kids Catch Up : Shots – Health Blog : NPR

Finally!! Or should I say, finally again!! Preschool programs are finally being recognized for their educational contributions to long-term learning. That lesson was learned decades ago with Head Start, but was quickly forgotten through the politicization of education. So glad … Continue reading

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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

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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

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