Tag Archives: Classroom

From the Center for Digital Education…

Some more interesting stuff in my inbox from earlier this week… This is a great resource to learn the latest in digital education.  Hope you find something useful… — WHITE PAPERS, CASE STUDIES AND SPECIAL REPORTS In case you missed … Continue reading

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More “Countdown” Activities from Digital Learning Day

I meant to post a series of lessons I received last night and today related to Digital Learning Day.  It’s just that I posted to the wrong blog!  Head on over to my other site and check out new activities … 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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Online Learning Source for Fall 2012

This item showed up in my inbox today. There is information related to professional development, continuing education, use of social network tools in education, and much more. If you use technology to learn or teach, the VHS Collaborative offers a … Continue reading

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Discovered the Office of Educational Technology! Free publications, research databases, and more!

Short and sweet: Got “followed” on Twitter by someone following the Office of Ed.Tech, a site I didn’t know about.  I checked out some of the information available. As an example, Understanding the Implications of Online Learning for Educational Productivity is … Continue reading

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An English Lesson from Miami-Dade County Schools

Some time ago, I reposted from a blogger who discussed teachable moments in critical thinking with technology, and used an English class as the topic. Well, the next day I saw a news item linked by Teaching Tolerance about a Miami-Dade … Continue reading

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Education Week Teacher: Classroom Management That Creates Harmony Instead of Hostility

From a blog I meant to repost almost two months ago: Although many experts oppose punishment-and-reward systems, they are still used in almost every classroom. Teachers are often required to adopt a school-wide classroom-management system, or they may institute their … 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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Fixing Education: Classroom Management 5

Student seating is not a new idea, but here’s an interesting take on extending student interaction beyond the classroom and into the lunch room. I meant to share some time ago. http://drelliesblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/mixing-it-up-how-to-seat-students.html How might you bring this back into the … Continue reading

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Fixing Education: Classroom Management–Part 2

Today I stumbled across an education management technique from Teaching Tolerance.  I had a different topic for classroom management in mind, but I decided to run with this one instead.  I believe the technique was borrowed from classroom ice-breaker/management techniques … Continue reading

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