New Tech Network. Ten Ways to Remember Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs shows off iPhone 4 at the 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference.
Photo Credit: WikiMedia Commons While many argue that the education system is too slow to change, Edutopia has documented schools around the country that have embraced Steve's passion and dedication to innovation. In honor of this American icon's passing, I'd like to suggest some ways that we can all remember -- and perhaps even continue Steve Job's legacy of passion and innovation. 1. Take Advantage of Apps for Learning Applications or "apps" can be very effective in engaging students. 2. Thanks to Apple, powerful new devices are available at lower cost, such as the iPod and iPod Touch. 3.
More and more schools are investing in one-to-one programs. 4. This year, a new type of edcamp sprouted up called PadCamp, a free unconference all about the exploration of the use of tablets, e-readers & other handheld mobile devices in K-12 education. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Classroom Management. Response: Several Ways We Can Help Students Develop Their Creativity - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo. Express 7.21 - Pinwheel Discussions: Texts in Conversation. Pinwheel Discussions Texts in Conversation Teaching Practice Strategies for Student-Centered Discussion (7 min) Grades 9-12 / ELA / Student Discourse Lesson Idea (Common Core) Pinwheel Discussions: Large Group Conversations (34 min) Grades 9-12 / ELA / Discussion Soliloquy to Love: Day Two (Uncut) (24 min) Grades 9-12 / ELA / Shakespeare <div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> The National Teacher of the Year for 2010, Sarah Brown Wessling, describes her formula for great literary discussions in her 12th grade English language arts classroom.
Students seated in a pinwheel formation take turns answering questions as authors of one of three texts, while a student designated as "provocateur" makes sure the conversation keeps flowing. Prior to these pinwheel discussions, students receive a minilesson on how to construct the text-dependent questions that will fuel their discussions. Source: From Pinwheel Discussions: Texts in Conversation, by Teaching Channel, 2012. Drama Strategies to Use With Any Day's Times (Part 1)
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The Room for Debate blog asks nine experts this question, and we’ve suggested ways students can engage with it through role-playing. Go to related Room for Debate post » We’re declaring this week Drama Week on the Learning Network, and each day we’ll show you some easy ways that teachers across subject areas can use simple theater exercises to spur discussion and thinking about current events. We’ve asked David Kener, a teacher and former executive director of the American Place Theater Literature to Life Program, to help, and together we’ll bring you a technique or resource every day this week.
The two exercises we’ve chosen first are related to a technique we often use in lessons on this blog — “four corners” strategy. Come back every day this week to find even more — and, as always, let us know what you think. Cross the Room Directions: For example: …if you live more than a half-hour from school. How Could I Use It? Times Example: Spectrogram.
Specific Subject Resources. GreatSchools - Public and Private School Ratings, Reviews and Parent Community. Fcp x. Ipad report. Web 2.0. Free Resources from ASCD Offer Professional Development Opportunities All Summer. Alexandria, VA (07/10/2012)—This summer ASCD, the global leader in providing programs, products, and services that empower educators to support the success of each learner, has again made available to educators of all levels a wide variety of free professional development resources.
Watch and Learn Whole Child Virtual Conference archives— ASCD conducted its second Whole Child Virtual Conference in May. This free conference showcases schools, authors, and research about implementing a whole child approach for a worldwide audience. View and share archived session recordings, presenter handouts, and related resources. ASCD on iTunes—Take ASCD with you on iTunes. Connect and Engage Through Social Media Twitter—Join the conversation with @ASCD and fellow educators on Twitter. Add ASCD to Your Blog Roll Discover More Summer Reading Educational Leadership magazine—This summer’s free online-only issue, “Strong Readers All,” expands on reading, the topic from the popular March 2012 issue.