Steve Zonnevylle
Principal of Gleniti Primary School in Timaru, New Zealand
The Scale of the Universe 2. Courses. Kath Murdoch: Home. Rosemary Hipkins. Print Rosemary Hipkins presented this session at the CORE Breakfast seminar in Dunedin, March 29 2011.
The session: sketched the overall shape of curriculum change in CIES schools described typical professional learning actions and decisions in these schools outlined the early benefits of curriculum change in response to the NZC signaled emergent challenges and possible future directions for ongoing change suggested resources that could help achieve next steps towards building a 21st century curriculum in New Zealand schools. The PowerPoint, used by Rose during her session, is available as a PDF download: Rose Hipkins breakfast PowerPoint (PDF, 6 MB) Curriculum Implementation Exploratory Studies (CIES) project The full CIES 2 research report (May, 2011) can be downloaded from Education Counts: Curriculum Implementation Exploratory Studies 2 The Shape of Curriculum Change summary The Shape of Curriculum Change summary.
Project Zero. Catching the Knowledge Wave, Gillian Gilbert. John Holt’s: How Children Learn. No Dentist Left Behind. I got this email today at school, thought I'd share.
No Dentist Left Behind. Should Teachers Friend Their Students? On Facebook, how classroom rules do and do not apply.
In real life, people don't just usually walk right up to you and ask you to be their friend. Little kids do, I guess, but adults generally see that sort of question as just plain weird. I think of this sometimes when my students friend me on Facebook—adding yet another layer of complexity to the question of how best to balance the teacher-student-friend relationship—a layer of complexity that just five years ago did not exist. Many schools have responded to this new reality by creating official Facebook policies. What if Finland’s great teachers taught in U.S. schools? (Not what you think) Finland’s education expert Pasi Sahlberg Finland’s Pasi Sahlberg is one of the world’s leading experts on school reform and the author of the best-selling “Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn About Educational Change in Finland?”
In this piece he writes about whether the emphasis that American school reformers put on “teacher effectiveness” is really the best approach to improving student achievement. He is director general of Finland’s Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation and has served the Finnish government in various positions and worked for the World Bank in Washington D.C.
He has also been an adviser for numerous governments internationally about education policies and reforms, and is an adjunct professor of education at the University of Helsinki and University of Oulu. 25 Beautifully Illustrated Thought-Provoking Questions. A question that makes you think is worth asking… At the cusp of a new day, week, month, or year, most of us take a little time to reflect on our lives by looking back over the past and ahead into the future.
50 Common Misconceptions - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep.1) Sites that make me think. TED101 - The Challenge. Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud. Beau Lotto + Amy O’Toole: Science is for everyone, kids included. Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion. Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity. Yong Zhao: No Child Left Behind and Global Competitiveness. Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms.
Sir Ken Robinson - Educating the Heart and Mind. Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley. Useful Video and Photo editing sites. Make video slideshows with photos, music. Online Photo Editor & Collage Maker. 9 Websites To Manipulate And Have Fun With Your Photos. Don't Forget to participate in a contest where you can win an amazing e-Commerce template from TemplateMonster.
The most fun way to use image manipulation technology is by using it on our own photographs. Morphing our photos can produce some very amusing results which will surely entertain us. Many websites offer image manipulation services. For you all I have gathered a list of 9 such entertaining website that let us have fun with our images. Check out each entry in the list and you will definitely find something that will manipulate photos to achieve amusing results. If you want to share more entertaining and cool websites to have fun with photos so please comment about them below. PhotoFunia PhotoFunia is another effect-adding website to add interesting and humorous effects to our photos. How to Photograph Anything. When we launched Learn My Shot, just over 2 years ago, our mission was to create the most comprehensive resource where photographers could learn how to photograph anything.
We are still enthusiastically working towards this goal. With the help of contributing photographers we published over 90 creative step by step howto tutorials that answered the most common question: How to photograph…? How to Photograph a Model. 46 Tools To Make Infographics In The Classroom. Infographics are interesting–a mash of (hopefully) easily-consumed visuals (so, symbols, shapes, and images) and added relevant character-based data (so, numbers, words, and brief sentences).
The learning application for them is clear, with many academic standards–including the Common Core standards–requiring teachers to use a variety of media forms, charts, and other data for both information reading as well as general fluency. 1001 Free Fonts - Download Free Fonts for Windows and Macintosh - StumbleUpon. Curtis the Hip Hop Cat. Marking resources for e-asTTle writing / Teacher resources / Home - e-asTTle. Teachers can find many resources to assist them with marking e-asTTle writing.
Please click on the links below. Marking rubric The revised writing tool assesses writing across five purposes. The power of simple words - Terin Izil. Many people may be guilty of incomprehensible or overly-elaborate language on occasion—but who are the repeat offenders?
In small groups, see if you can identify one or two public figures or groups who fit the bill and draw up the charges. Make a “Wanted” poster that includes two or three examples, for each, of especially obscure communication. Also, offer your own explanation(s) for why this individual or group is so hooked on the $10 words. For inspiration, see how lawyers, medical professionals and federal workers are policing their own professions’ use of language: www.clarity-international.net (the lawyers) www.plainlanguage.gov (the feds) www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/pdf/Simply_Put.pdf (the meds) To become an American citizen, the U.S. government requires people to pass a test that includes several questions about the U.S.
JohnMcWhorter_2013 Is TXTing ruining language? Inspiration vs Perspiration TOD 310513 web. The Modern Taxonomy Wheel. Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. A Great Guide on Teaching Students about Digital Footprint. Deep Sea infographic. Three anti-social skills to improve your writing - Nadia Kalman. Why is there a "b" in doubt? - Gina Cooke. What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler. Podcasts and Downloads - World News For Schools. Gleniti Website what's new. The Great quotes about Learning and Change Pool.
10 Techy Icebreakers for The 21st Century Teacher. Here are some great icebreakers you can work on using technology : 1- Self PortraitHave your students draw themselves. After they have done this, collect the papers and hang them up for the whole class to see. Now have students try to guess who the artists was for each picture. Here are the web tools to do that : 2- Video/ audio introductions Encourage students to record a short video clip in which they introduce themselves to their peers.
The teacher generates a list of words related to a topic to be taught. 5- Prior Knowledge check Giving multiple choice tests or true and false quizzes before introducing a topic or reading engages students, activates a student’s prior knowledge, and will encourage the sharing of information and resources. 20+ Tips on How to Flip your Classroom. Free Lesson Plans and Games for Learning Civics. Every Presentation Ever: Communication Fail. In case you haven’t seen it: Funny video on the inner thoughts of every presenter and what the audience really thinks. The Language Menu. Some Study That I Used To Know. What Teachers Make Final Moviebk2 0001. 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes.