Substitute Teaching Undergoes New Scrutiny. Resources for Understanding the Common Core State Standards. National Endowment for the Arts. The Movement Toward Movement: Emerging Trend Promotes Nonstop Creativity. There’s a movement happening in classrooms around the country. Okay, that’s wildly overstating it. Let’s try it again. There’s a gradual push toward getting students up off their butts. Yea, that’s better. Moving on. This gradual push has been seen by such well-worn topics as Flipped Classrooms , Project-Based Learning , and basically figuring out ways to make education more immersive. That’s why I was so happy to see a fabulous Twitter chat happening where a few teachers were discussing how they got their students out of their seats and used an enrichment center to let off some steam, continue to learn, etc.
How Enrichment Centers Could Work So what does @johntspencer do to get his students up and learning? Unexpected Creativity This ‘ Movement Toward Movement (#mtmchat on Twitter perhaps?)’ Weigh In On Enrichment Centers. Technology Driving Widespread Shift in Teaching Models. Ed Tech Trends | Research Technology Driving Widespread Shift in Teaching Models Over the last two years, nearly half of faculty have moved away from a traditional lecture model and adopted a range of technology-driven teaching practices, according to new research released in the last week.
Overall Findings The report, "Learn Now, Lecture Later," declared an increase in the adoption of classroom-based technology use resulting in a variety of changes to teaching and learning. The vast majority of faculty and students, for example, now use notebooks and netbooks as classroom learning tools (75 percent of students and 72 percent of faculty overall), as well as digital content (69 percent of students and 73 percent of faculty). Learning management systems were in use by a smaller majority, with 56 percent of students and 58 percent of faculty members reporting they use an LMS in the classroom. Additional findings included: An Idea on How to Generate an Idea. By Dr.
Ramiro Zuniga Have you ever wondered how certain individuals always come up with great ideas? It seems that these individuals always have fresh, innovative ideas. Are these individuals geniuses? Do these individuals’ brains work differently than everyone else’s? Well, there are some individuals that are true visionaries. Without a doubt, one of the greatest attributes that anyone in a lead position can possess is that of vision. Below are some strategies that one can use to hone their skills as a visionary. Read – Read as many magazines and journals related to the area of interest. Believe me, it is not an easy task to come up with new ideas. Education Resources Information Center. Currency2.0. Survey Says: Flipped Classroom Improves Test Scores. 10 Must-See Common Core Resources. Home » Education The Common Core resource contest is coming along nicely!
Thank you for all of the great resources you've been sharing. Here are some of your favorite shared resources so far: Common Sense Media"This website has free downloadable lessons for digital literacy and citizenship. Within the lesson are the listed NETS standards the lesson aligns with. " - jfulsaas55Gilder Lehrman History Site to support Common Core in Social Studies"I used the resources from this site several times and the students and I love it.
Interested to learn more about the Common Core? The best part? Click here to take a look at SimpleK12's Common Core webinars. Is your favorite Common Core resource missing from this list? Share this post with your friends and colleagues: 25 Great Educators To Follow On Pinterest. 9 WAYS TO ASSESS WITHOUT STANDARDIZED TESTS. 5/30/2012 By: Lisa Nielsen We know standardized testing is a challenge.
But what’s the solution? Here are nine ways your school district can assess students without standardized tests: 1 Look at each student’s schoolwork: Students are doing work throughout the year. So let’s assess that, rather than a bubble test. 2 Games: More games are being created to allow us to determine a student’s level of mastery by the ability to progress in a game. 3 Challenges: In real life, we’re assessed by how well we do, not by how well we fill in bubbles. 4 Badges and Points: Folks like Tom Vander Ark (author of Getting Smart) predict that badges will be big in education. 5 Real-World Work: Encourage your students to get out of the classroom and into the world by exploring an area of interest. iSchool is an example of a school that does this well with their Areas of Focus Program. 6 Real-World Projects: So many students are doing amazing work...just not in school.
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