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ICDL - International Children's Digital Library LibriVox Social Participation of Adolescents wit - PubMed Mobile Personalization vs Differentiation vs Individualization | Barbara Bray - Rethinking Learning This chart is cross-posted on our new site at Personalize Learning. After writing the post “Personalization is NOT Differentiating Instruction,” I received some very interesting feedback and more hits than any other of my posts. I think I hit a nerve. So Kathleen McClaskey and I did some research on what personalization is and the differences between differentiation and individualization. Personalized Learning Chart by Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. .
Teachers & Parents - Hello, Teachers & Parents - Kids' Science Challenge: Fun Educational National Competition! Year 4 of the Kids' Science Challenge is now closed for submissions. Thanks for your interest in Pulse of the Planet’s Kids’ Science Challenge. We hope that your students and children have had a rich and rewarding experience. Download 80 free K-12 science lesson plans, with curriculum and research content designed around exciting science topics. Questions or suggestions? Join us on and 15 Tools to Help You Go Paperless - TheApple.com Become a Teacher >> Browse Articles >> Online Learning Featured Author: Mrs. Kelly Tenkely Kelly Tenkely is a technology teacher in a private school. Schools are notorious for enormous copy budgets. Paperless students and teachers: 1. Spelling city is a free online environment where students can practice and study spelling words. 2. Every month teachers all over the world print out hundreds of fact practice worksheets. 3. Popling’s motto is “Learning without studying”. 4. Knowtes is a flash card based learning community that allows teachers and students to build flash card decks online. Continue reading 4-9 on the next page…
Special Needs – Teacher Resources Highlights 2016 Presidential Elections Election season is here. Help your students understand the process of our national elections, from the President down to local representatives, with our election activities. October Calendar of Events October is full of events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum! Halloween Happy Halloween! Home Page A Few Simple Ways To Introduce Reluctant Colleagues To Technology (Cross-posted at TechLearning) Many years ago I helped operate a soup kitchen on San Jose’s (CA) Skid Row. We were well-meaning, but not the most responsible neighbors. I’ve often thought about that incident during my nineteen year career as a community organizer and six years as a public school teacher. The issue of educational technology is, I believe, no different. In my community organizing career, I learned that a key to engaging people to move beyond their comfort zone is to first build a relationship — a reciprocal one. Based on the conversations I’ve had with many teachers, here are some of the simple ways I’ve introduced using educational technology as tool reluctant colleagues might want to consider — after I’ve developed or deepened relationships with them. 1) Using a Computer Projector. 2) Using a Document Camera. 3) Easily Creating A More Authentic Audience For Student Work. To Make It Easily Viewable By Other Classmates: Tackk is another one. Yes, these are all small steps.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Bloomin’ Peacock Tomorrow I am doing a training on the Treasures Supplement that I created over the summer. Most of the supplemental suggestions fall into the bottom two tiers of Bloom’s Taxonomy (Remember and Understand). I want to show teachers that just because these activities help students practice basic skills and remember and understand, there are SO many more options that will reach the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy! Below are the tools listed in my Bloomin’ Digital Peacock Bloomin' Digital Peacock Remember: BBC Skillwise- Spelling City- Starfall- Discovery Streaming- Lexipedia- YouTube- Gamegoo- PBS Kids- Understand: Into the Book- Skype- Treasures- Book Adventure- Apply:
Feds Crack Down On Schools Skirting Disabilities Act Congress awarded students with disabilities extra protections in recent years. Now, the U.S. Department of Education is stepping up its efforts to ensure that schools are following the new rules. In a letter sent this week to school districts and state education leaders, officials at the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights took pains to spell out the obligations schools have under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act. Though the ADA update took effect three years ago, the correspondence suggests that many schools may not be abiding by it. In light of this, federal officials are offering technical guidance and say that they will be upping their enforcement efforts. “We must continue to take steps to enable every child, regardless of disability, to reach their full potential,” Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. The ADA update broadened the definition of disability that schools must honor and asked districts to simplify the special education evaluation process.
Easy Assessment App Posted on December 18, 2011 by mrrobbo As you will all be aware I have a major interest, some might say obsession with mobile applications. However one thing that has been lacking is an app that could replace/improve the assessment process that I currently use with my students. Well that was my intention behind the development of the Easy Assessment app, which I am happy to say was released on the iTunes store over the weekend. Download Easy Assessment from the iTunes Store Top features within the app include the capacity to sync all assessment data including a spreadsheet of results, videos and photos to your personal Dropbox.com account. Filed under: apps