Downloadable Materials About the six strategies for effective learning resources: These resources were created based on research from cognitive psychology from the past few decades. To learn more about how we created the materials, see this blog. Fair use of the materials: Please use our materials and pass them along to others for educational purposes!
Educational Leadership:Professional Learning: Reimagined:Bright Spots in Professional Learning Not so long ago, the only measure of the quality of a professional development session was whether the participants were smiling when they left the room—and not just because it was over. In recent years, though, the standards for professional learning have been edging up. Because research is revealing what kind of professional learning most improves student achievement, schools are reimagining professional development. Our authors share some bright spots: Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). Thomas Guskey, Richard DuFour, and Bryan Goodwin weigh in on the challenges of professional learning, each with a different emphasis. Coaching and Mentoring. Coaching support is also important for implementation. Using Video Innovatively. In another video technology innovation, TeachLivE adds both humor and a surreal aspect to the practice of teaching. Learning How Adults Learn. Teacher-Driven PD. Click on keywords to see similar products:
Historyteacher.net Index Classroom 2.0 How Instructional Coaches Can Help Transform Schools Traditionally, instructional coaches have played a rather narrow role in schools, usually working primarily one-on-one with another teacher. This work is important and coaches can be instrumental in developing the skills of teachers. But, if the conditions are right, coaches can work in several additional ways to support the transformation of a site. Coaches can bring teams together in healthy ways, they can support teachers to increase their emotional resiliency, and they can facilitate systems change. Healthy Teams We all know it's important to work in teams. In order to effectively support teams, coaches need knowledge about team development, they need to know how to design and facilitate meetings, and they needs skills to manage group dynamics and deal with conflict. Coaching for Emotional Resilience Here's a fact I'm sure no one will argue with: being a teacher or principal is extremely emotionally taxing. Coaching for Systems Change
PZ's Thinking Routines Toolbox | Project Zero Welcome to Project Zero’s Thinking Routines Toolbox. This toolbox highlights thinking routines developed across a number of research projects at PZ. A thinking routine is a set of questions or a brief sequence of steps used to scaffold and support student thinking. A vast array of PZ's work has explored the development of thinking, the concept of thinking dispositions, and the many ways routines can be used to support student learning and thinking across age groups, disciplines, ideals, competencies, and populations. To learn more about PZ Thinking Routines and their background, watch this video introduction. Background on PZ’s Visible Thinking Project Zero’s broader work on Visible Thinking can be defined as a flexible and systematic research-based approach to integrating the development of students' thinking with content learning across subject matters. Thinking routines exist in all classrooms. The thinking routines included in this toolbox are organized in four ways –
The elements of #blendedlearning implementation | California Dreamin' by Rob Darrow The elements of #blendedlearning implementation The definition of blended learning has pretty much been determined as “a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path and/or pace; at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home; and the modalities along each student’s path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.” (Horn & Staker, 2013). The real challenge is how does one best implements blended learning. In research I did as part of iNACOL, we determined there are six elements that are needed to implement a successful blended learning program: 1. These six elements are in a specific order on purpose because without leadership, it is difficult for any initiative to succeed. Future blogposts will focus on each element with examples of promising practices for each element. Like this: Like Loading...
Recollection: Free Tool for Digital Collections The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) at the Library of Congress, in partnership with Zepheira LLC, is developing a free software platform called Recollection that allows users to upload their data and easily create interactive maps, charts, timelines, tag clouds and more. It’s elegantly simple, allowing users to take something like a standard spreadsheet and through a few simple clicks transform it into something else, like an interactive map. Try it While Recollection is still in beta, those interested in trying it out can request a free account to access it. Online Workshop Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 1 p.m., the Library of Congress will be hosting a free online workshop where you can learn how to use this tool.
Broadcast Yourself. Video Annotations is a new way for you to add interactive commentary to your videos! Use it to: Add background information about the video Create stories with multiple possibilities (viewers click to choose the next scene) Link to related YouTube videos, channels, or search results from within a video All of the above! You control what the annotations say, where they appear on the video, and when they appear and disappear. How do I get started? Please visit our Help Center for more information on Video Annotations . Are there examples? hug the world Magic Card Trick How to use YouTube annotations What else should I know? Annotations, once published, are shown by default.
A Letter to Educators Teaching Online for the First Time Dear Teachers, Last week, the two of us had a conversation about school leaders who would be leading and making decisions related to the spread of COVID-19. That conversation turned into a set of guidelines that we published first with Global Online Academy and later with EdSurge. We have tried to be clear about our intent to share our thinking, since some schools have very different priorities than the ones we have been projecting. We are continuing to share, therefore, because we are also observing schools preparing or acting upon school closure plans for one reason or another. Simply put, if you’re asked to teach online, we encourage you to find ways to be present for your students. When you teach online for the first time, the first thing you’ll miss is the chatter of your physical classroom. But you will. As we started to plan our teaching, we fell into old habits. Once we understood the what (the curriculum), we started to think about the how (the connection).
IB Matters podcast - The IB Approaches to Learning series Search this site The IB Approaches to Learning series In this series we are exploring the IB Approaches to Learning Skills known as the ATL’s that are at the core of all four International Baccalaureate Programmes. John Harvey and I will, in these eight episodes, try to give you a coherent, sustainable, values aligned strategy to implement ATL Skills in your school. We want to help you build your team of coordinators, teachers, librarians, and support staff. We are also adding an opportunity for interaction. John will continue to respond after these episodes are produced, so please feel free to pose your questions anytime. Episode 1: Building your team for ATL success In the first of eight episodes featuring the IB Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills, We talked about building your team of coordinators, teachers, librarians, and support staff. Episode 2: States of Mind Episode 3: Thinking Skills In the podcast, John described how he prefers the Gibb's Relective Cycle. Coming soon! Report abuse
5 Communication Behaviors We All Must Adopt I recently worked with an Indian executive based in the USA, an American executive based in Singapore, an Australian executive based in the UK, and a Chinese executive based in Shanghai. And they all complain about the same problems: “My people need to learn how to get to the point.” “We have too many meaningless meetings.” “I need more context.” Regardless of industry, native language, or country of operations, executives the world over have the same complaint – their people need to do a better job at communicating clearly and succinctly. So if you want to impress the people around you, improve the morale of the people around you, and positively add to your organizational culture, here are some behaviors to think about adopting: 1. Walk into the room ready to go. 2. Avoid the “one size fits all” approach to communication. If they are flipping to your last slide in the first minute or two, your audience may be impatient. 3. We’re not writing movie scripts here. 4. 5. Dean Brenner
EasyBib: Free Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago citation styles One approach to setting up the iPad for shared use among multiple users The iPad is inherently an individualized device – ‘Our Pad’ makes it easier to work around that. A growing number of faculty and staff members at The College of Westchester have been using iPads and we’re always learning more about their functionality and potential uses. One idea that comes up from time to time is the possibility of using them in multi-user situations. Perhaps we could have iPads available to loan for use within the Library, or maybe a few people in a department or work group might want to share the use of one? A significant challenge with this would appear to be the individualized nature of the devices – the “i” in iPad could easily stand for “individual” since the device is highly personalized. The “Our Pad” App for the iPad After searching the web for potential solutions to this challenge, I found one app that is designed to help meet this need – an inexpensive ($2.99) app called “Our Pad”, available here in the iTunes store. Are you sharing iPads? About Kelly Walsh