7.2 Metaphors of the Mind 7.2 Metaphors of the Mind In 1980, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson published a book titled Metaphors We Live By (see also Lakoff, 1987; Johnson, 1987) in which they present a strong case that the way in which we perceive and think about a situation is a function of the metaphors we have adopted for and use in that situation. For example, Marshall (1988) has argued convincingly that the dominant metaphor in many schools is "School Is Work." We speak of students needing to work harder on their studies, to complete their homework, to earn a grade, and so forth. To begin, we want to examine perhaps the most fundamental metaphor of all, our metaphor of mind. 7.2.1 Mind as Computer First is the notion of "mind as computer" (MAC), the basic premise underlying early traditional artificial intelligence, but also much of instructional design and development. 7.2.2 Mind as Brain 7.2.3 Mind as Rhizome
What is a 21st century teacher? People toss around terms in education and attach the words “21st century” to appear cutting edge or on the front end of trending ideas. As a teacher in the 21st century, I find it amazing to see some of the things that are so-called 21st century and yet are no different from ideas from the 20th or even the 19th century. With that in mind, I reflected on what it takes to be a teacher in the 21st century and what such a teacher looks like. Obviously, a 21st-century teacher should be tall, handsome and have a sweet spot for superheroes. Be a connected educator. Be a master of technology. Interactive whiteboards are being used as chalkboards once were, computers are being used to make flash cards and tablets are being used to do word searches. Be a reflective practitioner. Be an advocate. None of these ideas is radical or groundbreaking. Josh Stumpenhorst is a sixth-grade language arts and social science teacher at Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville, Ill.
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Gamestar Mechanic 4 Ways Technology Helps To Diversify Education Written by Jonathan Trent— Writer for NextUC.com, providing expertise in everything from Microsoft Lync to video conferencing to online collaboration software. As technology advances, a greater number of countries are embracing the use of it in classrooms. While the U.S. is moving in that direction there seems to be some hesitation in deciding what technology should be used. Other countries are focusing on how to integrate it while we determine if we should. Here is a list of four ways technology is changing the face of education. More Accurate Assessment Traditionally assessments are given to determine a student’s proficiency in a subject. Clear, Realistic Simulations and Models While some things can easily be explained in a classroom or by using textbooks, some concepts are easier to understand if the children can see them. The World At Their Fingertips Class Size The use of technology in classrooms may be the answer to the problem with class size. Related: Evernote for Educators
6 Ways Principals Can Connect With Students This killed me today… My 8 year old girl when asked what a Principal does, “It’s that person that talks to you when you’ve done something bad.” #cpchat—Alec Couros (@courosa) August 25, 2012 As most of you know, that was from my brother and he is referring to my amazing little niece. I do not want her or any other kid seeing their principal in that manner. As schools have either started or will be starting in the next little while, I just wanted to share some ideas about practices that I thought were important as a principal. Welcome the kids when they arrive. As many of you know, I am all about innovation in teaching and learning in schools. I encourage anyone to share what they do as a principal or have seen their principals do to build relationships in schools for any readers of this post. There wasn’t balloons everyday, but my office was meant to be a safe place for students.
6 Important Wikipedia Tools for Teachers Wkipedia is a great educational resource for both teachers and students. Its articles appear almost always in the first four links of the search results. I know there are some issues with the use of this resource in education such as : plagiarism, trusted content and many more but still instead of excluding it all together we better learn and teach our students the best ways to use it. Everything online has both negative and positive effects and we should always focus on the filled side of the cup. 1- Wikisummarizer WikiSummarizer is an application designed by Context Discovery Inc. 2- The Full Wiki This is a mash-up between Google Maps and Wikipedia articles. 3- Navify This service is a mash-up of Wkipedia, Flickr, and YouTube. 4- Wiki Field Trip This service allows you to explore new places using Wikipedia entries. 5- Video Wikipedia This is an online project to add videos to Wikipedia articles. 6- Wikihood
10 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have This past January I wrote "10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have" and I have decided to modify it for the "10 Tech Skills Every Educator Should Have". Here's my list. Overall, educators need to understand some basics about technology and that it is not a be-all-end-all solution to everything in a classroom. The How's, Why's and Value of Educational Technology 1. UPDATED thanks to a great comment below.2. 3. 4. 5. UPDATED thanks to a great comment below.6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Bonus: 11. What do you think are the top tech skills educators need to know? Related: My Favorite Resources for Students and Educators Differentiating with Web 2.0 Technologies Technology I use Everyday as an Educator Unfettered by Stuff - or "Why I don't lug stuff home every night"Google for Educators Evernote for Educators 25 Free Resources from Discovery Education Technology has Helped During Absences and Injuries Tools to Go Paperless in School
184 – Day 151: Travis M., Assistant Principal (Muir Lake) | 184 Days of Learning May 12, 2012 · 2 Comments · Parkland Staff cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by LCSTRAVELBUGGIN Today I participated in the Chick-fil-A Leadercast that featured a wide array of visionary leaders. The event featured many great speakers and inspirational leaders, some of my favourites of the day being @AndyStanley, @AngelaAhrendts, @johncmaxwell, and @TimTebow. It was a great event full of amazing wisdom that left me inspired and motivated to continue to grow in my leadership capacity. Great leaders are vulnerable. Travis is the Assistant Principal of Muir Lake School where he loves working with the community. Tags:Alberta Education·leadercast·Leadership·Muir Lake School·Parkland School Division·PSD70
A List of Free Must Have PDF Tools for Educators 1- PDF Aid PDF Aid is a cool web tool that allows users to easily extract images from PDF files. The tool is completely free and very simple to use. 2- PDF Reader PDF Reader is an amazing free tool that you can use to annotate your PDFs just as if you are editing a word document. 3- PDF to Excel Converter PDF to Excel Converter is a cool web tool that allows users to turn any PDF to Excel for easy editing. 4- PDF Converter PDF Converter is a great tool that allows its users to create PDFs from virtually any document format or convert PDF documents to Word, Excel and PowerPoint. 5- Web2PDF This service is particularly useful for those who have already set up a classroom blog or website or even a personal blog. 6- Booklet Creator As its name entails , it enables users to easily and quickly convert any PDF document to a printable booklet. 7- PageFlipFlap It allows its users to convert any Word or PDF document into a flip book. 8- I Love PDF 9- PDF to Word 10- Bee PDF 11- HTML to PDF 12- BlogBooker
Learning Visually « Living the Dream Infographics work in the classroom because they grab students and allow an entry point to learning — and because they sum up pages and pages, even chapters, of information that would take a reader hours to process. Interactive infographics make kids want to immediately start clicking around to see what’s what. For a teacher who prioritizes an inquiry-driven classroom, that’s a great starting point. Infographics and Data visualization are not just for consumption though, teachers and students can also challenge the learning process by creating original graphics for themselves. Go here –> Consuming the information is one portion of the equation when discussing data visualization. There are elements of design to evaluate as well as functionality/clarity of purpose. … classroom examples of consumption graphics … classroom examples of interactive consumption graphics Tools for creation… Data to play with…
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