The Book - Teaching through Emotions This book is for teachers of all levels, pre-school to post-graduate. In the book, I do two things: * I immerse teachers in thinking about the emotions they have about teaching. When they think about their emotions, especially the negative ones, teachers can actually change their relationships with their students — and, therefore, the learning their students will be able to do in their classrooms. * I describe the kind of non-evaluative, dynamically oriented, utterly confidential support all teachers deserve to help them do this thinking AND (by the way) to feel better about themselves and their teaching. The book is full of real-life stories that will resonate with teachers of all ages and levels. Here’s an excerpt from the chapter on pushed buttons. To get a print copy of this unique and long overdue book, click here: To get an electronic copy for your ereader, upload it from your favorite ebook distributor, including Amazon.com. And please feel free to review the book!
Literacy EvalPartners - Home | MY M&E On 31st January EvalPartners Equity Focused and Gender Responsive (EFGR) Task Force hosted a WEBINAR on Enabling Gender Responsive and Equity Focused evaluation (EFGR), as part of the EvalPartners initiative. The webinar was Facilitated by Professor Donna M. Mertens. This was the second webinar organized by the Task Force with particular responsibility for promoting EFGR evaluation. During the webinar Donna Mertens addressed enabling factors that are relevant to sustaining and encouraging a gender responsive/equity focused orientation for evaluative practice, with specific attention given to the issues of stakeholders’ involvement. The presentation was followed by a discussion where online participants had the opportunity to raise questions and make their interventions via online chat facility. Donna M.
Teaching about Justice through Partnerships with Brown v. Board of Education NHS I (jmf) have been serving as a summer school librarian in an Indianapolis, Indiana high school. In the brief moments that I have a break from the demanding teaching schedule, I have been updating the Information Center’s display cases. I am no artist, but I have been inspired by the changes going on in our country. I’m still playing with visuals, but here’s my first draft: Working on the cases has made me ponder how often school librarians are involved in educating young people about our country’s history of racism and equal rights. We (jmf & Vaughn) would like to (re)introduce a compelling story of how ordinary people changed the world they lived in for the better – one that you may find will spur discussions and improve understanding of where we’ve come and where we’re headed. WHAT WE KNOW: A BRIEF HISTORY Most are familiar with the landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the 1954 case of Brown vs. Thurgood MarshallPhoto Credit: National Park Service In solidarity,
Innovation Design In Education - ASIDE Réseau Francophone de l'Evaluation Sears List of Subject Headings - Frequently Asked Questions Sears List of Subject Headings - Frequently Asked Questions Click the link below for the answer to the question. What is the Sears List of Subject Headings? Back to top Where can I find the front matter for the Sears List? You can also directly access the front matter here. Back to top Why do I need the front matter? The front matter also gives examples of key headings in the Sears List and provides a list of cancelled and replacement headings new in each edition, with legends within the list that identify earlier forms of headings. What Sears hopes to offer is a basic list that includes many of the headings most likely to be needed in small libraries together with patterns and examples that will guide the cataloger in creating additional headings as needed. What is included in this database? Back to top What are scope notes? See also notes offer instructions to catalog material with related subject headings, related subdivisions, or suggested patterns. What is the scope of the Sears list?
2013-Horizon.K12-Shortlist_v3.1 - 2013-horizon-k12-shortlist.pdf IDEAS - International Development Evaluation Association - Home The International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) was inaugurated in September 2002 to help fill a gap in the international evaluation architecture. IDEAS' mission is 'to advance and extend the practice of development evaluation by refining methods, strengthening capacity and expanding ownership', with a particular focus on developing and transitional economies. IDEAS focuses on three major themes: Enhancing Conceptual Thinking in Development Evaluation Governance and Accountability for Development Strengthening Development Evaluation Practice IDEAS' strategy aims to promote and advance evaluation as a key tool for development effectiveness, transparency and accountability in policy-making, social and organisational learning.
The Brown-Bag Teacher: Finding Nonfiction Articles for Middle Grades Happy Sunday, friends! Today is the 2nd Bright Ideas Blog Hop with a collection of 200 fantastic, product-free blog posts full of ideas/resources that can quickly put into action in your classroom! Today I am sharing with you one of my great frustrations about 5th grade...the lack of resources. The first resource my kids LOVE is NewsELA. Every article is available in 4-5 different Lexile Levels that you choose using the blue menu to the right on each article!!!! ThinkCERCA is the 2nd resource I now pull articles from and is very similar to NewsELA. An audio feature that reads each article aloud to students. Last, but definitely not least, is ReadWorks. Wow! Next on your stop of bright ideas is the amazing Teaching with a Mountain View!
Literacy Is Not Enough: 21st Century Fluency for the Digital Age by Ian Jukes These are my notes from Ian Jukes‘ METC 2010 presentation, “Literacy Is Not Enough: 21st Century Fluency for the Digital Age” at the METC 2010 conference. MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I haven’t heard Ian present in quite a few years. He was the first person at an educational technology conference (TCEA) to really make my head spin and inspire me to get on the digital learning mardi gras float. Quoting Don Tapscott, “Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World” consumers vs prosumers In have value entertain teach students today may be literate by the standards of the 20th century, but won’t be literate by the standard of OUR society today we need to move to 21st century literacies or fluencies – when you are literate, you still have to think about what you are going to do next – fluencies are unconscious skills, you just “know” what to do next hands up: who learned to ride a bicycle? decisionmaking, time management, etc. How many times have you heard some
AEA365 Hello, my name is Jayne Corso and I am the Community Manager for AEA. As a community manager, I create weekly posts for AEA’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Although you can share similar content on Facebook and Twitter, your approach should be unique for each channel. I have put together a few tips for composing text for both Facebook and Twitter. Facebook: Hot Tip: Keep it to 80 characters The Facebook character limit is technically 63,206; however, when posting on Facebook, you should try to keep your text within 80 characters. Hot Tip: Don’t just post a link Facebook is a great channel for sharing blog posts or linking to external content, but don’t just post the link. Hot Tip: Use images Facebook posts that use images receive more engagement than posts without images. Twitter: Hot Tip: Keep it simple Twitter has a character limit of 140, but studies have shown that posts that are 120-130 in length receive better engagement. Hot Tip: Grammar is still important Good luck crafting your posts!