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Snapshot of a Deeper Learning Classroom: Aligning TED Talks to the Four Cs

Edutopia is pleased to premiere the first blog in a new series designed to showcase compelling examples of how students are developing 21st century skills through a deeper-level of learning. Through this blog series, we hope to increase awareness and encourage replication of successful models. Chris Anderson, TED curator. (Photo credit: Pierre Omidyar via Wikimedia Commons) As many of my readers know, this year I have been dedicated to using the 21st Century four Cs. As I design a lesson or assessment, I ask myself if what I've designed, or what the students must master, correlates to the important skills of: CollaborationCommunicationCritical ThinkingCreativity My lessons and tests must incorporate one or more of of the four Cs to, in my opinion, be worthy of spending precious instructional time in the classroom. On another note, the other short rubric I keep in my head is related to differentiating my lessons. ProcessEnvironmentContentProduct An example of this is my TED Talks unit.

'I Urge You to Drop E67-02': Course Syllabi by Famous Authors This is what it'd be like to take a class taught by David Foster Wallace, Katie Roiphe, or Zadie Smith. David Foster Wallace Every once in a while, one of eminent professor and author David Foster Wallace's syllabi emerges on the Internet, and devotees head to their local bookstores. In that spirit, I've taken this opportunity to pull together a series of famous authors' syllabi and reading lists. David Foster Wallace's syllabus, English 102—Literary Analysis 1: Prose Fiction, 1994 [via OpenCulture] Donald Barthelme's reading list for students [via Believer]: Zadie Smith's syllabus for her Spring 2009 Writing R6212 section 001 [via The Village Voice]: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, David Foster WallaceCatholics, Brian MooreThe Complete Stories, Franz KafkaCrash, J.G. Plus: George Saunders's Pastoralia, Tom McCarthy's Remainder, W.G. Course Description: What does 'having a sensibility', literary or otherwise, mean? * Most of the novels are short. W. Requirements: 1. 2. 3. Schedule: 1. 4.

The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have By EdTech Team Updated on march 2, 2015 : The original list that was created in 2011 comprised 33 skills , after reviewing it we decided to do some merging and finally ended up with the 20 skills below. The 21st century teacher should be able to : 1- Create and edit digital audio Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :Free Audio Tools for Teachers 2- Use Social bookmarking to share resources with and between learners Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : A List of Best Bookmarking Websites for Teachers 3- Use blogs and wikis to create online platforms for students Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : Great Tools to Create Protected Blogs and Webpages for your Class 4- Exploit digital images for classroom use Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :Web Tools to Edit Pictures without Installing any softwareTools to Convert Photos into Cartoons

PBS goes cross-platform with educational app distribution strategy By Chantal Tode May 3, 2011 The Super Why Android app PBS is bringing its Super Why brand to the Android platform via an application that helps kids learn while on the go. The company has experienced success with several of its apps, with more than 2 million downloads of PBS apps to date. “PBS Kids wants to help kids learn, grow and have fun regardless of platform,” said Jason Seiken, senior vice president, interactive, at PBS, Arlington, VA. PBS’ Super Why app for the iPad was in the iTunes store the day the iPad launched. Most recently, the company launched the Super Why Paint! PBS currently offers 10 apps in the kids space, another four for grown-ups and makes more than 500 hours of video available in its iPhone and iPad apps. “We are the most aggressive traditional media company in terms of offering full-length video in apps,” Mr. Users can play along with each of the four main characters from the series. Final TakePBS' Super Why app demo

Developing Self-Assessment with the Dual-Entry Rubric and Author’s Memo If you don’t score essays with rubrics, you probably have good reason. Maybe you don’t accept that all the qualities of an essay can be reduced to metrics, or resist the pressure to standardize students’ performances, or feel that rubrics are an overly legalistic means to cover yourself when students or parents protest a grade, or balk at the notion that evaluating essays is objective. If you do score essays with rubrics, you probably have good reason. Maybe you want to make essay evaluation more transparent to students, or feel that itemizing an essay’s strengths and weaknesses benefits writers, or believe in making essay scoring as objective as possible. I use rubrics on occasion and have experimented with different versions in an attempt to mitigate against some of a rubric’s drawbacks. A New Rubric is Born Seventeen years ago, I created a rubric with two scoring columns. First, students often don’t look at paper feedback beyond the final grade. The Dual-Entry Rubric in Practice

Assessment & Teaching of 21st-Century Skills TICs - MEXICO 2013 The Story of a Tweet When you follow people, their Tweets instantly show up in your timeline. Similarly, your Tweets show up in your followers' timelines. To see interesting Tweets, follow interesting people: friends, celebrities, news sources, or anyone whose Tweets you enjoy. Learn the lingo Compose Write a Tweet, post a photo, or share a video. Notifications See when someone retweets or favorites one of your Tweets, replies to you, or mentions you. Messages Have private conversations with your followers. Me Access your profile, lists, followers, and the people you follow. Follow Quickly follow people by adding their usernames. ACTIVIDAD 1. Transformaciones en COBATAB. El subsistema de Educación Media Superior, Colegio de Bachilleres de Tabasco (COBATAB), es un organismo público descentralizado del estado con 52 planteles oficiales y 50 Centros de Educación Media Superior a Distancia (EMSAD's) distribuidos tanto en las zonas urbanas como en las rurales de los 17 municipios que integran el estado de Tabasco, cubriendo una demanda de más del 75 % de la población en el Nivel Medio Superior, convirtiéndose así en el principal subsistema de educación de dicho nivel en Tabasco al dar atención a más de 50,000 alumnos. El Cobatab, plantel No. 05, es el quinto creado (tal y como lo indica su nombre) en 1976, cuando se conformaron los primeros trece planteles y se encuentra ubicado en el Fracc. Los Reyes, en la cabecera municipal de la ciudad de Cárdenas (segundo municipio en importancia económica). La institución se está preparando para los retos al estar en proceso de certificación al Sistema Nacional de Bachillerato. Gracias por leer el presente artículo.

7 Ways to Use Technology With Purpose Why are you using technology? Or more importantly, how are you using technology to better the learning in your classroom and/or school? If you are like me, then you’ve had your fair share of technology screw ups. Projects that didn’t make sense (but used the tech you wanted to bring in). In order to make sure you are using technology the right way, you must first “start with why”. Here are 7 ways I’ve been using technology for a purpose in my classroom and as a staff developer in my school. 1. Remember when Google Docs broke onto the scene? At my school we have been using Microsoft OneNote (as well as the Google products) to collaborate in real-time. 2. I used to have my students journal in their marble notebooks. This is why I suggest blogging throughout the year, and not just as a project. 3. After I finished writing my Master’s thesis on ‘peace education in the 21st century’ I talked with my mom about her writing process in graduate school. 4. 5. 6. Digital portfolios are a must.

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