*The Science Behind Stories and Anecdotes – The Principal of Change When I first started putting this blog/portfolio together in 2010, I wanted to think of a name for it. To some, the title of their blog is something that has actually held them back from starting it in the first place. They have great ideas but they can’t find that “perfect” title. Throwing around ideas with some friends on the title of the blog, I shared my focus on helping people embrace “meaningful change”, and hence since I was a principal at the time, “The Principal of Change” was born. #alwaysplaytheCanadiancard But what about the subtitle? That decision was actually easier. Yet, is this just a personal preference or is there something more here? According to the article, “Your Brain on Fiction” (I encourage you to read the entire article), stories can “stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life.” When we see ourselves in a story and make our own connections, ideas resonate and stick. Now all this is interesting.
Flipped Learning Network Ning Supported file types: .doc/.docx, .xls/.xlsx, .ppt/.pptx, .pdf, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .bmp Max file size: 25 MB Supported thumbnail types: .jpg/.jpeg, .png, .gif, .bmpMax upload size: 500 kB You completed:Flipped Classroom And Flipping Strategies Next up: Continue » Color Preview (not actual size) Embed Playlist px Green Silver Charcoal Black Copy the HTML code and paste it on your page: Link A Task-based approach This article also links to the following activity.Try - Speaking activities - Task-based speaking - planning a night out Present Practice ProduceThe problems with PPPA Task-based approachThe advantages of TBLConclusion Present Practice Produce (PPP) During an initial teacher training course, most teachers become familiar with the PPP paradigm. A PPP lesson would proceed in the following manner. First, the teacher presents an item of language in a clear context to get across its meaning. The problems with PPP It all sounds quite logical but teachers who use this method will soon identify problems with it: Students can give the impression that they are comfortable with the new language as they are producing it accurately in the class. A Task-based approach Task -based learning offers an alternative for language teachers. Task The students complete a task in pairs or groups using the language resources that they have as the teacher monitors and offers encouragement.
10 Pros And Cons Of A Flipped Classroom 10 Pros And Cons Of A Flipped Classroom by Mike Acedo Many of us can recall instances in our lives where we found ourselves idly sitting in a classroom, eyes glazed over, half listening to our teacher as they lectured in front of the room. These scenes are all too familiar in today’s schools, as the traditional model of learning has primarily revolved around a teacher-centered classroom, where instructors focus on conveying information, assigning work, and leaving it to the students to master the material. The main goal of a flipped classroom is to enhance student learning and achievement by reversing the traditional model of a classroom, focusing class time on student understanding rather than on lecture. There are numerous potential advantages to this style of learning. The Pros 1. In a flipped classroom, it is possible for students to have increased input and control over their own learning. 2. 3. 4. 5. The Cons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Conclusion
OER Commons Themes Literature Literature What is literature? What do language teachers do with it? This page forms part of ALL's project to support language teachers with integrating literature into their schemes of work in national curriculum key stage 2 and 3 (for 7-14 year-olds) as required by the latest version of the national curriculum. In response to messages on ALLnet in Spring 2014, members have asked for some initial advice and information on related issues. The project itself will be publishing in due course (late in 2014 or in 2015) a database of literature resources selected, trialled and evaluated by language teachers examples of the activities they use alongside the ‘literature’ and practical advice In the interim, this page lists some starting points, references, starter ideas for texts and links. These notes are not comprehensive. Starting points: What the Programme of Study says: Key stage 2: Listening Reading Key stage 3: Reading What the draft GCSE criteria suggest: Reading: What is Literature? 1. 2. 3. 1.
Top Ten Screencastify Tips 1. Extension for Chrome This chrome extension lets you create screencasts directly from your browser on your laptop or desktop. Capture audio and video easily. Learn More > www.screencastify.com 2. > Go to goo.gl/myhWTh > Click on the blue button ‘Free’ > Accept the terms Install > goo.gl/myhWTh3. There are a few things your laptop/desktop will need in order to create a screencast: > a built in camera or a web cam > a built in or external microphone 4. > Click on the film icon located at the top right in the extensions section of your browser to start your recording. > Select screen preference > Click on ‘Share’ Learn How > goo.gl/esqeJd 5. You can activate your camera to capture yourself on the screen. >Click on the film icon > Select ’Webcam’ from ... Learn More > goo.gl/LHWUwb 6. Click on the film icon to start your recording > Select the ‘Tab’ option > Under video > Select three dots > Check ‘Show Tab Drawing Tools’ Learn More > goo.gl/EH8EpM 7. Go to drive.google.com Go to youtube.com 8. 9. 10.
9 Resources to Flip Your Classroom The flipped classroom model reverses homework and classwork, so that students can learn at their own pace on their own time. Educreations- free accounts and $$ accounts EDpuzzle- students watch videos and add their comments as they are watching; EDpuzzle lessons now integrate with Google Classroom. Educanon- interactive video learning; free Explain Everything- interactive whiteboard; $3.99 iPad app Haiku Deck- presentation software; education account is only $5.00 per month Jing- download the program to your computer and once you create a video it is hosted on screencast.com Khan Academy- instructional videos for math, computer programming, history, art, economics. Screencast-o-matic- create and share your screen recordings Teachum- build courses that are hosted on YouTube; collaborate with colleagues to create courses
Edtech ideas *THING 10: WORKING WITH VIDEO | 23 Things for Digital Knowledge There are many options for watching, downloading, and sharing video online. For Thing 10 we’re looking at video platforms to compare their usability, licensing options, and accessibility as well as ways to generate your own videos. YouTube YouTube was created in 2005 as a website for users to share original video content. become a repository for video, film, animation, art, and advertising. Anyone can view content on YouTube, and can also choose to sign up and share their own content, or curate lists of other content on the website. YouTube provides its users with two licensing options for content uploaded to its site. The second is a Creative Commons CC BY Attribution licence allowing anyone to re-purpose and re-use the video so long as attribution is provided to the creator of the video. Vimeo Vimeo was founded in 2004, and in 2007 became the first video sharing site to support high-definition video. Screencasting If you want to record your iPad screen, it’s not quite as straightforward.
8 Excellent Blended Learning Tools for Teachers September 25, 2015In its basic and simplest definition, blended learning is an instructional methodology, a teaching and learning approach that combines face-to-face classroom methods with computer mediated activities to deliver instruction. The strengths of this instructional approach is its combination of both face to face and online teaching methods into one integrated instructional approach. In today's post, we are sharing with you a set of some useful web tools you can use for blended learning:1- Blubbr Blubbr is a cool web tool that allows users to create quizzes around YouTube videos. These are basically interactive video quizzes ( called Trivs ) that you can create for your students and which they can answer while they watch the selected video clip. The quizzes are also feedback supported meaning students will get feedback as they answer each question. 2- Teachem Teachem is a web service that allows teachers to create lessons around YouTube videos. 3- Educanon 4- VideoNotes
8 Classic storytelling techniques for engaging presentations A good public speaker takes their audience on a journey, leaving them feeling inspired and motivated. But structuring your speech to get your ideas across and keep your audience engaged all the way through is tricky. Try these eight storytelling techniques for a presentation that wows. You’re doing a presentation, so you start with the facts you want to get across. Wrong! Deliver a presentation that captures the hearts and heads of your audience by stealing one of these classic storytelling techniques. 1. The monomyth (also called the hero’s journey), is a story structure that is found in many folk tales, myths and religious writings from around the world. In a monomyth, the hero is called to leave their home and sets out on a difficult journey. After overcoming a great trial, they return home with a reward or newfound wisdom – something which will help their community. Good for: See also: The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell 2. 3. 4. See also: Resonate by Nancy Duarte 5. 6. 7. 8.
*UDL and The Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture In response to all of the attention given to the flipped classroom, I proposed The Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture and The Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture for Higher Education in which the viewing of videos (often discussed on the primary focus of the flipped classroom) becomes a part of a larger cycle of learning based on an experiential cycle of learning. Universal Design for Learning has also been in the news lately as a new report Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Initiatives on the Move was released by the National Center on UDL, May, 2012. This post describes the principles of Universal Design for Learning and how they naturally occur when a full cycle of learning, including ideas related to the flipped classroom, are used within the instructional process. Universal Design for Learning The UDL framework: Source: More about UDL can be found at: Some of the key findings of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Initiatives on the Move study:
7 Tools for Adding Questions and Notes to Videos Short videos from YouTube and other sources can be quite helpful in introducing topics to students and or reinforcing concepts that you have taught. Watching the video can be enough for some students, it's better if we can call students' attention to specific sections of videos while they are watching them. The following tools allow you to add comments and questions to videos that you share with your students. Vibby is a service for breaking YouTube videos into segments and inserting comments into those segments. YouTube has a built-in tool for adding annotations to videos that you own. On VideoANT anyone can add annotations to any publicly accessible YouTube video. eduCanon is an excellent service for creating, assigning, and tracking your students' progress on flipped lessons. eduCanon allows you to build flipped lessons using YouTube and Vimeo videos, create questions about the videos, then assign lessons to their students.