- Upgrade your KWL Chart to th 21st Century 0 Comments July 22, 2011 By: Silvia Tolisano Jul 22 Written by: 7/22/2011 12:39 AM ShareThis One of the take aways from the Curriculum Mapping Institute this past week was that it brought an upgrade to THE trusted KWL (Know, What to Know and Learned) Chart to the forefront. An “H” snuck into the Acronym! What does this “H” stand for”? I started out by searching Google, which immediately wanted to correct my search term and showed me the traditional “KWL chart” results. The top search results turned out mostly downloadable files for templates, which was quiet interesting as there were several explanations in these tutorials what the “H” could stand for: HOW can we find the answers to these questions? In direct relation to our quest to bring Information literacy in the 21st century to our teachers and students, the “HOW will we find the information” sticks out right away for me. My Twitter network was much better in helping me extend my search for KWHL.
Response to Intervention | RTI | RTI Resources | Intervention Central Inside My Global Classroom You might have realised that I don’t come from around these parts. I’m an Australian, and yet I function in online networks with educators from all parts of the world. I know my practice has benefited from these interactions. Where once I was more insular in my thoughts about education and greatly influenced by the professional journals published in my own country, now I am laid open to the education systems of other countries and can learn from their successes and failures shared via the generous souls on networking sites like Twitter. Some of the most exciting times I’ve experienced with students have come when we’ve made a connection with a teacher or class in another country. Just recently, a group of our Yr 12 students helped a geography classroom in Arizona gain an understanding of the Australian culture and climate so that they could make comparisons with their own geographical conditions. Global service learning project High in the Sky hopes © Brian Crosby, 2011 About the author
Special Need & Education Resources for Grades K-12 Special Education Resources By Topic Accommodations and Environment Curriculum Support IEP Resources Behavior Management Special Education Inclusion Understanding that special education resources are applicable to both general education and special education teachers alike, TeacherVision provides resources that can be used as part of an IEP both in the general education classroom and in specialist resources rooms. Our resources have been curated from leading special education partners and publishers, and are easily categorized for the most common uses by both generalists and specialists. What Is Special Education? Special education can generally be defined as the integration of instructional, behavioral, social-emotional, developmental, and curricular support services and strategies designed to help students with disabilities learn. Most students designated for special education services will receive an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Accommodations and Environment IEP Resources
Emotional Intelligence Test This is an interactive version of the Personality-Based Emotional Intelligence Test. Introduction: The term Emotional Intelligence has been given many specific definitions since it gained popularity in the 1980s, but has is generally taken as theorized aspects of intelligence that that are not general intelligence but instead specific to people, such as understanding other peoples perspectives. The idea of EI has been very popular, although a persistent problem of the field is that no one is really sure how to measure EI. The PBEMIT is a new experimental measure of EI that has the subject make prediction about the structure of peoples personalities that are evaluated against real data. Procedure: In the PBEIT you will be given a personality test item and asked to choose from a group of other personality test items, which would be positively correlated with it. Participation: You use of this assessment should be for educational or entertainment purposes only.
Do2Learn: Educational Resources for Special Needs Multipotentiality: multiple talents, multiple challenges One of the myths of highly talented people is they can choose whatever personal and career paths they want, and realize their abilities without hindrance. It doesn’t exactly work that easily. In her Unwrapping the Gifted post “ Multipotentiality ,” K-12 gifted education specialist Tamara Fisher quotes Bryant (a pseudonym), a graduating senior who lists his possible future careers as “applied psychologist, scientific psychologist, college teacher, philosophy, mathematics, architect, engineer.” He says, “I find it difficult to choose between careers because I fear how large the choice is. Having many options available is pleasant, but to determine what I will do for many years to come is scary.” Fisher notes, “Multipotentiality is the state of having many exceptional talents, any one or more of which could make for a great career for that person. “Gifted children often (though of course not always) have multipotentiality. And that can be true for adults too. Related:
Research & Tools Research Information Underload: Florida's Flawed Special-Ed Voucher Program In this report, Education Sector, independent think tank, describes Florida's special education voucher program as "seriously flawed." In this report, Education Sector, independent think tank, describes Florida's special education voucher program as "seriously flawed." GAO: States Need Help to Meet NCLB Special Ed Requirements The U.S. The U.S. Government-Sponsored National Studies Available Online Several national studies funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) are available on U.S. Several national studies funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) are available on U.S. National Center on Educational Outcomes The National Center on Educational Outcomes offers an online accommodations bibliography that allows viewers to search a collection of empirical research studies on the effects of various testing accommodations for students with disabilities. Tools Guides
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Howard Gardner of Harvard has identified seven distinct intelligences. This theory has emerged from recent cognitive research and "documents the extent to which students possess different kinds of minds and therefore learn, remember, perform, and understand in different ways," according to Gardner (1991). According to this theory, "we are all able to know the world through language, logical-mathematical analysis, spatial representation, musical thinking, the use of the body to solve problems or to make things, an understanding of other individuals, and an understanding of ourselves. Where individuals differ is in the strength of these intelligences - the so-called profile of intelligences -and in the ways in which such intelligences are invoked and combined to carry out different tasks, solve diverse problems, and progress in various domains."