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This year, I admitted a hard truth to myself. I wasn't having my students write enough. In an attempt to follow Kelly Gallagher’s advice that students should write more than we can assess, I decided to have them blog weekly. One Assignment, Many ObjectivesAfter giving students some practice and solidifying my ideas by talking to a colleague and past student, I developed this assignment. I tried to ensure that the assignment would: Address multiple Common Core standardsHold students accountable while minimizing stressBe structured enough to provide clarity while giving freedom to experimentBe varied enough to keep students engagedGet students to write for multiple purposes
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I love blogging and getting my students blogging too! I have seen their writing flourish, when they realise they are writing for a larger audience! Their sense of humour, style and unique opinion comes to the fore! Blogs are a wonderful way for young people to share their worldview! Delete the scoop?
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Noam Chomsky on Wednesday joined Bruno della Chiesa, a visiting lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, in an Askwith Forum covering the legacy of the radical Brazilian educator Paulo Freire (1921-1997) and his 1968 book, “Pedagogy of...
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Teaching to the test! Nothing has changed according to Naom Chomsky in the field of education. Delete the scoop?
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Most experts agree that the best way to learn a language is by immersing yourself in it. Now, with more sophisticated technology, another theory around lang
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Avatars have been shown to help all students wanting to learn a second language. New software now supports this! Delete the scoop?
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Jared Cohen, 'The New Digital Age' Co-Author, Discusses The Future Of The ...
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Online privacy, and security should be shared by parents with their students before they are even on the net. Are we doing enough to create these kind of boundaries for our students? Interesting questions about where technology is taking us in the next 20 years? Delete the scoop?
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Well this is just downright adorable. Kindergarten students (and their teacher) made this video of them reading the book Miss Nelson Is Missing and I love it.
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21 Century education down to a T. Love these kindergartners who bring life back to classic stories! Delete the scoop?
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Business 2 Community
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E learning is here to stay and so are DL teachers. But finding ways to present e learning needs to be changing all the time. Delete the scoop?
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Obviously, school leaders can't always mimic businesses -- but they can learn from them. When business leaders teach principals the skills that they use to build a strong organizational culture, school leaders can completely transform their schools.
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Create your school culture and improve staff and student morale, and a strong organisation! Delete the scoop?
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For history teachers, videos can be a powerful tool to contextualize events that seem intangible, or too far distant in the past.
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Some great videos to engage students on World War ll.. 
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April 16, 5:30 PM
A fantastic resource for History teachers. Great videos. Delete the scoop?
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Editor’s NoteThis post is part of Co.Exist’s Futurist Forum, a series of articles by some of the world’s leading futurists about what the world will look like in the near and distant future, and how you can improve how you navigate future scenarios... Via Susan Bainbridge, Linda Alexander
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The future of learning lies not only in an open classroom but with gateways and parameters to help navigate the information. Highways of information need structure. 
Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight,
April 15, 4:58 PM
We need innovative movements. This does not mean schools are obsolete. They will look different and should be different. What works is an important consideration. 
Gail Worthington-Eyre's curator insight,
April 25, 8:07 PM
We are already well on the way, the future is knocking on our door so experiencing the changes to come will be exciting and challenging for us all. Delete the scoop?
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A foundation advisor asked, “Is there a smart approach donors might take with blended learning research?” Following are seven areas that could use some attention.
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Latest research for data aggregation, policy reform, assessment, and blended online learning from Tom Van Der Ark. Delete the scoop?
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By Kimberly Vincent We hear a lot about "passion-based" learning, and although in theory it sounds ideal, there are many factors to consider in buildin
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Passion based learning has such an inviting call for our students. Can you imagine how excited our students would be if their passions were truly ignited. We would not need to motivate, inspire or coddle, they would excel without a second thought. Delete the scoop?
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One man. One computer. Ten million students. Our $1.3 trillion school system is ripe for revolution.
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Education is going where governments cannot, beyond the classroom walls into a new era of philanthropic, inspired means, where global education creates transformation. 
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April 7, 4:59 AM
It is an extraordinary story; and I know a number of thinking teachers in AU who point their students to the resource when appropriate. Delete the scoop?
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(Photo credit: Wikipedia) We're all talking about the "jobs of the future" and "winning the future" and transitioning to a "knowledge economy." Since predictions are hard, especially about the future, it's a good idea to look at some data.
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Students have such an amazing variety of jobs to choose from, and many do not require a university degree. Freeing!! Delete the scoop?
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5 Ways to Build A Future Leader
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Leadership mentoring should be part of a school's philosophy. Creating internships, and partnering with business and universities is all part of the process. Are we doing enough of this? Delete the scoop?
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From computational biology to 3D printing, new technology is changing the game-again Via Linda Alexander
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What next from Google... 
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May 3, 3:22 PM
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt explores the technologies that are likely to have the greatest disruptive impact on economies, business models, and people. Basically, all the grand challenges are being researched.
Firstly, the use of analytical tools in a historically analog world has tremendous implications for biology. How the genes work--how our brain is wired, etc. Three dimensional printing is also powerful. Another aspect is the idea of no user interface---the computer making suggestions for you. We're heading from a command and control era to one where your computer is more like a friend (with permission) who makes suggestions. There will be a symbotic relationship (we hope). Lastly, the media is not really following the big race--that of automation. What is happening to the low wage worker? What is the solution? Schmidt suggests a better education. Immigration is also important because we want highly educated people here. People are only beginning to understand this.
This talk has tremendous implications for teaching and learning. Think about it...
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55 Content Curation Tools To Discover & Share Digital Content
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What curation tool are you using other than Scoopit? This list covers quite a few! I would love to hear which ones provide good database collection, along with tagging and sharing ability? Please share? 
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May 1, 8:52 PM
Some great ideas to help you tap into the Social Media craze right now. Happy reading... Delete the scoop?
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Thinkstock In a traditional classroom, the teacher is the center of attention, the owner of knowledge and information.
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Questions are more important that the answer. Reverse osmosis leads to the teacher being more facilitator of collaborative discussions. This is definitely part of the Bloom's taxonomy, which requires more analytical thinking skills! Delete the scoop?
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If you run a classroom, school, district, or country, you need to know how to properly integrate technology in education. This should help.
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Finding ways to integrate iPad learning in the learning commons, with teacher and student excitement does take time and planning! Delete the scoop?
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Coursera Statistics One (Photo credit: AJC1) By Ritika Puri It's no secret that companies struggle with finding the right talent. There's a shortage of skills, top executives say, and employer demand outpaces the labor supply.
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Sign up for a free online courses, and get ready for a job market that needs certain skills in a 21 century world. Delete the scoop?
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By Thom Markham Once they get to the working world, most students, in almost any job, will collaborate as a member of a team.
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Great tools to teach your students how to collaborate as a team member, not only for school purposes, but also as a 21 century worker. Delete the scoop?
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The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence.
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Interesting thoughts on what Finland is doing in their education system. Delete the scoop?
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Let me start with this: We need poetry. We really do. Poetry promotes literacy, builds community, and fosters emotional resilience. It can cross boundaries that little else can. April is National Poetry Month.
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Poetry is part of a language classroom for many reasons but mostly because poetry is a sign of God's amazing creation, transcending, community building and emotionally resilient. Read nonsense poetry, classical poetry and all different types of poetry and your children will thank you! 
Dennis T OConnor's curator insight,
April 11, 2:03 PM
Any writing teacher (and most reading teachers) will tell you that poetry is important. Keep it in your classroom! 
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April 11, 3:07 PM
Come to think of it, sure, we do need poetry, not only at school for that matter.
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One-to-one technology can transform a classroom. When implemented correctly, students are engaged and excited to learn, and teachers can assess their progress in real-time.
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Great ideas for formal and informal assessment. I also use Collaborize Classroom and Kidblog to assess primary journal writing and digital media standards. Delete the scoop?
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Pippa Davies @PippaDavies 's insight:
Awesome tools for creating the perfect e learning document! Thanks Rapid E learning Blog!
Karen Salsbury's curator insight,
April 6, 9:21 AM
Focused on PowerPoint, but that's ok. Maybe we can integrate that with Keynote on the mini iPads.
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April 7, 2:06 AM
WOW! Lots here this will take a while for me to digest. Delete the scoop?
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Positive culture is definitely part of the reason as to engagement of students and innovation! Developing that via social networking really helps!