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Google Apps Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy

Google Apps Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it

Kathy Schrock, has aligned Google Apps with Bloom's Taxonomy. Please visit her site to access the amazing interactive map she has assembled, then submit a quick form to add your ideas and justifications for why you might have students use these tools in the respective cognitive areas in which they appear.

 

Here is the direct access: http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html


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Lemonade Day – Programs – Google for Entrepreneurs

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Eight Ways of Looking at Intelligence

Eight Ways of Looking at Intelligence | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
The science of learning can offer some surprising and useful perspectives on how we guide and educate young people.

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Krysta Hammond's curator insight, June 11, 12:22 PM

Very useful insight into how we guide and educate our youth. Interesting idea of "situation creator" as well, creating opportunities to belong, seeing that we are stronger being connected than on our own.

Tania Gammage's curator insight, June 11, 11:02 PM

Very interesting the links to students ude of multi media are very informative

Magda Davila's curator insight, June 12, 2:02 PM

Para continuar ampliando la mirada en temas de inteligencia...

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Should Boys & Girls Be Vaccinated Against HPV? | Insight

Should Boys & Girls Be Vaccinated Against HPV? | Insight | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
Linda Alexander's insight:

This is very true...."There is a misconception that only girls should be vaccinated and that is the wrong approach. We strongly believe that both boys and girls should be vaccinated against HPV."

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
The new captain jumped from the deck, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the couple swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach.
Linda Alexander's insight:

This is an excellent article for teachers, coaches and anyone supervising summer camp activities!

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The Impact of Writing on Our Brain ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The Impact of Writing on Our Brain ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
The Impact of Writing on Our Brain ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning http://t.co/p4lCnmIS4Y via @medkh9 #eltindia
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Love this infographic!

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The Center for Research on Girls (Symposium Info, Tape on Creativity & Research Reports to Download)

The Center for Research on Girls (Symposium Info, Tape on Creativity & Research Reports to Download) | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
Putting the world's best research to work for girls.
Linda Alexander's insight:

Listen to the short talk about creativity--go to the Web site indicated and download the research or attend the upcoming symposium.  The information is all here! 

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Who Owns the Learning? Examples of 5th Graders Running the Show

Who Owns the Learning? Examples of 5th Graders Running the Show | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
Goal of this session:   To allow educators to walk away with ideas for creating a culture where the students are self-directed enough to run the school day without much support or direction from the...
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Theories of Learning. Connectivism: A new type of learning for the digital age

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Theories of Learning. Connectivism: A new type of learning for the digital age


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Linda Alexander's insight:

This is a great chart if you'd like to better understand the differences between learning theories...and the newest addition, Connectivism.

Audrey's comment, June 9, 6:22 PM
This is really effective
Nicholas Fragkias's comment, June 11, 12:28 AM
Nice
Robin Caldwell's curator insight, June 11, 11:25 AM

digital age learning

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Parents' Guide: Preparing Teens for the College Years (Schools May Order in Bulk)

Parents' Guide: Preparing Teens for the College Years (Schools May Order in Bulk) | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
Valuable health resource for Class of 2017
Linda Alexander's insight:

This is a great guide for the class of 2017!  The bulk orders are very reasonably priced, too.

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Cool Toolsfor 21st Century Learners - home

Cool Toolsfor 21st Century Learners - home | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
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Just a great site for teachers and anyone interested in new tools. 

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Stress Response: Savior to Killer

As we've evolved, the human stress response has saved our lives. Today, we turn on the same life-saving physical reaction to cope with intense, ongoing stres...
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This short Stanford University video is included in current course work via Coursera on emotional intelligence.  The video makes a telling point about human stress by comparing our lives to that of animals in the wild...

Ken Morrison's curator insight, May 17, 4:44 PM

My favorite part of the video talks about how a zebra would never understand why we use the same bodily reactions to deal with public speaking as it uses for surviving an attack from a lion.

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21 Kids Who Sold Out Their Parents

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All the proof you'll ever need that no matter how much you sacrifice for your kids, they'll almost certainly repay you with insults to your intelligence, insults to your person, or extreme ...
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This post is just for fun--because it is the end of the year and every teacher needs a laugh by now (and so does every parent/adult). 

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Why Learning and Multitasking Don’t Mix

Why Learning and Multitasking Don’t Mix | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
' (...) evidence from psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience suggests that when students multitask while doing schoolwork, their learning is far spottier and shallower than if the work had their full attention.'...
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If you're using your prefront cortex for two semi-complex tasks, the brain really can't handle the case load. Period.

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Building Resiliency in Girls: Strength vs. Stressors

Building Resiliency in Girls: Strength vs. Stressors | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
The Laurel School (Ohio) emphasizes accessing resources that help girls cope in challenging situations: creativity, growth mindset, self-care, purpose, and relationships, the key components of resilience.
Linda Alexander's insight:

This is one of the VERY best articles written on this topic in a long time. Dr. Lisa Damour, The Center on Research for Girls at Laurel School, provides evidence-based research and real life examples on the topic of resiliency. (Most of the research applies to to boys as well).  Dr. Damour connects resiliency to the research on creative play at Case Western Reserve University.  She also shares the importance of encouraging a growth versus fixed mindset and personal care among other key elements. 

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Grouping Students by Ability Regains Favor With Educators

Grouping Students by Ability Regains Favor With Educators | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
Separating the highest-achieving students from the lowest, a tactic once said to perpetuate inequality, is now seen by some educators as an indispensable way to cope with varying skill levels.
Linda Alexander's insight:

If we wait long enough, every pedagogical trend returns full circle.  As far as grouping, technology will likely make the practice more common, although with personalized learning given access to additional student assessment data, dynamic grouping may become more the norm but actually much less "group" oriented.  There is no doubt, regardless of opposition to the practice, that flexible grouping within classroom serves individual students and helps teachers navigate student attention needs. We also know that children learn at different speeds and that the biggest indicator of entry performance is not race but socio-economic status. Flexible grouping when executed in a sensitive and judicious manner can and does help all students... 

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Digital Trends Shifting the Role of Teachers

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Interactive tools and multimedia content are prompting teachers to take on more of a coaching or guiding role in the classroom.
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This article really covers all the big shifts happening in teachers as students have access to as much, if not more, information than their teachers.  There is also a link to the learning tool Edmodo: 

http://www.edmodo.com/

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Teens, Social Media, and Privacy | Pew Internet & American Life Project

Teens, Social Media, and Privacy | Pew Internet & American Life Project | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
Teens, Social Media, and Privacy | Pew Internet & American Life Project
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New interesting data from Pew Research on teens...

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The Next Generation Science Standards Released | Online, Interactive Version

The Next Generation Science Standards Released |  Online, Interactive Version | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
Linda Alexander's insight:

There are plenty of reasons to be excited and quite hopeful regarding "The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which are now available online.  "Twenty-six states and their broad-based teams worked together with a 41-member writing team and partners throughout the country to develop the standards."  All this incredible work has been completed and is available to review. It's well worth the time for even non-science, technology & engineering teachers and administrators to be familiar with some of the shifts in thinking, teaching and learning.

 

I found this overview, Conceptual Shifts in the Next Generation Science Standards"  to be particularly helpful.  

  

(reference: http://nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards)

 

Basically, there are six notable and distinct differences:  

1. The standards reflect the interconnected nature of science as it is practiced in the real world.  It helps students through crosscutting concepts deepen their understanding of the sciences and engineering throughout the course of their entire K-12 educational career.  

2.  The Science Standards are based on student performance expectations versus "curriculum."  This is wonderful! The standards provide opportunities for students to work with and understand the underlying ideas and interconnections over a course of years versus discrete gulps of months or weeks.

3. Teachers and assessments tools focus on core ideas versus the facts associated with them.  While some facts are important, they are not the focus of learning and assessment. 

4.  A clear cut difference is that the Standards include the integration of engineering and technology into the fabric of science of education.  Engineering design has been raised to the same level as science education--a breakthrough change! 

5. The NGSS are designed to prepare students for college, career, and citizenship.  As stated, "There is no doubt that science and science education are central to the lives of all Americans. Never before has our world been so complex and science knowledge so critical to making sense of it all." It goes on to provide examples of the need for clean and accessible water, clear air, etc.  

6. There is a comprehensive, sequential building of science education over the course of a child's education.  And the sciences are aligned with other standards, such as Math and Language Arts, to ensure a "symbiotic pace" of learning in every content area.  

 

The standards are based largely on the 2011 National Research Council report A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.

 

 

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Teacher Technophobes: Get Over It!

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There are, no doubt,  many technophobes (among educators and in general) out there. Technophobia is defined by The Free Dictionary as: Fear of or aversion to technology, especially computers and hi...
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Frankly, this message is a little late.  If teachers infuse their classrooms with tools to enhance student learning and engagement, and they should, they need to have an adequate sense as to the purpose & function of the tools. And there isn't any way to understand and experience this new world order other than by immersing yourself in it....

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The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education - Blog

The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education - Blog | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
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In addition to reading the blog, I would recommend that teachers watch Jaimie Cloud's series of YouTube videos on systems thinking and mental models. Lastly, here is information on the Summer Design Studio:

 

http://cloudinstitute.org/summer-design-studio

Linda Alexander's curator insight, May 28, 6:20 PM

Be sure to review this professional development opportunity!

 

http://cloudinstitute.org/summer-design-studio

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NY Times Opinion: Defining My Dyslexia

NY Times Opinion: Defining My Dyslexia | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
Perhaps I’ve succeeded not despite, but because of, my disability.
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A really thought-provoking opinion piece about the assets and liabilities of dyslexia and the diagnosis itself.  

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A Comprehensive Index to Educational Hashtags Teachers Must Know about ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A Comprehensive Index to Educational Hashtags Teachers Must Know about ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
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Great list to keep!

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ThingLink: Interactive Graphics for Teaching & Learning Toolkit (Wiki)

ThingLink: Interactive Graphics for Teaching & Learning Toolkit (Wiki) | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
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This toolkit is designed to provide innovative ideas and support

for using interactive graphics for teaching and learning.

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The Neuroscience At The Heart Of Learning And Leading

The Neuroscience At The Heart Of Learning And Leading | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
Joshua Freedman (@eqjosh) shares the science behind what's going on inside your head. Emotional intelligence, he says, is the difference that makes the difference.
Gina Anderson CEO Mopi16 's curator insight, May 17, 7:59 AM

I recently studied mirror neurons. Mirror neurons explain why we react when we watch sporting events and why we can have empathy for people. This article gives you an overview of how our brain impacts our emotional intelligence. However, this PBS video provides a great visual preference if you'd rather watch a short video, http://video.pbs.org/video/1615173073/  In any case, I ami ntrigued how understanding these neruons can provide insight for us as to how we should we engage people in gamification and mlearning experiences. 

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Teach Your Own: The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Help Your Child Be Successful

Teach Your Own: The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Help Your Child Be Successful | Teacher Learning Networks | Scoop.it
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