Are you feeling tired, burned out after a hard year of teaching, exams, meetings, life? Well, take a deep breath and, when you feel like it, check some of these posts out. They include ideas, lessons, thoughts, images or insights that have inspired me and I hope they inspire you too :-).
by Sharon Hartle
'Take 5' minutes to look for... strategies, tips, tools, and ideas for anyone interested in teaching and learning today and into the future.
by C.Rathsack
Have you thought of ways of improving your teaching? Teaching is an ongoing learning process. Teachers are generally keen on improving their work, after all they are in the business of "change". How do I go about making changes in the way my classroom is run or in the way my students behave or in the way my school is run? There are so many questions that go through most teachers' minds. How many questions do I ask before I start getting some answers? Action research is a great solution teachers' questions I highly recommend learning about it. What is action research? Marcia Rettig-Seitam explains that "action research is a way for teachers to find solutions to classroom problems. By collecting data and analyzing the results, teachers can change their practices in the classroom as needed. The principle of action research is to plan a change, implement the change, collect any necessary information, and analyze what happened. Action research can make use of data already being collected or needed for classroom practice."
by Dr. Nellie Deutsch
Google Plus is the new game in cybertown. Here are some resources that Vance finds useful for coming to grips with it and its impact on Facebook and other social networking tools
by Vance Stevens
Today's students need constant challenges in order to focus in the face-to-face and online classroom. WebQuests are problem-based learning activities that engage students in learning. Engage your students in experiential (hands on) learning activities that promote social skills via teamwork, higher order critical thinking skills via inquiry and problem-based learning, and technological skills via the Internet and Microsoft applications. Motivate your students to become lifelong learners by using WebQuests.
by Dr. Nellie Deutsch
This MOOC strives to present easily accessible learning opportunities about eportfolios and immerses participants in a set of Challenges, Missions and Quests to reach a set of Levels of understanding in building/mastering eportfolios. Starts 1 August 2011 - Ends 30 September 2011
by Vance Stevens
The function of the World Wide Web combined with easy and increasingly widespread access has emerged as a factor for new modes of learning outside the control of the educational establishment. Not only is there increased access to information, diverse facts in different fields of knowledge, but a greater likelihood that the learner will encounter discrepant positions and information that force them to think critically, creatively and collaboratively.
by Ludmila Smirnova
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