Learning Mastery

5 Ways To Win When Students Test Your Limits

June 16th, 2009

This is a simple and practical article from TheApple.com

Here are the highlights.

Don’t pick favorite students
Stick to your rules
Be nice, but firm
Love your students
Pacing

What is Action Research?

June 16th, 2009

Action Research is a process in which participants examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully using the techniques of research. It is based on the following assumptions:

teachers and principals work best on problems they have identified for themselves;
teachers and principals become more effective when encouraged to examine and assess their own work and then consider ways of working differently;
teachers and principals help each other by working collaboratively;
working with colleagues helps teachers and principals in their professional development.

Heidi Watts, Antioch Graduate School

School 2.0 - Check it Out!

June 15th, 2009

Click the Image Above for School 2.0 Vision of Tomorrow

Imagine the school of tomorrow. How would you design it? How would you integrate creativity, problem solving, collaboration, participation, and put all the tools together to help this happen? Explore the School 2.0 web site to see what some are imagineering.

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TCI 505: Foundations of Technology in Education

June 14th, 2009

oscheck07Course Description

This course is an overview of technology in education, including expanding skills in common classroom applications and developing skills and understanding in the use of learning management systems. Educators will apply technology skills to improve their teaching performance.

Learning Goals

Upon the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

Use a multimedia computer system with related peripheral devices;
- Complete Operating System Checklist
Apply the use of technology productivity tools, information access and delivery tools, and technology-based resources to an instructional setting;
- Complete Wordprocessing Checklist
- Create a document and track changes
- Create a MindMap
  - Download FreeMind
  - Create a blog entry reflecting on experience
- Create a blog at Wordpress.com
  - Make an about page describing yourself
  - Make an entry highlighting your use and ability with technology
  - Add a Delicious.com Widget to showcase your bookmarks
    - Support Page
- Create a Delicious.com social bookmarking web page
  - Web Site
  - Support Video
Analyze copyright laws and regulations as they pertain to an educational setting;
- Watch Copyright and Fair Use Video
- Examine Creative Commons
  - Support Videos
- Create a blog entry detailing your understanding of copyright, fair use and Creative Commons
Explain national, state, and local district learning standards and how they align with each other;
- Examine State Technology Standards
- Examine National Technology Standards
- Reflect on your understanding the standards in a blog entry
Analyze major concepts taught in your subject area and how technology may support the delivery of those concepts;
- Examine online educational technology resources for examples of technology integration
  - Online Magazine List Handout
  - Reflect on your findings in a blog entry, cite your sources with a link to the article or web page
Apply the use of technology to the teaching and student learning of major concepts and learning objectives reflected in national and state guidelines;
- Create or modify a non-technology integrated lesson plan with technology integrated
- Publish the lesson on your blog
  - Either attach a Word Processed document or include the content in a blog entry
Describe the historical development and important trends affecting the evolution of technology and its future role in society.
- Examine trends in educational technology
  - What is Web 2.0?
  - What have people done and what are people doing?
  - Create a blog entry highlighting your findings
- Create a philosophy statement justifying your use of technology
- Create an autobiographical slideshow
  - Examine right brain left brain research
    - PresentationZen.com
  - Examine good presentation style
    - Read Creating Presentations That Don’t Suck
  - Include your name and details about yourself you would share at a parent night.
  - 10 to 20 slides in length.
- Publish slideshow at Slideshare.net

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We Need To Start Meeting Like This

June 6th, 2009

We work — therefore we meet. But why do so few of our meetings meet our expectations? Michael Begeman may be the world’s foremost expert on the business world’s most universal ritual. Here’s his short course on running meetings that will work for you.

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