• American Psychological Association (APA): autodidact. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved June 09, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/autodidact

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  • This is a great quiz to learn more about learning styles.  Thank you Canada! The quiz!

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  • Prepared for LEAD Thurston County by Eileen Reilich, ereilich@stmartin.edu Feb 13, 2007 Whose educational philosophy has had a great impact on our educational system Note– To accompany Slide #7 The influential thinker The purpose of education The role of the student in education The role of the teacher in education The role of the teacher

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  • Prepared for LEAD Thurston County by Eileen Reilich, ereilich@stmartin.edu Feb 13, 2007 Note: to accompany slide # 11 These are the main educational philosophies and the generic descriptions that are taught in teacher preparation programs and graduate schools. There are, however, many more philosophies. See Wikipedia’s “list of philosophies” if you would like to pursue

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  • Lesson Plan Topics

    Below is the list of topics for our lesson plan presentations for May 12th. Midori How do integrate technology into my lesson plans? Mike How can technology make me a better teacher? Sarah How do I get educational software? How can I get free software for my classroom? Charlie How could video or audio podcasting

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  • Classroom Management

    Read Andrew Leggett’s post on Classroom Management. It underscores the need to chose your words carefully.  Words can either imprison you or set you free. Excellent post.

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  • Lesson Template

    Communicating with Others   Time: 3 Hour   The Big Idea Students will learn that clear and accurate communication, especially written communication, is important. Through discussion and a messy activity, they learn about “technical writing” — a type of writing they will become familiar with as they learn to troubleshoot and fix computers.   Objectives

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  • Questions for Teachers

    How can technology make me a better teacher? How can project-based learning help my students? How do I create presentations to help my students learn? How do I help my students use media appropriately? How do I use Word Processing and Spreadsheets? How do I help my students access and use media efficiently? How can

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  • We have all been stuck in slide show presentations that could not have been more stale or boring. I mean, it seemed at times that they were engineered to confound the mind. Well, research seems to confirm what we felt; slide shows can interfere with learning. Imagine a widely used and expensive prescription drug that

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  • What is Really Simple Syndication (RSS) and how can it change your life? Read more . . .

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