Lately, family-life has taken up most of my time.
Today, I found some time to get back to this draft post. No more than a mishmash of links to articles on my favourite themes. These themes are easy to work out if you have a quick backward look at my posts.
Literacy and learning
Digital literacy
Security of apps in the cloud.
Safety for young people on Facebook and more on the topic.
Networked social media in learning, teaching and research. A deck on SlideShare.
Nothing too startling here, really.
I will continue to post links on Twitter.
I hope I am inspired to return to posting links with a little commentary on my blog by spring.
Showing posts with label effective_teaching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label effective_teaching. Show all posts
Sunday, 15 August 2010
Saturday, 31 July 2010
ISTE 2010 and Assorted Professional Learning Links
From an Oz blogger: Judy O'Connell thoughts on excellence at ISTE
David Warlick on another "R"
Reflections entitle "The Digital Generation" by Kristina Peters on one of the sessions she attended.
Reflections by Angela Maiers.
... and for our general professional learning ...
The networked student model for construction of personal learning environments: Balancing teacher control and student autonomy. Drexler, W. (2010).
I like this nifty google search graphic
David Warlick on another "R"
Reflections entitle "The Digital Generation" by Kristina Peters on one of the sessions she attended.
Reflections by Angela Maiers.
... and for our general professional learning ...
The networked student model for construction of personal learning environments: Balancing teacher control and student autonomy. Drexler, W. (2010).
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Evaluating Website Content and Services for Student Access (1)
I have already posted some tips on this topic. Read them here:
Evaluating online products
Students registering to use web2.0 tools at school
Teachers need to maintain the currency of their professional skills and knowledge to effectively evaluate websites in the context of online learning for students of various ages.
I am thinking of an expanded checklist of criteria beyond reliability, authenticity and so on.
Today, it is also about: service, product, free now, games, login, over 13, sharing functionailty, adult/mature content, violence, parent role and and many more too infrequently considered aspects of a website.
"Potentially objectionable" is a key concept to explore.
I am formulating further comments about the wide range of issues relevant for this post.
A work in progress.
Evaluating online products
Students registering to use web2.0 tools at school
Teachers need to maintain the currency of their professional skills and knowledge to effectively evaluate websites in the context of online learning for students of various ages.
I am thinking of an expanded checklist of criteria beyond reliability, authenticity and so on.
Today, it is also about: service, product, free now, games, login, over 13, sharing functionailty, adult/mature content, violence, parent role and and many more too infrequently considered aspects of a website.
"Potentially objectionable" is a key concept to explore.
I am formulating further comments about the wide range of issues relevant for this post.
A work in progress.
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Professional Learning - How to Make a Difference
This is the type of post that we all want to read.
Bianca Hewes at Davidson HS is doing some very thoughtful work, read professional learning with staff at the school. Her model, which is pushing the DE Revolution forward in an authentic way, is worth replicating
All things DER - an update for principals in the Hunter by the prolific and passionate Phillippa Cleaves.
Models for Learning and Teaching - Is either or realistic? My question in relation to Darcy Moore's latest post. Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.
Ubiquitous devices, ubiquitous learning and ubiquitous education posted by Steven Wilson by Jorge Reyna
From Ollie Bray in Scotland a post on digital technology- children and young people.
Finally, another insight into a well-known thinking tool - the SOLO Taxonomy
Bianca Hewes at Davidson HS is doing some very thoughtful work, read professional learning with staff at the school. Her model, which is pushing the DE Revolution forward in an authentic way, is worth replicating
All things DER - an update for principals in the Hunter by the prolific and passionate Phillippa Cleaves.
Models for Learning and Teaching - Is either or realistic? My question in relation to Darcy Moore's latest post. Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.
Ubiquitous devices, ubiquitous learning and ubiquitous education posted by Steven Wilson by Jorge Reyna
From Ollie Bray in Scotland a post on digital technology- children and young people.
Finally, another insight into a well-known thinking tool - the SOLO Taxonomy
Sunday, 2 May 2010
Teaching and Learning in a Digital World (4)
This series looks like continuing for a while. Blog and twitterati always have something to say about teaching and learning. Again, this one is a bit of a mishmash of posts, links articles, I feel are relevant.
Microsoft guides for teachers
A teacher wiki full of resources.
ReadWriteWeb has an article: Do kids read blogs? New study aims to confuse.
Hooked on Thinking.
Finally, from Dianne Mackenzie, Information literacy is the basis for all learning
Microsoft guides for teachers
A teacher wiki full of resources.
ReadWriteWeb has an article: Do kids read blogs? New study aims to confuse.
Hooked on Thinking.
Finally, from Dianne Mackenzie, Information literacy is the basis for all learning
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Digital Revolution versus Digital Distraction: A Hands-On Argument
This type of headline has been appearing more frequently of late. Articles about banning laptops or handheld devices are always worth a read, just to get on top of the arguments.
Seems like a no-brainer to me, but hey, who am I to judge what higher-education staff might require in their classrooms.
Many others at all levels of schooling are more positive.
1:1 is more than devices
Student comments about the use of netbooks in Year 7
Good at games: mobile learning proves a hit in schools and Web-based learning leaves schools in two minds, are two interesting articles from the UK, Guardian.
Learning with laptops and various handheld devices, is a topic that still has a lot of time to develop and play out in primary and secondary levels of schooling.
Seems like a no-brainer to me, but hey, who am I to judge what higher-education staff might require in their classrooms.
Many others at all levels of schooling are more positive.
1:1 is more than devices
Student comments about the use of netbooks in Year 7
Good at games: mobile learning proves a hit in schools and Web-based learning leaves schools in two minds, are two interesting articles from the UK, Guardian.
Learning with laptops and various handheld devices, is a topic that still has a lot of time to develop and play out in primary and secondary levels of schooling.
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Teaching and Learning in a Digital World (3)
This post includes thoughts on teaching practice, digital literacy and online safety. You may want to catch up with the previous post in this series of loosely related topics. I also have a series of posts with a focus on online safety.
How to evaluate the best toolkit for your class by Dean Groom.
UK teacher union supporting teachers when they have problems with social networking websites.
K-12 web 2.0 debate. Learning to communicate.
Curriculum teaches digital literacy and citizenship by Larry Magid. This may be a repeat link and it worth reading.
Privacy chiefs keep watch over Facebook.
Digital learning and teaching is a topic that is attracting a lot of attention and creative thinking.
How to evaluate the best toolkit for your class by Dean Groom.
UK teacher union supporting teachers when they have problems with social networking websites.
K-12 web 2.0 debate. Learning to communicate.
Curriculum teaches digital literacy and citizenship by Larry Magid. This may be a repeat link and it worth reading.
Privacy chiefs keep watch over Facebook.
Digital learning and teaching is a topic that is attracting a lot of attention and creative thinking.
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Teaching and Learning in a Digital World (2)
This post is a bit of a mish-mash of links on topics that I feel are linked to this braod issue.
Effective teaching and learning - quick start guides provide an introduction to a range of practices.
Report from the learning and the brain conference
Teachers are learners too - an interesting blog post.
Transforming Learning ... No, Really an interesting post by Will Richardson.
Adobe Creative Commons resources released after the recent Adobe Leaders Conference.
Paul Wilson prezi for a School Development Day provides inspiration for teachers to update their practice.
Our children telling us how they want to learn. Links to the recent Kaiser Foundation Report.
An initiative from Calgary, Canada: High schools aim to have every pupil using a laptop
Classroom set-up tool another interactive from Scholastic.
"Wolfram|Alpha is a free online computational knowledge engine that generates answers to questions in real time by doing computations on its own vast internal knowledge base."
Check out the educators page.
The issue of who leads with school libraries
Teaching only to where the teacher feels comfortable.
Social networking in schools - benefits v risks
Check the hype - there's no such thing as "cyber"
I have put this post together over time. Please let me know of any dead links.
Effective teaching and learning - quick start guides provide an introduction to a range of practices.
Report from the learning and the brain conference
Teachers are learners too - an interesting blog post.
Transforming Learning ... No, Really an interesting post by Will Richardson.
Adobe Creative Commons resources released after the recent Adobe Leaders Conference.
Paul Wilson prezi for a School Development Day provides inspiration for teachers to update their practice.
Our children telling us how they want to learn. Links to the recent Kaiser Foundation Report.
An initiative from Calgary, Canada: High schools aim to have every pupil using a laptop
Classroom set-up tool another interactive from Scholastic.
"Wolfram|Alpha is a free online computational knowledge engine that generates answers to questions in real time by doing computations on its own vast internal knowledge base."
Check out the educators page.
The issue of who leads with school libraries
Teaching only to where the teacher feels comfortable.
Social networking in schools - benefits v risks
Check the hype - there's no such thing as "cyber"
I have put this post together over time. Please let me know of any dead links.
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Teaching and Learning in a Digital World (1)
This collection is an assortment of posts, articles and websites that have an interesting bearing on the broad topic of "effective teaching and learning". Everyone has many and diverse views.
A FutureLab project on Digital participation, digital literacy, and school subjects: A review of the policies, literature and evidence
A useful collection of teacher resources created by the Education Department of Victoria
The Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) collection of professional learning videos.
Project Based Learning wiki -practice and theory
Talkin' about igeneration
A slideshare presentation by Pip Cleaves on. Her motto of Connect, Collaborate, Create has considerable power for leaders and learners using social media to inspire change.
Citizenship in the digital age
Teen blogging a good thing, study suggests
Wikipedia relaunch - easier to navigate, search and edit ... reports ReadWriteWeb
Look out for more in this topical issue.
A FutureLab project on Digital participation, digital literacy, and school subjects: A review of the policies, literature and evidence
A useful collection of teacher resources created by the Education Department of Victoria
The Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) collection of professional learning videos.
Project Based Learning wiki -practice and theory
Talkin' about igeneration
A slideshare presentation by Pip Cleaves on. Her motto of Connect, Collaborate, Create has considerable power for leaders and learners using social media to inspire change.
Citizenship in the digital age
Teen blogging a good thing, study suggests
Wikipedia relaunch - easier to navigate, search and edit ... reports ReadWriteWeb
Look out for more in this topical issue.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Evaluating websites for "classroom" use: What classroom is that?
Recently, jomcleay tweeted:
Thanks to all who answered with their thoughts about twitter, some really good ideas. Now question is Twitter for classroom? Edmodo?
This tweet and many tweets and blog posts before have finally prompted me to comment on this issue.
Teachers have always reviewed and assessed the suitability of resources of any kind including websites before they use them in the classroom.
In the case of websites that offer login services, it is absolutely vital, that teachers use a checklist of criteria to assess each product or service, before they "direct" students to register or even use during school hours. Some of the critical issues include:
Finally, these articles touch on some of the relevant issues for educators wanting to engage students with the most powerful content and social media services for learning across all subjects.
Wikipedia fit for the classroom.
Is social media just for kids?
Facebook - To filter or not to filter?
Districts change policies to embrace Twitter, Facebook.
Thanks to all who answered with their thoughts about twitter, some really good ideas. Now question is Twitter for classroom? Edmodo?
This tweet and many tweets and blog posts before have finally prompted me to comment on this issue.
Teachers have always reviewed and assessed the suitability of resources of any kind including websites before they use them in the classroom.
In the case of websites that offer login services, it is absolutely vital, that teachers use a checklist of criteria to assess each product or service, before they "direct" students to register or even use during school hours. Some of the critical issues include:
- being very clear about what is suitable for the age-groups you teach
- looking for interactive resources and adaptable lesson ideas from reputable sources. They are in no short supply for educators.
- being fully aware of the risks of using a service website that may reduce the potential benefits
- reading and understanding any age eligibility requirements in the Terms of Service or Privacy statements
- understanding the opportunities for and implications of student "sharing" attached to all the features and functionality of service websites.
Finally, these articles touch on some of the relevant issues for educators wanting to engage students with the most powerful content and social media services for learning across all subjects.
Wikipedia fit for the classroom.
Is social media just for kids?
Facebook - To filter or not to filter?
Districts change policies to embrace Twitter, Facebook.
Blended learning - NSW CAP initiative
http://trichorder2.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-stood-at-crumbling-edge.html
New literacies and ambiguity a great overview by Doug Belshaw
Look out for my next post on the key concepts and language for teachers to understand when reviewing digital resources for student access.
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Effective Teaching and Leading for a Digital Revolution
Every principal needs blog
Use of OneNote by Tami Brass
Kids search more from Joyce Valenza
A Prezi on google search tricks
Same schools, new tools
Digital natives variation in internet skills
Effective practice in a digital age
Effective Teachers
Banish the Powerpoint Curriculum - tips for effective presentations
Vast list of teaching strategies to use in all aspects of teaching
Education Eye- mapping innovations form FutureLab
Top 10 technology tips for new teachers.
Use of OneNote by Tami Brass
Kids search more from Joyce Valenza
A Prezi on google search tricks
Same schools, new tools
Digital natives variation in internet skills
Effective practice in a digital age
Effective Teachers
Banish the Powerpoint Curriculum - tips for effective presentations
Vast list of teaching strategies to use in all aspects of teaching
Education Eye- mapping innovations form FutureLab
Top 10 technology tips for new teachers.
Monday, 15 February 2010
Effective Teaching using Online Resources and Services
http://blog.learningtoday.com/blog/bid/25774/5-Questions-for-Planning-Successful-Web-Based-Activities/
http://blog.learningtoday.com/blog/bid/25777/3-types-of-web-based-instructional-activites-w-examples/
The problems of changing teaching (custom and) practice.
UK article: Education secretary warning to incompetent teachers.
http://blog.learningtoday.com/blog/bid/25777/3-types-of-web-based-instructional-activites-w-examples/
The problems of changing teaching (custom and) practice.
UK article: Education secretary warning to incompetent teachers.
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Leading Digital Learning Revolutions - Clarify the Focus (2)
In leading a high school into 2010, my priorities would initially focus on:
- SC/HSC teaching, assessment and reporting - getting the best results
- Literacy and numeracy learning - effective, agreed teaching practice for shared responsibility
- Syllabus and program review schedules - refining and updating practice for DER
- Personalising learning to meet diverse student needs
- Involving parents in student learning - especially in the context of DER
In the USA: Nation's superintendents to take back the reigns of educational leadership
About the kids: Tech-savvy 'iGeneration' kids multi-task, connect
A useful post on IWB: It's not about the board.
My First post on this topic
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Motivation to learn - Whose job is that?
Adult or child? Teacher or student"
This post has made me reflect on this question, in the context of motivating teachers to adapt, expand or bluntly put, change their practice.
Larry Ferlazzo wrote: I've never motivated a student.
I have been gathering information on the "brain and learning" in a previous post.
Work in progress ...
This post has made me reflect on this question, in the context of motivating teachers to adapt, expand or bluntly put, change their practice.
Larry Ferlazzo wrote: I've never motivated a student.
I have been gathering information on the "brain and learning" in a previous post.
Work in progress ...
Monday, 1 February 2010
Teachers or Teaching? Both Matter.
The flesh and blood person in the classroom is important. Effective teaching practice must be endorsed and delivered by this person.
That is what matters and makes a difference.
Technology, it's about the teachers not the tools.
Why certain teachers do jump out of the technology pot.
Focus on the facts. A post on the need for teacher reflection and change.
You mean the teacher still matters a post by Jeff Utecht.
Baffled educators: free and failing.
A blog post reference, by @gregwhitby to the now much tweeted article " What makes a great teacher?
That is what matters and makes a difference.
Technology, it's about the teachers not the tools.
Why certain teachers do jump out of the technology pot.
Focus on the facts. A post on the need for teacher reflection and change.
You mean the teacher still matters a post by Jeff Utecht.
Baffled educators: free and failing.
A blog post reference, by @gregwhitby to the now much tweeted article " What makes a great teacher?
Sunday, 31 January 2010
Key Skills, Literacies, Capabilities ...
Five Simple Skills | Betchablog:
Chris Betcher wrote;
"There always seems to be a lot of talk about the need for more teachers to embrace “21st Century skills”. Of course, there’s a lot of discussion about what these “21st Century skills” actually are. Many people have debated and discussed this issue, asking the question of what exactly should today’s learners know in order to function in the “21st Century”.
I’m sure there are a whole lot of really good answers to these questions that dig deeply into effective pedagogy and the deeper philosophy of education. This post is not about those things."
This post stimulated some thinking on my part. I noted that Chris Betcher listed the following:
I can only agree with ONE of Chris' list and that is "learn to search". I have posted on this topic previously in many references to the effective use of the full power of google search.
His decision to include basic photo and video editing, use html editor and learn to think in hyperlinks does not match most skills that I would consider vital for effective teaching and professional learning in this the second decade of the 21st century.
I do not use the term " 21st century skills". That horizon is another 9 decades to live through and to my mind it is impossible to predict skills essential for 2020 living let alone 2090 living.
After effective searching, I would include:
Chris Betcher wrote;
"There always seems to be a lot of talk about the need for more teachers to embrace “21st Century skills”. Of course, there’s a lot of discussion about what these “21st Century skills” actually are. Many people have debated and discussed this issue, asking the question of what exactly should today’s learners know in order to function in the “21st Century”.
I’m sure there are a whole lot of really good answers to these questions that dig deeply into effective pedagogy and the deeper philosophy of education. This post is not about those things."
This post stimulated some thinking on my part. I noted that Chris Betcher listed the following:
I can only agree with ONE of Chris' list and that is "learn to search". I have posted on this topic previously in many references to the effective use of the full power of google search.
His decision to include basic photo and video editing, use html editor and learn to think in hyperlinks does not match most skills that I would consider vital for effective teaching and professional learning in this the second decade of the 21st century.
I do not use the term " 21st century skills". That horizon is another 9 decades to live through and to my mind it is impossible to predict skills essential for 2020 living let alone 2090 living.
After effective searching, I would include:
- deep knowledge of effective teaching practice suitable for digital learning
- a willingness to keep on learning professionally through relevant networks
- the capacity to reflect on teaching practice and professional learning through short blog posts, wiki references or ...
- technical knowledge and skills that facilitate online, multimedia student learning
Laptops for Learning - NSW Experiences in the New Year (11)
@simonjob has written a post that hopefully will encourage more staff to dive into DET resources, including Laptop Wraps.
I commented:
"Useful post, Simon and great that you are using some of the valuable DET resources that have been created for learning (with laptops) by CLI and Curriculum Support. The questions you have posed to scaffold the thinking of colleagues is very wise also.
There are so many excellent resources on TaLe created by talented teachers that can be dropped straight into a teaching programs. Your idea of tweaking, modifying and adapting these resources, is the way to go."
Search out the Laptop Wraps yourself in the parent section of TaLe.
This listing, Learning resources for DER-NSW, will help too.
I commented:
"Useful post, Simon and great that you are using some of the valuable DET resources that have been created for learning (with laptops) by CLI and Curriculum Support. The questions you have posed to scaffold the thinking of colleagues is very wise also.
There are so many excellent resources on TaLe created by talented teachers that can be dropped straight into a teaching programs. Your idea of tweaking, modifying and adapting these resources, is the way to go."
Search out the Laptop Wraps yourself in the parent section of TaLe.
This listing, Learning resources for DER-NSW, will help too.
Monday, 18 January 2010
#FETC and #BETT2010 Conference Reflection
I enjoy saving the hashtag search and following key global education and edtech conferences on Twitter as they come around.
BETT in the UK is one of the biggest and best. FETC is a useful lead in to NECC/ISTE
FETC Link-o-Rama offer a list of tools to try recommended at the conference.
You BETTer – You BETT! a post by @bevevans22
So far that's it ...
BETT in the UK is one of the biggest and best. FETC is a useful lead in to NECC/ISTE
FETC Link-o-Rama offer a list of tools to try recommended at the conference.
You BETTer – You BETT! a post by @bevevans22
So far that's it ...
Saturday, 16 January 2010
Effective Teaching Strategies - A World of Ideas
Work in Progress. Not very useful so far ...
Daniel Willingham on Learning Styles
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/daniel-willingham/the-big-idea-behind-learning.html
http://dcps.dc.gov/portal/site/DCPS/menuitem.3d9831ab117a6a932c69621014f62010/?vgnextoid=c2d5e7319d562210VgnVCM2000002a0511acRCRD
Effective Teaching Strategies - Connecticut
This website based on the work of Robert Marzano et al is a useful overview of strategies from "Classroom Instruction that Works"
Apple's Challenge Based Teaching materials.
Direct and Explicit Instruction, Virtually!
Interesting website on assessment strategies from Alaska
Autonomous learner model for programming.
A useful site for a explanations of a range of instructional strategies.
Daniel Willingham on Learning Styles
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/daniel-willingham/the-big-idea-behind-learning.html
http://dcps.dc.gov/portal/site/DCPS/menuitem.3d9831ab117a6a932c69621014f62010/?vgnextoid=c2d5e7319d562210VgnVCM2000002a0511acRCRD
Effective Teaching Strategies - Connecticut
This website based on the work of Robert Marzano et al is a useful overview of strategies from "Classroom Instruction that Works"
Apple's Challenge Based Teaching materials.
Direct and Explicit Instruction, Virtually!
Interesting website on assessment strategies from Alaska
Autonomous learner model for programming.
A useful site for a explanations of a range of instructional strategies.
Interactive Whiteboards - The Debate goes on (2)
SMARTboards are work for Edmond teachers
Students, staff learning with latest in computer education technology an article outlining the use of computers and IWB in this Wisconsin school library and classrooms.
BBC article: Moving beyond the whiteboard
My Smartboard is not just a tool, it is a "Window"
As they are printed, I will post ...
Students, staff learning with latest in computer education technology an article outlining the use of computers and IWB in this Wisconsin school library and classrooms.
BBC article: Moving beyond the whiteboard
My Smartboard is not just a tool, it is a "Window"
As they are printed, I will post ...
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