Wikipedia: The Emperor's New ClothesThe Annotated Emperor's New Clothes
Tonight's Bedtime Story
Audio Story
Wikipedia: Transparency (behavior)
Will Richardson: "Transparency = Leadership"
Dean Shareski: "Advocating for More Transparency"
Monday, April 6, 2009
The Emperor's New Clothes
Wikipedia: The Emperor's New ClothesThe Annotated Emperor's New Clothes
Tonight's Bedtime Story
Audio Story
Wikipedia: Transparency (behavior)
Will Richardson: "Transparency = Leadership"
Dean Shareski: "Advocating for More Transparency"
22nd Century Schooling
"Even those who talk about 21st-century schools invariably follow that phrase with a reference to “the need to compete in a global economy.” The goal isn’t excellence, in other words; it’s victory. Education is first and foremost about being first and foremost."Read Alfie Kohn's full article title "When '21st-Century Schooling' Just Isn't Good Enough: A Modest Proposal" at Teacher. net . . . and here at District Administration.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
MICDL Website Up and Running
The Maine International Center for Digital Learning site is now open for business. Open up an account here.
Decades Research Project at Lewiston Middle School
I'm listening to the introduction to the LMS 7th grade language arts research project today. Teachers, Patricia Langlier and Susan Grondin, are enthusiastic and pushing the boundaries in developing this unit. I'll be working with their students tomorrow in developing research skills and in helping them to find specific websites that can help them. We'll also make use of stickies in taking notes and look at ways of saving time and energy in citing sources.Decades at LIM Resources Wiki
MARVEL - Maine's Virtual Library
Research at Lim Resources Wiki
Finding and Organizing Internet Resources
Who(m) Do We Trust?
Lewiston Middle School Website
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Technology Adoption: 4 Step Process
from Marc Prensky at Edutopia: Adopt and Adapt: Shaping Tech for the Classroom
1. Dabbling
2. Doing old things in old ways.
3. Doing old things in new ways.
4. Doing new things in new ways
Marc Prensky's Essential 21st Century Skills
Marc Prensky's Open Letter to the Obama Administration
1. Dabbling
2. Doing old things in old ways.
3. Doing old things in new ways.
4. Doing new things in new ways
Marc Prensky's Essential 21st Century Skills
Marc Prensky's Open Letter to the Obama Administration
Friday, March 27, 2009
Shayna Malyata
On Thursday I had the pleasure of meeting and working awhile with Shayna Malyata of Lewiston Middle School. It became immediately clear that she believes in connecting personally with students and finding ways to engage them in the learning process. As part of her work, we spent a few minutes looking at iMovie. Shayna already had an educational purpose and raw footage available. She only desired a crash course in editing . . . which is what we did. In my line of work as an integrator, that sequence is ideal: Just-in-time learning with a reason in mind for using a tool. See Grappling's Technology & Learning Spectrum.Check out the links below to some of Shayna's work:
Kavango Connection
Lewiston Middle School Civil Rights Team
Memoirs for Change: The Lewiston-Auburn Memoirs Project (LAMP)
Memoirs for Change
Storytellers for Peace
Sun Journal: "LMS Students Share Stories As They Write Memoirs"
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Arne Duncan on Education Stimulus
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink. ~ George Orwell
Education Week Interview with Education Secretary Arne Duncan from Education Week on Vimeo.
Stimulus Money and Federal Mindset
Will Richardson at Weblogg-ed: "How to Waste the Education Piece of the Stimulus"
Diane Ravitch at Bridging Differences: "Is Arne Duncan Really Margaret Spellings in Drag?
Melanie Smollin: "Education's Piece of the Stimulus Pie - Following the Money"
Schools Matter: "Meier and Konsky on Duncan"
21st Century Literacy
Diane Ravitch at Bridging Differences: "Is Arne Duncan Really Margaret Spellings in Drag?
Melanie Smollin: "Education's Piece of the Stimulus Pie - Following the Money"
Schools Matter: "Meier and Konsky on Duncan"
21st Century Literacy
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Power of Wordle
by Becky Ranks
Having just completed a day in Bangor with teachers there who are working on Inquiry-based Instruction and Essential Questions, my partner in crime, Jim Burke and I were very impressed with many of the things that are happening there in Grades four through 8. We were part of an all day professional development experience that reached all content areas. Jim and I covered the language arts curriculum and presented resources and ideas for language arts teachers.We were just a small part of a day arranged by Martha Thibodeau through the Title IID grant. One of the resources presented was Wordle. I am sure most are familiar with Wordle, but if not it makes wonderful word clouds. Last night while watching CNN's commentary on President Obama's press conference, the commentators used his words in a Wordle word cloud. It was blown up to a tremendous size, and they were able to pinpoint the words that were used most often and it highlighted the power of words. The Bangor teachers were thrilled with exposure to this new resource, and now its reach to mainstream media has taken it to real world uses and shows another use beyond our imagination.
Having just completed a day in Bangor with teachers there who are working on Inquiry-based Instruction and Essential Questions, my partner in crime, Jim Burke and I were very impressed with many of the things that are happening there in Grades four through 8. We were part of an all day professional development experience that reached all content areas. Jim and I covered the language arts curriculum and presented resources and ideas for language arts teachers.We were just a small part of a day arranged by Martha Thibodeau through the Title IID grant. One of the resources presented was Wordle. I am sure most are familiar with Wordle, but if not it makes wonderful word clouds. Last night while watching CNN's commentary on President Obama's press conference, the commentators used his words in a Wordle word cloud. It was blown up to a tremendous size, and they were able to pinpoint the words that were used most often and it highlighted the power of words. The Bangor teachers were thrilled with exposure to this new resource, and now its reach to mainstream media has taken it to real world uses and shows another use beyond our imagination.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Maine Laptops and the Future
Essential Questions:1. What have we learned from the first 7 years of MLTI?
2. What might work even better in the future?
MLTI Laptop Information (2009 Deployment) at LIM Resources Wiki (Feel free to edit (update).
Discuss on LIM Online Community
Monday, March 23, 2009
Middle Level Education in Maine
A Framework of Twelve Core Practices for Maine Middle Grades Schools Developing Full Academic, Personal and Social Potential for Maine Young Adolescents.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
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