Reflections on Teaching

The title refers to this plurk, which happened this, not last week, but WTH!
It was a pretty good week, closing up thematic units at all levels.
Second Grade was finished up a unit on storytelling. I got some video with students sharing their thoughts on storytelling (shown below). My favorite part was showing students some “silent” [...]

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I think that gives you an idea of how behind I am at this point. It might not be that obvious because, usually I use this method, to have my posts appear throughout the week. I’m not that organized anymore. What went wrong?
I made the mistake of ignoring, and not updating my to do list [...]

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Seriously! When I was getting together my presentation for ILC on using Technology for Language Development, I was thinking about Gary Stager’s railings against BrainPop and Voice Thread.
Why? He didn’t show up to my presentation, but I did see his, and I have to say he has a very different approach to teaching and learning [...]

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I know, I know, this is VERY late. I got swamped, and I still am, with stuff to do from work. Here is my reflection on the last, and in many ways, the best day at ILC for me…
Chris Walsh
Started out with a very early morning with Chris Walsh. He discussed how things are changing. [...]

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Once again, I can’t say no to the opportunity to create a slideshow. It’s Slideshare.net’s The Economic Crisis in 30 slides. It’s a longer format than I’ve worked with recently, but I managed it in just 21 slides.
Here it is:
Economic Meltdown
View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: economy crises)

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This day was much more fruitful for my learning. I only attended three sessions, and two of them were really helpful.
First up was Josh Burker’s Scratch Presentation. Scratch had been recommended to me for improving engagement with elementary algebra instruction, so I was looking forward to learning more. I had downloaded and played with [...]

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Dr. Linda A. Gregg on Bridge the Achievement Gap through Technology
Dr. Gregg works for an educational consulting company that works with struggling learners who are below grade level for a variety of reasons. The approach is what I think was best in the presentation. She discussed how they do a pre and post-assessment. Once you [...]

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