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Joseph R. Stefani

Let's Work in Groups

Posted by Joseph R. Stefani on February 8, 2010 at 4:57pm

Ruth Huyler Glass

Leaping on the Treadmill

Posted by Ruth Huyler Glass on February 7, 2010 at 7:00pm — 5 Comments

Demetri Orlando

What are the traits of effective teachers?

Posted by Demetri Orlando on February 6, 2010 at 4:30pm — 5 Comments

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"Any Century Skills"

Posted by Demetri Orlando on January 29, 2010 at 4:30pm — 8 Comments

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Jamie Britto

Disrupting Our School Plan 2 Replies

We are trying a different approach to school planning based on the ideas from the book, Disrupting Class.We are admitting we don't know what the future holds and developing an emergent rather than a…

Tagged: Disrupting, Class, Planning, Strategic, Horn

Started by Jamie Britto in General Interest Discussion. Last reply by Jamie Britto 9 hours ago.

Don McNamee

iCal, Firstclass email/Calendar and iPhones 5 Replies

Hi All, Like many of you, we use FirstClass as our email system. A number of staff/students are not fond of the calendar feature(s) however and would like to use iCal instead. Are any of you aware o…

Started by Don McNamee in Technology-Infrastructure Discussions. Last reply by Gregg Kaloust 16 hours ago.

Erica Sprules

Boy-Friendly Classrooms 7 Replies

I would love some input into the elements that you believe are required in order to create a boy-friendly learning atmosphere, specifically at the elementary grades.   I'll get the discussion started…

Tagged: boy, classroom, environment, learning, boys

Started by Erica Sprules in General Interest Discussion. Last reply by Neil Banwell 17 hours ago.

Kevin Colosimo

Web solutions for small K-8 schools 2 Replies

I am a parent working with a small (200 students) K-8 school to help them select a vendor who can provide website design, solutions and hosting to replace our current outdated website.  The website w…

Tagged: websites, webhosting

Started by Kevin Colosimo in Technology-Infrastructure Discussions. Last reply by Kevin Colosimo 1 day ago.

Roger Spurgeon

Power Outlets in classrooms 3 Replies

We are building a new high school and are currently looking at locations of power outlets in our classrooms and conference rooms.  Our general plan is for classrooms with students sitting around a la…

Tagged: classroom, design, outlets, power, construction

Started by Roger Spurgeon in General Interest Discussion. Last reply by Roger Spurgeon 1 day ago.

Laura Vantine

Laptops, SmartPens, and Technology as Educational Tools for Learning

Hello!We have an ongoing discussion at my school about student use of laptops, SmartPens and other recording devices in the classroom.  So far, only students with diagnosed need are allowed to use ce…

Started by Laura Vantine in Technology-Educational Discussions Feb 7.

Sarah Hanawald

PBS Frontline Digital Nation 4 Replies

I watched the new Digital Nation report last night.  While I need to watch it again before I'm ready to discuss it thoughtfully, one thing struck me because I've already been engaged in conversation…

Tagged: attention, pbs, nation, digital

Started by Sarah Hanawald in General Interest Discussion. Last reply by Allison Williams Feb 7.

Sarah Hanawald

Why Don't Students Like School? By Daniel Willingham 1 Reply

Is anyone else reading this book?  I'm almost finished and I'd really like to discuss it with some other colleagues.  I'm finding the book very challenging.  I know that much of what Willingham says…

Tagged: willingham

Started by Sarah Hanawald in Book Discussions. Last reply by Allison Williams Feb 7.

Fred Bartels

Earth Virtual Academy - EVA - A Design Charrette 4 Replies

Please consider participating in a design charrette to brainstorm a possible model for a virtual school that could harvest the opportunities of the Internet and transcend the limitations of our actua…

Started by Fred Bartels in General Interest Discussion. Last reply by Fred Bartels Feb 6.

Alex Ragone

Call for a Conversation: Online Teacher Academy (Beta) 35 Replies

Fred Bartel's Starting a Virtual Independent School thread morphed recently. As we discussed the topic, what resonated in me was the importance that our communities understand what it means to learn…

Tagged: plp, pln, professional, teacher, webcast

Started by Alex Ragone in General Interest Discussion. Last reply by Linda Vasu Feb 4.

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Jim, Thanks for your insightful questions. 1) This is mostly focused on curricular revision, though the jobs exercise includes the whole sense of the school. Things like master planning and facilities, those are being done in concurrent discussion…
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FirstClass Synchronization Services has supported ActiveSync, which is native on the iPhone, for some time now. This works great for syncing calendars & contacts.
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Gregg Kaloust added a discussion to the group First Class Users
Open Text is about to release FirstClass Social Media. We have it running at kannoncom.com. We're setting up a FirstClassLand community for people - anyone at your school, not just geeks - who have an interest in how FirstClass and Social Media can…
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Good luck Ruth
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Thank you all, for your replies to this discussion. It's been great to see what different schools are doing with regards to creating a boy-friendly environment. Another question for you: how much noise and disarray is OK in a boy's classroom? Lots…
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I work in a boys' school (The Haverford School in Haverford, PA) and I can direct you to a couple of excellent organizations that have been doing quite a bit of work - action research, deep reflection, sharing - around best practices for boys. Inte…
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Erica Sprules updated an event
April 19, 2010 from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
The Sterling Institute, and the CIS, calling all teachers and administrators dedicated to the emotional lives of their students to a ThinkTank event, an UnConference, “Hearts and Minds, nurturing the emotional lives of students.”
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Fun list-- I have a small town, woods background not unlike the comments above. Based on my backgrouhd, I'd add two more: Drive a tractor when you are 12 Put yourself in another's shoes, and see the world from their perspective. Tune the carbs on…
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Nice post, Ruth. I'm going to encourage all teachers to achieve 3 Fs at school! Hey, wait a minute.... :)
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Middle schools students with whom I have worked over many years agree that their most effective teachers are "firm, fair, and funny." Clearly there is more to it than that, and the best ones undoubtedly understood and utilized the 9 components to ef…
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Take a look at David Brooks NYT Op-Ed from February 5, 2010 entitled "The Sporting Mind". The one idea that I grabbed on to is that as Americans we can easily relate our life lessons to those that we learn on the athletic field. True enough because…
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Well said, Jim. Thank you. I will check into the book right away. If I'm lucky, it will be available on Audible.com, and I will be able to listen while I drive or workout -- every moment being precious! The most urgent is definitely not always the m…
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Ruth: I recommend a book "You're In Charge Now What?" by Thomas Neff. While the book is written for new corporate CEOs, I found it very helpful a few years ago when I became ED of our school. It has some very nice tools and templates for planning.…
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I guess there is a difference between being an expert teacher and an effective teacher, especially when the context is measurement by standardized testing. I just like the idea of trying to tease out the identifiable behaviors of our best teachers.…
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I'm with you Jim--if we use the calculation of 10,000 hours to be an expert, and we think about a school year 180 days then each year provides 900 hours of active teaching, experience and practice and about 900 hours of practice grading and planning…
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Well, I don't waste any time thinking about what I might want to do. Things have a way of prioritizing themselves, mostly in a kind of crisis mode. It certainly helps identify what is Really Important.
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