September 2010 Blog Posts (6)
Global Education Conference
I would like to invite your students to participate in The Global Education Conference this November
15-19, 2010. This conference is held online in Elluminate over 5 days in multiple time zones. We are interested in participants, presenters and partners. The focus is on global collaboration and bringing interested parties together to explore best
practices in helping students and educators develop global competencies.
Students you know may be… Continue
Added by mrsdurff on September 26, 2010 at 9:13pm — No Comments
Top 5 Ways to Survive a Useless Meeting
This only applies to large meetings over which you have no control. If you are sitting in a smaller meeting then you have a responsibility to try to get it back on track, but when you're sitting in a large assembly with no way to impact the course of a useless meeting...
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1. Bring your laptop. It's amazing what you can accomplish over the course of an hour when you have access to your email, calendar, project files,…
Added by Demetri Orlando on September 25, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Getting Kids to Write the Book (wiki projects)
Using wikis in your classes? Here is my latest venture in 7th grade science: http://pdsblogs.org/derrickwillardblog/2010/09/21/getting-kids-to-write-the-book/
I'd love to hear from others on successes or failures with wikis...
Derrick
I'd love to hear from others on successes or failures with wikis...
Derrick
Added by Derrick Willard on September 21, 2010 at 8:38pm — 1 Comment
Language Labs when a school is already 1:1
I came from a 1:1 environment and my new school is 1:1 as well. What a
fun adventure it's been to learn how things work here! It's sort of
like people say about the UK and the US--two countries divided by a
common language. So many things I "knew" are different here--Final Site to Whipple Hill, Blackbaud to Senior Systems. . .
One thing that has come up is a strong desire for a language lab by the World Languages department chair. I was caught off-guard by… Continue
fun adventure it's been to learn how things work here! It's sort of
like people say about the UK and the US--two countries divided by a
common language. So many things I "knew" are different here--Final Site to Whipple Hill, Blackbaud to Senior Systems. . .
One thing that has come up is a strong desire for a language lab by the World Languages department chair. I was caught off-guard by… Continue
Added by Sarah Hanawald on September 21, 2010 at 9:26am — 1 Comment
New Research on Study Habits--We've Got It All Wrong!
This is a most interesting NYTimes article about new research centered around the best way(s) to study/learn. It seems the most important think (though certainly not the only important thing) is motivation,… Continue
Added by Scott Merrick on September 9, 2010 at 1:11pm — No Comments
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