Claire replied to my last post on standards and I commented. As I wrote the comment I felt this is possibly more that just a reply, so I have posted it here. Thanks Claire
There is a sign on a wall of an office near my classroom that says “Presume good intent“. I believe that intention [...]
This week has started out being a very busy one. Lots of web sites, lots of email and lots of fun…
Here are some of the key sites I have found:
1. Colour scheme designer – http://colorschemedesigner.com/ this is a great site. This is a web site I will be using with my students. The site allows [...]
This is a follow on post from the cell phones in class post. One of the comments I received cause me to reflect on the influence teachers have.
Chris left this comment:
I like what you said about respect your students’ privacy. My seventh grade math teacher confiscated a note I was writing in class and [...]
Well, we are back in Memphis, we went out to the Rum Boogie Blues club last night, which was great.
This trip has been thought provoking and has challenged many preconceptions I had.
Yes, I did meet a couple (and only a couple) of “red neck” teachers, but the majority of the teachers I met were profoundly [...]
A non teaching friend of mine was making the not unusual series of comments about teaching in general and teachers in particular. He commented about the hours we work and the number of holidays we have. I suspect all of us have heard these comments.
As I drove into school yesterday morning at 7.30am I was [...]
I have uploaded onto teacher tube a series of resources for Visual Basic.Net 2008 Express addition. These video look at the basics of programming in this free and functional environment. I will upload the workbook shortly.
Here are the Resources:
Visual Basic.Net Express 2008 download – http://www.microsoft.com/express/vb/
Video 1 – introduction
2. Programming Task 1.
3. Programming Task 2.
4. Programming [...]
Research has indicated that timely and effective feedback is second only to teaching of higher order thinking skills in its benefit to learning.
Today we had a presentation looking at Formative assessment (more on this) but one of the aspects of this presentation that I liked was a model for feedback. The model is ranked from [...]
I have been working on a simple method of analysing teaching and learning technologies against Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy. I have taken the verbs associated with each of the taxonomic levels and arranged them across a sheets and then added a column for the activity components.
The idea is that you take your activity and break it [...]
Having rushed from one of my passions to another, this week has been hectic. The week started for me on School camp. I am a huge fan of Education outside the classroom. I do not believe that the outcomes, learning and experiences students gain on outdoor education experiences can ever be measured. I believe they [...]
Thanks for every one who provided feedback on the resources. I have reworked the googlemaps resource and written a rubic (targeted at Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Applying level).
Here is the resource: Google maps and streetview
Here is the rubric: Google maps rubric
I would appreciated any comments and suggestions.
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