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Loading... (No Ratings Yet)Loading... (No Ratings Yet)Loading...I’m cleaning out my home drive at school. I need to make room. Found this little activity that has students not only assess the media web site but think about the way they can map and view world statistics.
It’s a great introductory activity that allows students to assess and clarify what design and elements they like in a site, and also a jumping point to discuss point of view and representation of data.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Just registered for my first Massive Open Online Course – or MOOC, if I’ve got the acronym correct.
It’s very exciting as I love learning, discovering and reflecting. I heard Steven Downes, one of the moderators of the course, speak at ECOO two years ago.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I read a lot of articles about improving the school – family dynamic in public education. Some focus on parent involvement, others go toward parent engagement. I have been inspired by the work of Joyce Epstein and Debbie Pushor as they both encourage the development of true partnerships based on mutual respect and a desire to enhance student learning.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...On August 31 nearly 1000 teachers from this District gathered in one place for a day of learning together. As Chair of the District Education Council I am invited to speak for a few minutes at the beginning of the day. …
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During the summer I had taken part in a course redesign project with our Introductory Computing team (Introductory Computing is a mandatory first year course for all of our students) . A small team were charged with redesigning the course to work with the new 1 + 2 weekly structure.…
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In a previous article I wrote about MOOCs, or massive on-line organized learning communities. These are part of a series of articles focused on learning.
When we created the Tutor/Mentor Connection in 1993 our aim was to “collect and organize all we could find related to volunteer-based non-school tutoring/mentoring” and how such programs could contribute to workforce development and social justice.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...In the inspiration that is ASI2011 (Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning) @ABEL learning annual conference
ASI2011 home I’ve decided to start blogging again.
What about? Well, about teaching, education, ideas to engage students, projects, and am looking to get other to contribute and add ideas as well. …
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