The Innovative Educator
MAY 23, 2013
'Guest post by Jaime R. Wood In his most recent TED Talk , Sir Ken Robinson says, “There are 3 principles on which human life flourishes, and they are contradicted by the culture of education under which most teachers have to labor and most students have to endure.diversity.curiosity.creativity.” What does it take to infuse these principles into the education systems we build?
CTE Learning
MAY 16, 2013
May 16, 2013 – CTeLearning / I Support Learning Finalize New Direction As of the 2013/2014 school year CTeLearning is changing its focus to selling, training and supporting the most innovative courses for career and technical education. As part of this shift CTeLearning is acquiring rights to distribute new innovative courses for fall 2013. “CTeLearning is stepping back from development and focusing on supporting our existing courses, and growing our catalog through relationships with developers
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The Innovative Educator
MAY 12, 2013
'By now, you''ve probably seen the video of high school student Jeff Bliss demanding an end to what he calls "packet teaching." Instead he puts out a call to action for teachers to work to touch the hearts of kids to open their minds. The interaction was ignited when his teacher told him to stop his b g about the test and kicked him out of class. A student flipped open the cell phone, caught his reaction on tape, and published it.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 26, 2013
'The Leaving to Learn movement, started by Elliot Washor and Charles Mojkowski is built on the idea that a great way to learn to find success in the world is to be in the world. The first step is taking down the barriers between school and the outside world and letting students leave, to learn. Washor and Mojokowski recently published a book on the topic.
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 19, 2013
'Jeff Bliss got our attention when he shared his frustration with his teacher, classmates, and the world about his learning environment. The now viral video captures a room of passionless students, some with their heads down, some with a facepalm, some staring into space, all silently sitting at their empty desks seemingly disconnected not only from each other, but also from their behind-a-desk-fortress teacher.
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The Innovative Educator
MAY 6, 2013
'Quest2Matter is a youth-focused effort that encourages young people to tackle problems that break their heart. The Quest seeks to unlock the potential of young people to think entrepreneurially and innovatively and use modern tools to change our world. What is The Quest? The Quest is a catalyst that challenges students: Students who accept this challenge will know that they matter and that they can make a difference in our world.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 14, 2013
'Guest post by Bradley Lands | Cross posted at The Landscape of Learning At the behest of politicians, educators nationwide have been told to view students as statistics, not as individuals, and to view the purpose of the educational enterprise as raising test scores rather than developing capable minds [1]. While I was taking a survey today about Response to Intervention (RTI) I began to reflect about how RTI and Data-Driven Instruction have affected my school.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 5, 2013
'Did you know that anyone (in the US) can receive Tweets on their phone even if they haven’t signed up for Twitter? Twitter Fast Follow allows anyone to follow Tweets right from any phone with texting capabilities. For a school community, this can provide a simple way for people to get information they care about in real-time. It is a terrific way to build and strengthen the home-school connection.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 22, 2013
'As more and more schools hop on the 1:1 or BYOD bandwagon in one way or another it is important to deeply consider proper implementation. While there is the promise for engaged and inspired learning, these large-scale implementations also present potential pitfalls for school districts that must watch the bottom line, provide adequate support for teachers new to the technology, and engage families in a dialogue about these powerful pieces of equipment that are going to be coming home in Johnny
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The Innovative Educator
MAY 17, 2013
'It turns out my support of student activist Jeff Bliss caused at least one teacher to announce on his blog that he wants to quit Tweeting and blogging. Friends bombarded me with the post, accompanied by comments like, “This is great. We don’t need someone like that representing our profession.” Or, “Wow. He must really be threatened by students being heard.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 28, 2013
'A contributing factor to the high school dropout rate and one of the biggest complaints of students is simply that “I’m bored.” And.many teachers know that their students consider them boring. So, what’s the answer? Some would say that y ou need to be an entertainer. I was recently interviewed on BAM radio by Rae Pica along with Mike Muir, Lee Kolbert, and Pat Hensley who wrote, “ Should Teachers Be Entertainers?
The Innovative Educator
MAY 8, 2013
'Editor's note: There are plenty of questions around if college is really worth the time and money. Personally, I found a way to graduate college as a teen without going into any debt, so the decision wasn't too difficult. More and more people are finding innovative ways to have their cake and eat it too. Here's one such story. Guest post by Laura Fokkena.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 29, 2013
'Not only is use of social media good classroom practice, but in places that have quality reviews (an assessment and evaluation system for schools), engaging parents with social media will help schools shine. School quality reviews are used as evaluation tools in places such as England, Wales, and New Zealand and have recently made their way to the United States in places like New York City.
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The Innovative Educator
MAY 4, 2013
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Post Pageviews 7 free ways to capture student responses.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 27, 2013
'Editor's note: This post is from Rhonda Bliss. The mother of Jeff Bliss known for telling his teacher how he felt about packet-driven learning. I share this post with the permission of Rhonda Bliss. The original post can be found on Jeff Bliss's Facebook page here. By Rhonda Bliss It has been 2 weeks and Jeff's words continue to resound throughout the educational community of the world.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 1, 2013
'Melanie McEvoy & Lisa Nielsen Teenage years Editor’s note: This is a guest post from my best friend who I've known since before we attended high school together. Even though she didn't like class, she liked school and thought it helped her achieve future success. Here's how. Guest post by Melanie McEvoy - Owner/President, McEvoy & Associates I attended public high school in Las Vegas, NV, Not exactly a town known as a bastion of education.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 24, 2013
'Who should be New York City's next education mayor? Gotham Schools helps citizens decide with an innovative tool which you can see in the photograph below. Visit the site at [link] I want more ».
The Innovative Educator
MAY 11, 2013
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Post Views What''s your digital footprint?
The Innovative Educator
MAY 25, 2013
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Post Views The packet-driven classroom May 19, 2013, 8 comments 4043 Was Jeff Bliss disrespectful for using his student voice.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 18, 2013
'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Post Views Was #JeffBliss disrespectful for using his #StuVoice.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 9, 2013
'If you are responsible for helping to build and strengthen the home-school connection, you’ll want to follow Principal Joe Mazza on Pinterest. Mazza uses Pinterest to pin resources aligned to t he National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs which build upon the six types of parent involvement identified by Joyce L. Epstein, Ph.D., of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 3, 2013
'As I looked into using Pinterest as an educator tool, I found that most people I asked were using it more as a consumption or curation tool. (See the infographic at the bottom of this post for those type of ideas.) However, as the Pinterest guru NewYorkBob (who has more than a million followers) tells us , it is also a great creation tool. Among other things, one of the reasons I like this tool is because unlike some other cool sites that allow you to share photos (think Instagram), you are no
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