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Amen! The Two Things Teachers Focus on Most.Instead of Learning http://t.co/LoP5flTUFb #edchat via @Edunators
wwwatanabe: Introduction to iPads: Part 2–iPad Integration How does a teacher start to use iPads in the classroom? While Part 1 focuses on the hardware basics, Part 2 focuses on iPad integration in the classroom. Most teachers need to think through a few things about implementation before going full throttle. tags: ipads integration ipad technology…
Genevieve Huff’s fundraising page for JSA Summer Programs to benefit Junior State of America | StayClassy.org Important: my stepdaughter is raising tuition for a program at Georgetown. If you can donate even $10, go here: http://t.co/oEUw6HXG tags: jsa junior state of america PicMonkey – Photo Editing Made of Win Have students use PicMonkey to create…
Though I have been blogging about education for almost two years, I still do not flatter myself with the notion that I’m an expert; however, in those two years of blogging and reading others’ blogs, I have learned a few things that I think make the experience better for everyone, whether you blog yourself or…
A Hero’s Journey for the 21st Century | Edutopia This democratization of storytelling is engaging our kids at new levels. But it also means that everyone is a storyteller. And when everyone is a storyteller, our cultural narrative begins to shift from a sweeping epic hero’s journey to “here’s me @ the zoo.” tags: hero…
Margaret Mead and James Baldwin on Identity, Race, the Immigrant Experience, and Why the “Melting Pot” Is a Problematic Metaphor | Brain Pickings Margaret Mead and James Baldwin on identity and race “” spectacularly timely 45 years later https://t.co/qHI2uQDmU1 https://t.co/BnqpSrRa68 » J. R. R. Tolkien Annotated Map of Middle-Earth Discovered Attn Lord of the Rings…
Evolving English Teacher: “How to Forge a Jane Austen Manuscript”: Teaching Students Austen’s Style w/ a Quill and Paper Glenda teaches us how to teach students to mimic one of the masters of prose””Jane Austen. Mimicry is often a great writing exercise for students who need to examine style. tags: english teaching style writing composition…