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The Brute Thing: Literacy: Back to the Basics?
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Friday, January 2, 2009. Literacy: Back to the Basics? There's a bit of research that suggests teachers' views of learning and teaching are often complex and prone to revision. Today I find myself in this spot. I attended Will Richardson's "What is Literacy? So, what do I think is missing from this debate? This has been a basic concern of mine for quite some time. And I was reminded of it when reading some conversations on AOPA's message forums. I don't believe they do. . Can't be met using PBL, UbD, con...
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The Brute Thing: March 2008
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Monday, March 31, 2008. You're always only the sharpest right after the test". PLN (for those who may not know) is a fairly recent acronym to describe leveraging the vast internet-based resources to enhance our learning. With the advent of a mountain of tools from Twitter to social networks such as Classroom 2.0 to blogs, educators have a deep well of expertise and experience at their finger tips - really just for the taking. It truly is powerful. One of my favorite aviation columnists, Rod Machado.
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The Brute Thing: January 2009
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Saturday, January 31, 2009. Icebery Theory of Educational Technology (Thanks Papa Heminway! 8220;People don’t want quarter-inch drill bits, they want quarter-inch holes”, quotes Pip Coburn in. In his famous "Iceberg Theory". Much like the iceberg, though, this meaning and these things are below the surface. They aren't visible to the naked eye; easily, they can be upstaged by what is apparent - the tool. Despite being below the surface (out of sight, out of mind maybe? So what does this mean? I think app...
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The Brute Thing: K12 Online 2008 Conference: Anytime, Anywhere
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Sunday, October 12, 2008. K12 Online 2008 Conference: Anytime, Anywhere. Beginning with a Pre-Conference presentation tomorrow October 13th from Stephen Heppell. The K12 Online 2008 Conference. This year I've had the pleasure of working on the Public Relations committee. While working with this committed group of folks, I was afforded the opportunity to take a deep look at the conference. The K12 Online 2008 Conference. Here are another 10 reasons why educators worldwide should attend the. Subscribe to: ...
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The Brute Thing: May 2008
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Classroom Instruction that Works and Web 2.0. Next year, our district will be focusing on Summarizing and Note-Taking from Robert Marzono’s Classroom Instruction That Works. In my research putting together resources for teachers on my school wiki. I came across a wiki – [Web 2.0] and Marzono’s [CITW]. Focused on Marzono’s Classroom Instruction That Works. And in great wiki fashion, it allows registered users to contribute information, resources, or models to it. Links to this post.
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The Brute Thing: October 2008
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Sunday, October 12, 2008. K12 Online 2008 Conference: Anytime, Anywhere. Beginning with a Pre-Conference presentation tomorrow October 13th from Stephen Heppell. The K12 Online 2008 Conference. This year I've had the pleasure of working on the Public Relations committee. While working with this committed group of folks, I was afforded the opportunity to take a deep look at the conference. The K12 Online 2008 Conference. Here are another 10 reasons why educators worldwide should attend the. Links to this ...
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The Brute Thing: Mavens, Connectors, or Anti-Social: How Should Our Schools Look?
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Monday, August 4, 2008. Mavens, Connectors, or Anti-Social: How Should Our Schools Look? Wrote this interesting piece on the blog Wikinomics. As I’ve navigated this remarkably inter-connected little world I’ve probably read several thousand blog posts on the topic, and most of these – predictably – seem to focus on the people. Would call the “mavens” and “connectors”. Seeing this led me to ponder a simple question – what about everyone else? Who should teachers be? Are teaching/pedagogical beliefs and va...
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The Brute Thing: Icebery Theory of Educational Technology (Thanks Papa Heminway!)
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Saturday, January 31, 2009. Icebery Theory of Educational Technology (Thanks Papa Heminway! 8220;People don’t want quarter-inch drill bits, they want quarter-inch holes”, quotes Pip Coburn in. In his famous "Iceberg Theory". Much like the iceberg, though, this meaning and these things are below the surface. They aren't visible to the naked eye; easily, they can be upstaged by what is apparent - the tool. Despite being below the surface (out of sight, out of mind maybe? So what does this mean? I think app...
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The Brute Thing: February 2008
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008. Technology Plans: A Parallel Conversation? In reviewing a technology plan recently, two things stuck out:. 1 A great deal of work goes into creating a technology plan. 2 The benchmarks were really interesting. The benchmarks listed teacher adoption rates by application, percentage, and time frame. For example, one of the goals in the plan was:. 80% of teachers by 2008-09 will integrate multimedia projects into lessons. Are these goals part of the school's vision? An example: ...
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The Brute Thing: Who's Rip Van Winkle? Higher Ed, K-12, Both, or None of The Above
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Friday, August 1, 2008. Who's Rip Van Winkle? Higher Ed, K-12, Both, or None of The Above. Here's what got me thinking. One of my chores this summer is to organize our basement, garage, and virtually every other surface, closet, and room in the house (guess who's on summer break? In my cleaning, I've been coming across some articles, research, notes, and binders from my undergraduate days at Penn State. Here's a snippet from the article:. In addition to connecting personal and shared experiences, seeking...
