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Betty Bunhead Blog: Teachers Without Borders
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Thoughts, Comments and Other Assorted Musings on 21st Century Literacy. Saturday, February 14, 2009. Which brings me to what I'd like to share today. It's an organization called Teachers Without Borders. I came upon this via Sharon Peters. As I was working my way through their site, I came across this resource. For teaching controversial issues. It's developed by Oxfam - UK. And the resource has a number of lesson plans from Early Years (diversity) to grade 12 by using essential questions, photographs an...
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A Teacher's Thoughts: April 2012
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Thursday, April 26, 2012. End of Year Airplanes. In my last post, I mentioned some fun things I am doing to finish out the school year. One of the great activities we did a few weeks back was a paper airplane project. I reserved the gym for the afternoon. Then I walked the kids through creating their planes. We also used this as a way to think again about the steps of the scientific method. We specifically focused on what we could do to make sure experiment was fair. The kids really had a blast. A major ...
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Smith 9H 08-09: January 2009
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Julie is the head of Information Technology at Qatar Academy in Doha. Judy writes, speaks, and consults on school technology and library issues. She is an teacher and information professional, and is the Head of Library and Information Services at St. Joseph’s College in Hunters Hill in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Renee Howell: Renee is a parent of a Littleton Public Schools student as well as the Vice President of the LPS School Board. This is OUR Education. Act!
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A Teacher's Thoughts: February 2013
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013. 4 Things You Should Do by Valentines. I am all about teachers coming alive. Call me a dreamer, an idealist, or even a. Reformist. In my heart I know that all the changes we want to see happen in education will not come down the pipe from the government. Even if budgets and adoption of policy were unbridled, we would still face difficulties in the world of education. A. Here are my tips. (and get yourself following #BetterTeaching). 1 Give 30 Minutes to Your Future Students:.
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A Teacher's Thoughts: November 2011
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011. A Dangerous Road for Teachers. I know that I say things that reflect my flaws in my heart and motivation. It is part of being human, and often we say things in frustration as teachers. The issue I want to bring to light today, is one I believe to be the most destructive in the attitude of a teacher. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A Dangerous Road for Teachers. Build Your PLN Guide. Build a PLN Guide for Teachers. A Dangerous Road for Teachers. Goodbye, for now!
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A Teacher's Thoughts: December 2013
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Thursday, December 19, 2013. A Note to the Ed Heads. Since adopting "Sacred Writing Time" in my classroom from Corbett Harrison. I have found a revival in my own writing life. This is what came out. I wake up these halls,. And make the eyelids of rooms part. You may know silence, as the absence of TV,. But I know rooms before they fill with 30 young voices. Do you rise early enough to put to bed the stars? What do you do in the fading darkness of night's last adventure? We teachers are like pack mules,.
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A Teacher's Thoughts: July 2011
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011. How much do you know about NETS-S? I am not talking about the ever stumbling basketball team from New Jersey. NETS-S stands for National Education Technology Standards for Students. These standards were established back in 1998, but were later updated to now include these categories:. Research and Information Fluency. Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, and Decision-Making. Technology Operations and Concepts. You can read the sub standards of each category here. Links to this post.
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A Teacher's Thoughts: January 2012
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Me Manifesto Story: #30goals Challenge. Me Manifesto: Spilling it Plainly. Links to this post. Thursday, January 12, 2012. My New Favorite Web Tool - Socrative. So my kids have their own laptop, all day long. I realize this does not always happen, and I am grateful for it. Well, since my kids all have a computer, we get to do some pretty cool stuff. The latest tool we have been using is Socrative. Have you had a chance to check this tool out? How are you using it? Build Your ...
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