From Chris Lehmann’s TEDX- NYED talk ……”what do you teach?…. don’t say I teach English or Science (ect.), say I teach children!”
Huh? What do Avatars and assessment have in common well about as much as a Snowman, Tony Blair, Abe Lincoln and a Husky do. Huh? Check out these examples of formative assessment:
The students where asked to design an avatar and record their answer to the following questions:
How does what I eat and drink affect my [...]
In an effort to visually represent factors impacting curriculum in America I am creating a detailed timeline of educators and influences happening within the field of education as well as external factors such as the following:
nature of society
available technology
transitions
the economy
life styles
family structures
national/individual philosophies
value structures
nature of the workplace
religious influences
environmental factors
local/national and world politics
Preceden – Make a Timeline for [...]
Yes we are behind but when this is how students have to quest tools for learning…… light years behind!
I learned my lesson of in delaying to activate Akismet! After being slammed by spam…I know I know obviously it was going to happen but some how my attempt to tune out of awhile has come back to haunt me.
Solution the all but unfortunate phpadmin slq delete from wp_comments where comment_approved = ‘0′
Oh well…heres to a [...]
As I transition from an international school in Shanghai to my new school in Zürich I find myself in the middle of packing and purging madness. This process is quite cleansing in a way but the one thing that I can’t help but feel sad to let go is the blog that to date has [...]
If you where Bhutan you would rank your happiness by the GNH (Gross National Happiness) which is comprised of a variety of wellness factors. If your me…and it’s today you get sucked in and find yourself wondering if Happy Tweets and your new ranking of “Very Happy” 536, based on your twitter conversations is [...]
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So as I sit in Shanghai chatting with three friends (one in Washington DC, one in Korea and one in Bangkok) at the same time as doing online doctoral work (Montana USA) and talking to my husband via skype in Zurich (as he is about to leave for Egypt..what time zone is that?) my HEAD [...]
