See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse As a classroom teacher, it was never my intention to integrate technology into all facets of my instruction. I knew that I would be encouraged to use such digital devices in my practice, but I hesita Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: I like the whole premise here, sometimes things just happen…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Merrylands East Public School (Sydney, Australia) has been quite fortunate this term to have Head Teacher Science @AliceLeung from Merrylands High School working in our school every Wednesday morni… Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Why do schools have bells? Are timetables necessary if teachers are covering the required Outcomes/Standards? Who are these for?…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse As schools become more savvy about blended-learning tactics– the practice of mixing online and in-person instruction — guidelines and best practices are emerging from lessons learned. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: As educators become better at understanding the need to blend their classrooms, they need to pay attention to some key…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Increasingly, educators are looking to research about how kids learn to influence teaching practices and tools. See on blogs.kqed.org
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Digital citizenship is an important aspect of our world today. It’s important that all Learners, children…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse “Flipped schools,” where students watch video lessons at home and do “homework” in class, are showing early promise in improving learning. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Flipped learning – what is it all about? Take a look at this article. See on opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com
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I read Justin Tarte’s post – I got in trouble for tweeting at work. As I read through it, I was reminded of my own experience and some of the frustrations that I have heard from others as they encounter resistance from others. First off, being connected in this context does not mean you are…
Today’s view – yep – overwhelmed! This post is the direct result of these tweets: Earlier in the day, I read this post by Tom Whitby – Patience for the Unconnected about being connected. All of this reminded me of the tweet I ran across earlier, with a reference to a post from Chris Betcher. It…
See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse The organisational consequences of stress arise due to the failure to manage stress at both the organisational and individual levels. Kelly Christopherson‘s insight: Stress! It’s a creativity killer, colleague crusher and energy zapper. Depending on the level of the stress, it can soon filter through the organization. In a…
