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Mar
07
2009

2

How to be an Ed Tech Advocate

OK, guys. So I got it from the horse's mouth at CUE. According to the ISTE Director of Governmental Affairs, No Child Left Behind is not going away. In the weeks leading up to the election, the Obama administration talked ...

Written by heather in: Ed News, Educational Policy, Teacher Resources | Tags: achievement gap, blog, budget, CUE, Ed Tech, education policy, EETT, equity, ETAN, fundraising, internet literacy, k-12, k12, learning, lobbyist, middle school, NCLB, obama, online, school accountability, school funding, technology, Title I, tween, UCI, writing

Feb
25
2009

9

Top 10: How to Take Control of Your Teaching

Occasionally, I repost this article so that new readers can find it more easily. Based on some very enthusiastic feedback, it has since morphed into a book proposal called The Top Secret New Teachers Handbook. I'll share more as it ...

Dec
19
2008

1

Judging Websites for History Day

Yesterday I was proud to judge a number of our group website entries for our History Day competition. Three of our history teachers use History Day as a project-based learning opportunity for all of their students. These students have their ...

Written by heather in: Curriculum, Educational Policy, Teacher Resources | Tags: blog, Character Education, commentary, competition, CUE, digital natives, history day, internet literacy, k-12, k12, Language Arts, online, teaching, Title I, tween, UCI, Writers Project

Jul
02
2008

0

The Carnival #178 is in town!

An (aspiring) Educator is hosting this week's Carnival of Education #178. I've tweaked my How to Take Control of Your Teaching list and although it's still in an evolving state, you can read it here. Enjoy the Carnival and the ...

Written by heather in: Ed News, Educational Policy, Teacher Resources | Tags: 2008, achievement gap, assessments, blog, book review, btsa, budget, Careers, carnival of education, character, Character Education, classroom library, collaboration, computers, concrete, contract, CORE, credential, critical thinking, CUE, Curriculum, curriculum design, curriculum development, differentiation, Ed Tech, education policy, ELA, electives, essay, essay starters, jobs, k-12, k12, Language Arts, life long learners, merit pay, metacognition, middle school, NCLB, new teachers, online, peer teaching, performance pay, PI, podcasting, powerpoint, professional development, Proficiency, school accountability, school funding, speeches, standardized testing, technology, tenure, Title I, TLN, top 10, union, voice, websites, Writers Project, writing

Jun
08
2008

0

It’s the End of The Internet as we Know It (and I feel…)

Check out this kinda frightening prediction from early Time Magazine sources. It seems that there is an attempt to create blocks of media packages starting as early as 2012 or earlier. That is, very much like TV cable packaging, the ...