Part of the Cool Sites series Every Friday I am presenting free webinars thanks to American TESOL! We have an incredible time. Recently, we shared ideas for integrating drama in the classroom. Teachers do not have to be skilled in acting. Instead, the webinar was away to introduce teachers to different games that get students […]
Month: November 2010
How Do We Animate Lessons? Interview with Ken Wilson
Interview 12 of Twittering for Education The majority of classrooms have curricula based on coursebooks. Many teachers might feel that teaching from a coursebook kills creativity and makes learning boring especially when coupled with multiple choice tests. However, in many schools teachers are required to teach from a coursebook. A coursebook is just a tool. […]
Education Needs Reflective Educators
In blogging for education reform, Greta Sandler and I have collaborated together on an initiative we believe represents what education needs, bloggers for education! The project is Blog 4 Edu (The Blogging for Education project), a Twitter account (@Blog4Edu), wiki, and Facebook page to help support bloggers, blogging projects, and blogging challenges. Our vision is […]
Sharing Our Voices & Reaching Our Audience
Part of the new Presentation tips series Often, I talk about the importance of voice and sharing. In order to get buy-in from other educators, our administrators, and the general public, we have to show them the impact of our online professional development on our teaching. We need to show them the impact on students. […]
Cooperative Learning: Effective Team Work! 20+ Resources
Part of the Cool Sites series Every Friday I am presenting free webinars thanks to American TESOL! We have an incredible time. Recently, we discussed the benefits of cooperative learning. Through cooperative learning students learn effective team work through: Accountability– students realize the contribution of each individual will determine the success of the task. Team […]
Free Webinar: Global Projects
Check out a great lineup of free webinars online at the Global Education Conference. This free online virtual conference begins at 10am EST, Nov. 15th and ends Nov. 19th. I will be presenting on International Global Projects on Tuesday, November 16th at 2pm LA time (PST), 5pm NYC time (EST), 10pm London time, 11pm Paris […]
Creative Commons High Resolution Images on Flickr
Part of the new Presentation tips series Since 1994 I have been presenting frequently in competitions, conferences, webinars, and virtual conferences. By the end of this year, I will have created over 50 presentations on PowerPoint and Prezi. I have learned a lot of short cuts and have found some great resources that may be […]
Art, Creativity, & Kids: 20+ Resources
Part of the Cool Sites series Many schools have cut out the Arts from the curriculum due to budget cuts and the emphasis on raising standardized test scores. Art is important in our lives. Many students express themselves through art. In my personal experience I have seen how painting community murals, creating music, choreographing a […]
What Does the Innovative School Look Like? Interview with Dr. Tom King
Interview 11 of Twittering for Education I gather weekly with educators who envision the ideal school. We collaborate online for what we believe would be the environment students should learn. I believe we learn through models of schools that demonstrate innovative practices. In 1989 such an innovative school did exist, the Saturn School, and my […]
Everybody Can Paint by Sabrina DeVita
Part of the series: The 30 Goals Challenge, Goal 13: Give Students Reign I will start this post by thanking my students for having inspired me to write it, and I would like especially to thank Gisela for being so generous as to share pieces of her life with us every class. One of those […]