Teacher Reboot Camp – Page 92 – Equipping ourselves because we love our learners! Author: Shelly Sanchez Terrell, @ShellTerrell

Tech Tips / What Works for English Language Learners

What is the Right Question?

Many educators understand the impact of asking questions. However, many educators may not be asking higher-order questions soon enough! As soon as the student walks into the classroom an educator can seize this opportunity to…

Thought-provoking

Edtech: Capitol Hill's Buzz Word?

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No More Textbooks Is educational technology Capitol Hill's latest buzz word? Three current events appear to suggest that politicians are aiming to revolutionize the educational system through technology. Probably the most famous news item was…

Tech Tips

Twitter Trials Pt. 2

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Last week I began my journey of teaching Twitter online on Edufire. In my last post of this series, I wrote about my initial experience using Twitter as an educational tool. The focus switched from…

PLNs / Tech Tips

Summer Training Happened so Fast…

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Photo adapted from Flickr by kevindooley licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic. Lately, I have been reading about some exciting summer plans from my Personal Learning Network (PLN). The summer theme seems to be set…

Tech Tips

Online Teaching: Twitter Trials Pt. 1

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This past week I was inspired like many of you by the Twitter experiment performed at UT Dallas. As an online teacher, I was excited about the various possibilities in which I could get my…

Building the Lesson Wall

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While gathering materials for this post, I was distracted by photographs, Power Points, and videos of my teaching experiences in the US. I miss those days of teaching to a room full of 30 students.…

Wait! Don't Tell Me!

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When you ask your students a question, do they have enough time to respond? Studies suggest that many teachers do not allow enough time for students to go through the cognitive process of forming a…

Tech Tips

Silly Teacher, Blogs are for Techies?

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In my Master's classes, I am the go-to girl for using technology in the classroom. In reality, I know a lot less than the bloggers I recommend on my blog roll. For this reason, I…

Thought-provoking Discussion: Cooperation vs. Competition

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Recently, I received a pleasant surprise in my mail box in the form of a very informative and thought-provoking comment from Anne Hodgson in response to my blog, What Works: Cooperation vs. Competition. I had…

What Works: Cooperation vs. Competition

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Many of you may be acquainted with Alfie Kohn's radical views on creating a noncompetitive classroom environment. When I first read his controversial views on education, I shook my head and rolled my eyes. This…