Thursday, September 24, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
4 Cs
Gotta Love the Catholic Church! Thank you for “mass” media. I’m fairly certain my parish’s new facility has incorporated state of the art technology with LCD projectors and drop-down screens. Of course, several power point presentations were used during the fund raising period. When I get back I wonder if the congregation will we be tweeting- in during the homily.
What a far cry from No Child Left Behind are the needs of the UCAPP generation! I wonder when & where Mark Federman’s ideas will take hold in teacher preparation courses?
I think PYP is a step in the direction of Federman’s 4 C's (connections, context, complexity, and connotation) although we, at our school, are not yet doing so on the grander scale that is afforded us through the internet (twitter, facebook, collaborative commons). I think these 23 Things that Jennie and Pau have presented are a priceless jump start for me to better understand my students.
The PYP also attempts to incorporate the cultural aspect of society’s needs as, “it focuses on the total growth of the developing child, touching hearts as well as minds and encompassing social, physical, emotional and cultural needs in addition to academic development.” (www.ibo.org)
Like Tijana, I feel “in the middle” of the generations. As a family we are very lucky to be able to have the technology that allows us to be anywhere in the world and still be only a click away from family and friends regardless of where they, or more likely, we are located. As a teacher, I look forward to developing my classroom to embrace the 4 C’s. But, as a parent, I remain apprehensive of the constant connectivity. I am still learning.
What a far cry from No Child Left Behind are the needs of the UCAPP generation! I wonder when & where Mark Federman’s ideas will take hold in teacher preparation courses?
I think PYP is a step in the direction of Federman’s 4 C's (connections, context, complexity, and connotation) although we, at our school, are not yet doing so on the grander scale that is afforded us through the internet (twitter, facebook, collaborative commons). I think these 23 Things that Jennie and Pau have presented are a priceless jump start for me to better understand my students.
The PYP also attempts to incorporate the cultural aspect of society’s needs as, “it focuses on the total growth of the developing child, touching hearts as well as minds and encompassing social, physical, emotional and cultural needs in addition to academic development.” (www.ibo.org)
Like Tijana, I feel “in the middle” of the generations. As a family we are very lucky to be able to have the technology that allows us to be anywhere in the world and still be only a click away from family and friends regardless of where they, or more likely, we are located. As a teacher, I look forward to developing my classroom to embrace the 4 C’s. But, as a parent, I remain apprehensive of the constant connectivity. I am still learning.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Creative Commons
http://scratch.mit.edu/
A couple years ago, the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT Media Lab developed a Web 2.0 programming platform for kids called Scratch. Scratch allows kids, and virtually anyone else, to create and remix rich media of all kinds—video, video games, even simple photo animations.
http://cnx.org/
http://www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
Free-Reading is an ongoing, collaborative, teacher-based, curriculum-sharing project. We’re looking to provide a reliable forum where teachers can openly and freely share their successful and effective methods for teaching reading in grades K-1 and for at-risk students in later grades.
A couple years ago, the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT Media Lab developed a Web 2.0 programming platform for kids called Scratch. Scratch allows kids, and virtually anyone else, to create and remix rich media of all kinds—video, video games, even simple photo animations.
http://cnx.org/
Connexions is: a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute:
- authors create and collaborate
- instructors rapidly build and share custom collections
- learners find and explore content
http://www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
Free-Reading is an ongoing, collaborative, teacher-based, curriculum-sharing project. We’re looking to provide a reliable forum where teachers can openly and freely share their successful and effective methods for teaching reading in grades K-1 and for at-risk students in later grades.
23 Things Reflection
23 things has been one of the best professional development experiences I have ever had, and like all of the "things" we learned about, it was free! What a testament to how, through collaboration, we are able to improve ourselves personally and professionally.
I love my delicious account & all of the useful links people share on twitter. (When will I have the time to sort through all of them…one day.)
Sincere thanks to Jennie & Paul for introducing me to Web 2.0 and providing me with so many resources that are useful personally and professionally! Cheers!
I love my delicious account & all of the useful links people share on twitter. (When will I have the time to sort through all of them…one day.)
Sincere thanks to Jennie & Paul for introducing me to Web 2.0 and providing me with so many resources that are useful personally and professionally! Cheers!
New 23er for Next Year
Toni V has happily committed to 23 Things for next year. She says she keeps hearing everybody talking "23" and "tweeting," and can't wait to have her own blog! She has heard how supportive Jennine and Paul have been & knows the old 23ers will be there for her as well. Best wishes, Toni!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
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