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Method in the Making
http://dobrincho.tumblr.com/post/4901062877/powerful-black-and-white-portraits-by-lee-jeffries I continue to be taken with the power of images. The range of emotion and thought that they can evoke...
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It is clear from our readings and examples this week that images and voice overs can hold much emotional power. Here is a fine example of that, especially if you are a hopeless romantic. Click here to...
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visualizing magnitude
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/upload/iblock/65f/5296-16a-holocaust2.jpg This assignment couldn’t have been more timely! My class is currently deep in a historical fiction unit paralleling our unit on...
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seeing myself through images
Here is where I started: I wanted to create something that would be useful I wanted to try something I had never done before I wanted to be able to teach a new tool/skill to my students I wanted to...
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Yes, but how?
I have so much to learn! I figure that just like the kids it is helpful to have a baseline to know where I am growing from, so here is what I know to be true for myself today: Meaning: Mary Beth Hertz...
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Isn’t This Just Great Teaching?
This week my wondering floated directly to the surface: Project Based Learning, Problem Based Learning, Challenge Based Learning . . . aren’t these all just synonyms for great teaching?...
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Aging Play
“I don’t think education is about centralized instruction anymore; rather, it is the process establishing oneself as a node in a broad network of distributed creativity . . . Play is about exploring...
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Could the ICR model be the future of education?
http://growingleaders.com/blog/help-my-brain-is-full/ MOOCS, badges, Problem Based Learning, flipped classrooms, play, Connectivisim, Vodcasting, Gaming, Project Based Learning, TPACK model, Flat...
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5 Steps to Tech Balance
More frequently now I find myself out to dinner with friends and halfway through our meal we notice that the family of four dining nearby have not yet spoken to each other, not even once. They are...
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Course 5 Proposal: How can technology make thinking visible?
http://www.journeyelgin.org/uploads/2/2/0/1/22016836/6705073.jpg Where I am on my COETAIL journey: I am really excited about most of the ideas we have learned about in Courses 1-4. I am looking forward...
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The Seed of an Idea
The summer has come and gone and I can now return to my final project, Using Technology to Make Student Thinking Visible, with fresh eyes. Looking back over the proposal I submitted in May, a few...
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What Exactly is Visible Thinking?
https://i1.wp.com/static.toondoo.com/public/w/h/a/whatedsaid//toons/cool-cartoon-1079945.png I have spent the past two weeks trying to clarify what we mean when we say “Visible Thinking.” So far what I...
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PLN: One link at a time
Let’s begin with what I know so far: I have significantly built my PLN through this COETAIL course. I now see opportunities and more possibilities in the connections I do make. I now have accounts on...
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Course 5 Final Project: Making Thinking Visible
https://www.flickr.com/photos/44028103@N07/12502729914/ I remember being near paralysis when I sat down to write my first blog post. What would I say? What would people think about what I said? Who...
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