Flip This: Bloom’s Taxonomy Should Start with Creating

Chris Davis, Powerful Learning Practice LLC By Shelley Wright I think the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy is wrong. I know this statement sounds heretical in the realms of education, but I think this is something we should rethink, especially since it is s…

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock #teaching 05/17/2012

Launch Into Teaching – Ask the Mentor/Coach – Teacher Education – College of Education – Michigan State University Many times when I plan my own lessons, the questions are at the beginning of my plan. Here’s a nic…

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Learning that Happens Online and Off, In and Out of School

By Kyle Palmer Field trips have always been a staple – some might say the best part of — school. But those trips are typically special occasions and happen only a few times a year, if budgets and schedules allow for them. At the Urban School, a…

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Learning about Learning: Research and Edreform News and Views 05/17/2012

Avoiding the Smartphone Sniffles – Stop the Hack Attack | Social Media Today Do you know how to protect your smart phone from hacking? Do you know most people don’t have a password on their smartphone? Realize t…

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 05/17/2012

How to use Google Docs’ new Research tool – Technology & science – Tech and gadgets – Computers – msnbc.com Google docs has a great research sidebar that is part of the Google docs platform (it makes me wonder if …

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Teachers Dancing Behind Students: Teachers get the last laugh (Viral Video)

The Teachers Dancing Behind Students video is going viral. I shared it last night on Facebook and this morning it had 200,000 more views. In this video students “dance bomb” unsuspecting students who are being interviewed about their best memor…

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The quickest way to get things done and make change

Not the easiest, but the quickest: Don’t demand authority. Eagerly take responsibility. Relentlessly give credit.

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The quickest way to get things done and make change

Not the easiest, but the quickest: Don’t demand authority. Eagerly take responsibility. Relentlessly give credit.

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Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 05/17/2012

Global Wallplanner & online calendar – Resources – TES This global wallplanner is an excellent tool to use in the classroom and for planning. My only complaint is that it is a bit small, you may want to print it o…

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Why We Should Never Fear Failure

“Failure is a part of creating new and amazing new things. We can’t both fear failure and make amazing new things,” says inventor Regina Dugan in this inspiring TED Talk. Scientists and engineers defy the impossible and have pushed be…

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