My Squirrelly View of Education

• Rick Santorum Favors Making Birth Control Illegal

  • One issue was Santorum’s opposition to the Supreme Court’s 1965 ruling that invalidated a Connecticut law banning contraception. Santorum said he still feels that a state should be able to make such laws.
  • Santorum’s position stands in direct contradiction, of course, to the Supreme Court’s holding in Griswold v. Connecticut, in which the Court struck down a law that made it a crime to sell contraceptives to married couples.
  • Former Senator Santorum, it seems, is perfectly fine with the state interfering the most intimate of human relationships.

• It’s Not About Contraceptives, It’s About Privacy

  tags: privacy

  • let’s not leave aside the fact that Romney is a graduate of Harvard Law School and that even in 1975, if not especially then, the decade old Griswold decision would have most assuredly been part of the Constitutional Law curriculum. it is, after all, the opening case in a line that defined the limits of governments ability to regulate the private lives of its citizens

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• Free Web Conferencing Software, Free Online Meetings, Free Webinar Service Providers

  Ad supported, but there are ad free options available.  You may have as many as 200 attendees and 6 video streams. Integrates with your Google account even if using Google Apps for Education. Recording is also available and FREE.

  tags: webconferencing webinar software webcast web conferencing collaboration technology tools

  • Video conference products are getting utilized by more organizations today than ever before. The development of the systems is anticipated to go up significantly over the years to come. It tends to make connecting all over the world faster and simpler. To know about the product please visit http://www.peoplelink.in – post by seo sri

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• The Magic of NCTE

  RT @andersongl: 2 more great #NCTE11 blog posts: @KateMessner – http://t.co/qUCHgnis @donalynbooks – http://t.co/eo4x7auL #engchat

  tags: NCTE11 engchat

• I'm Teaching English | And trying to get better each day. Thanks for your comments!

  .@andersongl: #NCTE11 blog posts! @RAndersonFHS – http://t.co/jTlB1EBd @msstewart – http://t.co/gBiUXosP @danamhuff – http://t.co/jSZluhko

  tags: NCTE11

• 1984: How Much Fact In Fiction? | Discovery Education

  tags: English 1984

• Our Space: Being a Responsible Citizen of the Digital World

  Our Space is a set of curricular materials designed to encourage high school students to reflect on the ethical dimensions of their participation in new media environments. Through role-playing activities and reflective exercises, students are asked to consider the ethical responsibilities of other people, and whether and how they behave ethically themselves online. These issues are raised in relation to five core themes that are highly relevant online: identity, privacy, authorship and ownership, credibility, and participation. For more information, download the Introduction to Our Space, FAQ, and Road Map. All curricular units and lessons are free and available for download below. The full casebook can be downloaded using the link at the bottom of the page.

  tags: digitalcitizenship curriculum Media ethics resources NWP education technology teaching tools

• Transmedia Case Study: The Three Little Pigs

  Great info graphic and explanation of a different kind of writing based on the three little pigs.

  tags: transmedia digiital_writing

• Free Online Graph Paper / Grid Paper PDFs

  PDF paper of all types including graph, lined, handwriting practice, Cornell note taking, circular and polar

  tags: paper graphpaper graph tools pdf education math

• Author mentors

  Here’s a link to our “Authors as Mentors for Student Critique Groups” Slideshow from #NCTE11- http://t.co/g1idqkd5

  tags: NCTE11

• 4 Key Elements for a Viral Video | Jeffbullas’s Blog

  CongruencyEmotive strengthNetwork involvement“Paired meme synergy”

  tags: key elements viral video digital literacy

• 7 Ways to Improve SAT and ACT Scores – The College Solution (usnews.com)

  ACT SAT test tips

  tags: college act sat scores

• 6 Steps Toward Prepping for the SAT, ACT – Twice the College Advice (usnews.com)

  ACT Test Prep tips

  tags: SAT ACT college

• Common Core State Standards Initiative | Home

  The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

  NGA and CCSSO Comment on CCSSI Governance Suggestions
  October 19, 2010

  National Governors Association and State Education Chiefs Launch Common State Academic Standards
  June 2, 2010

  Draft K-12 Common Core State Standards Available for Comment
  March 10, 2010

  Common Core State Standards K-12 Work and Feedback Groups Announced
  November 10, 2009

  Sign up here to receive updates about the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

  Home About the Standards News Get Involved FAQ The Standards
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  tags: standards curriculum education math english national standards CCSS

• Honoring the Writing Journey- NCTE 2011 «

  A session from NCTE that I wished saw. Digital Portofolios.

  tags: writing ncte portfolios digitalportfollios emwp education technology NWP writers teaching tools

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• Figment – Friend & Publish

  A blog post about Figment, a place to publish 

  tags: figment NWP education writers teaching writing

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• Write Guy – for Teachers

  tags: editing grammar emwp education technology nwp tools web2.0 writing writers teaching

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• Knowledge is Freedom: CIPA, COPPA, and FERPA Explained Succinctly – EdTechTeam

  What the internet laws really mean, and it might not be what your tech department says.

  tags: coppa cipa

• Education Week: International Test Scores, Irrelevant Policies

  Good analysis of the plotics tied to testing and job growth.Favorite quote: “When companies claim that they need to hire from other countries because they cannot find qualified U.S. graduates, it is more likely that they cannot find them at the wages they would prefer to pay and find it cheaper to outsource. 

  tags: international test scores emwp education teaching

  • our rhetoric has assumed that test-score rankings are linked to a country’s economic competitiveness, yet the data for industrialized countries consistently show this assumption to be unwarranted. For example, the World Economic Forum’s 2010-2011 global-competitiveness report ranks the United States fourth, exceeded only by Switzerland, Sweden, and Singapore. Many of the countries that ranked high on test scores rank lower than the United States on competitiveness—for example, South Korea, No. 22, and Finland, No. 7.
  • Of the 30 occupations in the United States with the fastest rate of growth, only nine are in science and engineering fields, and 16 of the 30 do not require a college degree, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics projections.
  • of the 30 occupations expected to provide the largest numerical growth in jobs, only two (both in computer fields) are in science and engineering, and 23 do not require a college degree.
  • If we consider only occupations requiring a college degree or above, 15 of the top 30 fastest-growing occupations are in science and engineering; however, only eight (six in computer fields) of the 30 occupations expected to provide the largest numerical growth in jobs are in science and engineering.
  • we have ignored the strongest evidence emerging from the international tests: the adverse effects of poverty and concentrations of poverty in schools on student performance in all countries.
  • Although countries can exacerbate or mitigate the impact of poverty through their social, fiscal, and education policies, and although some students do overcome the odds, the fact is the gap between high-poverty and more-affluent students remains a fundamental problem in virtually every country.
  • Poverty, not international test-score comparisons, is the most critical problem to be addressed by our public policies. Unfortunately, our recent political polarization over budgetary priorities does not leave much room for optimism.

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• MasteryConnect – Home

  All about Common Core formative assessments

  tags: common core standards common collaboration

• Kleinspiration: Wide EMU unConference 2011

  Listening to @Mimadisonklein share resources on engaging young writers with digital tools. http://t.co/EHEltQAM at #wideemu

  tags: wideemu

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• Canterbury Tales Jeopardy Review games

  tags: review jeopardy game

• The Most Dangerous Game Jeopardy Review Game

  tags: review jeopardy game

• To Kill a Mockingbird Final Review Jeopardy Review Game

  tags: review jeopardy game TKAM

• Beowulf jeopardy Jeopardy Review Game

  tags: beowulf jeopardy review game

• Beowulf Materials

  mtcorps’ Wiki that contains lots of Beowulf unit resources.

  tags: resources Classroom education technology beowulf materials tools emwp web2.0 wiki

• ICT11-12 @NDRS Vancouver BC – home

  Wiki filled with web tools for classes

  tags: wiki resources Classroom education technology emwp web2.0 tools

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• Figment: Write yourself in.

  Figment is a community where you can share your writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors. Whatever you’re into, from sonnets to mysteries, from sci-fi stories to cell phone novels, you can find it all here.

  tags: writing reading education ideas write writers nwp emwp web2.0 ela students resources

• The Great Immigration Debate:…

  Using Google Docs, Google News Timeline and Image Search. students research Immigration and present their finding to their peers.

  tags: social studies research google immigration emwp writing nwp writers technology web2.0 tools teaching

• Consumer Product Testing Experiment

  Using Google Calendar, Docs, forms, Spreadsheets and Sites, students learn and apply scientific testing techniques. Students are erequired to report their results to the class using Presentations.

  tags: Consumer product testing google data spreadsheet science technology lessonplans teaching writing nwp writers tools web2.0

• Human Dimensions Project – Gr…

  This math data collection and interpretation project uses Google Spreadsheets to collect and evaluate data collected by the students. Can be used in math and science.

  tags: google measurement data spreadsheet lessonplans technology web2.0 science math emwp

• Book Buddies: Lucie deLaBruer…

  Using Google Presentations. 1st grade students and their older book buddies produce a digital storybook. They also use a free drawing program to create images for their stories. The younger students tell their  stories while their book buddies type the text.

  tags: writing google book lessonplans technology emwp web2.0 stories

• Telling Time with Google Calendar: Caitlin Kelly

  Using Google Calendar to teach time to K-3 students

  tags: emwp technology math google calendar web2.0 education tools

• Great Moments in Art: Harold …

  Using Google Calendar and Google Maps, students create a calendar of art images tied to a location and day/month. Make sure students choose yearly in the Calendar drop down so that they show in the current year. can be adapted for other subject areas.

  tags: writing education emwp technology nwp writers web2.0 nwpm tools viual literacy google teaching

• Making Predictions in Reading…

  Using Google Docs and Google Moderator, this lesson focused on guiding students while they make predictions as they read a common novel.

  tags: education emwp technology nwp writers tools web2.0 writing reading predictions Google googleapps ela

• Google Sites for State Resear…

  Using Goofle Docs and Sites with that traditional state report. Can be adapted for other subject areas.

  tags: writing education emwp technology ela nwp social studies writers teaching tools nwpm web2.0 google state sites

• WebQuest New 7 Wonders of Nat…

  Google Apps and Webquest combined to produce a collaborative research project for Science and Social Studies. Can be adapted for other subjects and grade levels. Teacher will need to teach citations for online source material.

  tags: writing education emwp technology nwp writers teaching tools web2.0 GoogleDocs literacy google apps science erosion ela social studies

• Erosion: Ronna Van Veghel

  Students create a multimedia presentation that demonstrates their understanding and mastery of science and communication skills.

  tags: GoogleDocs literacy google apps writing lesson erosion science ela education emwp technology nwp writers nwpm tools web2.0 teaching google

• A Place in Time with Google T…

  Using Google Earth, Apps, and Sites, students will create a Google earth tour of images and their locations. Can be modified to create Lit Trips and book mapping too.

  tags: GoogleDocs literacy google apps google technology writing lesson google earth education emwp nwp writers web2.0 tools

• Choose Your Own Adventure Story

  Using Google Presentations, students write their own Choose your Own adventure story.

  tags: GoogleDocs literacy google apps emwp google education writing technology writers web2.0 tools

• Learning new vocabulary the c…

  Using Google Presentations, student learn new vocabulary collabratively and produce a class presentation on the terms. Can be used for all subject areas and grade levels.

  tags: GoogleDocs literacy google apps Vocabulary google writing education emwp technology web2.0 tools teaching writers

• Graphing with Google Docs & Forms

  Using Google Forms and Docs K=- students are introduced to graphing of data. Could be easily adapted for higher grade levels be having the students take over the form and data collection duties done by the teacher.

  tags: graphing google google docs docs math science sprea spreadsheet literacy education google apps emwp technology web2.0 tools teaching

• Introduction to Scientific Method

  Basic intro to scientific method for K-3 students using GoogleDocs Spreadsheet. Could be adapted for other grade levels

  tags: GoogleDocs science spreadsheet literacy google apps google education emwp technology web2.0 tools writers

• Cold War Hot Spots: Melissa Q…

  Google Sites based research project for social studies. Can be easily adapted for other subject areas.

  tags: GoogleDocs literacy history google apps education google cold war tools web2.0 emwp technology teaching writers writing

• Stories of America: Kate E. O…

  Google Apps research project for Social Studies. Can be adapted for other subject areas.

  tags: GoogleDocs literacy ela google reading google apps education history social studies writing nwp emwp technology tools web2.0 writers teaching

• Reader’s Workshop – Joseph Har…

  Nice lesson plan for integrating Google Apps into the Reader’s Workshop. easily adapted for other grade levels.

  tags: GoogleDocs literacy ela google reading google apps writing education emwp nwp technology nwpm teaching writers tools web2.0

• Class Collection of Book Reviews

  Collection of Student Book Reviews on Google Docs, 

  tags: GoogleDocs literacy google ela reading literature writing google apps education emwp nwp technology nwpm writers tools web2.0

• Greek Mythology Site – Miriam…

  Google Sites lesson plan for researching Greek Mythology. While it was developed for middle school. It could be easily adapted for other assignments.

  tags: GoogleDocs literacy google education ela mythology greek writing emwp nwp technology writers tools web2.0

• Collaborative Lab Experiments…

  Lab experiments done collaboratively using Google Docs

  tags: GoogleDocs nwp technology literacy google earth science education web2.0

• History of Life on Earth: Jas…

  Google Calendar Lesson Plan for science tpo show the history of life on earth. Could be adapted for timelines in other subjects.

  tags: nwp GoogleDocs literacy earth science education web2.0 technology tools teaching writing emwp ela google

• Outbreak: Cheryl Davis

  Lesson Plan using Google Docs. This is a research project that uses a number of Google Tools. While it was designed for study of epidemics in Social Studies, it can be easily adapted for other subject areas.

  tags: education technology ela nwp emwp GoogleDocs google literacy social studies

• Historical Novel: Carol LaRow

  Google Apps lesson plan for the Historical Novel using Docs, Forms, Blogger. Could be easily adapted for other tools.

  tags: education nwp emwp GoogleDocs google literacy technology ela writing reading social studies English writers tools web2.0

• Writing for Context: Andrea Z…

  Writing Lesson Plan using Google Docs. Students write, eidt and publish a weekly newsletter using Google Apps that records and reports the learning that took place in the classroom that week. Students and Teachers share equally in the evaluation. Developed by Andrea Zellner of the Red Cedar Writing Project.

  tags: google writing literacy GoogleDocs technology education nwp emwp nwpm teaching tools web2.0

• Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… – The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments

  The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments: As I’ve mentioned,… http://bit.ly/dANPIJ via @teacherlingo

• How to Mass Unfollow People on Twitter Who Are Noisy, or Don't Follow You

  Unfollow Some People on Twitter for a Reason – http://labnol.org/?p=13968 on @labnol

• Finaldifferentiation!

  Final differentiation! http://ow.ly/29lf4 > Great Slidedeck via @ehelfant

• Status of State Adoption of Common Core Standards – ASCD

  [reading] via @ASCD @walterASCD: Attention-Grabbing Common Core Standards Map http://bit.ly/9FJf3u

  • This is a great tool for staying up-to-date on the latest news of common core adoptions. – post by Kyle Schutt

• Podcasting in Education | EdCamp Philly Presentation

  “Podcasts Made Simple” ebook freely available for download at http://bit.ly/cFkaIA. Includes both audio and video podcasts.

• Welcome to the Learning Port

  Free online professional development library of learning modules, tool kits, archived webinars & vid resources http://www.learningport.us

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• FactCheckED

  Fact Check.org education website.. Lots stuff for ed

  tags: propaganda education reference medialiteracy teaching media politics socialstudies information_literacy

• propaganda critic: index of site dedicated to propaganda analysis

  Propaganda techniques and resources for the teaching of propaganda.

  tags: propaganda education politics

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