I had the pleasure of observing another teacher in my school today who teaches the 8th grade. We are creating a partnership of practice (or something with less alliteration) so that we can find out exactly what good teaching looks like from different personalities, in different classrooms, with different demographics. …
Cores 1+4: Personal Curriculum case studies: Putsal How is this authentic? What do you think they learned through their experience? Training a horse How should she have shown that she learned something? The Five Senses Is this too small to be personal curriculum? Check-in on Personal Curriculum. Extensions: Continue to …
Although this is not my regular mode of blog posts, I have found that it provides an outlet for the PD that would normally just be within a given context, but that other people might find useful. I created these images for eDCSD, the Online School for Douglas County. Feel …
Core 1: Write-on: Start looking at enclave societies. Is it possible to separate yourself from society and still be a part of it? Is it better to be steadfast in your beliefs if it means not being a part of progress (moving forward)? Extension: Would you have wanted to join …
Quite a few teachers have been asking me about how to use voicethread because they see the real potential that digital storytelling of this nature can have on the classroom and on learning. A few, however, have been delayed in trying it because of technical difficulties. Although there a much …
Core 1: Write-on: Finish reading the French Utopians section, and start looking at enclave societies. Is it possible to separate yourself from society and still be a part of it? Is it better to be steadfast in your beliefs if it means not being a part of progress (moving forward)? …
Cores 1+4: Write-on: How are the French Utopians different in their depictions of Utopia than Thomas More? Extensions: Finish translating the French Utopian tenets into your own words. [Flash http://academyofdiscovery.com/bhwilkoff/wp-content/uploads/squaremetaphor.swf h=616 w=785] Core 2: Discuss-on: Two SAP presentations Continue reading Harrison Bergeron to determine how your personal dystopia compares to …
Just like Wesley Fryer did for this post, I too will cross-post a comment. Your vision of leadership (or perhaps just the one that we are talking about now) is something of an enigma to many people. The idea of articulating what the believe in does not strike most people …
Cores 1+4: (Write-on) What are the major flaws with More’s Utopia? Draw a picture of what you think could go wrong in his vision of a perfect society. Check-in on Personal Curriculum. How are the French Utopians different in their depictions of Utopia? Extensions: What kind of ideas seem to …
Cores 1+4: Write-on: What is the most important aspect of the Utopia within your head that you would like to bring out into the real world? Why? Take a look at the original concept of utopia from Thomas More. What does his vision of Utopia say about his time period? …