February 7th, 2011
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Have you read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie?
You haven’t?
Run, don’t walk, to your nearest bookstore or surf your way over to your favorite e-retailer.
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Tags: Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Adolescence, assessment design, assessment design california, assessment design la jolla, Children's literature, educational blogs, Educational consulting, Literature, Native Americans, Products and Services, Sherman Alexie, Teacher
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October 22nd, 2010
Maybe you don’t watch Oprah. Or perhaps you are not a big fan of the Huffington Post. Chances are, however, that if you are an educator you have heard and may have seen “Waiting for Superman.”
I had the opportunity to view the movie last night with the University of San Diego’s School of Leadership and Education. After leaving “Waiting for Superman,” I felt both emotionally stripped and emotionally charged. This documentary provides snapshots, glimpses into the problems that I have observed for the last 13 years of working in the field of education. Wearing the caps of both educator and parent, this film reinforced my desire to be a change agent in the field of education.
Tags: education, Educational reform, Educators, Geoffrey Canada, Harlem Success Academy, Michelle Rhee, No Child Left Behind Act, Preuss School, State school, Waiting for Superman
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July 27th, 2010
It is a gray kind of marine-layer day here in California. The kind of day that makes me want to hunker down in my jammies, grab my ubiquitous cup of coffee and read a book. Except now that I am an iPad owner, it makes me want to cuddle that sleek, little rectangle and find something new and different to do.
So reluctantly, I put my NY Times crossword puzzle aside and I continued my quest for great Education related apps.
I found one.
Tags: Arts, assessment design, assessment design california, assessment design la jolla, blogs, California, Color, curriculum, curriculum design, educational blogs, educational technology, instructional seminars, iPad, ITunes Store, learning, lesson plans, Teacher, technology, Writers Resources, Writing
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July 26th, 2010
When we tuned in to EEC’s blog, we we were shocked to learn that Jennifer Edstrom, Principal Consultant of EEC, had broken down and purchased an iPad, after much skepticism on her part. In today’s episode, we will learn about one of her favorite apps for the iPad so far.
I promised you earlier that I would begin examining how I plan to use the iPad as a classroom teacher. One of the first apps I purchased is one that I wish I had been able to use when I was a fourth grade classroom teacher.
Tags: Amateur, assessment design, assessment design california, assessment design la jolla, Astronomical object, Astronomy, blogs, Cassiopeia, consulting, curriculum design, education, Educational consulting, educational technology, iPad, lesson plans, science, Solar System, Star Walk, Teacher, technology
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July 26th, 2010
Happy Monday morning!
This morning, uncharacteristically, I had some time on my hands.
Those that know me are aware that this happens only when the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars.
Having said this, I found myself in a bit of work limbo and so took my little iPad down to the closest coffee establishment with free wi-fi and had myself a cup o’ Joe.
I have now owned my iPad for two whole weeks. I decided to review my previous report card of the iPad, now that I’m a regular user. Let’s see what I had to say about it and if any of my first impressions have changed now that we are in a committed relationship:
Tags: assessment design, assessment design california, assessment design la jolla, blogs, consulting, curriculum, curriculum design, education, educational blogs, Educational consulting, educational technology, Educators, iPad, List of e-book readers, Teacher, technology
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