I won’t lie: The Victorians have done a corker job with this trial and the resources are useful for all educators.
http://www.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/education-apps
Great Resources For SPECIAL Educators !
Working with Students with disabilities is an incredible honor and a challange for personalisation. Here are some links that I have found useful in a range of contexts. There are more available in the Special Education Group at www.palnet.edu.au
- http://www.ncte.ie/Technology/SpecialNeeds/AdviceSheets/VisualImpairment/
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/24470331/iPhone-iPad-and-iPod-touch-Apps-for-Special-Education
- http://flashcards.educationlabs.com/#/Home
- http://www.marvin.com.au/GetTrial.aspx
Please share any resources you find useful with us.
Mark
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Innovate or Stagnate
We know the provision of potentially innovative tools doesn’t alwasy result in innovative practices. Check out this incredible video where an issue is identified, existing resources are repurposed in new ways to result in an improvement.
Incredibly Motivating! If you have a video to share, please leave a comment.
Preparing teachers and developing school leaders for the 21st century
Preparing teachers and developing school leaders for the 21st century
Background for the 2012 international summit of the teaching profession
This Prezi was developed by Andreas Schleicher16 March 2012
Personalised Learning is not Differentiated Instruction
Great post by Barbara Bray January 15, 2012
The term “Personalized Learning” is a buzz word educators use to be an alternative to “one size fits all” teaching. Unfortunately, the message is confusing. Ed.gov’s archive as part of the National Technology Plan lays out the definition of Individualized, Personalized, and Differentiated Instruction:
Read Barbara’s Blog
Deforest Action
On March 28th, my good friend, sean Tierney is coordinating an exciting deforestAction live event! He will take you deep into the heart of the Borneo jungle to connect with orangutans, hear from dr. Willie Smits and the Eco-Warriors about the work they are doing with the Masarang Foundation, and speak with other youth and schools around the world taking action to stop deforestation. http://www.tigurl.org/march2012
Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
Do You Want To See The Future?
Do you want to see the future? This clip is slow to start but well worth it- amazing credible sounding predictions! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu0ztxdsFis&feature=fvwrel
The Five Forms of Teacher Power
Currently reading article by J Shindler (2009) Transformative Classroom Management
John identifies:
Attractive (referent) power
Expert Power
Reward Power
Coercive Power
Position Power
John notes that to be effective, one must incorporate at leastsome of each of these.
I wonder, is the the ‘Teacher X- Factor’?
#EducationRenovation 