It’s that time of year again…nominations for the 2012 Edublog or “Eddies” awards. If you’re new to social media and haven’t heard of the Eddies, here’s what they are all about (copied straight from the Edublog site): The Edublog Awards is a community based incentive started in 2004 in response to community concerns relating to … [Read more…]
Today I taught a class of 5th graders how to use the app Educreations for their “Math Talk” time. We have just implemented Math Expressions in our elementary school and love how our students are really benefiting from the “Math Talk” time in which they explain how they would solve problems with a partner. After … [Read more…]
I recently watched the TED Talk “What Doctors Don’t Know about the Drugs They Prescribe” given by Ben Goldacre. Goldrace speaks about how medical journals publish the studies that give positive results on the use of a medication, but previously never published the results of studies that found medications to be ineffective or even harmful. … [Read more…]
I call this my “WKCE Cave” We’ve just completed state testing in Wisconsin, but that doesn’t mean I’m done yet. I’ve hardly been in classrooms the past 2 weeks due to testing (as the District Assessment Coordinator I organize testing for MS/HS too), but now I still have make-up testing and then the time consuming … [Read more…]
Here’s a cross-post from my staff memo blog… Last school year I learned a great deal from the book Mindset, by Carol Dweck and shared my learning with you in this post. I don’t know if anyone else also read this book, but I am starting to notice a lot of classroom practices and teachers … [Read more…]