How should we understand "Student Silence"?, written 1 week ago, All this thinking about "Student Voice" as a "good thing" makes me wonder about what our response to a call to value "Student Silence" would be.To ask ....How should educators learn to understand...

Kelly's Technology & Literacy blog.

New Book Announcement: Don't Be Stupid, written 3 weeks ago, Today I'm releasing my e-book Don't Be Stupid: A Guide to Learning, Studying, and Succeeding at College. A paperback version will be available soon. Don't Be Stupid is everything you need to know to succeed at college. Written by a college...

Tips, tricks and technology for teachers.

Upgrading Pedablogue, written 2 weeks ago, The look is new, but the content is the same. Pedablogue is evolving to accomodate an upgrade to our system blogging software. Apologies for any errors you encounter along the way.

Turtle Goes Back to School Coloring Page, written 1 week ago, It's just about that time again - time to go back to school!  Our very own turtle is ready to go - he has his backpack on and his lunch box in his hand. He is ready to learn! Download Turtle Goes Back to School Coloring Page If you like ...

Start Homeschooling, written 1 week ago, How to Start HomeschoolingBy Lorraine CurryYou are the best teacher your children will ever have because you love them more than anyone else possibly could. Your mandate comes from God, and your "certification" far surpasses what governments or coll...

Teaching, blogging and learning. A blog that explores the use of blogging communities in teaching and learning.

We the Class of 1959 will be celebrating our 50th class reunion in May of 2009. This is a blog to share our memories of a long ago life at St. Francis Xavier Academy, in Vicksburg, MS, and where our lives have taken us since we graduated from our alma mat

Unsucky English, Lecture 1: On Gilgamesh, written 2 days ago, [Update: Dear Stumblers: Talk about answering the surprise party doorbell in your underwear. I had no idea thousands of guests would show up for this jag.  I hope you enjoy the below, but notice the warning and the cartoon. The voice and...

Teach 21 introduction to blogging.

After 50 Years, Scientists Still Not Sure How DEET Works, written 2 days ago, DEET (short for N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) is the most widely used insect repellent in the world for a very good reason – it works really, really well! Just a quick spray on exposed skin keeps mosquitoes, flies, fleas, ...

Democrats (?) for Education Reform, written 1 day ago, from The American Prospect http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_democratic_education_divide The Democratic Education Divide A pre-convention education event was full of anti-union... Educational Justice - stuff about teaching, thinkin...

Another New Entry into the Low Cost Portable PC - the MPC TXTbook, written 17 hours ago, Here's a a new ultra portable PC designed specifically for the K-6 classroom called the MPC TXTbook. Freelance author Chris Riedel writes in his The Journal article:     &...

Vote for Videoconferencing, written 1 day ago, As the Presidential Election approaches, teachers are looking for ways to incorporate the election process into their lesson plans. Distance learning is definitely providing several options for interested teachers! Here are some educational videoconfere...

ALM & TPR discussions, written 1 day ago, Wes touched on this in his post on ALM, Connor on TPR.One of the conclusion of the ALM is that "language must be learned in context of the linguistics and culture." With that considered, I would think that the best way to learn a target languag...

BlackberriesRoadside at daybreakwild blackberries fat and sweetsucculent breakfast© 2008 by..., written 19 hours ago, BlackberriesRoadside at daybreakwild blackberries fat and sweetsucculent breakfast© 2008 by CaliforniaTeacherGuy

Shanghai Arrival!, written 1 week ago, Jets make travel far too quick and easy. Our bodies aren't alone in struggling to adjust to the inhumanly rapid change wrought by plane travel, ---our minds are right alongside in confusion! A blog entry, a movie, and two hours of picture sorting and I was out ...

What should higher education be?, written 2 weeks ago, First, we will set up a single goal to represent educational success, which will take four years to achieve no matter what is being taught. We will attach an economic reward to it that seldom has anything to do with what has been learned. We wil...

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