I'm combing the web to bring you the nuggets that juice up teaching skills to electrify lesson and jolt critical thinkin' opportunities ....
.... no worries about your time .... it won't take hours to read thiese and grab some insights.
1. Segway inventor Dean Kamen highlights the flaws in American science education as he discusses how to use innovation in class rooms. Click Here.
2. The strong performance of Cleveland's schools using innovation schools are compared to other public schools citywide. Click Here.
3. The devastation of Hurricane Katrina four years ago brought with it many changes for this city, but perhaps its most enduring mark may be the new charter school system that came cascading in during the storm's aftermath. Click Here.
You can get thousands of free learning games resources here http://www.educationreporting.com/Education_Games.xml
Jack
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
29 January 2008
Are Schools Killing Creativity?
This video is worth your time since the speaker is a key person at the J. Paul Getty Foundation which studies education.
Education is supposed to ready our future leaders .... is that getting done?
What are the accomplishments of schools and how does school nurture creativity?
I think this is an excellent talk and well worth your 18 minutes to view it.
Education is supposed to ready our future leaders .... is that getting done?
What are the accomplishments of schools and how does school nurture creativity?
I think this is an excellent talk and well worth your 18 minutes to view it.
13 January 2008
Games and learning
I was working on my web page in Ning and found some excellent resources for learning using games. Wanted to share these with you after my post on games yesterday.
Revolution
In the late 18th century, tensions between the British Empire and its colonies on the eastern coast of North America were reaching a critical point. From Georgia to Massachusetts talk of revolt hung heavy in the air, and the threat of war lingered on the horizon. The colonists were about to suffer the bloody birth of a nation, a nation that would eventually shape the course of human history. But this couldn’t be known by the people of the time, who went about their everyday lives much as anyone had through the ages -- one day at a time, their only goal to make their way through the world into which they were born.
Tim Rylands
This a excellent of teacher quality as far as I'm concerned. Tim is using his creativity and technology to keep students engaged, which in turn helps them learn.
Watch this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcaE5NwfgUA, from teacher using a virtual world in class to inspire students in creative writing assignments. The results speak for themselves.
cheers!
Revolution
In the late 18th century, tensions between the British Empire and its colonies on the eastern coast of North America were reaching a critical point. From Georgia to Massachusetts talk of revolt hung heavy in the air, and the threat of war lingered on the horizon. The colonists were about to suffer the bloody birth of a nation, a nation that would eventually shape the course of human history. But this couldn’t be known by the people of the time, who went about their everyday lives much as anyone had through the ages -- one day at a time, their only goal to make their way through the world into which they were born.
Tim Rylands
This a excellent of teacher quality as far as I'm concerned. Tim is using his creativity and technology to keep students engaged, which in turn helps them learn.
Watch this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcaE5NwfgUA, from teacher using a virtual world in class to inspire students in creative writing assignments. The results speak for themselves.
cheers!
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