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Week 5 - Lesson Planning
In the Traditional Education section, I chose to review Learning is messy (1)
2.
Discuss the author of the blog, who are they? What do they tend to
write about in their blog postings? Who is the blog audience? Do they
have a lot of followers based upon comments left?
3. This blog had some great ideas on project based learning. I think this blog would help teachers get some great ideas on things to bring learning to the children instead of just remembering facts. Yes, I would add this blog to my google reader. Brian posts a lot of great ideas on how he and his wife (also an educator) help students learn using Blooms higher order thinking. I feel I would get some great ideas for my classroom.
4. Well Said was my favorite post in this blog. It was the only one not written by the author of the Blog. It was excerpts of a letter to President Obama from Mary Broderick, President of the National School Boards Association. I found this article interesting because it brought up things I feel are very relevant in Education today. I think the sentiment “Students are numbing over testing for testing’s sake…. We can’t test this country into excellence.” (Sonny Savoie, LA)” We can all only hope that the Smarter Balanced Test associated with common core standards gives us the data we need with less testing.
2. Discuss the author of the blog, who are they? What do they tend to write about in their blog postings? Who is the blog audience? Do they have a lot of followers based upon comments left?3. This blog had some great ideas on project based learning. I think this blog would help teachers get some great ideas on things to bring learning to the children instead of just remembering facts. Yes, I would add this blog to my google reader. Brian posts a lot of great ideas on how he and his wife (also an educator) help students learn using Blooms higher order thinking. I feel I would get some great ideas for my classroom.
4. Well Said was my favorite post in this blog. It was the only one not written by the author of the Blog. It was excerpts of a letter to President Obama from Mary Broderick, President of the National School Boards Association. I found this article interesting because it brought up things I feel are very relevant in Education today. I think the sentiment “Students are numbing over testing for testing’s sake…. We can’t test this country into excellence.” (Sonny Savoie, LA)” We can all only hope that the Smarter Balanced Test associated with common core standards gives us the data we need with less testing.
In the Educational Police section I chose to review, Edwize (1)as one of the three blogs I reviewed.
2.
This blog seems to be a watch group of Educational Policy Makers. There are a number of different blog authors. The authors on this blog tend to be writing on issues with educational policy being set by the NY Department of Education and also actions taken by Teachers Union. The blog audience seems to be NY City teachers. It appeared this site had more participates prior to Hurricane Sandy that it does in recent posts.
3. This blog helps each of us as future educators realize what is going on in Educational Policy Making world. The decisions made by both the state and national Departments of Education have a direct impact on what is taught to our students both now and in the future. This blog seems to be very focused on the State of NY and I have no intention of teaching in NY. I may enjoy a blog that was more geared toward issues in NE or on the national level. I think teachers in NY state and city should have this article in their google reader. I would not add this blog to my google reader as I have no intention of teaching in the state of NY.
4. Closed Schools Ten Years Later: Who Goes There Now? was my one of the articles that I found very interesting on this site. I found this article in the Edwize block very interesting because it began to explore the concept that maybe closing old schools and building new ones does not create better schools or better students . School closings . School closing also touched upon the possibility that the Mayor of NY City does not have the best interest of students in mind and his decisions could be based on his own Political aspirations.
In the Learning Techniques, I chose to review Thank you Brain. (1)
2. The author of this Blog is Dr.Bill Klemm, he is a Neuroscientist, Education Consultant, Professor, Speaker, and Author, Dr. Kleem tends to post blogs passed on conference he attends and puts into relatively easy language on what is going on within the study of the brain. The audience of this blog is probably highly educated people who are trying to figure out better ways to help students retain information and utilize the brain for life long learners. Dr Klemm's blog seems to have more followers than people who are commenting. He mentions this in a couple of his blogs.
3. How does the blog help with your learning in this
class as well as prepare you for a future in education? I think that people should read this blog even though some of the posts are very scientifically rich. Dr. Klemm does offer some suggestions on how to present information in a way that students may retain it better. I'm not sure how many teachers would actually find this blog interesting. Yes, I would add this blog to my google reader because I am very interested in figuring out how the brain works in order to help students retain information better.
4. What's new in brain based learning was a very interesting article. The blog post discussed how "neuroscience is changing the classroom." The post presented 9 way in which neuroscience is changed how education is viewed. It went into detail on each of the items.
1.
Cognitive
Tutoring.
2.
High
School Starts Later in the Day.
3.
Spaced
Learning.
4.
Individualized
Instruction.
5.
Less Down Time.
6.
Better Identification and Remediation of Learning
Disabilities.
7.
Fun Learning Environment.
8.
Team Learning.
9.
Neuro-education Findings.
I believe if we are going to become more competitive in the Global Job market, we as a country need to look at how we teach our students so they reach their full potential.
2. This blog seems to be a watch group of Educational Policy Makers. There are a number of different blog authors. The authors on this blog tend to be writing on issues with educational policy being set by the NY Department of Education and also actions taken by Teachers Union. The blog audience seems to be NY City teachers. It appeared this site had more participates prior to Hurricane Sandy that it does in recent posts.
3. This blog helps each of us as future educators realize what is going on in Educational Policy Making world. The decisions made by both the state and national Departments of Education have a direct impact on what is taught to our students both now and in the future. This blog seems to be very focused on the State of NY and I have no intention of teaching in NY. I may enjoy a blog that was more geared toward issues in NE or on the national level. I think teachers in NY state and city should have this article in their google reader. I would not add this blog to my google reader as I have no intention of teaching in the state of NY.4. Closed Schools Ten Years Later: Who Goes There Now? was my one of the articles that I found very interesting on this site. I found this article in the Edwize block very interesting because it began to explore the concept that maybe closing old schools and building new ones does not create better schools or better students . School closings . School closing also touched upon the possibility that the Mayor of NY City does not have the best interest of students in mind and his decisions could be based on his own Political aspirations.
In the Learning Techniques, I chose to review Thank you Brain. (1)
2. The author of this Blog is Dr.Bill Klemm, he is a Neuroscientist, Education Consultant, Professor, Speaker, and Author, Dr. Kleem tends to post blogs passed on conference he attends and puts into relatively easy language on what is going on within the study of the brain. The audience of this blog is probably highly educated people who are trying to figure out better ways to help students retain information and utilize the brain for life long learners. Dr Klemm's blog seems to have more followers than people who are commenting. He mentions this in a couple of his blogs.
3. How does the blog help with your learning in this
class as well as prepare you for a future in education? I think that people should read this blog even though some of the posts are very scientifically rich. Dr. Klemm does offer some suggestions on how to present information in a way that students may retain it better. I'm not sure how many teachers would actually find this blog interesting. Yes, I would add this blog to my google reader because I am very interested in figuring out how the brain works in order to help students retain information better.
4. What's new in brain based learning was a very interesting article. The blog post discussed how "neuroscience is changing the classroom." The post presented 9 way in which neuroscience is changed how education is viewed. It went into detail on each of the items.
1.
Cognitive
Tutoring.
2.
High
School Starts Later in the Day.
3.
Spaced
Learning.
4.
Individualized
Instruction.
5.
Less Down Time.
6.
Better Identification and Remediation of Learning
Disabilities.
7.
Fun Learning Environment.
8.
Team Learning.
9.
Neuro-education Findings.
I believe if we are going to become more competitive in the Global Job market, we as a country need to look at how we teach our students so they reach their full potential.
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