A Time to Reflect
As most of you know, October was Connected Educator month (CEM) and was filled with a plethora of opportunities for educators to connect with fellow colleagues and engage in valuable professional development. I did my best to sample a bunch of the CEM activities and found them all to be worthwhile and have added many fellow educators to my PLN. Along the way, I have collected and curated several very good resources and articles that have been good reminders or have pushed me to think about my own practices. Here are a few of the resources that I came across this month; hopefully, you will find at least a few that pique your interest.
- Motivating Students with Teaching Techniques that Establish Relevance, Promote Autonomy.
- Grading Participation: An Alternative to Talking for Points.
- Knowledge in Action Research: Results to Date: Results to date suggest that project-based learning in Advanced Placement (AP) classes may help deepen student learning as well as improve performance on AP Tests.
- What Is Assessment? (From the UConn website)
- In ‘Flipped’ Classrooms, a Method for Mastery. A recent NYT opinion piece.
- The Power of Patience: Teaching students the value of deceleration and immersive attention.
- Ego & The Critical Role Of Feedback In The Learning Process.
- There’s one key difference between kids who excel at math and those who don’t.
- Helping Educators Get Started With Twitter.
- My Favorite Videos For Describing Educators’ Professional Use of Twitter.
- Blended Learning: A Look Inside the School of the Future.
Enjoy!