this my blog has taught me - part 2

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Now I will share…

Here are 3 things my blog has taught me,

and

Some questions to inspire you to blog or to meaningfully

question your practice.

Pick One

Lesson 1

“I come from the Batman era, adding items to my utility belt,

while students today are the Borg from Star Trek, assimilating technology into their lives.”

http://fon.gs/digitalexposure/

http://fon.gs/digitaldivide/ http://fon.gs/digitalcompetence/

Lesson 1: “I’m Batman, not Borg.”

Questions to ponder…

How are students today different? (or the same?)

Why does this matter?

Are you Batman? Borg? Digital immigrant or native?

Create your own learning metaphor.

Lesson 2

I ama

Squares in there

by mag3737 / Tom Magliery on flickr

http://fon.gs/edupunk/

http://fon.gs/squarepeg/

“It is about creating an environment whereevery child can thrive.”

For that to happen we need differentiated instruction,

we need a flexible curriculum,

and we need teachers that are the same

life-long learners we hope our students become.

Lesson 2: “I’m a square peg in a round hole.”

Questions to ponder…

How don’t you ‘fit in’ and how does this challenge you?

How have you differentiated learning for a square peg?

What can you do to help a square peg in your class/school?

What needs to change?

Lesson 2: “I’m a square peg in a round hole.”

Questions to ponder…

How don’t you ‘fit in’ and how does this challenge you?

How have you differentiated learning for a square peg?

What can you do to help a square peg in your class/school?

What needs to change? How do we make this happen?

Lesson 3

Flat topped pyramid

Skylight Pyramid - Optical Illusion by Keith Weston on flickr

or skylight?

Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm….

“I think that I am guilty of

seeing the value of

using technology in guiding learning,

but not effectively guiding

learning in my technology use.”

Some assembly required: http://fon.gs/assembly/

Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm….

What can we do to

help students leave our schools

feeling like they are

empowered learners?

Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm…. http://fon.gs/hmmm/

Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm….

As I was talking my student

interrupted and said,

“I just had a flash of insight,

I’m a mop not a sponge!”

“I’m a mop not a sponge”: Metaphors all the way down : http://fon.gs/mop/

Lesson 3: Reflection, metacognition, and metaphors

are powerful ways to learn.

When do you make the time to meaningfully reflect?

When do you/your staff/your class think about thinking?

When do you/your staff/your class talk about learning?

How do you use metaphors to teach and learn?

Your turn…

Pick Oneand

Blog about it.Comment about it.

Discuss it.Think deeply about it… then share it!Help me! My hand is stuck.

by oberazzi (Tim O'Brien) on flickr

But wait… before you go…

Think about this:

http://startyourownblog.wikispaces.com/ (A tool to help you get started)

Think about this:

Linking and commentingmake a blog a conversation.

Remember to link.Remember to comment.

Thank You!

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This, my blog has taught me.

David TrussPair-a-Dimes for Your Thoughts

http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com