September 2010 Blog Posts (78)

Two easy ways for educators and students to start a blog (for free)

It’s really easy to get started blogging – here’s two different ways to get up and running with a quality blog site quickly.

With the start of the new school year many teachers, administrators, and students will be thinking about finally starting that blog they’ve been considering. I promised in last week’s…

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Added by Kelly Walsh on September 7, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

WHAT TEACHERS MAKE你说我干啥行

A poem by: Taylor Mali

The dinner guests were sitting around the table

餐毕，环坐，论人生

discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain

一老板牛哄哄

the problem with education. He argued:

他大叫，当老师的算根葱

"What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided

his best option in life was to become a teacher?"

学生能学到的顶屁用

He reminded the other dinner guests that it's true

what they say about teachers: "Those who can...do.

Those who can't ...…

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Added by Channing Tan on September 6, 2010 at 6:29pm — 3 Comments

Openning a door to the students with comprehensive and special abilities, Peking University gives some high school principles a chance for recommendations. But most people through survies opposed the idea because of the possible unfairness.

According to her opinion , the new idea is a good step on the reforms of existing university entrance sysrem.As we all know, the entrance examine been criticized for many years. One of the reason is many talented…

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Added by Channing Tan on September 6, 2010 at 6:23pm — No Comments

Complexity and the Future of Education

The increasing pace of what French philosopher-paleoanthropologist Teilhard de Chardin characterized as the “complexification of human circumstances” has made the nexus between complexity and education a timely and purposeful subject for examination.

On The Horizon announces a Special Issue on “Complexity and the Future of Education,” and invites authors to submit papers addressing the implications of… Continue

Added by Paul Schumann on September 6, 2010 at 12:08pm — No Comments

1, 2, a Few, Many

The purpose of this article is to give a brief history of the development of complexity science for people unfamiliar with the details of complexity science, describe the different types of complexity, discuss examples of the types of complexity, and introduce some ideas about how complexity could be introduced into education. This essay summarizes other work in the field of complexity science, and organizes the results in a… Continue

Added by Paul Schumann on September 6, 2010 at 11:26am — No Comments

One Year of Blogging

I started blogging approximately one year ago.

In the beginning, I went through the usual…

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Added by Marisa Constantinides on September 6, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Can you help Zacharia get an education?

Over the last several months, I've been corresponding with Mike Marzio, the wonderful engineer behind Real-English videos. Corresponding about a campaign to raise funds for Zacharia, a poor, bright spirited deaf man in Kenya.

We wondered how to go about it. Would others respond? Fortunately, Mike has the resolve and has got things organized, including a website where… Continue

Added by ddeubel on September 6, 2010 at 3:45am — No Comments

I can't believe I'm blogging

I'm Laurie Strain, a Library Science grad student beginning my third semester, like most of you.

I feel like I'm operating in slow motion after the summer boot camp semesters. I check daily to make sure I haven't missed a due date. I am looking forward to this class and the YA Lit class with Dr. Lesesne.

I live in Port Aransas, have two 13-year-old daughters, a husband and a zoo of animals.

I work two part-time jobs to pay for tuition and books.

I can't believe…

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Added by laurie strain on September 4, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

This is it! Our 2nd home!

LS 591.01 Students, I finally decided. This will be our home away from home. At this location I will have you do several things:

Post picture of yourself and introduce yourself again here as well as in eCollege
Communicate with one another by commenting on blog postings
Post more pics if you will to help us know one another
Post your Wordles
Post your entries to the Social Network-Palooza…

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Added by Dr. Mary Ann Bell on September 4, 2010 at 10:41am — 2 Comments

Back to School How to Get an A+

Do you want to earn excellent grades in every one of your courses? Join this conversation to get study skills tips that will help you to earn A+ grades. This is for students of all ages. Call 323-417-0075 code 878084. It will occur on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Get your questions answered right after Dr. Jones presents helpful tips. Please confirm your participation at stephenjoness@rcn.com.

Added by Dr. Stephen Jones on September 4, 2010 at 9:04am — No Comments

TOEFL 2010 Tips to Get Good TOEFL Score

Many students in India are planning or have already registered for TOEFL 2010. All those appearing for ETS TOEFL 2010, need to plan out their preparation for TOEFL Test in order to get good…

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Added by Saumil Shrivastava on September 4, 2010 at 3:50am — No Comments

It all starts with you...

On any given day, educators experience the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. How an educator reacts and responds to these highs and

lows can often dictate the overall mood of the day. In my short 6 years

as an educator, I have learned several things as it pertains to

remaining positive, as well as keeping things in perspective when it

comes to my professional and personal life. Educators have an extremely

difficult and… Continue

Added by Justin Tarte on September 3, 2010 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Changing the culture of professional development...

Most students from across the country have returned to schools refreshed, recharged, and rejuvenated to continue their journey through

the educational process. As students use their summer break to relax

and simply be kids, teachers and administrators utilize their time to

both improve and develop their skills as educators. The summer provides

an excellent opportunity for all educators to refine and enhance their

abilities as… Continue

Added by Justin Tarte on September 3, 2010 at 6:50pm — No Comments

Meeting the Founder today

Making connections online happens fast. Classroom 2.0 and #edchat founder Tom Whitby will be Skyping in with the Web 2.0/PLN class in #vanmeter today. Shannon Miller, the classroom teacher, has invited my class to Skype in as well and let us in on several scheduled Skype sessions with other Web 2.0 icons later this month.

Mr. Whitby just happened to begin "following" me on Twitter… Continue

Added by Mr. Giegerich on September 3, 2010 at 5:44am — No Comments

Plagiarism and Plato

If you ever wish to engage a high school faculty in a lively discussion, just mention the word plagiarism. Students copy and paste volumes from the Internet. They unashamedly copy each other’s homework in the hallways. They will look teachers right in the eye and swear that every word of their perfect essay came straight from their own minds. Research leaves no doubt that plagiarism is rampant in our…

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Added by Mitch Ward on September 2, 2010 at 10:16pm — 2 Comments

Who is Sheralyn?

Hi! My name is Sheralyn Woon and I'm from Singapore. I'm an Art teacher. Presently, I'm at HGSE doing my Ed.M in TIE. Outside of work, I love to sail, cook & travel. In my video below you will see one of my class activities; my students use recycled materials to construct a seaworthy raft that they use to race with others. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQ2uGi5NVA

Added by Sheralyn Woon on September 2, 2010 at 12:37pm — No Comments

TEFList - a new way to find an English teaching job

Well, it is finally here! TEFList, the video ELT job site. A l ot of work went into it and it really does some amazing things. Ning is charging us through the nose and I hope any revenue provided by TEFList will help our community survive.

1) All the jobs in ELT in one spot (no being a chicken with your head cut off)…

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Added by ddeubel on September 2, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

Exciting Prizes for Teachers on Teachers' Day 2010 | Announcing TNet Alive!

Dear Teachers!

Greetings from The Teacher Foundation!

We are at that time of year, when every month from here on till year end is replete with festivities! The excitement that comes with them is palpable! However, for us at The Teacher Foundation, OUR most awaited event of the year is round the corner and we can't hope to celebrate it without you all - TEACHERS' DAY 2010 !

But things are going to be a little different this year! Unlike other years, when we…

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Added by Sojo Varughese on September 1, 2010 at 3:30am — No Comments