Comments - Getting Back In The Water - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T08:29:15Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=649749%3ABlogPost%3A254534&xn_auth=noThanks for that, Peter. I che…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-06:649749:Comment:2549982009-01-06T05:59:37.108ZRobert Barkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RobertBarker
Thanks for that, Peter. I checked out your blog and wiki. Inspiring. I will watch and learn as you grow those sites.
Thanks for that, Peter. I checked out your blog and wiki. Inspiring. I will watch and learn as you grow those sites. Robert, You ended with this s…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-06:649749:Comment:2549452009-01-06T04:25:32.100ZPeter Lanehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/PeterLane
Robert, You ended with this sentence: <b>"It will have to be messy and alive and get kicked around a bit. This is middle school, after all."</b> Thank you for so eloquently reminding me of the beauty of middle school. I can't wait to get back into the classroom tomorrow to get "messy" with wikis and middle school students.
Robert, You ended with this sentence: <b>"It will have to be messy and alive and get kicked around a bit. This is middle school, after all."</b> Thank you for so eloquently reminding me of the beauty of middle school. I can't wait to get back into the classroom tomorrow to get "messy" with wikis and middle school students. You should have posted your b…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-06:649749:Comment:2547242009-01-06T02:29:47.730ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
You should have posted your blog post as a discussion, you'll get a lot more traffic.
You should have posted your blog post as a discussion, you'll get a lot more traffic. Do you read Dan Meyer's blog?…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-06:649749:Comment:2547082009-01-06T02:26:02.451ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Do you read Dan Meyer's blog? He's a math guy but there have been some great discussions about curriculum (and design).
Do you read Dan Meyer's blog? He's a math guy but there have been some great discussions about curriculum (and design). Thanks for the ideas!
Re: wor…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-06:649749:Comment:2546682009-01-06T02:15:56.334ZRobert Barkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RobertBarker
Thanks for the ideas!<br />
Re: working backwards: I am a big fan of UbD (Understanding by Design - Grant, Wiggins).<br />
If anyone out there is using UbD, I would love to discuss.
Thanks for the ideas!<br />
Re: working backwards: I am a big fan of UbD (Understanding by Design - Grant, Wiggins).<br />
If anyone out there is using UbD, I would love to discuss. Songs are perfect for writing…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-06:649749:Comment:2546562009-01-06T02:07:26.956ZJohnathan Chasehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JohnathanChase
Songs are perfect for writing assignments combining English/History and character education...<br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/tulsa.htm">"Heart of the Matter"</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/onedbq.htm">"One"</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/lewisandclark.htm">"Standing Outside the Fire"</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/yeswecan.htm">"Yes We Can"</a>
Songs are perfect for writing assignments combining English/History and character education...<br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/tulsa.htm">"Heart of the Matter"</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/onedbq.htm">"One"</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/lewisandclark.htm">"Standing Outside the Fire"</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.learningfromlyrics.org/yeswecan.htm">"Yes We Can"</a> hmmmm---you sound like you ar…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-06:649749:Comment:2546382009-01-06T01:46:17.985ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
hmmmm---you sound like you are on to something and it sounds pretty darn exciting. Some ideas--start at the end and work backwards, what do you want to the kids to know, understand, or be able to do? Once that is decided what do you want the "deliverable" to be? A book? a wiki? podcasts? a website? a video? Devise a rotating schedule for your computers so some days one group is reading, one group writing, one group using computers (even though all of those can be done with computer, you'll have…
hmmmm---you sound like you are on to something and it sounds pretty darn exciting. Some ideas--start at the end and work backwards, what do you want to the kids to know, understand, or be able to do? Once that is decided what do you want the "deliverable" to be? A book? a wiki? podcasts? a website? a video? Devise a rotating schedule for your computers so some days one group is reading, one group writing, one group using computers (even though all of those can be done with computer, you'll have to make do)<br />
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One step I sometimes overlook is the skills component---there are lots of things kids DO NOT know how to do so you have to make sure they have the skills to do the task. Once you know where you want to end up, what you want them to "make" and you're sure they have the skills you are ready to go.<br />
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Here are several project examples we've done that have millions of components and are cross curricular--there is enough work for everybody. In <a href="http://connections.smsd.org/titanic">Titanic in the Classroom</a> we used the original documents to study the Titanic disaster and the passengers and crew. Each kid researched a person, wrote a biographical sketch and did a podcast as the person. We used the data to answer some big questions, studied the scientific components, and used an online timeline generator to do a comprehensive timeline. The year before we did <a href="http://connections.smsd.org/csi">CSI:Cemetery Scene Investigation</a>---same type of involvement. One of my favorites was a cross curricular study we did on <a href="http://adifferentplace.org/leonardo_da_vinci.htm">Leonardo DaVinci</a> . Maybe that would give you an idea of the kind of project you could do.<br />
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PS I knew nothing (!) about these topics before I started writing the curriculum. Be brave! Thanks so much Antwon. I take…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-06:649749:Comment:2545712009-01-06T00:55:00.248ZRobert Barkerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/RobertBarker
Thanks so much Antwon. I take comfort from the Gide quote. And I appreciate your collegiality. Onward!
Thanks so much Antwon. I take comfort from the Gide quote. And I appreciate your collegiality. Onward! Wow...ok. Not only are you a…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-06:649749:Comment:2545572009-01-06T00:47:15.195ZAntwon Lincolnhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AntwonLincoln
Wow...ok. Not only are you a great writer, you bring up some interesting issues. It is hard to do what we do with the limits that we have. Sometime I ask myself can education really expect to keep up with the world? Is it really possible for us to Leave No Child Behind? I wonder myself.<br />
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André Gide, the French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, once said, “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Technology is a new ocean that goes…
Wow...ok. Not only are you a great writer, you bring up some interesting issues. It is hard to do what we do with the limits that we have. Sometime I ask myself can education really expect to keep up with the world? Is it really possible for us to Leave No Child Behind? I wonder myself.<br />
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André Gide, the French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, once said, “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Technology is a new ocean that goes much deeper than the desire to have the latest and greatest technology stuff. The depth of what you do can’t be measured by what people see on the surface. It is deeper than that.<br />
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So jump in!<br />
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I wish you lots of success on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, and so forth.<br />
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I leave you with my Monday morning video and my Friday afternoon moment of peace <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAMLOnSNwzA">Do You Believe In Me?</a><br />
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Whatever you do believe in the students as they believe in you!<br />
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Antwon<br />
<a href="http://tlconfessions.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&Itemid=124">Confessions of a Technology Leader Podcast</a>