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Thursday, 28 February 2013
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Do you have what it takes to start your own public school?
Ever wish you could do something to change lives and change a community? Well now you can. Actualize your vision by creating the school of your dreams! Transform the lives of students, families and a community by opening a new school. If you’re willing to work in one of the greatest cities in the world (NYC), and can act fast, then you can take advantage of an unprecedented opportunity offered by the Office of New Schools. They are offering a level of support (i.e. paid planning time and expert help) to talented educators (if not you,...
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
6 Principals of Secondary Education
Alexander Inglis's 1918 book, Principles of Secondary Education makes it clear that compulsory schooling in America was intended to be what it had been for Prussia in the 1820s. John Taylor Gatto explains that the work of Inglis's, who was a Harvard professor with a Teachers College Ph.D., positions school as a fifth column into the burgeoning democratic movement that threatened to give the peasants and the...
Monday, 25 February 2013
Students Respond to State of the Union
On Monday night at 9pm EST, a half hour later than the regularly scheduled #StuVoice Twitter chats, the Student Voice will be hosting a Google Hangout to provide students from across the United States with the opportunity to respond to President Obama’s education policy proposals in his State of the Union. Join in on the conversation by using and following the #StuVoice hashtag. 30 minutes before the event, they will...
Sunday, 24 February 2013
An unscholarly professor comes out swinging at #StuVoice
Co-authored by Lisa Nielsen and Lisa CooleyShaun Johnson came out swinging this weekend, taking a jab at Nikhil Goyal the teen author of “One Size Does Not Fit All” who is getting a lot of airplay these days. Most recently Goyal was asked to write about a teacher prep program and that pissed Johnson off. From Johnson: I found this student activist’s comments to be rather, how should I say it, naive and unsophisticated. Look, I’m not trying...
5 reasons less is more when it comes to STEM
This post was original featured on Smartblogs on Education in Inspiring Others, Public PolicySchools are missing the boat when it comes to addressing the problem of preparing students to recapture America’s leadership in producing scientists, inventors, engineers, programmers and more through STEM initiatives. The answer has little to do with more teachers, more common graduation requirements, more tests or more school as our policymakers and...
Saturday, 23 February 2013
The hottest posts everyone is reading
Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there's something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. 0 0 1 151 864 NYC Department of Education 7 2 1013 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Think twice before limiting screentime
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends limiting a child's screentime to no more than one or two hours a day because, they say too much screen time has been linked to the following issues: Obesity. Irregular sleep (see #7). Behavioral problems. Impaired academic performance. Violence. Less time for play. This begs the questions:How much does this century-old academy really know about screen time? It seems not much. This out-of-touch Academy...
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Five ways to connect with parents using Poll Everywhere
Poll Everywhere provides a terrific way to capture the thoughts, ideas, and opinions of parents. Simply set up a multiple choice or free response poll, text parents the code, and have them text in their answers like they do on shows like American Idol.Poll Everywhere provides a quick and easy way to give parents a voice and a vote. Some ideas for using it include the following.1) Back-to-School engagement Eric Sheninger, principal of New Milford...
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Five Ways to Build Lifelong Readers
Guest post by Maddie WitterThe new Common Core State Standards list skills to prepare American young people on the path toward the college and careers of their choice. Yet as students are on their journey to and through college, and ultimately through life, I also hope they are lifelong learners with an insatiable thirst for knowledge driven by their unique passions. It’s that self-driven desire for knowledge that will empower students...
Saturday, 16 February 2013
Finally! Research-based proof that students use cell phones for LEARNING
A new study conducted by TRU provides a body of research which supports the idea that students use cell phones to learn, and also that schools are not acknowledging or supporting them fully, yet. This research supports the work of innovative educators who are guiding today’s generation text and will help in the effort of getting more schools to stop fighting and start embracing student use of mobile devices for learning in school. Rather than...
The hottest posts everyone's reading
Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there's something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. 5 ideas to make the most of teacher evaluationFeb 10, 2013, 3 comments 2014 8 ways to use social media to connect w/parents...Feb 3, 2013, 2 comments 1860 The 10 No Nos of Teaching with a Projector...May 10, 2010,...
Friday, 15 February 2013
Strengthen the home-school connection right from your phone with Cel.ly
School guidance counselor Willyn Webb says that Cel.ly has made a positive improvement for her school’s Parent Accountability Committee (PAC) which meets once per month. Celly is a free, mobile social network that works via group texting. It is instant, private, and secure. There is never an exchange of personal cell phone numbers, yet everyone is connected in the ways that work best depending on the need. I want more...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
5 ways to help your students know how special they are this Valentine's Day
How are you helping your students know how special they are this Valentine's Day? Here's some ideas from Angela Maiers. Know their significance.Let them know why they matter.Help them choose to matter.Let them do work that is not held hostage in a test, notebook, or binder, but rather work that is worthy of the world.Let your students know that you see their genius and help empower them to give the world their contributions. Watch...
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
What's in your feed? 3 ideas to manage content on Facebook, Twitter, & Google+
Guest post by Josh Birdwell | 19-year-old Co-founder of SkillstarterFor some, social media is a place to announce or read every thought or post pictures of the weekend's regrets. Not for me.I am a targeted user of social media who knows how to customize platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ to work for me.Here’s how.1) FacebookI use Facebook groups, which are a big part of my browsing time, with Uncollege Network and the Under 20 Network...
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Creating avatars and icons instead of photographs
By Susan Ettenheim | High School art/media/library/technology teacher We've found that the whole problem of students posting personal photographic representations is gone when we teach them about making avatars or icons as personal representations. Here is the lesson we use for Youth Voices for building Avators / Icons. You will see that this lesson is in the context of our site, Youth Voices, but it certainly can be used in any context. Building Avatars/IconsIntroduce yourself by putting an avatar/icon in your...
Sunday, 10 February 2013
5 ideas to make the most of teacher evaluation
There’s been a lot of news about the Gates Foundation recently released guiding principles to policymakers and practitioners who plan to implement new teacher evaluation models. If your school or district is turning toward such an evaluation model you'll want to consider some ideas to keep in mind to best support your professional growth. But, before we get to that, If you haven't read it or need a refresher, here's a summary of their...
Saturday, 9 February 2013
The hottest posts everyone's reading
Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of page views. I hope there's something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment. Post Views 5 Rewards of Teaching Young Students to BlogFeb 1, 2013, 6 comments 2383 8 ways to use social media to connect and coordinate w/parents...Feb 3, 2013, 2 comments 2169 Social media for teachersFeb 4,...
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