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04/01/2016

The Thinking Teacher #8, curated sites online NOW for you at http://www.thinkshop.org/thinkshop/

17/08/2015

Tired of spending hours on the net trying to keep up with cutting-edge developments in teaching and thinking ? Sit back and let us do it for you!

We hope you'll find it a real time-saver! Everything and anything about blended learning, thinking, ICT skills, online learning strategies, assessment etc.

The most interesting/ innovative/ mind-blowing trends happening out there, curated for you from international and national sites. Simply 4 or 5 links and summary, each week in your mailbox.Do check this first one out with our compliments; and yes, they'll all be short and sweet like this one below: (just click on it):

Awesome site: readymade lessons from maths to philosophy, all with 4 sections: 1) Watch 2) Think 3) Dig DEEPER 4) Discuss. Check out this sweet example, "Who Am I?" at http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-am-i-a-philosophical-inquiry-amy-adkins

14/08/2015

The Thinking Teacher
Everything and anything about blended learning, thinking, ICT skills, strategies, assessment etc. Tired of spending hours on the net trying to keep up with cutting-edge developments in teaching and thinking? Sit back and let us do it for you! Links (maximum of 5 per week) of the most interesting/innovative/mind blowing trends happening out there, curated for you from international and national sites.

RefreshBox enables people to subscribe and create weekly 5-link-collection newsletters of their weekly professional best read

14/06/2015

We've had the most AWESOME feedback on this model and on the ready-to-personalise units we sell. Get the FREE downloadable ILC (Inquiry Learning through Concepts) framework HERE:http://www.thinkshop.org/ilc-template.pdf
and try it for yourself.
And browse through out Inquiry unit resources too!

08/06/2015

"..if you provide an all-purpose technology that can be used for learning and entertainment, children choose entertainment." READ ON....
Technology won’t fix America’s neediest schools. It makes bad education worse.
For teachers already struggling to keep their students engaged, a computer is more hindrance than help.
washingtonpost.com

15/02/2015

25 TIPS for BLENDED LEARNING SUCCESS
Yes you'll need to fill in your contact info, but it's worthwhile to get this FREE paper, which has tips such as this:

"Give students a chance to make up for mistakes.You never
want to get to a point where a student who is behind gives up
because he or she thinks that there’s no way to catch up.
“We have amnesty days where students can turn in
something late. Every student gets two late passes. If
they don’t use them by the end of the year, then they
can turn them in for extra credit.” -Heather Hiebsch"

and this:

"Find the right mix of online and face-to-face time
the student needs to be successful. Some blended
learning programs require all students to spend one
or two days a week at the learning center. Other
programs specify the face-to-face time requirement
in the Individualized Learning Plan after meeting with
the student and parents. Either way, it is important
to set the policy upfront so that everyone knows
what is expected of them.
“We use a progress-based attendance. If our
kids are making expected progress through a
course, then it really doesn’t matter to us how
long it took them. If they take 20 minutes for a
math assignment, that’s great. If it takes them
3 hours, that’s great. That’s the flexible part of
online learning.” -Heather Hiebsch"

Available from Fuel Education (not connected in any way with ThinkShop) HERE: http://online.getfueled.com/25-Tips-for-Blended-Learning-Whitpaper.html?source=eSchoolEB012015

In this white paper, three prominent educators—Mary Fluharty, Bryan Wood, and Heather Hiebsch—share some of what they’ve learned during their years of experience with blended learning education. The paper focuses on the five steps to implementing a program that integrates online instruction with tra…

28/12/2014

FREE online resource helps states and districts plan for, implement smart digital learning initiatives: read more at http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/12/23/ohio-state-tests-732/?ps=363419-001a000001WcIdh-003a00000243DTL

Ohio is rolling out online standardized tests, but students will continue to do more than a third of the new tests on paper with pencil.