Where do social action, art, music, technology, media, pop culture, and most importantly, student needs intersect?
via socialnomics.net Interesting. Important to know audience and habits of social networking.
via thoughtshrapnel.com Because the idea of Thought Shrapnel coupled with the idea of Iron Man and his awesomeness fuels my need to use shrapnel to its fullest potential!!!
At a NSTWP Professional Development Advanced Institute I was co-facilitating, there was much discussion on student culture and identity and using an asset model to best serve our students. My thoughts are this. If each individual being a part of a wider system, and many systems at once, is not aware of his or her identity, this causes potential problems within any network that he or she is a member. If a person's identity is not recognized, affirmed, and responded to, this, too, can cause hiccups in that particular...
I have been sitting in front of the computer for weeks and weeks now trying to get my thoughts down. How do I introduce my work on transformation? How do I communicate my motivation to change education for the better... to a more equitable system that gets quality work accomplished? And I realized it's difficult to begin talking about my work or any transformation efforts without understanding underlying root causes of problems or even of successes. Then, I happened upon this video from the wonderful folks at RSA...
Wow! I have been doing so much thinking about the effects of too much emphasis on testing on students. I know. So many people have discussed it. So many more people will discuss it. But, it doesn't hurt to continue this important discourse. These important discussions coupled with action are the only way to transform education into what our students deserve. Please listen to Barry Lane's tune. Share it. Discuss it. Keep the dreams alive.
I know. I know. I'm late, but I just got around to watching the video, and yes, I am very impressed with Cain. What creativity! What entrepeneurship! Caine's Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo. It surprises me that Cain's Arcade was once a joke in the neighborhood. It's just a reminder of how we must support those who are continuing to create and innovate because we never know not only what efforts they made but also what it may become. Bravo, Cain!
This morning in CILT, I was asked to deliver a proposal to host a financial aid workshop for our students on behalf of our lead counselor. My urban high school has been very fortunate to have counselors as well as other partners like Education is Freedom and the Go Center to help our students to get financial assistance to gain more access to a post-secondary education. Unfortunately, many students have not taken advantage of these services. Then, I happened upon this TED Talk where slam poet Carvens Lissaint...
(Response to Romance in the Classroom: Inviting Discourse on Gender and Power by Diane Waff) I could not agree more with the need for discussing and responding to gender dynamics in the classroom. I've known for a long time about the disproportionate amount of time spent on male students due to classroom management issues. I understand how in this respect female students are losing out on attention from the teacher. This may lead to female students feeling less invested in school. I also understand how...
This article teaches us that there is no magic formula to successfully serving our Black and Latino male students. In some cases, separating by ethnicity and gender worked. In some cases, it did not. There are arguments for and against any type of school. The difficulty arises when considering all the elements that need to exist in a school that is effective with these populations, as well as all other populations. These schools focus on community, culture, individual learning networks, mentoring, relevant...