Where do social action, art, music, technology, media, pop culture, and most importantly, student needs intersect?
Digital Learning Day is February 1, 2012. Although I will also be exploring the best way to get my students to write/read digitally for that day, it dawned on me that we, as educators, need to continue...
via digitalis.nwp.org What are you doing for Digital Learning Day? I would love to hear your ideas. Anyone else trying to get the whole school involved? How are you doing this? Thanks for your input!!
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I am most intrigued by James Paul Gee's notion of gamers having an arsenal of identities to choose from when playing video games. Isn't that the case for most of us in this participatory culture of ours? We all have various identities that we carry with us. Be it mother, student, teacher, consultant, blogger, wife, daughter, etc. These are the many hats we wear, and like it or not, we cannot or should not try to be all of these identities at once. There is a time and a place, a context specific for each identity...
I was asked to talk with the North Star Summer Institute 2011 folks about how to continue to be active in this fantastic, life-changing organization. It got me thinking about all of the incredible growth...
How New Digital Media and the Internet are Fueling an Innovative Surge in Communication, Creativity and Collaboration. from DML Research Hub on Vimeo. Shout out to NWP's Elyse Eidman-Aadahl! What a wonderful video reiterating the importance of understanding that it's not about the technology, it's about using the tools to help students become more precise writers who are aware of audience and purpose. She discusses the many changes that have ocurred since her childhood. Consider the many changes yet to come. We...
This should get them thinking. Nice way to validate vernacular and get them writing.
Check out the video. Think about it. Can I be brave enough to take ownership of my own biases, their manifestations, their impact? I must. One person at a time. Change begins with me. Silent Racism - Inner Compass episode from Calvin College on Vimeo.
I choose to teach. I choose to work in an urban school. I choose to explore various strategies to engage my students and help them feel more invested in their education. I choose to spend my free time collaborating, inquiring, and composing with like-minded educators. I choose to do so because of National Writing Project (NWP). Because of NWP, I have grown as an educator. Because of NWP, I have grown as a writer. Because of NWP, I have grown as an advocate for my students and fellow teachers. What is NWP? It...