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Educational Jargon

Educational Jargon

It has been my experience that we all use terms such as learning, education and schooling. We assume we agree on their meaning but I do not think we truly have a shared understanding of these terms.  There are also terms and phrases I wish would not be bantered about such as ‘21st Century Learning’.  Does that mean we learn differently in this century than in previous ones?  To me learning takes place in the mind. How we create understanding,…

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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking

I am an introvert and working in this world of social media, and constant connections can be difficult. It is hard to sustain a social network presence when doing so goes against your natural instinct and you need to force yourself to do so constantly. It is the way things are done today.  It can be draining and exhausting and I have not been doing a good job of it lately. I am not a self-promoter and talking about my…

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Patriot’s Day

Patriot’s Day

We are at the end of April vacation in Massachusetts and Maine. April vacation always occurs the week of April 19th, Patriot’s Day around here.  A remembrance of the battle of Lexington and Concord, the start of the war that set us firmly on the road to independence from England. I have always been fascinated by the time period 1600 -1820.   There was a change in thinking which resulted in a change in governance, power and the world map. …

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Critical Reading

Critical Reading

I have been facilitating a book talk on Web Literacy for Educators by Alan November. Our discussions have been very interesting and I think we are all getting a lot out of it as we seek to apply those skills to our classrooms and daily searching habits.  One of the topics that has come up is how to teach critical reading and analysis of web pages.  We want to get beyond simply evaluating web pages for reliability, credibility and relevance…

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