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Started Oct 16, 2007 0 Replies 0 Likes

About Me: I am an educational technology specialist working in NY. Extremely interested in the educational and social impact of technology in society, I enjoy observing one-to-one implementations around the country and looking at the data that drives their success. As an advocate for child care and educational reform, my belief is that assessment is key when looking at ways to redirect the way students are taught in schools today. I have seen amazing works and talked to amazing people in states other than NY and strive to make connections with people who can help move New York along in the area of assessment and instructional technology. A child of immigrant parents who came to this country legally, I also feel there are great social influences in this country that create additional challenges in the way of instruction. As economic and immigration policy begins to take form I would also like to connect with policy makers interested in studying the effects of education of our "silent" students. "Silent" only because of their lack of voting rights, not silent in their contributions and influences in society.

At 3:37pm on May 16, 2011, Ismail Laaloua said…: thanks, good idea

questions my students would prefer to ask are all what has to do with personal information; name, age ,likes dislikes, sports , food, family, environment etc

what do you think, madam?

At 3:31pm on May 11, 2011, Ismail Laaloua said…: thanks a lot for your kind offer, well, the students that i am teaching are beginners, they have just learned the basics of the language, what about yours?which level?

Ismail

At 10:27am on May 10, 2011, Ismail Laaloua said…: hello

i am really interested in those issues you mentioned here, especially eduacational psychology, and using new technologies in classroom....

Ismail

At 6:29pm on April 22, 2009, Jack said…: Hey Blanca,

Our Brainyflix video contest just ended, and I wanted to thank you for helping us get the word out. We got 800 submissions from across the country. And from what I've heard, students had a good time and learned some tough vocab. Some kids even discovered a passion for hamming it up in front of the camera and started video clubs.

That said, MIT was really happy with the results and will let us run another contest, so we're going for it! But this time, we're gonna have kids create Brainypics flashcards - which are images and sentences paired up with a one of our SAT/ACT words. The contest ends May 22nd, and there'll be iTunes and a cash prize like last time. To boot, we'll double the payout if the kids can hit a certain goal. More details at brainyflix.com/main/contest_rules.

We'd love to have your kids involved. If it's not a good fit for them, maybe you have some colleagues you could pass our info to.

Thanks,
Jack

At 2:41pm on March 8, 2009, Keith Mitchell said…: Blanca, I have extended a invitation to our Ning STEM network. We are just getting started as you will see. I do not plan to extend invitations to most of our very large STEM community until there is a little more content and sharing going on. We are working on some ideas to promote more lurkers to contributors! The TRC manages STEM professional development in Texas with MSP dollars. Similar dollars also fund the TSTEM project. We are exploring how to broaden our network to reach all STEM educators in Texas.

At 2:06pm on March 1, 2009, Jack said…: Thanks, Blanca! I'll definitely keep you in the loop about the vocab video contest and any other tools at BrainyFlix

At 7:35pm on January 27, 2009, Jack said…: Hi Blanca. I was wondering if you and your students would be interested in participating in a nationwide SAT Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. If not, perhaps you have some educator contacts you could direct me to. You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!

At 3:30am on May 16, 2008, Laura Rebecca said…: Thanks for the feedback, Blanca! Sorry we couldn't talk more, but that's what cyberspace is for, right? I guess my advantage is that I would rather "ask for forgiveness than permission" and Dr. M has been very cool about that. Anyway, onward we go into the future...keep up YOUR good work too!

At 7:11pm on April 4, 2008, Christine Southard said…: I just saw in an e-mail that you'll be attending a meeting w/ my TEAM program on Monday. I look forward to meeting you! :)