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A Three-Dimensional Model for Understanding Student Disruptive Behavior: Part Two, The Intrapersonal Approach

A Three-Dimensional Model for Understanding Student Disruptive Behavior: Part Two, The Intrapersonal Approach*

The intrapersonal approach, the second dimension to understanding student disruptive behavior, is quite different from the group and community building perspective. It focuses on how individual students process information, and control and manage their own cognitions, emotions and behavior. According to the intrapersonal approach, the irresponsible behavior of… Continue

Added by Richard D. Solomon, Ph.D. on January 27, 2010 at 7:53am — No Comments

The higher they rise, the further they are from what they need to see

Why is it that the higher up one rises in terms of being an educational decision maker with real power to wield, the further one is distanced from actually working with real kids on a day to day basis?

Kinda weird, huh?

I mean, by this logic -- wacky as it is when you really think about it -- the ratio works out so that those who make the most influential decisions are the folks that spend the least (if any... and I literally mean, if any) time with real kids in… Continue

Added by Alan Sitomer on January 27, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

PBS

I was looking forward to Eluminate presentation with PBS. I never seemed to be able to make the connection. Hopefully I will find the session archived.

Added by Yvonne Mattix on January 26, 2010 at 8:20pm — 1 Comment

How to: hold down shift, command, and 3 or 4. with the cursor, select what you want to take a picture of. the picture will appear on the desktop. once you have the picture go to the camera icon and a…

How to: hold down shift, command, and 3 or 4. with the cursor, select what you want to take a picture of. the picture will appear on the desktop. once you have the picture go to the camera icon and add the picture from desktop. Continue

Added by Kelsey Watson on January 26, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

"newb"

1. newb 1086 up, 101 down

buy newb mugs, tshirts and magnetsA term used to describe a inexperienced gamer/person/etc. Unlike a noob, a newb is someone who actually wants to get better.

Leet Player: Why is he just looking at the wall?

Other Player: I think hes a newb.

I found this definition on urbandictionary.com and can definitely relate. I know little about technology, but I am exctied… Continue

Added by kelsey faith sutherland on January 26, 2010 at 2:25pm — No Comments

21st Century Computer Lab for an Elementary School

This post is a commentary on the future of Computer Labs as well as a "cry" for your input on what you believe a 21st Century C-Lab should look like. This will also become the first in a series of posts regarding a major transformation both physically and philosophically within our school. We are remodeling our school. I am going to re-purpose and re-structure our lab. I am not 100% confident that I am going in the right direction...this is a bit of a risk. You're input here would be of great… Continue

Added by Nate Krulish on January 26, 2010 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Brennan LaBrie, 10, Presentation At Totem Falls Elementary

On January 13-14, 2010, TIME For Kids reporter Brennan LaBrie gave a presentation to 600 K-6 students at Totem Falls Elementary. Part 1…

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Added by Jack Olmsted on January 26, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Communication and Discussion Between Distant Classrooms

If anyone is interested:

I have created a Ning (http://sauconvalleyenglish.ning.com/) with the idea that teachers can connect their classroom with other classrooms from around the US (and hopefully the world.) Teachers can create discussion boards and share various media. In turn, their students, once registered, can reply to and discuss the responses of distant students. Teachers can also schedule Skype or instant discussion times… Continue

Added by Anthony Marinelli on January 26, 2010 at 12:46pm — No Comments

Launching an Edtech Company part 4: standard of content

As we think of the final touches to our simple learning management and communication tool (coursefeeds.com) we're drawn to the idea in education that these days there exists a basic standard of content on the web. A "standard of content" or SOC, used to be localized to schools and classrooms. It was based on the set of books that a teacher utilized during the school year.

So for example, in my social studies course back in 8th… Continue

Added by Joseph Thibault on January 26, 2010 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Key Elements Teachers Possess

Check out my latest blog post

http://chasemarch.blogspot.com/2010/01/key-elements-great-teachers-possess.html

Added by Chase March on January 26, 2010 at 9:10am — No Comments

A Three-Dimensional Model for Understanding Student Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom; Part One: The Group and Community Building Dimension

Dimension One: The Group and Community Building Approach to Understanding Student Disruptive Behavior*

Many of our public and private schools are under siege with our students and teachers fearing for their safety and security. It seems each day we learn about new acts of violence, vandalism, sexual harassment and drug dealing that are occurring within some of our public and private educational institutions. In response to this new form of domestic school terrorism, some of… Continue

Added by Richard D. Solomon, Ph.D. on January 26, 2010 at 8:39am — No Comments

Now go out and get me the good data!

I greatly distrust the data I hear. Why? Because the way one presents the data all too often determines the message that the data conveys to the audience. And the less insightful the audience (i.e the more laypersons in the group) the easier it is to spin, spin, spin away.

For example...

Scenario 1: Headline

Local school doubles their test scores over last year! YAY!

Scenario 2: Headline

80% of students at local school… Continue

Added by Alan Sitomer on January 26, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

The Future of Thinking

Over the past two decades, the way we learn has changed dramatically. We have new sources of information and new ways to exchange and to interact with information. But our schools and the way we teach have remained largely the same for years, even centuries.

What happens to traditional educational institutions when learning also takes place on a vast range of Internet sites, from Pokemon Web pages to Wikipedia? This report investigates how traditional learning institutions can become… Continue

Added by Kevin Chilton on January 26, 2010 at 3:53am — No Comments

Which social networking category will you fall under? Enthusiast, Lukewarm, Burnout, Unaffected, or Addict.

Using social media is becoming more popular everyday shown here. If you are like me, it's mandatory and one of the more preferred ways to keep up-to-date with what your friends and family are doing. Internet users determine if their social networking habits are healthy. Enthusiast, lukewarm, burnout, unaffected, or addict which type of social networker are you? Click… Continue

Added by Kiwi Commons on January 25, 2010 at 6:59pm — No Comments

AV-1 Survey: VHS End-of-Life

This week, Scott Tiner, Classroom Technologist from Bates College poses the question to the AV-1 community, "How do classroom planners and technology managers deal with the inevitable…

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Added by Joe Schuch on January 25, 2010 at 8:35am — No Comments

Testing free video editing tools (and techniques)

The 3rd post in a series focused on free tools for recording, editing, and publishing video tutorials.

I’ve been working this month to find a set of free tools that can enable me to produce and distribute video tutorials. Picking up where I left off last week, this weekend I pursued the idea of using Windows Movie Maker as a free editing tool to pair with a free video… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on January 25, 2010 at 7:00am — 4 Comments

Learner Centered vs Teacher Centered Learning

We have just finished Module 2 in E-Assessment Learning. Our final reading was about the differences between Teacher Centered and Learner Centered Learning.

Teacher Centered Learning:

Teaching and assessing are separate.

The instructor's role is to be primary information giver and primary evaluator.

Assessment is used to monitor learning.

Emphasis is on the right answers.

Desired learning is assessed indirectly through the use of objectivity scored… Continue

Added by Carol E. Kubota on January 24, 2010 at 5:09pm — No Comments

IEEE's One Voice Video- about the potential of STEM-related careers. Share it with a young person!

IEEE's One Voice video: Accomplishments and potential of people working in tech/engineering fields. Share it with a kid! http://bit.ly/5z9Oer

I've included some great links for career exploration activities. Some are geared towards encouraging more girls to consider pursing a future in an engineering or related field.

Added by Lynn Marentette on January 24, 2010 at 3:53pm — No Comments

Great site for current events

Found a great site for current events and wanted to share it. Just scroll over the map and bring up front page headlines from all over the world.

Added by Mr. Ryan Graham on January 23, 2010 at 7:23pm — 3 Comments

Best Sites For Haiti, Olympics, Nutrition, Tallest Buidings & More

Here are my latest "The Best..." lists:

The Best “The Best…” Lists Of 2009

(http://tinyurl.com/y9bloxg)

The Best Year-End Collections Of Images — 2009

(http://tinyurl.com/ye4z39y)

My Best Posts In 2009 (That Weren’t “The Best…” Lists)

(http://tinyurl.com/yar7bj7)

Part Forty-Three Of The Best Ways To Create Online… Continue

Added by Larry Ferlazzo on January 23, 2010 at 11:49am — No Comments