MEGT Personalized Learning October 2015Brian Housand
Brian Housand, Ph.D.
brianhousand.com
@brianhousand
Utilizing Technology to Construct Personalized Learning Experiences
Since the dawn of the computer revolution, the promise of PERSONAL Computing has been ever present. Yet, when we simply leave students to their own devices, technology can serve to depersonalize their experiences. This is especially true of their educational experiences. Meanwhile, as teachers we struggle to effectively manage truly differentiated learning environments. However, this need not be the case. Together, we will explore the possibilities and potential afforded by today’s technology and empower you to utilize technology resources to make learning personal, meaningful, and differentiated for today’s connected students.
MEGT Personalized Learning October 2015Brian Housand
Brian Housand, Ph.D.
brianhousand.com
@brianhousand
Utilizing Technology to Construct Personalized Learning Experiences
Since the dawn of the computer revolution, the promise of PERSONAL Computing has been ever present. Yet, when we simply leave students to their own devices, technology can serve to depersonalize their experiences. This is especially true of their educational experiences. Meanwhile, as teachers we struggle to effectively manage truly differentiated learning environments. However, this need not be the case. Together, we will explore the possibilities and potential afforded by today’s technology and empower you to utilize technology resources to make learning personal, meaningful, and differentiated for today’s connected students.
GAME ON! Integrating Games and Simulations in the Classroom Brian Housand
Brian Housand, Ph.D.
brianhousand.com
@brianhousand
GAME ON! Integrating Games and Simulations in the Classroom
It is estimated that by the time that today’s youth enters adulthood that they will have played an average of 10,000 hours of video games. By playing games, research suggests that they have developed abilities related to creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. Come explore the history of games and simulations in the classroom and investigate ways that current games and simulations in digital and non-digital formats can be meaningfully and purposefully integrated into your learning environment.
Presentation by Deb D'Andrea and Deb Gottsleben for TeachMeetNJ March 5, 2011. This presentation is for librarians, educators and all learners to explore resources and philosophies on maintaining and utilizing a vibrant media center that privileges participatory learning.
GEEKS HAVE INHERITED THE EARTH PAGE 2015Brian Housand
brianhousand.com/page2015
@brianhousand
Geek. Nerd. Dork. Dweeb. All terms that were once derogatory and served to alienate and ridicule highly intelligent individuals who are passionate about specific areas of interest. Yet, in 2015, these have become terms of empowerment to a great number of gifted students and a source of true pride. This session begins by examining the origin and evolution in the portrayal of stereotypes in popular culture while exploring the differences between each of these terms. From there, we will explore a collection of powerful online tools and resources for the geeks and nerds in your life. Come and GET YOUR GEEK ON!
A fun and easy to learn presentation about the benefits of twitter and blogging in building your personal learning network (PLN) and making your learning more visable for others. We live in a connected world and our students are yearing to learn more about how they can you use these tools to help them personalize their learning. Through modeling teachers have the power to do this. Enjoy!
Gallit Zvi and Hugh McDonald
Slides from the "Developer Lounge" session at the 2009 Institutional Web Managers Workshop, all about developers getting together and chewing the e-cud.
What tools do I use every day and how should we integrate technology skills into the classroom and content? Answers here in the Slide-Share presentation.
Learn how to "Tackle Classroom Challenges" and engage your students.
Understand how to incorporate blogging into your classroom and improve writing along with some tricks from teacher and edublogger Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.
GAME ON! Integrating Games and Simulations in the Classroom Brian Housand
Brian Housand, Ph.D.
brianhousand.com
@brianhousand
GAME ON! Integrating Games and Simulations in the Classroom
It is estimated that by the time that today’s youth enters adulthood that they will have played an average of 10,000 hours of video games. By playing games, research suggests that they have developed abilities related to creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. Come explore the history of games and simulations in the classroom and investigate ways that current games and simulations in digital and non-digital formats can be meaningfully and purposefully integrated into your learning environment.
Presentation by Deb D'Andrea and Deb Gottsleben for TeachMeetNJ March 5, 2011. This presentation is for librarians, educators and all learners to explore resources and philosophies on maintaining and utilizing a vibrant media center that privileges participatory learning.
GEEKS HAVE INHERITED THE EARTH PAGE 2015Brian Housand
brianhousand.com/page2015
@brianhousand
Geek. Nerd. Dork. Dweeb. All terms that were once derogatory and served to alienate and ridicule highly intelligent individuals who are passionate about specific areas of interest. Yet, in 2015, these have become terms of empowerment to a great number of gifted students and a source of true pride. This session begins by examining the origin and evolution in the portrayal of stereotypes in popular culture while exploring the differences between each of these terms. From there, we will explore a collection of powerful online tools and resources for the geeks and nerds in your life. Come and GET YOUR GEEK ON!
A fun and easy to learn presentation about the benefits of twitter and blogging in building your personal learning network (PLN) and making your learning more visable for others. We live in a connected world and our students are yearing to learn more about how they can you use these tools to help them personalize their learning. Through modeling teachers have the power to do this. Enjoy!
Gallit Zvi and Hugh McDonald
Slides from the "Developer Lounge" session at the 2009 Institutional Web Managers Workshop, all about developers getting together and chewing the e-cud.
What tools do I use every day and how should we integrate technology skills into the classroom and content? Answers here in the Slide-Share presentation.
Learn how to "Tackle Classroom Challenges" and engage your students.
Understand how to incorporate blogging into your classroom and improve writing along with some tricks from teacher and edublogger Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.
Digital Citizenship: Keeping My Students Safe OnlineDiana Benner
Join us for a sobering but informative discussion on best practices for keeping your students safe online. Relevant resources will be shared that you can pass on to parents and teachers.
Digital Tools to Foster Innovative Thinking PETE&C 2017Gerald Aungst
Digital tools can help us create an environment that promotes the qualities that foster innovative thinking in students. By aligning tools and practice with 5 simple principles, you can improve student thinking.
This is another motherlode of active learning strategies that someone put together from a variety of sources. It has over 130 different active learning strategies. Amazing.
CAST 2014 Presentation: How to Plan a miniCastTim Holt
Slides from the CAST 2014 Presentation: How to Plan a MiniCAST. Walks you through the process of doing a conference (not just a miniCAST). There is one simple secret: Dedicated volunteers!
Presentation from TNT 2014 : We are all ConnectedTim Holt
These are the slides from my presentation: We Are all Connected: A presentation on why educators need to be connected. This is also a companion to my presentation on the K12conference14: We are all Connected
Slides I used for my Presentation "Why Buy the Cow?" presented at the miniCAST El Paso conference Sept 27, 2014. I look at several common OER resources and a few you may not know exist.
This is the file without media of the presentation I gave to the Region 19 ESC 13th Annual Career and Technology Conference. The theme of the conferenece was Tomorrow's Educators Today.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
1. You need an internet
connected device for
today’s session
2. How
Do Students Learn in Your School?
Tim Holt
Executive Director of Blended Learning
holtthink.tumblr.com
@timholt2007
EPISD
3.
4. Agenda
• Welcome
• Social Media and Learning:
• PikaFlickr
• Twitter / Twitter Picture #AISDLearn
• First Twitter Challenge: #whyIteach
• The Challenges of Social Media with Students
• Learning Spaces
• Cardboard Chair Challenge
• Learning Spaces
• The Role of Learning Spaces in Learning
5. Agenda
• The Digital Learning Space/Blended Learning
• The Active Learning Quadrant
• 60 Sites in 60 minutes
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
21. I don’t …
• tweet, facebook, blog, wiki, do that social media
“stuff.”
• have time for “that stuff.”
• do it because “That is for the kids.”
• do Facebook because I could get into trouble
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
22.
23. • If you never drive a car, you wont get in an
accident.
• If you don't own a gun you will never get shot
• If you don't eat, you wont choke to death
• If you don't swim, you will never drown
• If you don't play, you will never lose
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
24. The Dangers
0 People killed over ten years by medical treatment (death by M
30,000 people killed each year in US by Automobiles
1 out of every 3700 people will die from choking on food
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
28. • In your groups go to the Google Drive Folder:
Social Media Articles
• Pick one as a group.
• Read.
• Discuss the implications.
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
34. Let’s Talk About Twitter
• #Texedchat
• #Txedchat
• #Edtechchat
• #TCEA
• #powerupepisd
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
35. Twitter Activity
Log into twitter.com and create an account.
On a piece of paper, in the lower left put #Whyiteach
Complete the sentence:
“I teach because…”
Post on Twitter with the hashtags
#whyIteach and #aisdlearns
38. High Cognition
Low Activity
High Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
Low Activity
Cognition
HOTS
Activity
39. High Cognition
Low Activity
High Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
Low Activity
Cognition
Activity
40. High Cognition
Low Activity
High Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
Low Activity
Cognition
Activity
41. High Cognition
Low Activity
High Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
Low Activity
Cognition
Activity
42. High Cognition
Low Activity
High Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
Low Activity
Cognition
Activity
43. High Cognition
Low Activity
High Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
Low Activity
Cognition
Activity
44. Let’s Look at what we have done so far…
• Welcome / Message
• Be More Dog
• PechaFlickr
• AISD Handbook
• Pro and Cons of
Social Media
• Twitter/ #whyiteach
Mark where each goes in
your quadrant chart…
46. Cardboard Chair
Group:
2 Builders
1 Designer
1/2 Recorder/Social Media Expert
1 Timer/Material Gatherer
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
47. Cardboard Chair
s, box cutters, roofing nails, document fasteners) design and b
30 Minutes
Extended Challenge: Can your chair hold two people?
Twitter Challenge: Tweet your progress with photos:
Before, during, after
#AISDLearns
All chairs publicly displayed outside of library
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
49. Classroom Spaces
• What did you notice about the way you used the
space to create your chair?
• Did any of you immediately go to the web to
figure out how others have done it?
• What else did you notice about your group’s
behavior?
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
50.
51. Video
The Case for Space
This video makes the
argument
that the learning space is as
important as the learning
itself.
Let’s talk about that before
watching.
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
53. High Cognition
Low Activity
High Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
High Activity
Low Cognition
Low Activity
Levels
of
Cognition
Levels of Activity
54.
55. –Courtney Cislo 5th grade teacher
“You can have the best lesson and read the
most intriguing stories, but if you’ve lost your
students, your wonderful lesson wasn’t as
wonderful as you had hoped. For me that was
a huge wake-up call, that one math lesson
where I looked up from the overhead and
realized no one was with me. See, in my
head, it was going great. But it was going
great for me, not for them.”
56. Quadrant Examples
• Look at the videos assigned to your group.
• Use the quadrant to make an X during each part
of the lesson.
• Write what the teachers/students were doing and
approx. how much time was spent
Google Drive: bit.ly/22wMMem #AISDlearns
Editor's Notes
Random name Picker
http://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/66_M49Ykc
You need the teachers names in a list for a random calling
today I am going to challenge you to come out of your comfort zone. We have a safe place here. We are all family We are all on the same team. We all are working on the same goal. So if someone falls behind, or gets uncomfortable, I need the team to help them out.
https://youtu.be/LB8dD9c5AgA
Get out of your comfort zones
Try new things
Go to the Google Drive and Download Employeehandbook AISD 40-42
Read those three pages
http://pechaflickr.net
Teacher of the year gets to go first.
Everyone must create a twitter account. Even if you NEVER use it again. you need to use it today.
Once you create a twitter account, team up with ONE person, go take a selfie and post it to Twitter.
Post with the hashtag #AISDlearns
http://www.tweetbeam.com
http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
What is going on here?
What is going on here?
What is going on here?
What is going on here?
What is causing us to become “anti social?” Is it the device?
What is going on here?
We do these things without thinking about the dangers. Yet some of us still stay away from Social media because of perceived “dangers”
Comments?
Do this before going on to the articles:
On a white board post the pros and cons to using social media
In your group think of ten pros of using social media
ten cons of using social media
Articles that show teachers getting into trouble with social media
Even Number groups go here : Five minutes
Pick a spokesperson
Odd number groups study this: 5 minutes. Pick a spokesperson
Hand out a list of education hashtags on Google Docs
http://www.teachthought.com/twitter-hashtags-for-teacher/
Speak Up Survey results 2014
How does this work?
How does this work?
Low Cognition, Low Activity
Low HOTS thinking, no movement or interest or participation
Examples?
How does this work?
Not a lot of thinking , but a lot of activity
Examples?
How does this work?
Lots of hots , but little activity
Examples?
How does this work?
Lots of thinking , Lots of activity
Examples?
Be able to explain your reasons for putting it there
Please move into groups in 1 minute. When the music stops you need to be in your group.
Builders: Responsible for constructing project
Designer: Helps in design and research on how to construct
Recorder: Documents the process and posts on Twitter #AISDLearns
Timer: Makes sure that team stays on task and completes in allowed time
Roles may change during the course of the
Group talk: Communicator reports out
Random Groups:
http://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/6_jHKbX5
Active Learning Spaces https://youtu.be/r6vOMnxGc2g
Make this an active learning lesson:
Every 3 minutes stop and ask what was being said
Lets look at the chair activity: Where would you place it on the quadrant?
Science Lesson https://youtu.be/tOWYMCmx_0c
Elem Classroom https://youtu.be/jzq-kuyhiqs
Elem Root Words https://youtu.be/tAz7TD02ytU
Elem Adjective Lesson : https://youtu.be/HfWqRvrYfAQ?list=PLkGXU5wmigfBL_R_XZuoctxR95g3dedJP
http://www.teachereffectivenessandevaluation.com/#!observations/c83m
HS History lesson: https://youtu.be/V4sj-ovibo8
MS Math: https://youtu.be/QxLFTvodBBI
https://teachfortexas.org/Navigation/CalibrationVideos/ViewVideos/tabid/1221/Default.aspx