Comments on: A Powerful Learning Opportunity http://ideasandthoughts.org/2009/08/26/a-powerful-learning-opportunity/ Learning stuff since 1964 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:09:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Looking for a few good mentors | Ideas and Thoughts http://ideasandthoughts.org/2009/08/26/a-powerful-learning-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-45750 Looking for a few good mentors | Ideas and Thoughts Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:38:47 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=853#comment-45750 [...] idea that I began a few years back was the virtual mentorship. I connected my students with teachers and classrooms [...] [...] idea that I began a few years back was the virtual mentorship. I connected my students with teachers and classrooms [...]

]]> By: Have Students, Will Outsource | Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech http://ideasandthoughts.org/2009/08/26/a-powerful-learning-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-33698 Have Students, Will Outsource | Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:53:18 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=853#comment-33698 [...] teachers at the University of Regina from January to April. In previous introductory courses I've had my students become mentors for classrooms around this world. The chance for my students to connect with great teachers and [...] [...] teachers at the University of Regina from January to April. In previous introductory courses I've had my students become mentors for classrooms around this world. The chance for my students to connect with great teachers and [...]

]]> By: Dave Ferguson http://ideasandthoughts.org/2009/08/26/a-powerful-learning-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-32454 Dave Ferguson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:49:30 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=853#comment-32454 I taught high school English decades ago at a rural high school in Kansas. One of my colleagues, a Kansas native, had gone to Kansas State U. in Manhattan, Kansas, with a guy from Manhattan in New York City. Frank, in addition to growing up in Harlem and playing football at K-State, was a poet. He visited my class. Most of the students had met only one other black person, none of them knew anyone from New York, and none of them had met a poet. This brief video underscores how teachers can <i>choose</i> to transcend limitations of geography and opportunity. "What happened at school today?" "We talked about a class of kids in Malaysia" -- an almost unimaginable country becomes as vivid as the neighboring country. .-= Dave Ferguson´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/2806" rel="nofollow">Shareski’s not-top list and the rage of Achilles</a> =-. I taught high school English decades ago at a rural high school in Kansas. One of my colleagues, a Kansas native, had gone to Kansas State U. in Manhattan, Kansas, with a guy from Manhattan in New York City.

Frank, in addition to growing up in Harlem and playing football at K-State, was a poet. He visited my class. Most of the students had met only one other black person, none of them knew anyone from New York, and none of them had met a poet.

This brief video underscores how teachers can choose to transcend limitations of geography and opportunity. “What happened at school today?” “We talked about a class of kids in Malaysia” — an almost unimaginable country becomes as vivid as the neighboring country.
.-= Dave Ferguson´s last blog ..Shareski’s not-top list and the rage of Achilles =-.

]]> By: Mike Domerese http://ideasandthoughts.org/2009/08/26/a-powerful-learning-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-32274 Mike Domerese Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:57:00 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=853#comment-32274 While I am not a college professor, I just loved the short video clip I just saw. These are things I had already planned to implement into my classroom this year, particularly using google earth to do just like you did. (Giving the kids a look at what it really looks like. I also have a plan to try and hook up with teachers in other countries this year to do things very similar to the "Did you know videos," and even try and get a live video feed up and running with them! Glad to see great minds think a like and I also now see how well it works. Thank you! While I am not a college professor, I just loved the short video clip I just saw. These are things I had already planned to implement into my classroom this year, particularly using google earth to do just like you did. (Giving the kids a look at what it really looks like. I also have a plan to try and hook up with teachers in other countries this year to do things very similar to the “Did you know videos,” and even try and get a live video feed up and running with them! Glad to see great minds think a like and I also now see how well it works. Thank you!

]]> By: Curby Alexander http://ideasandthoughts.org/2009/08/26/a-powerful-learning-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-32192 Curby Alexander Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:36:00 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=853#comment-32192 These kinds of learning experiences really are powerful for preservice teachers. I taught a class during my last year as a doc student where preservice teachers were paired with an inservice teacher, then planned, implemented and evaluated a tech-based project aligning with the teacher's curriculum. I think in terms of nudging preservice teachers toward tech use in their own classrooms, these authentic experiences are very effective. The hands-on "community of practice" approach also aligns with frameworks established by Everett Rogers (diffusion of innovations) and Peggy Ertmer for the adoption of new ideas. This is one of the best applications I've seen of Google Earth, too. I've been reluctant in showing it to my preservice teachers because once the coolness wears off, I struggle to find educational uses of the tool. I will definitely bookmark this video for future lessons. .-= Curby Alexander´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.curbyalexander.net/blog/2009/08/unrolling-prezi/" rel="nofollow">Unrolling Prezi</a> =-. These kinds of learning experiences really are powerful for preservice teachers. I taught a class during my last year as a doc student where preservice teachers were paired with an inservice teacher, then planned, implemented and evaluated a tech-based project aligning with the teacher’s curriculum. I think in terms of nudging preservice teachers toward tech use in their own classrooms, these authentic experiences are very effective. The hands-on “community of practice” approach also aligns with frameworks established by Everett Rogers (diffusion of innovations) and Peggy Ertmer for the adoption of new ideas. This is one of the best applications I’ve seen of Google Earth, too. I’ve been reluctant in showing it to my preservice teachers because once the coolness wears off, I struggle to find educational uses of the tool. I will definitely bookmark this video for future lessons.
.-= Curby Alexander´s last blog ..Unrolling Prezi =-.

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