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Watch the 60-minute webinar from August 2010 and various resources about Milton Chen's new book, "Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools." Milton is the senior fellow, The George Lucas Educational Foundation (who funds Edutopia).
The Six Edges of Innovation are:
- 1. Thinking - from either/or to "both/and"
- 2. Curriculum and Assessment - social/emotional, global, and bilingual learning
- 3. Technology - 1:1, intelligent text, assistive tech, universal design, serious games
- 4. Time/Place - where learning "occurs"
- 5. Co-Teaching - mentorships, collaborations, etc.
- 6. Youth - their world and realities
From Good Housekeeping... (For more details, visit the complete article from Yahoo Shine http://shine.yahoo.com/event/backtoschool/9-things-teachers-wish-parents-knew-2342257/ )
1. Don't be a stranger!
2. Learning doesn't stop at 3:15.
3. Stay involved — even when you don't know the material.
4. Keep your child organized.
5. Let your child make mistakes.
6. Raise a good reader.
7. If the teacher deserves a good grade, give her one.
8. The teacher's on your side — give her the benefit of the doubt.
9. There is a secret to better grades.
My only suggestion would be for #4... To revise to “help keep your child organized” rather than doing it for them. But they do need examples and role models, which often falls on the classroom teacher — at ALL grade levels!
Which of these (or others) do you share with parents? (add your comments below!)
Below is a link to calendar template files made in Excel that you can download free for personal use (no selling them, please!!!!) ;-) Just to mention, these do contain macros, so check with your tech staff BEFORE using, if there are concerns.
http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/yearly-calendar.html
If you have a couple minutes, check out Shelley Bertsch's and Brittany Fenderson's (aka - Shel & Brit) blog about their adventures at the ISTE educational technology conference in Denver. Notice that they made their blog with Wordpress, while this one is done with Blogger (a Google tool).
http://isteadventure2010.wordpress.com/
For more information about ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education), visit the ISTE website... LOTS of great resources, including the NETS (National Educational Technology Standards) for students, teachers, and administrators.
