Issue #5:
“Take 5” is a weekly update containing information related to teaching and learning for today and beyond...
Take just 5 minutes (or less) to look over these resources and see what might be helpful for your and/or your students. Better yet, set aside at least 15-30 minutes a week (yes, that's been increased from last year!) to focus on finding resources and ideas that will improve student learning and prepare them for their future!
===================================
Tips and Tools for Teachers
- Webmail Login (Public or Private?) - Did you know that when you log into your email via the OWA (Outlook Web Access) login page, you should USUALLY click on the "Private" button if you're on your school computer and at school. This way, you will see all images included in an email AND (more importantly), you can download or open/use an attachment sent to you. Otherwise, you only get to view attachments and some of those are not shown accurately. Watch this 2 minute video to see the difference and what you're possibly missing!
- Daily Lit – Get FREE books delivered in small chunks to your email or RSS reader-- Choose from hundreds of classics and some new ones as well. Check out the page of the most popular and then go from there.
Ponderings
- Future of Ed (blog post) - Along with some of the ideas popular in the media this week about NBC's Education Nation Summit, here are some other thoughts on the future of education:
Place Based Education: Bill Gates said that students going to college campuses to get an education will be a thing of the past, “Five years from now on the web for free you’ll be able to find the best lectures in the world, it will be better than any single university.” He was also quick to point out that the same will not be true K-12 institutions.
- What are the benefits of a "place-based" education?
- Apparently, free online video college courses may not last... then what?
- And, last, but not least... are lectures the best way for all students to learn?
Learning Opportunities
- Webinar (Oct. 20 @ 4pm) - Does Your Learning Style Hinder Your Students' Engagement? - free w/ registration - from the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (at the very least, the title is something to think about...OFTEN!!!)
- Rossford's Professional Development Opportunities - Calendar
- Get these posts emailed to you! - In the right margin of this blog, enter your email to receive future postings into your email Inbox (Take 5s and more!) -- plan on 1-3 posts per week.
;-) Just for Fun! (and a little learning, perhaps)
- Counting Time - A Day Off Work? - it's always interesting how numbers can be skewed to make a point, isn't it?
No comments:
Post a Comment