Not using technology can be good too

I thought this was cool that there are schools that are not using technology in their classrooms - on purpose. It also seems a little fitting as a bookend to the video we saw in the beginning of the semester with good ol' Nicholas. As one of the students says, "I really enjoy the fact that technology is something you use at home and it is there to support what you're doing in your education but it's not what your education is based on."- I want her in my class!

http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_early_show/video/2173694669/silicon-valley-school-no-computers-in-classrooms

Great article about learning instead of grading

I don't know if anyone will check this anymore, but just in case I wanted to share this article I found about a professor at Duke who has found an alternative approach to grading to be very satisfying.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/05/03/grading

More Parker Palmer

If you enjoyed the Parker Palmer essay... Or even if you didn't... Below is a recent article of his published in the Journal of College and Character. You do need to submit a short form to get the free download but it is worth it!

http://journals.naspa.org/jcc/vol12/iss3/2/

The Global Search for Education: All That Is Me

Dear all,

Hope you all had a wonderful break.

Here is the link to an interesting article I read.

Anthony Seldon, the head of UK’s highest profile independent schools, Wellington College, discussed the evolution of education in the 21st century and the holistic model that can develop all the aptitudes of each child.

Siwei

Useful and free book on teaching

Dear GEDIs,

Here (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/Publications/TeachingEng/index.html) you can find a book “Teaching Engineering”. As you may conclude from the title, it is related to engineering but I think it has a lot of useful practical advices for any teacher.


Regards,
Milos

Confessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric Mazur

An interesting video by Dr Eric Mazur from Harvard University.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI


Best regards,
Milos

Peer-Driven Learning

Dear GEDIs,

Hope you are having a nice break. With that in mind, here is a short article that starts with a subject of breaks but then expands into the topic of peer-driven classes and its relation to "seat-based" measurements in education.


Best regards,
Milos