 | nancyflanagan (@nancyflanagan) |
Recipe-based math pedagogy of "I do, We Do, You Do." Copying a process rather than constructing their own knowledge. educationrethink.com/2012/12/we-don… | |
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Curriculum and Customized Learning wp.me/p1rMN4-6I | |
 | Wired (@wired) |
Recent Top Stories: Record-Breaking Kickstarter Turns Hamlet Into a Choose-Your-Adventure Epic oak.ctx.ly/r/1np5 | |
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Present your program, project, idea at AMLE2013 - Call for Presentations online ow.ly/geetZ Deadlines: Feb 3 & Mar 3 #midleved | |
From: nelms@nelms.org
Date: December 19, 2012, 9:27:49 AM EST
To: "Dr. Gary L. Ackerman" <gary@hackscience.net>
Subject: Happy Holidays from NELMS
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 | JillSpencer (@JillSpencer) |
Provocative take on Common Core: mgmfocus.com/2012/12/18/thi… | |
| nancyflanagan (@nancyflanagan) |
Not about the deck chairs and the Titanic. Five Critical Education Issues That Need More Consideration. acampbell99.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/fiv… | |
| AMLE (@AMLEnews) |
AMLE grieves the Sandy Hook tragedy. Links to resources to help students process the tragedy... ow.ly/gaU7W #middleschool | |
 | BBC Click (@BBCClick) |
Raspberry Pi Gets Own App Store: Makes It Even Easier For Kids To Get Coding -- And Earn Pocket Money From Apps techcrunch.com/2012/12/17/ras… | |
 | Chris Sousa (@csousanh) |
"@MSMatters: Middle School Matters is out! paper.li/MSMatters/1330… ▸ Top stories today via @mccoyderek @csousanh @MSMatters" #midleved | |
| AMLE (@AMLEnews) |
Study shows middle school students increasingly using smart phones, tablets for homework ow.ly/fUtdk via baltimoresun.com | |
From: nelms@nelms.org
Date: December 6, 2012, 12:39:40 PM EST
To: "Dr. Gary L. Ackerman" <gary@hackscience.net>
Subject: December 6, 2012 Weekly Blast From NELMS
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December 6, 2012 - NELMS Updated Information Call for authors!
Needed–contributions to the next Midlines.
Theme for the January 2013 issue: Safe and Healthy Schools. We also need book reviews, teacher tips, PLC activities/discussions.
If this sounds like something you would like to do PLEASE click here to send an e-mail to Linda B.and thanks.
Save the date for the NELMS 32nd Annual Conference
April 4 & 5, 2013 • RI Convention Center • Providence, RI
Tom Burton - Keynote - Thursday April 4, 2013
Carol Ann Tomlinson - Keynote - Friday April 5, 2013
The Demographics, Research and Ethics of DifferentiationRegistration forms will be online by mid-January 2013.
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| AMLE (@AMLEnews) |
Five tips for building strong collaborative learning ow.ly/fSwQ2 via @edutopia | |
 | Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) |
"Reading is rewarding when there's no reward for reading" [offer poster to yr publ & schl libr?] ow.ly/fSgdc -by @johntspencer | |
| Chris Sousa (@csousanh) |
Report: Middle School Students Using Smartphones More Interested in STEM thejournal.com/articles/2012/… #edchat #midleved | |
 | NELMS (@NELMS_info) |
2012 Literacy Summit, Common Core Strategies For All Middle School Teachers Literacy Summit Day 2-12/7/12 nelms.org for more | |
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New leaders born in middle school's young women's club - West Deptford, NJ Patch ow.ly/fQDU7 | |
From: "Library 2.0" <mail@library20.com>
Date: December 4, 2012, 1:56:06 PM EST
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Subject: Live Webinar Today - Teachers Becoming Their Own Khan Academy
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Stacey will be joined by Shane Lovellette, a product manager at Techsmith. Together they will talk about the use of video and screen-capture to empower teachers and support students. This is not a paid or promotional event for Techsmith.
See you online!
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Date: Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
Time: 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern (international times here)
Duration: 1 hour
Location: In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Log in at http://www.futureofed.info. The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. To make sure that your computer is configured for Blackboard Collaborate, please visit the support and configuration page.
Recording: A full Blackboard Collaborate recording will be available shortly after the event and the link will appear here.Having noticed the high levels of anxiety in her AP Calculus classroom, Stacey Roshan realized that the traditional teaching model does not provide the right tools for students to stay caught up and engaged with course materials. In 2010, after attending the Building Learning Communities conference, Stacey saw a demonstration of Camtasia Studio and immediately knew that she was looking at her answer – a way to reduce anxiety in her AP Calculus classroom by eliminating the traditional lecture on the board. She went home from the conference inspired and with a mission: to create a video for each of the lessons that she would have stood at the board teaching. That year, she didn't do a single traditional lecture. The results of the new classroom model were astounding: Stacey was able to dramatically decrease anxiety among her students, while increasing grades and AP test scores. In short, the flipped classroom has allowed Stacey to create a supportive, calm, inspiring classroom – a learning space where students can truly thrive. Stacey received her bachelor's degree from NYU, where she studied economics, and her master's degree from UVA, where she also studied economics. Prior to becoming a teacher, Stacey was an economic consultant.
Shane Lovellette is the product manager for Camtasia Studio and Camtasia for Mac. Shane joined TechSmith in 2003 with over eight years of management and production experience in video and television. Shane holds a bachelor's degree in television, radio, and film production from Syracuse University and an MBA from Michigan State University. As the product manager for TechSmith's Camtasia Studio and Camtasia for Mac, which allow teachers to record their lesson and deliver them to students outside of standard classroom walls, Shane works to tailor TechSmith offerings to best serve educators and students. As a strong advocate of the flipped classroom model, Shane assists educators in implementing the use of technology in simple and practical ways both in and out of the classroom. Shane believes that technology has the ability to empower teachers to be more effective at facilitating the learning process and support students through differentiated instruction.
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 | Ron Canuel (@RonCanuel) |
Major impact, documented, of effects tech on classrooms on creativity, critical thinking, collaboration. See etsb.crifpe.ca #edtech | |
 | NHAMLE (@nhmidleveled) |
MT "@csousanh: Not always popular but effective: Emphasizing effort to empower learning smartblogs.com/education/2012… #ntchat #edchat" #midleved | |
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| JillSpencer (@JillSpencer) |
Be sure to read Ed Brazee's post on Bright Futures related to an exciting opportunity to recognize students:... fb.me/1LS7wvnyY | |
| AMLE (@AMLEnews) |
Educators must be more proactive in communication efforts. The best place to start: The individual school. bit.ly/QVYOfA via @NSPRA | |
 | Angela Maiers (@AngelaMaiers) |
12 Most Basic Twitter Etiquette Tips goo.gl/RsztE via @12Most | |
From: nelms@nelms.org
Date: November 29, 2012, 1:43:45 PM EST
To: "Dr. Gary L. Ackerman" <gary@hackscience.net>
Subject: November 29, 2012 Weekly Blast From NELMS
Reply-To: NELMS <nelms@nelms.org>
November 29, 2012 - NELMS Updated Information Connecticut Association of Schools &
New England League of Middle Schools Present"Preparing Middle Level Educators for the Demands of the Common Core State Standards
December 7, 2012
30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, CT 06410What: State experts will discuss the paradigm shift in thinking and practice as a result of Common Core State Standards (CCSS), review the requirements of the CCSS and provide an overview of the Smarter Balanced assessments, including the sample released items and performance tasks.
Meet the Presenters:
Jerome Belair–Superintendent, Waterford Public Schools, former principal, East Lyme Middle School, James Garvin Distinguished Service Award Winner
Cristi Alberino, Ph.D.–ELA Assessment Consultant, Connecticut State Department of
EducationGail M. Pagano–Mathematics Assessment Consultant, Connecticut State Department of
EducationAmy F. Radikas–Language Arts Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education
Charlene Tate Nichols–Mathematics Education Consultant, Connecticut State Department
of Education.For more information and/or to register please click here.
Literacy Summit Day 2-December 7, 2012
Wyndham Andover Boston
123 Old River Rd., Andover, MA 01810How to Implement the Common Core in Your Middle School Classroom
With the common core, literacy instruction is the responsibility of all content teachers - it is no longer an option, it is a necessity. At the summit you will learn practical comprehension, vocabulary and writing strategies that all teachers can implement immediately to meet the Common Core standards. In addition, you can learn a practical and effective framework to develop a district or school wide literacy plan that will help guide Common Core instructional implementation.
NELMS is partnering with Keys to Literacy to bring you the Literacy Summit. We selected Keys to Literacy because their programs are an effective way to implement the Common Core in the classroom. We have organized the Literacy Summit around these programs to provide participants a practical, easy to implement and effective way to meet the Common Core objectives.
Summit Presenters
Elissa Arndt, Ph.D.
Elissa is a speech-language pathologist and reading specialist with experience providing instruction and intervention in language and literacy to students Prek-8th. She received her bachelor's degree from Gordon College, her master's degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions and her doctorate degree in Reading and Language Arts from Florida State University. Prior to working at Keys to Literacy, Elissa was a curriculum and intervention specialist at the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University. She serves as an adjunct faculty member in the graduate education department at Gordon College teaching graduate classes on reading foundations, adolescent literacy, instruction, assessment, and intervention.
Lisa Klein, M.Ed
During Lisa's 15-year career as an educator, she has been a classroom teacher in private and public schools, a literacy trainer, and a Reading Specialist. She has held several positions in both urban and suburban schools in the Palm Beach County, Florida school system. Lisa is a literacy consultant providing guidance on both Reading and Writing curriculum. In addition, she also worked for a publishing company presenting teacher training for district-wide adoptions across the state of Florida. Lisa graduated from Rivier College with a M.Ed. in Reading and B.A. in Elementary Education and Special Education.
For more information about the agenda and/or to register please click here.
Save the date for the NELMS 32nd Annual Conference
April 4 & 5, 2013 • RI Convention Center • Providence, RI
Tom Burton - Keynote - Thursday April 4, 2013
Carol Ann Tomlinson - Keynote - Friday April 5, 2013
The Demographics, Research and Ethics of DifferentiationRegistration forms will be online by mid-January 2013.
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