Saturday, May 25, 2013

What books could stimulate teachers to become "guides on the side"? What are the ideas that students need to wrestle with for the 21st Century? Let's put these books into our classrooms.

The Littky Book
Have a look at this discussion...
What books could inspire students to ask questions?
Dr. Fischler's book on the web:  Transform-Education.com
What books and questions could inspire teachers to move away from lectures and toward becoming "guides on the side"?


Dan Pink  Free Agent Nation,
A Whole New Mind
Drive
To Sell is Human

 Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point
Blink
Outliers

 Thomas Friedman
The World is Flat
Hot Flat and Crowded

 Neil Postman   Teaching as a Subversive Activity

This book is an example


Books
Brainsmart.org has excellent materials for engaging students... and the tips help their "metacognition" (they will observe better how they think).






Postman and Weingartner



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4mmHQzklrA



Websites to inspire teachers


ASCD.org, publishers of The Big Picture:  Education Is Everybody’s Business (2004) by Dennis Littky and Samantha Grabelle, ISBN 978-0871209719
EdReform.com, Center for Education Reform
EdReformer.com, Tom vander Ark’s blog
edSpresso.com, newsletter, served hot with a twist
emaginos.com, Jack Taub’s site
RevLearning.com, vander Ark’s investment group
EssentialSchools.org, Coalition of Essential Schools, formed by the late Ted Sizer
GatesFoundation.org, funding for education reform
GuideontheSide.com, Steve McCrea, teacher training workshops
PZ.harvard.edu, Project Zero, Harvard University, teacher training
QBESchool.com, Will Sutherland, innovative curricula
QualifiedByExperience.com, Sutherland's consulting site
Cofradiaschool.com, Ben Udy's English school in Honduras (using John Corlette's educational philosophy, JohnCorlette.com)
StudentsFirst.org, Michelle Rhee (former superintendent of Washington, DC schools)
theLearningWeb.net, Gordon Dryden, New Zealand, author of The Learning Web with Jeannette Vos: How to quit school at 14 and eventually write a top-selling book about learning.


JohnCorlette.com for
some philosophy of education

TheStudentIstheClass.com, Dr. Abraham Fischler
2mminutes.com, Two Million Minutes, Robert A. Compton’s project
WhatDoYaKNow.com, Dennis Yuzenas, master teacher and trainer, developer of workshops integrating digital portfolios
Let's look at this blog



Videos
TED Talks

Maria Andersen   Learn this button
Maria Andersen  Free Range Learning


Why is Dan Pink's work so useful?  Visit these sites and see why his work connects the reader to the the world of work...

  1. 4 more emotionally intelligent signs | Daniel Pink

    www.danpink.com/2012/10/4-more-emotionally-intelligent-signs‎

    Oct 26, 2012 – I haven't been blogging much the last few weeks because I've been putting the finishing touches on a new book, which will be out at the end of ...
    You visited this page on 5/22/13.

  2. 4 emotionally intelligent signs from the road | Daniel Pink

    www.danpink.com/2012/.../4-emotionally-intelligent-signs-from-the-roa...‎

    Aug 16, 2012 – As I mentioned in the last post, summer is a great time for emotionally intelligent signs. One reason is that more people are traveling, camera ...

  3. 4 diverse emotionally intelligent signs | Daniel Pink

    www.danpink.com/2011/11/3-diverse-emotionally-intelligent-signs‎

    Nov 2, 2011 – Each week PinkBlog readers send us lots of examples of emotionally intelligent signage they've spotted in their communities. Here are four ...

  4. 4 emotionally intelligent (and psychologically ... - Dan Pink

    www.danpink.com/.../4-emotionally-intelligent-and-psychologically-sop...‎

    Jul 30, 2012 – Summers always bring a bountiful harvest of emotionally intelligent signs -- and the steamy summer of 2012 has been no exception. Over the ...

  5. Textbook example of emotionally intelligent signage | Daniel Pink

    www.danpink.com/.../textbook-example-of-emotionally-intelligent-signa...‎

    Apr 13, 2012 – I've seen a couple recently that probably aren't emotionally intelligent, but they do seem to work: school zone signs with a reminder that fines ...

  6. Emotionally intelligent signage in action | Daniel Pink

    www.danpink.com/2008/11/emotionally-intelligent-signage-in-action‎

    Nov 9, 2008 – Browse Similar Posts: Emotionally intelligent signage ... Currie sends this photo of an emotionally intelligent sign, which he snapped at Toronto ...

  7. 3 more emotionally intelligent ways to keep streets safe | Daniel Pink

    www.danpink.com/.../3-more-emotionally-intelligent-ways-to-keep-stree...‎

    May 16, 2012 – As always, the mailbag of emotionally intelligent signage is brimming with ... A homemade sign from a tough-minded (but not litigious) parent: ...

  8. Emotionally intelligent signage amid the meatballs | Daniel Pink

    www.danpink.com/.../emotionally-intelligent-signage-amid-the-meatballs‎

    Jun 18, 2012 – Browse Similar Posts: Emotionally intelligent signage ... a nice place to have a coffee and do some writing), I've seen that sign several times.

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