tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32365265239066680632024-03-20T19:23:32.906-07:00BlakeneyBitsA blog exploring learning, leading, teaching, and tech.Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-46948872525827848432023-07-24T16:14:00.002-07:002023-07-24T16:14:24.536-07:00Thinking About Creativity - Book Reflection on The Greatest Song by Kevin Griffin<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vRShe5ABa9Lk-BWyzXt5gNd7BP4cHzuelDE_w92ohyPE0VcV8XT29KFdKh8gOp0gTyVSV_CugrSQrcb9aLNx39XUUigT4Px3hOyZ2n9l4IW_Zgu-Hou6yhUzxXnNX6xn2BVNi4Q0zAo-XO0uUNxbjh6SxkgiaLfRJBZuDXK2OuVVQflaNq8hFD4qrMgd/s4032/IMG_8861.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vRShe5ABa9Lk-BWyzXt5gNd7BP4cHzuelDE_w92ohyPE0VcV8XT29KFdKh8gOp0gTyVSV_CugrSQrcb9aLNx39XUUigT4Px3hOyZ2n9l4IW_Zgu-Hou6yhUzxXnNX6xn2BVNi4Q0zAo-XO0uUNxbjh6SxkgiaLfRJBZuDXK2OuVVQflaNq8hFD4qrMgd/s320/IMG_8861.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Thinking About Creativity:</h1><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>The Greatest Song: Spark Creativity, Ignite Your Career, and Transform Your Life </i><br />By Kevin Griffin</h3><div>This summer I decided to learn more about a few topics, with creativity being a primary one. My work using Adobe Express (#AdobeEDUCreative) over the past year has inspired me to investigate the topic and learn how I might be more creative--and how I can support "Creative Confidence" with my student and colleagues.<br /><br /></div><div>I learned about the book, <i>The Greatest Song</i>, by Kevin Griffin while listening to The Highway on SeriusXM's Country Music channel and heard an interview with Kevin Griffin a successful country music songwriter who lives in Franklin, TN near Nashville. He also wrote this book which addresses the question of how to increase creativity personally, as well as in your career and life. The book is written in a narrative style, following the life of protagonis, Jake Stark, a fictional Nashville-based, Country music. The book is a quick and fun read, but has some juicy steps on how to be more creative. The following video provides a glimpse, but if you are interested I recommend getting your own copy of Griffin's book!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="354" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2ClGxvKWba0" width="529" youtube-src-id="2ClGxvKWba0"></iframe></div><br /><div>Here are his basic steps of "The Method" which are addressed in the book as well as video above:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>1. Practice One: Creative Collaboration:</b> The key with this step is listening more than talking and not rushing to make your point, but being open to others creative ideas and input. In his rules for creative collaboration, the fourth one is: "Check your ego at the door. Remember in a collaboration, 'My ego is not my amigo'" (Griffin 61).<br /><br /><b>2. Practice Two: Filling the Well: </b>This practice calls for doing things that refill rather than deplete you so that when creative expression is needed, you have something to offer. In the rules for filling the well, the fifth one states: " The more you learn, the bigger the return" (Griffin 77).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://explorationsinliteracyblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/07/the-4-cs-in-seesaw/"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>3. Practice Three: Leaving Your Comfort Zone:</b> Griffin's first rule for leaving your comfort zone is, "When life is in flux, when we are off balance, that;s often when we are the most creative. In fact, we flourish when exposed to randomness, disorder, and stressons: (99).<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>4. Practice Four: Change your Attitude: </b>Griffin's fourth rule for changing your attitude recommends, "Reverse engineering is a great creative tool to see how a son, an idea or a successsful bubsiness started originally. Break it down to its essential elements, and it will often kicktart a new idea" (117).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>5. Practice Five: Dare to Be Stupid: </b>Griffin encourages risk-taking to develop new ideas in his Rules for Daring to Be Stupide: "Create an environment where big, out-of-the-box thinking is encouraged, and failure is not stigmatized" (149). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These practices, steps in "The Method" provide an process for building creativity. Further, I really like the following Venn Diagram, which shows Creativity at the center of the four C's, where Critical Thinking, Collaboration, and Collaboration converge.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIiofU23-AFS70jCpmImfTjBQ3BrCCzD2BCkX_t60-ZMBEmPEOzp68LgN72ZS_ETklNvHewHPoxo71g9nMhcaMAjK6f8iLPsVp_Y-6_VBIYgX83LEYLA6Vi6rtm7QjfSBf3N-b0IRn03pWB61c0A-QfTCkID8Jqt4a9Ft1t09_QupZt833-VOBtGWLfIh/s400/4cs-venn.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="400" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIiofU23-AFS70jCpmImfTjBQ3BrCCzD2BCkX_t60-ZMBEmPEOzp68LgN72ZS_ETklNvHewHPoxo71g9nMhcaMAjK6f8iLPsVp_Y-6_VBIYgX83LEYLA6Vi6rtm7QjfSBf3N-b0IRn03pWB61c0A-QfTCkID8Jqt4a9Ft1t09_QupZt833-VOBtGWLfIh/w400-h390/4cs-venn.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://explorationsinliteracyblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/07/the-4-cs-in-seesaw/" target="_blank">Four C's</a>: </b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Source Photo: <a href="https://explorationsinliteracyblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/07/the-4-cs-in-seesaw/">https://explorationsinliteracyblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/07/the-4-cs-in-seesaw/</a></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Overlapping the Venn Diagram with the five elements of Griffin's "The Method" inspires me to make Creativity a central focus and avail students to the process of Griffin's Method. This will be a very exciting school year!</div><p></p>Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-18115320694524037652023-07-09T11:58:00.001-07:002023-07-09T11:58:31.831-07:00Rethinking Student Learning - English and Beyond.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyxinMInhpBI691oLaeS5fF0m8GA2ln9iKhe2T9RddT4Ob2bELB0Z8dSQo_8k9Sm_hm_C2NChj-nOu2qJhycdLmr3k7lpqkMcO2blAH-G5BQxVQUCziPO0m_J_2J-TbbSyGveaETEk7iPmt8tlMCUzb9bdAaVu8uQkgVL3lpIDUA7Dtz22xi6kekRChKn/s3412/IMG_8792.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="4 Essential Studies Book Cover" border="0" data-original-height="3412" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyxinMInhpBI691oLaeS5fF0m8GA2ln9iKhe2T9RddT4Ob2bELB0Z8dSQo_8k9Sm_hm_C2NChj-nOu2qJhycdLmr3k7lpqkMcO2blAH-G5BQxVQUCziPO0m_J_2J-TbbSyGveaETEk7iPmt8tlMCUzb9bdAaVu8uQkgVL3lpIDUA7Dtz22xi6kekRChKn/w225-h400/IMG_8792.jpeg" title="4 Essential Studies by Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">What's Different?</span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My summer work as a teacher marks a making, dreaming, and reworking of my learning plans for students in the upcoming school year. Last year was by far my most challenging--and in ways most successful--as far as student growth is concerned. Still, as a teacher in a Title 1 middle school, I left the year pondering how it could have been better...and most importantly how I can reach the reluctant students who did not grow. While the topic of "student learning loss" and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been very real to me--as I lived through this over the past three years with my students, I know something has to change in the way I teach, so that all students benefit.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The difference this summer it thinking about inspiring students to write about identity through personal narratives and essays, as recommended in Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher's book, <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Studies-Beliefs-Practices-Reclaim/dp/0325120064/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2F0OKAVTR9O04&keywords=4+essential+studies+by+penny+kittle+and+kelly+gallagher&qid=1688928439&sprefix=4+essentia%2Caps%2C274&sr=8-1" target="_blank">4 Essential Studies</a></b>. My ELA7 team was already working with Book Clubs and Digital Compositions. Next year we want to expand our work to include more Poetry and Personal Essays.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am also being inspired by Ghouldy Mohammad's work which Kittle and Gallagher reference. I am reading her book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cultivating-Genius-Culturally-Historically-Responsive/dp/B09Z2Z8S45/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFRRADRZU0CC&keywords=cultivating+genius+by+gholdy+muhammad&qid=1688928495&sprefix=Cultivati%2Caps%2C244&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><b>Cultivating Genius</b></a> and working to develop lessons and learning activities for my students that allow them to explore their identities and share with each other via digital publishing, audio recordings and more.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This exploration and path has been prompted by many things, including my participation in the #Merit22 program through the <a href="https://krauseinnovationcenter.org/learning-programs/" target="_blank">Krause Center for Innovation</a> last year in the <a href="https://krauseinnovationcenter.org/program/steam-leadership/" target="_blank">#KCISTEAM</a> Leadership program this year. I want to help create and sustain a learning program where all students succeed and thrive beyond their and my greatest dreams. That has always been the case for me as a teacher. I am hoping this year will continue to build on this goal for my students</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p></p>Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-33539733426353599772018-08-19T13:34:00.000-07:002018-08-19T13:40:03.321-07:00Why Go For #GoogleEI? My answer is #StrengthBasedEDU<h3>
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My application to become a Google Innovator began with the dream of supporting all students in developing a strength-based approach to education. My dream was to support student, like my own adopted son, who struggled and were frustrated in school. I wondered, what if school where all students discovered their own innate talents, then built those talents into lifelong strengths. See my Google Innovator video application below for a before picture of my innovation project!<br />
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In the Google Innovators teacher academy, I reconsidered how to support all students. My initial solution was for students to create digital portolios showcasing their talents and passions. Through the Design Thinking process led by <a href="https://twitter.com/lesmcbeth" target="_blank">@LesMcBeth</a> from Future Design School <a href="https://twitter.com/fdesignschool" target="_blank">@fdesignschool</a>, I began to understand that the users of StrengthBasedEDU were not students at this time, but was in fact educators. As such, my design to launch changed. I understood that this challenge called for me to develop an educational process and resources to support educators, rather than students directly.</div>
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During the 2018-2019 school year, my partner in this work, Dr. Tricia Hyun, <a href="https://twitter.com/drtriciahyun" target="_blank">@drtriciahyun</a>, and I presented our approach at a variety of conferences, from regional and National CUE conferences, to an EdtechTeam Summit in Orange County, as well as at California Teachers Association training events. Tricia and I began this work several years ago, working with the <a href="https://www.cta.org/About-CTA/CTA-Foundation/IFT.aspx" target="_blank">Institute for Teaching</a> (IFT), where we both volunteer for the South Orange County Think Tank. As we presented, we refined our own understanding of Strength Based Education, and how we might best promote and develop this movement. </div>
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Currently, we are writing a book on strength based education with members of the Southern California IFT think tanks. Additionally, we are developing a podcast that would share examples of IFT's work, particularly through grants to teachers . In fact, I am the recipient of a $5,000 grant, titled <b>Exploring Coding and Career Focused Education </b>for use in the 2018-2019 school year. I am returning to teaching in the classroom this year at <a href="https://avms-capousd-ca.schoolloop.com/" target="_blank">Aliso Viejo Middel School </a>where I will teach several Career and Technical Education courses. I plan to use this opportunity to expand and center my exploration of strength based education with children. I am excited for this adventure to begin, and to expand upon starting small and thinking big which was our goal at #GoogleEI #SYD17. </div>
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We were recently featured in the <a href="http://blog.cue.org/tlc-strength/" target="_blank">TLC Ninja podcast</a>, Nancy Minicozzi's (<a href="https://twitter.com/CoffeeNancy" target="_blank">@coffeeNancy</a>) Google Innovator project, so if you want more information, listen to our explanation of Strength Based Eduction.</div>
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The training that Tricia and I have offered will continue to evolve. Take a look at our current website, <a href="http://www.strengthbasededu.com/">www.strengthbasedEDU.com</a>. Follow us on our Twitter handle: <a href="https://twitter.com/StrengthBaseEDU" target="_blank">@strengthbaseEDU</a> and watch the hashtag #StrengthbasedEDU to share this journey with us on this long and winding, ever-expanding road. Let us know if you would be interested in having us present our story, whether in person or digitally.</div>
<br />Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-79069573294251749422017-07-03T06:13:00.000-07:002017-07-03T06:42:24.349-07:00What's Hot at #ISTE17 - @FlipGridI've caught #FlipgridFever. <a href="https://info.flipgrid.com/" target="_blank">Flipgrid </a>is a web-based tool for sharing a quick video. Grids hold the topics that can be responded to with a link and a browser, or the app on a phone. Follow the link to my ISTE17 Grid is below if you want to respond, or just lurk to look at others' responses. What's great for teachers is that the smart minds at Flipgrid have a free version for teachers, Flipgrid One with one grid, which is available to teachers.<br />
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<br />Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-25542389029654250542017-03-30T21:13:00.001-07:002017-03-30T21:13:25.275-07:00Gone #sketch50 Wild!<div class="MsoNormal">
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ideas. Check out the description of this challenge on the website or Twitter
handle <a href="https://twitter.com/sketch_50" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@sketch_50</span></a> and hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23sketch50" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">#sketch50</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In case you have missed it, #sketchnotes are all the rage.
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understanding visually. Now the rest of us can give the opportunity to stretch
our growth mindsets and let go of the “I can’t draw” fixed mindset.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
started and have a challenge for you: I’m adding my visual representations, day
by day, to a Google Slides, which I am posting to a <b>Padlet</b> created by the #sketch50
team. Here’s the <a href="https://padlet.com/sketchfifty/p5r68nvnf6ae" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">link</span></a>! Can you join me on the journey? I am excited to document
my growth over the 50 days. I may even redo some of my sketches, after I gain
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Here's a <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jOQ7pWGvPwp8_gOAT5vh-Vvr-HrUNF5T12XcRpv_D8g/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a> to my Google Slide deck. Share yours on the Padlet and let's get #bettertogether! Thanks to <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/100942949731264890341" target="_blank">+Cate Tolnai</a> <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/102597731416832288465" target="_blank">+Ann Kozma</a> and <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/116926384502238370867" target="_blank">+Lindsey Blass</a> for their work on this great idea!</div>
Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-43514268774240618832017-02-26T14:28:00.000-08:002017-02-26T15:37:40.570-08:00New Ways to Learn with a Book Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGk5-2-Q-VXbWJFfHsENqDoBO2BNpStt4los1Kg1iyPamyiw_7OMcoBQdP-swTf_bvNM-7_EkxFu-dgW3wadPS3JBeuQKwK5HyWBiC0o3M1F0MLuYhryJ0XK9ebh0AmKYVQcIx944xweo8/s1600/MLMindset+Book+Club.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGk5-2-Q-VXbWJFfHsENqDoBO2BNpStt4los1Kg1iyPamyiw_7OMcoBQdP-swTf_bvNM-7_EkxFu-dgW3wadPS3JBeuQKwK5HyWBiC0o3M1F0MLuYhryJ0XK9ebh0AmKYVQcIx944xweo8/s320/MLMindset+Book+Club.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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Learning is Social</h2>
Thanks to the brilliant Ann Kozma (<a href="https://twitter.com/annkozma723" target="_blank">@annkozma723</a>), I am participating in the #MLmindset book club. Bri Buck <a href="https://twitter.com/bbucktech" target="_blank">@bbucktech</a> is co-moderating the book club. I really appreciate how they set it up. It got me thinking about what the elements help support adult learning, particularly in shared and open learning environments. This is a book club that is taking place on Twitter, using visual images!<br />
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Voice and Choice</h3>
The sign-up took place using a Google Form survey, inquiring how the participants wanted to connect and share learning. Options included Twitter chats, a <a href="http://voxer.com/" target="_blank">Voxer</a> group, and posting learning using visual tools. The group chose using visual learning tools. Sample results can be viewed at the Twitter hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23MLmindset" target="_blank">#MLmindset</a>. My own creation was done on <a href="https://www.canva.com/" target="_blank">Canva</a>, a free online design tool that also has an app for mobile use. Allowing for a creative way to respond to the book club was motivating and fun. Using a visual tool allows readers to translate the learning into a visual expression. Here's a <a href="https://spark.adobe.com/page/MXExaZZDDpOWi/" target="_blank">link</a> to Ann Kozma Adobe Spark creation on Chapter 1 of <a href="https://www.iste.org/resources/product?id=3807&name=Mobile+Learning+Mindset%3a+The+Coach%27s+Guide+to+Implementation" target="_blank">Mobile Learning Mindset: The Coach's Guide to Implementation</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/mrhooker" target="_blank">Carl Hooker</a>. Very impressive, Ann!<br />
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Just as legend has it that the way the creator of Coca Cola was told how to make money on the fountain drink was to <a href="http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/bottleit.asp" target="_blank">bottle it</a>, I wonder how to replicate this book club plan with teachers in my district. Not all teachers use Twitter, but we are a Google Apps for Education district, so creating <a href="https://support.google.com/plus/answer/6320411?hl=en" target="_blank"> Google+ Communities</a> is a way to create a safe and closed community. Would that work? I'm going to explore it more. <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyBlass1" target="_blank">Lindsey Blass</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/MsHaughs" target="_blank">Amanda Haughes</a> will present at the <a href="http://2017.cue.org/" target="_blank">CUE National Conference</a> on Mobile Professional Development with <a href="http://voxer.com/" target="_blank">Voxer</a> Book Clubs. There are many ways to creatively provide opportunities to connect and learn together. One of my favorite ways is to connect with others on educational Twitter chats, like #TOSAchat on Monday nights at 8 p.m. PST. I'll be moderating on 2-27-17, discussing blogging with the TOSAchat crew. I hope to see you there. Let me know if you have more ideas on how to creatively "bottle it"-- professional learning, that is!<br />
<br />Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-19255492159840433662016-12-10T08:45:00.001-08:002016-12-10T08:45:46.649-08:00Recipe for a Growth Mindset<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I have been spending some time with <a href="https://ed.stanford.edu/faculty/dweck" target="_blank">Carol S. Dweck</a>, Ph.D. and <a href="https://ed.stanford.edu/faculty/joboaler" target="_blank">Jo Boaler</a> (both Stanford University Professors) lately, reading each author's book on mindset and its effect on learning. Dweck, a Courtesy Professor in Stanford University's Graduate School of Education, has done extensive research on learning within a fixed versus a growth mindset. </blockquote>
A person with a fixed mindset believes that talent and innate ability drive success. A student with this belief will not try if he is convinced that math is his weakness, because working will not make a significant difference. However, a person with a growth mindset believes that expending effor makes all the difference. So if a student has a growth mindset, hard work on difficult math problems make math achievement more than possible, it is likely. <br />
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For students, teachers, and parents, the insights about a fixed- versus a growth-mindset have implications for our success in school and beyond. In one of Dweck's studies, with two groups of students working on math problems, one was praised for intelligence (fixed-mindset group), whereas the other was praised for effort (growth-mindset group). In this study, when the fixed-mindset group that had been praised for intelligence attempted more difficult problems, students gave up. In fact, members of the group were not able to complete the same level of problems as before receiving praise. However, students in the growth-mindset group, were willing to attempt challenging problems, not viewing the difficulty of the problems indicative of their intelligence (Dweck, p. 71-72).<br />
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Here is the significant point: Praising students for intelligence inhibits their willingness to risk failure, which would prove their lack of intelligence. The risks and failure needed to build intelligence are avoided by those with a fixed mindset. However, those with a growth mindset are willing to risk failure and learn in the process.<br />
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As an instructional coach, I can find a way to share this with administrators and teachers at the sites where I work, supporting students in the process. As a parent, I can recognize efforts of my children, rather than praising their intelligence. As a spouse, I can laugh at my failings, working harder to be a better partner, even after 30 years of practice. As a person, I can take risks and laugh at failure, knowing that it is simply the indication that I am attempting the difficult, which helps me grow as a person.<br />
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What is nice for me is that this focus on a growth mindset extends beyond my own locus of control to encompass work that is taking place at the school district where I work. I'm excited to see how this change in culture of leaders, teachers, and yes students will affect student learning in the near future. For more information, read their books! Also, Boaler has an active public Facebook Group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/147158235484661/" target="_blank">Jo Boaler's How to Learn Math</a> which is worth exploring.<br />
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Boaler, J. (2016). <i>Mathematical mindsets: Unleashing students' potential through creative math, inspiring messages, and innovative teaching</i>. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; a Wiley Brand. </div>
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Dweck, C. S. (2006). <i>Mindset: The new psychology of success</i>. New York, NY: Random House. </div>
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Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-74573713280606179892015-10-12T19:52:00.002-07:002015-10-12T19:52:55.606-07:00What's with Formative Assessment?<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<b style="font-weight: normal;">Want more information? Check out this Edutopia blog on having a <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/courageous-conversation-andrew-miller" target="_blank">Courageous Conversation</a> about grading practices.</b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;">This blog post is dedicated to my friends at #TOSAchat where the Formative Assessment discussion began several weeks ago. I expect it will continue!</b><br />
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Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-4639425439341917592015-08-19T08:05:00.002-07:002015-08-19T08:05:51.568-07:00TOSAs Chat Up Twitter #TOSAChat and #ConnectedTLThis Twitter thing is hot! I know that I"m behind the times, but am working hard to catch up. There are so many educational chats out there, I didn't know where to begin. Since I will be starting a job as an Instructional Coach in the next week, I wanted to find a PLN (Professional Learning Network) that I could learn with and from. Then I found two, while at the #CUERockStar Black Label sessions for TOSAs (Teachers on Special Assignment) on August 15-16, 2015.<br />
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The first, @TOSAChat and #TOSAChat, held its first chat ever on Monday, August 17, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. PST. It was lively! Luckily, I just added <a href="https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/" target="_blank">Tweetdeck</a> the day before, so I could follow the chat. Holly B. Steele (@hollybsteele) gave me the great suggestion of opening up two columns for the chat, one for old and one for current tweets. I'm going to use that strategy next week! Here is a <a href="http://sfy.co/a0fml" target="_blank">link</a> to the Storified version of the inaugural chat.<br />
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A short 23-hours later, the @ConnectedTL and #ConnectedTL (short for Connected Teacher Learner) began at its regularly scheduled time, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. PST. The hosts of this ongong Twitter chat are @rhondacorippo, @mrvaudrey, and @catetolnoi. This chat is really organized! The chat has a <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/connectedtl/" target="_blank">Pinterest Board</a> with resources and posted the questions before the chat, which was really appreciated. That kept me from having scroll fever during the chat, wondering what the current question was...and what the answers being posted related to.<br />
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If you are a TOSA, TOSA-wannabe, Coach, Administrator, or Teacher on the lookout for good stuff, I encourage you to check out these chats...and start following some of the innovative teachers in these chats! Start off the new school year by building a PLN that meets your needs, whether as a TOSA or otherwise.<br />
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Need to find more educational chats, I suggest having a look at the cybraryman educational chat <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twittereducationchats/education-chat-calendar" target="_blank">schedule</a> and list of <a href="http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html" target="_blank">educational hashtag</a>s. Find a PLN that fits!Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-9636563318728331742015-08-14T07:00:00.000-07:002015-08-14T07:00:03.483-07:00Run, Don't Walk to the Next CUE Rock Star Teacher CampThis week, I attended my first <a href="http://www.cuerockstar.org/" target="_blank">CUE Rock Star</a> Teacher Camp at Crescent City, CA. This is the last teacher camp of the 2015 Summer season. What is Rock Star Camp for teachers? First, they are the brainchild of the creative Jon Corippo, Director of Academic Innovation at <a href="http://cue.org/">CUE.org</a>. This movement has morphed from one or two a year for teachers, to 13 Teacher Camps this summer, Administrative Camps, and Camps for TOSAs. Check out the <a href="http://cuerockstar.org/">Cuerockstar.org</a> site for updates or follow the #cuerockstar Twitter hashtag for current happenings.<br />
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What happens in a CUE Rock Star Camp? First, the shreds start off the day: Each faculty member riffs for two minutes on his or her day's session: one slide only. Each faculty member leads two sessions per day which are repeated so if you miss something in the morning, you can join the afternoon. Sessions are two hours long. They are more about making and doing than sitting and getting. Questions, texting, collaboration, new ideas, new solutions, problems are all encouraged. The sessions are focused on meeting the needs of your students and your needs as a teacher, so you can support student learning.<br />
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Here are some examples of sessions on the schedule, just in Crescent City <a href="https://2015rscrescentcity.sched.org/" target="_blank">(link to the Schedule</a>). In the Crescent City camp, Day 1 is on Google or Apple tools, Day 2 in on STEAM sessions, and Day 3 is on Innovative Pedagogies. Lunch is two hours to allow time to make connections and learn in an ad hoc way with participants and faculty. At lunch on Day 1, we learned how to use Twitter better and introduced the new Periscope app, owned by Twitter. On Day 2, we shared out Twitter handles and talked informally about solutions to challenges, one to one or a few.<br />
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What is the secret sauce of a Rock Star Camp? It is beyond the structure and open, supportive culture: it is the people who attend the camp. The Rock Stars aren't the faculty. The Rock Stars are the teachers who come to learn. Some of the Rock Star Faculty I've met this year are: Chris Scott, Art La Flamme, Rae Fearing, Rick Phelan, Tracey Campbell, Charlene Knowlton, and Colby Smart. We have been lucky to share, learn, and celebrate Crescent City together at our host site, the Del Norte High School. Thanks for being great hosts. Rock On, Crescent City!<br />
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It is owned by Twitter, and can be used to create a live broadcast. I have seen it pop-up (pardon the pun) quite a bit this summer, between educators whom I follow <i style="font-weight: bold;">periscoping</i> (yes it's now a verb) sessions at conferences, to a favorite band, <a href="http://www.forkingandcountry.com/" target="_blank">for King & Country</a>, giving fans a backstage, sneak peek into its summer tour.<br />
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Want to know more? Watch this brief YouTube by Sunny Lenarduzzi with instructions on how to use Periscope. She also compares it to Meerkat, a similar app.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I have really enjoyed being a watcher of Periscope. This week, I will be joining the faculty at Cue Rock Star Teacher Camp in <a href="http://2015crescentcity.cuerockstar.org/" target="_blank">Crescent City</a>. I will try to Periscope from there, to try it out! Hope to share Periscope with you soon!</span></div>
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Why read Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken"? Why listen to the poet read it? Try listening, then see if you agree with me....</div>
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<i><b> Video entry </b></i><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173536" target="_blank">Link to text of poem "The Road Not Taken"</a></div>
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As an English teacher, I've read the poem, "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost many times. I read it as a student. I've taught it over several years. Many of you have read it or studied it along the way, too. I've examined it line by line with Freshmen, annotating it along the way. I may get it right when I interpret the tone (the author's attitude towards the subject) of wistful regret when looking back at past choices. I will probably keep learning as I return to the poem over time. Here's the gist of my understanding:<br />
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Each of us has a fork in the road, where a choice was made. One direction was taken over another. The "road not taken" was left behind. Like Frost, I have "kept the first [road] for another day!" Whether it is a relationship, a school, a friendship, or place where I lived, I believe that I can return, even as I walk down another path.<br />
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Frost's voice soothes us as he closes the poem, stating he "took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference." The cadence of his voice, the pauses and inflections give the poem greater impact and meaning. Do you find this to be true?<br />
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So, I wonder what is your "road less traveled by"? Will you take the unusual route, or follow the crowd? I like Frost's advice to find and follow my own road. Tweet out your travel plan or view looking back at a choice using the hashtag #roadnottaken .Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-18489400300858432812015-08-05T06:00:00.000-07:002015-08-05T20:56:20.913-07:00Book Recommendation: Power Up by Diana Neebe and Jen Roberts<i><b>An audio entry using <a href="https://audioboom.com/" target="_blank">AudioBoom</a>!</b></i><br />
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While on vacation, I've been smiling, highlighting, and nodding in agreement while reading Diana Neebe and Jen Roberts' new book, <i>Power Up: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning, </i>published by one of my favorites, <a href="http://www.stenhouse.com/html/power-up.htm" target="_blank">Stenhouse Publishers</a>. I've added a brief audio review of the book below, and will return to add more information later after finishing the book. I plan to use it as a key source for Professional Development next year!</div>
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<b>TECH is Diana Neebe and Jen Roberts innovative interpretation of the <br /><a href="http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/archives/2014/11/28/SAMRLearningAssessment.pdf">SAMR Model</a> created by Ruben R. Puentedura, Ph.D.</b></h3>
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<a href="http://www.stenhouse.com/assets/pdfs/powerup_guide.pdf" target="_blank">Power Up Study Guide</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.pluginpowerup.com/" target="_blank">Plug in Power Up Website</a><br />
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<b><i>Follow them on Twitter:</i></b><br />
Diana Neebe: @dneebe<br />
Jen Roberts: @jenroberts1<br />
Hashtag: #PowerUpEd<br />
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<i><b>Note and a bit of a disclaimer:</b></i><br />
I first met Jen Roberts in March 2015 when I attended her session on Blogging at the Google in Education Summit on March 21-22, 2015 following the annual CUE 2015 Conference in Palm Springs, CA. I was inspired by her <a href="http://www.litandtech.com/" target="_blank">Lit and Tech Blog</a>, overall body of work, and started to follow her on Twitter. When I ran into her again at <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/" target="_blank">EdSurge Summit</a> in LA, I knew that I was doing the right kind of PD, since she was there! While virtually attending the ISTE conference (ISTELive), up popped a <a href="https://www.periscope.tv/" target="_blank">Periscope</a>, and I was able to attend Diana and Jen's session on Power Up via Jen's Phone. I was immediately hooked! While taking a class this summer, I asked Jen to Guest Post on this blog, to which she kindly agreed. You can see her post here. Thanks Jen and Diana for your #professionalgenerosity !Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-67097307403740187472015-08-03T12:20:00.000-07:002015-08-04T05:22:17.988-07:00 New Leading Edge Certification - Professional Learning Leader <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
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Are you starting a new position as a Ed Tech TOSA/Coach of teachers?<br />
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There's a new Leading Edge Certification (LEC): <a href="http://www.leadingedgecertification.org/professional-learning-leader.html" target="_blank">Professional Leaning Leader.</a> This is the fourth certification program offered by the <a href="http://www.leadingedgecertification.org/" target="_blank">Leading Edge Alliance</a>. The first three, <a href="http://www.leadingedgecertification.org/digital-educator.html" target="_blank">Digital Educator</a>, the <a href="http://www.leadingedgecertification.org/online-and-blended-teacher.html" target="_blank">Online and Blended Teache</a>r, and the <a href="http://www.leadingedgecertification.org/administrator.html" target="_blank">Administrator</a> address integration of technology and curriculum to best meet the needs of students. I have completed three of the LEC programs online, and each has met my needs as I develop as an educator.<br />
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The Professional Learning Leader supports Instructional Coaches and Tech Coaches needs. Most of the participants in the course I took were already leaders. The course was offered through <a href="http://cue.org/">cue.org</a>, so attracted lots of movers and shakers. That is one significant benefit of the class, which was taught online over an eight week time frame. The workload is generally pretty manageable, certainly less than an online class at a university. Further, the class, which is taught in modules, provides the opportunity to work on units for classes or lessons I was teaching. I always love it when I can double-dip and work once for two outcomes.<br />
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Each of the certifications focuses on research-based teaching strategies For the Digital Educator, I was introduced to <a href="http://www.tpack.org/" target="_blank">TPACK</a> and <a href="http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/archives/2014/12/11/SAMRandTPCK_HandsOnApproachClassroomPractice.pdf" target="_blank">SAMR</a>. In the Professional Learning Leader course, Malcolm Knowles' <a href="http://www.qotfc.edu.au/resource/?page=65375" target="_blank">Adult Learning Theory</a> was introduced. The theory was the foundation, then we had the opportunity to practice creating using a variety of tools as well as collaborating with other students.<br />
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Another key piece of information were details about standards regarding digital and online learning. Two organizations <a href="http://www.iste.org/standards" target="_blank">ISTE</a> and <a href="http://www.inacol.org/" target="_blank">iNACOL</a> are key in providing the standards and resources to meet them.<br />
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Mike Lawrence, CEO of CUE.org, wrote an article in eSchool News on the <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/05/27/reasons-certification-664/" target="_blank">Five Reasons Certification is Important for Edtech Leaders</a>, which you can read to get his slant on the topic. The next reason for me was the opportunity to take the class online with <a href="https://twitter.com/sandysomera" target="_blank">Sandy Somera</a>. I was lucky to have her as the instructor in all three of the Leading Edge courses that I took. I'm sure there are lots of other great teachers out there as well, but she has a wealth of knowledge which she is eager to share. She is worth following on Twitter too: @sandysomera.<br />
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Breaking News: Eileen Walters is now responsible for the Leading Edge Certification charge at CUE. See this <a href="http://www.cue.org/news/CUE_Walters_Jenkins_Silva">announcement</a> on 7-31-15 from the CUE.org webage for more information.<br />
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At the end of each Leading Edge course, each student compiles a digital portfolio, representing the work accomplished in the class. In all three of the classes, we used Google Sites to create the portfolio. The process of completing these certifications prepared me to do well in graduate-level Edtech classes that I'm taking currently at Boise State University (@edtechbsu). They also prepared me to confidently explore digital tools in my classroom and with other teachers. That kind of confidence is fun to earn and share with others.<br />
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For a look at a completed Leading Edge portfolio, here is a<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/judyblakeneylecpll/home" target="_blank"> link</a> to my Leading Edge Professional Learning Leader site. I hope that you consider Leading Edge Certification!<br />
<br />Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-42294836440070958492015-07-27T13:49:00.000-07:002015-07-27T13:49:00.965-07:00Is There a Digital and Generational Divide?<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a 2007 online article entitled “</span><a href="http://fno.org/nov07/nativism.html" style="line-height: 1.2; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Digital Nativism</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">”, author Jamie McKenzie critiques Marc Prensky’s analysis in his 2001 article, “</span><a href="http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf" style="line-height: 1.2; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">”, stating, “His view is intellectually bankrupt, but simple-minded thinking is often attractive.” The main crux of McKenzie’s article is that Prensky has relied upon scant, specious, or tangential evidence at best to forge his theory of a digital divide between Digital Natives (the Gen-Xers and Millenials/Gen-Nexters) and Digital Immigrants (Boomers). I have to admit, that based upon my initial read of Prensky’s article, I did find it “attractive”. Yet, I have to chide myself, as I have done to my high school students, to consider and weigh the evidence.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
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<br />Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-10682007659560278912015-07-20T07:00:00.000-07:002015-07-20T07:21:35.027-07:00To Common Core or Not To Common Core?<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For embracing this yes/and attitude, I owe a debt of gratitude to Mike Lawrence, CEO of <a href="http://cue.org/">CUE.org</a>, for his recent <a href="https://youtu.be/NKCHRGUolQ4" target="_blank">Ted Talk</a> about the teacher's lounge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have more questions about Common Core? I just found this updated<a href="http://www.edutopia.org/common-core-state-standards-resources" target="_blank"> link from Edutopia </a>on the topic that might help!</span>Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-35169745686885737892015-07-18T16:27:00.000-07:002015-07-18T16:27:58.488-07:00This is not my blog? ...I'm okay with that. <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi, I’m Jen Roberts. Judy asked me to write a guest post on her blog and that’s why I am here. But where is here? Well, on the web, I guess, a space brought to us by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Sometime in the early nineties, while I was negotiating my first years as a college student, Berners-Lee was building the first web pages. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee" target="_blank">Wikipedia explains it better</a>, but basically he was the first to make the Hypertext Transfer Protocol work. You know how all our web addresses start with http? That’s him. This gives us the world wide web, the ability to get to websites, the means for adding links into text, creating hypertext, and of course millions of cat videos.
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So why are we here? Now that we know, sort of, where here is. Berners-Lee had an idea about that too. He sees the web as a collaborative space, where everyone can share their information and ideas. We are here, basically, because we have something to say and the web gives us a free and public space to say it.<br />
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And so we blog because we can, because twenty five years ago if you had something to say you could write a letter to the editor, hold up a sign, print a pamphlet or even try to get a book published, but if you wanted to reach a global audience you had to do something outrageous enough to break into the mainstream media. We blog because we know that within a few hours a blog post can reach thousands of people, who may or may not agree with us, but who are likely at least interested enough to read our words. We blog because it gives us voice. We blog because we have something to share, rant about, or reflect on, or for educators it is often something to teach. </span><br />
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I’ve looked through Judy’s blog, here at the beginning of her blogging journey she is writing about her plans, the things she wants to learn more about, the books she wants to read this summer. It is her way of publicly announcing her goals, perhaps in an effort to keep herself focused on what they are. I’ve been blogging for more than a few years now at <a href="http://litandtech.com/">LitandTech.com</a> about my classroom, the things I’ve learned, apps I like and how I used them in the classroom, reflections on educational models, books I’ve read, things I think work for my PLC and my students, and whatever seems important to me at the time. It is really wonderful when a teacher asks me about how I do something and I can not only answer the question, but link him or her to a post with more specifics. Like when someone asked me, “What is a Google Form good for in the classroom anyway?” It took me <a href="http://www.litandtech.com/2014/03/whats-google-form-good-for-part-1.html" target="_blank">three posts</a> to cover all the things I use them for. When I have a good idea and it works for my students I want to share it. The most popular post on my blog right now is <a href="http://www.litandtech.com/2014/08/how-i-used-socrative-for-writing.html" target="_blank">How I use Socrative for Writing Instruction</a>.
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">“I don’t have time to write a blog,” is a pretty common statement from folks when I mention blogging. It’s also a pretty lame excuse for not sharing what you know and learn as you move through the world. A blog is not a puppy. It won’t wake you up and demand you write every morning. I blog when I feel like it, when I have something to say, a question to answer, or hey, a guest post to write. And, look it worked, you’re reading this. Now what do you have to say?
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><a href="https://twitter.com/jenroberts1" target="_blank">Jen Roberts</a> is the co-author of <a href="http://www.stenhouse.com/html/power-up.htm" target="_blank">Power Up: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/dneebe" target="_blank">Diana Neebe</a>. She blogs at <a href="http://litandtech.com/">Litandtech.com</a> and also at <a href="http://pluginpowerup.com/">PlugInPowerUp.com</a>. The short list of other things Jen does is not so short. Just go<a href="https://twitter.com/jenroberts1" target="_blank"> follow her on Twitter</a>. You'll be glad you did. </i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-83999186018087238032015-07-09T17:04:00.000-07:002015-07-09T17:04:00.937-07:00Innovation - Hot Topic! What do you think?<b>The light bulb is sizzling!</b><br />
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I am reading two books currently that are igniting my interest:<br />
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<li>In her book, <i>inGenius</i>, Tina Seelig inspires, stating "With enhanced creativity, instead of problems, you see potential, instead of obstacles, you see opportunities, and instead of challenges, you see a chance to create breakthrough solutions." </li>
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<li>How do you record them and follow up on them?</li>
<li>How can a teacher embrace this attitude and transfer it to a student or classroom filled with students?</li>
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Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-14113244217680076362015-07-09T11:24:00.003-07:002015-07-09T16:49:19.639-07:00Infographics - Tweet and Ye Shall FindUnderstanding Infographics is an item on my personal quest list for the summer. On the same day that I added a blog post, I saw a tweet about Infographics from Kathy Schrock. The link she provided is chock full of resources, links, examples, and suggestions.<br />
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Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-51587646702348413722015-07-09T10:58:00.002-07:002015-07-09T11:00:47.385-07:00List of EdTech Puzzles to Solve this SummerHere's what I'm wondering how to work or get to work better. Maybe I need a tech-mentor!<br />
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<li>Periscope App</li>
<li>Voxer App and group meetings</li>
<li>iOgrapher - How does it hold my iPad mini (did I get the wrong size?)</li>
<li>DoInk green screen app on iPad </li>
<li>Wordpress - how to tag blog posts</li>
<li>Canva - adding style to my substance</li>
<li>Infographic-mania: Which is best and why? easel.ly or glogster?</li>
<li>Twitter hacks - how to participate (not lurk) in twitter chats</li>
<li>Meme making - what is the best way to do this?</li>
<li>Google Maps - How many different curricular applications can I figure out.</li>
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Judy Blakeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650107515986844698noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236526523906668063.post-77253269073235402762015-07-09T10:29:00.000-07:002015-07-09T10:29:54.662-07:00Summer Reading List with Links - Fun and ImprovementDuring the summer, I can indulge myself and read voraciously. As a now former English teacher (transitioning to an Instruction Coach next year), my school year was filled with reading papers...and rarely left eye-ball space for my own reading. Here is a list of what I've read and what I am reading this summer!<br />
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What I am reading now (note that there are quite a few more in this category, as I tend to parallel read for different purposes--pleasure, education, inspiration, connection, etc):<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pure-Genius-Building-Culture-Innovation/dp/0988217627/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436461253&sr=8-1&keywords=pure+genius" target="_blank">Pure Genius</a> by Don Wettrick<br />I am taking a course on Project Based Learning, so picked this up after hearing about it on the Twittersphere. There are real nuggets of gold in this book...deep veins of gold ready for the grabbing. It is an easy read. Now, the trick is how to adapt his ideas and takes risks to develop the genius-level work he portrays.<br /></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/inGenius-Course-Creativity-Tina-Seelig/dp/0062020714/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436461492&sr=8-1&keywords=inGenius" target="_blank">inGenius: A Crash Course in Creativity</a> by Tina Seelig<br />I just started reading a Kindle version of this book yesterday: it was mentioned in Pure Genius by Don Wettrick. Here's a glimpse into Stanford University Professor Seelig's perspective: "Without creativity we are not just condemned to a life of repetition, but to a life that slips backwards." Creativity sounds much better.<br /></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Power-Up-Making-Teaching-Learning/dp/1625310137/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436461910&sr=8-1&keywords=Power+up" target="_blank">Power Up: Making the shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning</a> by Diana Neebe and Jen Roberts<br />I have had the pleasure to attending a training on blogging that Jen Roberts gave at the 2015 Cue Conference and became a fan. Imagine my surprise when my <a href="https://www.periscope.tv/" target="_blank">Periscope</a> app notified me she was "periscoping" (now a verb) her session at this year's ISTE's conference, so I had the chance to attend her session online. I am still figuring this app out, but it is a cracker!<br /></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Someone-Mental-Illness-Treatment-Anniversary/dp/0967718937/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436462582&sr=8-1&keywords=I+am+not+sick" target="_blank">I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help!</a> by Xavier Amador, Ph.D.<br />I am struggling with a member of my family who is diagnosed with mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder. I've spent the past 15 years of my adult life learning about how to diagnose, treat, and support someone with this illness. I continue on this journey, with less control, and a deeper desire to help. Tools are important. This book provides a model: LEAP or Listen Empathize, Agree, and Plan. I sure hope I can follow the plan.</li>
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It looks like I need to add a fun book to my summer reading list!<br />
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Climbing the SBAC Mountain, as I've termed it, is a daunting task for these first time Common Core State Standard test takers. We will be fully immersed in test-taking for the next week. We've done the work, students are better prepared than they have been in prior years. I hope they go for the highest peak of SBAC mountain and conquer it!<br />
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