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May 23

A Curriculum of Concerns | Edutopia -

This Edutopia article suggests that in addition to linking curriculum to the interests of students, curriculum should also reflect what students are concerned about.

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Integrating Apps With Bloom’s Taxonomy

The Edudemic blog posted this visual integration of 62 IPad apps with Bloom’s taxonomy.  This great piece of work was created by Allan Carrington.

http://edudemic.com/2013/05/integrate-ipads-into-blooms-digital-taxonomy-with-this-padagogy-wheel/?utm_source=feedly

May 22

The Potential of Google Glass

Here are four educational videos demonstrating the educational potential of Google Glass.  Thanks to Edudemic for this posting.

http://edudemic.com/2013/05/5-educational-videos-recorded-with-google-glass/?utm_source=feedly

May 21

More School Time, Well Spent, Boosts Academic Achievement and Engagement | Edutopia

Teaching Nonfiction Reading Skills In Science

Bill Ferriter, writing on the Center for Teaching Quality offers four lessons with accompanying handouts for teaching nonfiction reading skills in science.  This comes compliments of ASCD.

http://www.teachingquality.org/content/teaching-nonfiction-reading-skills-science-classroom-activity

May 20

Teaching Students to Dig Deeper | Edutopia

4 Keys To Designing A PBL Classroom

This blog first appeared on TeachThought.  It is an excellent primer for anyone wishing to transition to a project based learning model in their classroom.

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/4-keys-to-designing-a-project-based-learning-classroom/

May 19

Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Could PBL be the Solution to Education Reform? -

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What Close Reading Actually Means

In this TeachThought posting Grant Wiggins does a very through job of explaining what close reading is and is not.

http://www.teachthought.com/literacy-2/what-close-reading-actually-means/?utm_source=feedly