Collaborative Professional Development Network
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The purpose of this resource is to improve our ability to share and collaborate on innovations related to teaching and learning.
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Teaching with Tech Tools
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Thinking outside the box. BCDS students venture into NuVU...
Modern Slavery
by A’mina Dowe During the Visual Hacktivism studio, Sophie and I selected the topic of modern slavery for our visualizing data project (our other options being health and trade routes). We decided to work on this project on modern slavery with the aim of informing people that slavery is not over, as many people would [...]Power to the Students: Barney Frank Visits NuVu
Post written by Madeleine Cary (current NuVu Student) Thursday May 3, 2012 Cambridge, Massachusetts Not many children come home from school and ask their parents: “What do you think I should I ask Barney Frank about tomorrow?” But then again, NuVu is not any school–it is a laboratory of learning and exploration situated near the [...]Central Squared Challenge
On Saturday, we had our first Central Squared Challenge in collaboration with The Community Art Center and supported by Microsoft. The challenge was an interactive and team-based technology design competition that involved high school students from Area 4 in Cambridge and winners from around the world of the “Do It Your Damn Self!!” National Youth [...]What is happening at Beaver (BCDS Mashup)
What’s Up With the mashUp?
Recently, we launched the new and improved Beaver web site. From this point on, all articles that would have been posted on the mashUp will be posted in the news section of the website instead. Check out the “Campus News” and the “Emerging Tech in the Classroom” news categories on the site to see these [...]Beaver Helps Clean Up the Charles
On Saturday, April 16, an energetic Beaver team sponsored by our Global Impact Apprentice Challenge group (GIA) participated in the Charles River cleanup in Newton. The group cleaned a stretch of the Charles River, finding all sorts of trash. This event was part of the Global Youth Service Day, which involves youth and adults from [...]Seventh Grade Water Walk
Michelle Wildes’ seventh grade science class has recently been studying the global water crisis. To better understand what people in dry areas go through to get water, the class went on a one mile walk around the Beaver campus with each student carrying a gallon of water. This activity simulated what many women endure on [...]Blog Roll
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Kevin replied to Robin Neal's discussion Lesson Plan Sources in the group Teaching with Tech Tools"For math, a site of great puzzles. Many of them are based in or can be solved effectively with math (and many can't, but are still good for lateral thinking).
http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/puzzle.html"
missartteacher replied to Robin Neal's discussion Lesson Plan Sources in the group Teaching with Tech Tools"ART 21...real art content."
Kader Adjout replied to Robin Neal's discussion Building Better Discussions in the group Teaching with Tech Tools"Here is a website that looks interesting:
http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/features
Soapbox looks interesting for quizzes and collaboration.
Thank you."
Robin Neal added a discussion to the group Teaching with Tech Tools
Building Better Discussions
First, remember that building better discussions within (and outside of) your classrooms has very little to do with technology. Better discussions have more to do with building community, effective feedback, and clear objectives. In our workshop we reviewed the following points and techniques:Role Call Questions as weekly "icebreakers"Calling at random vs. asking for volunteersDiscussing in small groups before discussing in large groupsVarious other suggestions from participantsOf course, tech…See More
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