Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Project-Based Learning (PBL) Blog Posting

Project-Based Learning (PBL) - Limit your written work to no more than 500 words.
•  Give a brief history and introduction about PBL.
•  What do you see as the pros and cons of PBL?
•  What "instructional approach" is PBL closely linked to?
•  Share one YouTube video you found on the topic of PBL.

•  Share one picture/graphic you found on the topic of PBL.

Due November 7th by 8:00 p.m.

Blogging and Bloom's

http://byrnesa.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/blogging-and-blooms/

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Steve Jobs Finally Reveals Where The Name “Apple” Came From

Although everyone knows that Apple Computer was named after the namesake fruit, Steve Jobs has never talked about where the name came from — until now (AFAIK).
It was named during one of his fruitarian diets, Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Jobs reveals.
On the naming of Apple, he said he was “on one of my fruitarian diets.” He said he had just come back from an apple farm, and thought the name sounded “fun, spirited and not intimidating.”

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Friday, September 30, 2011

Self-Directed Learning Blog Questions

Self-Directed Learning

1). What is the Self-Directed Learning as you see it?

2). How effective is it as a learning strategy compared to PBL, Mastery Learning or Project Approach?  Or is it tied to any or all?

3). How does it fit with Multiple Intelligences?  Or does it?

4). Where do you see its most practical curriculum application? Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies or other?? Why?

5). What level of education do you see this type of learning most appropriate?  Lower elementary, upper elementary, junior high, middle school, high school, adult? Why?

6). Does technology lend itself to the use of the Self-Directed Learning?  Yes or No and how or why?

7). Can any learner use this approach, or would it be more suitable for a specific type of learner?
Here are a few links to help you get started.  Please do not think these are the only ones you can use.

Flipped Classroom PPT

Flipped Classroom Infographic

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Flipped Classroom


Flipped Link

Home Schools Outperform Public Schools In Study

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Project-Based Learning: An Overview

Here's the link to: http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-overview-video