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November 20, 2007 by Joyce Valenza
I was in on the beginning of our school’s involvement in the Classrooms for the Future grant. Governor Rendell’s high school reform program is about about creating 21st century learning environments and: is designed to ensure there are laptops in public high school English, math, science and social studies classrooms across Pennsylvania. From the beginning, […]
November 18, 2007 by Joyce Valenza
Those of you who most need to read this post will not be able to read it at school. This week was a bit of a wake up call for me. I traveled to upstate New York to discuss evidence-informed practice and 2.0 tools. I discovered that for many of the librarians up there, these […]
November 16, 2007 by Joyce Valenza
I am honored to be chairing the new AASL 2.0 Task Force–a wonderful, very smart group of people. Our task is “to scan the 2.0 environment for effective participation by AASL, develop guidelines for and create an AASL 2.0 presence, and make recommendations for its continuity.” We welcome your ideas to guide the work of […]
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November 14, 2007 by Joyce Valenza
Just a little tip this time. Last night as I searched for another cute little image for what must be my hundredth wiki, I stumbled upon typoGenerator. It does what I cannot do with my less-than-average Photoshop skills, it transforms text into something sort of attractive. Now, after three or four tries with the generator, […]
November 12, 2007 by Joyce Valenza
Sometimes I feel so uncool. I am still sorting out a lesson I either taught or learned late last week. One of my colleagues was out sick for the beginning of a project that involved students assessing the accuracy of a feature film relating to American history. In addition to a presentation discussing their findings, […]
November 7, 2007 by Joyce Valenza
Today, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, launched Route 21, a resource kit that: showcases how 21st century skills can be supported through standards, assessments, professional development, curriculum and instruction and learning environments. The site represents the first comprehensive, go-to online resource for high-quality content, best practices, relevant reports, articles and research to assist practitioners […]
November 3, 2007 by Joyce Valenza
Last Wednesday night I co-guested on Teachers Teaching Teachers with VoiceThread’s co-founders Ben Papell and Steve Muth. Please listen to this podcast. Ben and Steve, best friends from junior high, had no idea how viral their project would become among educators and were delighted by the love they experienced in the webcast and in the […]
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