Browsing articles from "June, 2015"
Jun
30
2015

Learning Through Performance

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Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity and the George Lucas Foundation have teamed up to create long-term performance tasks for 6th grade mathematics. They are looking for teachers who would be interested in being trained and implementing some of the units in their classroom. The training for it is fast approaching-July 27-31. There is […]

Jun
25
2015

Professional Learning Communities via Social Media

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  “The term professional learning community has become quite commonplace in education circles. The term describes a collegial group who are united in their commitment to an outcome. In the case of education, the commitment would be to student learning” Technology has provided educators with unlimited tools that make it possible to connect and teach […]

Jun
16
2015

A New Chapter

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Hello Everyone, The last couple of years have been an amazing learning experience. I have traveled the state, met some truly awesome people, and seen the world of education from yet another angle. It is much like hands-ons exploration of a 3D object. You have to pick it up, turn it around and see it […]

Jun
14
2015

Oklahoma Math: Project-Based Learning Webinar

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Telannia Norfar will host the monthly math webinar on Monday, June 15 at 6 p.m.. The webinars occur every third Monday of the month. This month’s webinar will focus on project-based learning in the math classroom. According to Buck Institute for Education, project based learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working […]