Archive for May, 2009
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
I have been hanging onto this clip for a while not knowing what to do with it - in re-looking at it - again - its challenging. I heard some really interesting comments:
"nearly now" space created by technology where learners [this includes sudents and teachers] not feeling pressured but being ...
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Here is a clip of NASA's Colonel Eileen Marie Collins when asked what inspired her to become an astronaut. It's from Dennis Richards and worth a look at for students.
A NASA Astronaut's Inspiration: Colonel Eileen Marie Collins, USAF, RET. from Dennis Richards on Vimeo.
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
This is a useful clip for those teachers or administrators wanting to start or continue a conversation about learning and what it might look like in classrooms and why - has a technical focus but still worth a look.
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Last week I attended a presentation by Di Snowballwho has recently returned from working in schools in the States for over 16 years. Di has been contracted to work in some regions in Victoria to hlep "struggling" schools, I gather, however during this presentation to a group of principals she made ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Monet from Philip Scott Johnson on Vimeo.
Once again Philip has excelled himself with this clip on Monet - worth a look. I have seen a few of Monet's works here in Melbourne and in Paris many years ago.
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