tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post7240454344042604340..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: The Art and Science of Science and Artdoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-85065577403439199182012-03-13T21:32:58.252-04:002012-03-13T21:32:58.252-04:00Goodness, "Anonymous" is me!Goodness, "Anonymous" is me!doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-91190616940151957402012-03-13T21:32:20.205-04:002012-03-13T21:32:20.205-04:00Dear Mary Ann,
I know these sound like idle words...Dear Mary Ann,<br /><br />I know these sound like idle words, but if you get close to this, remember me.<br /><br />I dream of opening the Margaret Donaldson School someday. A place for children to learn about the world.<br /><br />It's just not that difficult a concept....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-27753654286878223222012-03-13T21:21:52.261-04:002012-03-13T21:21:52.261-04:00When I think about the type of school I would want...When I think about the type of school I would want to make with others, your description of the interaction you and the art teacher had exemplifies what I dream about. <br /><br />Less schooling, more learning.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-27938238154345886152012-03-12T19:09:50.796-04:002012-03-12T19:09:50.796-04:00Dear Susan,
Amen--and it's my hope that upper...Dear Susan,<br /><br />Amen--and it's my hope that upper level admins start getting interested in this as well at the state and national levels. We know what works--why are we still chasing Gardner?<br /><br /><br />Dear John,<br /><br />It was the second one. It wasn't attributed, which annoyed me. I mentioned it to the one who used it after his talk--he wasn't sure if it was yours.<br /><br />Don't get me started....doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-18190605055388984712012-03-12T14:41:17.516-04:002012-03-12T14:41:17.516-04:00It's possible.
Was it this one:
How To Start...It's possible.<br /><br />Was it this one:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.educationrethink.com/2010/06/video-sketchy-explanation-how-to-start.html" rel="nofollow">How To Start a PLN</a><br /><br /><br />or this one:<br /><a href="http://www.educationrethink.com/2010/06/in-about-minute-pln.html" rel="nofollow">What Is a PLN?</a><br /><br />I'm surprised by the number of presentations that use the sketchy videos, #pencilchat (or Pencil Integration) or excerpts from the Living Facebook Project. It's kinda cool, really. <br /><br />Right now I'm working on a graphic novel (Jesus at Jefferson High) and two children's books (Phil in the Bubble and The Dragon Raised by Turkeys). Doubt that any of those will make their way into the conference circuits.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-85786395575177207762012-03-11T23:15:42.958-04:002012-03-11T23:15:42.958-04:00I've always been particularly interested in th...I've always been particularly interested in the science of learning. I think education programs should focus on teaching evidence-based cognitive science as opposed to theories that sound nice/logical but have no real data to support them and are nothing but fluff (Gardner). Not that we really know all that much about brain-based learning, cognitive psychology, educational neuropsychology or whatever it is you want to call it but we know <i>some things</i>. And I want to be better at understanding what we know and using it.<br /><br />I did talk about this topic in the classroom on several occasions and I found many of the students were intrigued. It's an intriguing topic, how your very own brain works.Susan Eckerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159073219086902316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-6812525976981634762012-03-11T22:29:23.254-04:002012-03-11T22:29:23.254-04:00Dear Susan,
I suspect we need to spend more energ...Dear Susan,<br /><br />I suspect we need to spend more energy in the classroom explaining to kids what it means to learn something--should the definition require physical changes in the brain?<br /><br />I wonder how much of what we do day to day outside our routine cultivates new neuronal pathways?<br /><br />We've talked about this before, and we'll talk about it again--it's such a fundamental part of what we do every day.<br /><br /><br />Dear John,<br /><br />I've no doubt you're an expert teacher, but I've also no doubt that you will always seek to become better. You've learned the sekrit code--the joy is in the journey.<br /><br />(I think one of your videos was used at one of our sessions--the presenter wasn't sure--do you have a link to one about PLN's?)doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-88489472333877656252012-03-11T22:21:33.713-04:002012-03-11T22:21:33.713-04:00"I still have a lot of work to do before I be..."I still have a lot of work to do before I become half the teacher I want to be." <br /><br />I can relate to that. <br /><br />I've been placed in positions where I am considered the expert teacher. I'm still figuring out what I believe about teaching, not just how to become a better teacher.<br /><br />I am beginning to see that so much of why I do what I do is for the sheer enjoyment of it. I can wax eloquent about the power of story to change lives, but the truth is that I write novels because it's fun. I can talk about a PLN, but I blog because it's fun and because I like the interaction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-66740730860272847322012-03-11T19:43:45.851-04:002012-03-11T19:43:45.851-04:00Nice post, sounds like it was a brain-altering exp...Nice post, sounds like it was a brain-altering experience. I remember one day I was telling my students that when you learn something, it can physically change your brain. And then I said, "Isn't it <i>weird</i> that now maybe your brain is a bit different because it just learned about...itself?" I laughed, they stared, they laughed. (But mostly because they thought it was funny that I even find that entertaining.)Susan Eckerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159073219086902316noreply@blogger.com