USLDA Conference: Scalability of Distance Learning Initiatives within Current School Models Resistant to Change by Daryl Diamond, Assistant Director, Enterprise Change Implementation, Broward County Public Schools, FL 6th largest school district in the country; first franchise of Florida Virtual School She started with a “distance learning program attribute checklist” with keys for implementation. It has [...]
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I’m at the USDLA Annual Conference listening to Ellen Wagner’s opening keynote. She’s the Senior Director of Worldwide E-Learning Solutions with Adobe Systems, Inc. Here are some snippets of wisdom and ideas. “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein Shift Happens – watch [...]
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If you aren’t subscribed to the comments on my blog, then you should check out the MysteryQuest USA pictures posted online by Pine River Elementary. They give a great flavor of what the research portion is like in the classroom. I especially like the picture of this strategy of having a wall or whiteboard or [...]
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First session of MysteryQuest USA today! We had a lot of posters in the presentations today, so I thought I’d share some of what worked and what we worked on improving even during the conference! A couple of the classes were holding posters. As you can see, once they held it still, it came through [...]
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Did you see this in the Wainhouse Research Bulletin a few weeks ago? Be sure to click the link to see the picture! MIT Launches One Videoconferencing System per Child (OVPC) Nicholas Nery of The Manchurian Institute of Technology thinks everyone in the world should have a videoconferencing system. The world famous professor, author, researcher, [...]
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It’s tough to find a good program for young children, but one of the great choices is A is for Animal from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The program builds on the sculptures and paintings at the Cleveland Museum of Art. At first the presenter asks the students if they’ve done a VC and lets [...]
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