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Education - Teaching in the 21st Century
By Will Richardson
Internet access has put the world at our fingertips, providing a classroom without walls. It allows us to contribute our experiences to the sum of human knowledge online. In this keynote session from the 21st Century Learning Institute held in Rosemont, Illinois, on October 13, 2010, Will Richardson shares eight shifts necessary to fully utilize Internet technology as a continuous learning opportunity. He challenges educators to set aside the old model of schooling and re-envision the foundation of teaching and learning as global and continuous. Will offers insight on how to:
Pull information globally from alternative sources.
Manage and synthesize multiple streams of information.
Detect false information on the Internet.
By empowering our students and ourselves to leverage the influence of technology, we can provide continuous learning and better prepare for a 21st century world.
DVD (With CD) / 2011
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Is the choice between dreams and practicality really a dilemma? While the students and recent graduates feel a responsibility to fulfill their dreams, and their parents show concern for their livelihoods, we learn from the experts that there are practical ways to shape your career path in accordance with your abilities and passions. They offer methods to realistically assessing what occupation is right for you and steps to starting a career in the chosen field.
DVD / 2010 / (Senior High-College) / 20 minutes
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The students discuss the important issues their generation is facing and the role high school & higher education play in preparing youth for dealing with real world issues. They speak of what they would like to see changed in the education system, and what is worth taking advantage of. The importance of critical thinking and an alert mind are crucial to the transition from the role of passive student to a member of the workforce. This episode promotes open discussion and invites a reexamination of the role one plays in society
DVD / 2010 / (Senior High-College) / 20 minutes
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This episode focuses on the importance of understanding financial realities and assessing the cost of education. The interviewees reveal their experiences in dealing with debt and discuss the value of a college education beyond earning a degree. The importance of experience and networking is indispensable as a degree doesn't guarantee a job. A featured topic is dealing with career changes because of a disability or going to college later in life. Experts examine the right and wrong reasons to invest in an education and give advice on perseverance
DVD / 2010 / (Senior High-College) / 20 minutes
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Students of today are more technologically advanced than ever before. They live their lives with technology at their fingertips. In this program we discuss how education systems are undergoing a transformation, and how e-learning is becoming further integrated into the classroom. We look at the benefits of e-learning, and how by engaging students on a level and with material to which they will respond can make a teacher's job easier. Introducing e-learning methods and strategies, we also investigate the benefits of Learning Management Systems and how this change in teaching methods is benefiting both teachers and students.
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DVD / 2009 / 25 minutes
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Today interactive whiteboards are being used in a variety of settings; classrooms at all levels of education, corporate board rooms, work groups, and training rooms. But what are their features and benefits? This program provides a solid introduction to interactive whiteboards, using a variety of different classroom settings as examples. Discussed are the learning and teaching advantages of interactive whiteboards and there many uses, applications and features. Examples are shown of ways in which the interactive whiteboards can be combined with traditional teaching methods to improve the learning experience. Essential viewing for both users and potential users of interactive whiteboards.
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DVD / 2009 / 27 minutes
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One of the biggest challenges facing teachers today is classroom management and dealing with difficult students. This program provides practical help, offering some effective, preventative strategies, as well as ways to deal with difficult behaviour when it occurs. Covering pre-planning - establishing the rules, pre-planning - other strategies, routine, seven steps of behaviour management, the behaviour interventions pyramid, depersonalising behaviour sanctions and reflection, and written by teachers in the know, this is a great professional development tool for any new teacher, or any teacher wanting to brush up on essential classroom skills.
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DVD / 2007 / 27 minutes
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By Richard Curwin, Allen Mendler
This professional development video series will help you explore four key skill areas essential to establishing a safe, supportive atmosphere in which all students can learn:
Building classroom community
Motivation strategies that improve student learning
Developing responsibility in students
Implementing school safety procedures
DVD (With Facilitator Guide in PDF) / 2006
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Plagiarism. It's the one act that can get a student expelled from the college of his or her choice, no questions asked. But what exactly constitutes plagiarism? If a student does not know he or she is doing it, is it still plagiarism? How does a student know whether or not he or she is committing this act of academic dishonesty? Find out the definition of plagiarism and what fall under this label. Also, discover ways you can keep from committing this academic crime.
Learning Objectives:
1) Students will learn what plagiarism is and the consequences they may suffer if they choose to plagiarize.
2) The reasons someone may choose to plagiarize will be examined.
3) Students will find out about the different types of plagiarism, including omitting documentation and using pre-written work.
4) Students will learn strategies to avoid plagiarism such as practicing better time management and implementing proper research and documentation strategies.
DVD / 2006 / 22 minutes
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Every student should be aware of the specific terms and definitions that have developed into the specialized language of the Internet. State-of-the-art computer graphics showcase many useful vocabulary terms that will enhance any on-line experience in a classroom setting.
Learning Objectives
1) Terms related to the Internet will be explained.
2) Students will learn how to search for information on the Internet.
3) Students will learn about common functions related to the Internet, such as e-mail.
DVD / 2005 / 20 minutes
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Implement a systemwide solution for classroom management based on the proven strategies best-selling book Classroom Management That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher.
This DVD and Facilitator Guide make it much easier and more cost-effective to conduct in-depth teacher workshops on the research-based classroom management strategies that are more apt to lead to higher student achievement.
Program 1, Sharing Rules and Procedures, helps teachers get off to a good start with new classes by showing them how to establish rules and procedures and set clear expectations for student behavior. Take workshop participants to elementary, middle, and high school classrooms to see how teachers involve students in establishing rules and setting the consequences for not following them.
Use Program 2, Developing Relationships, to explain how the relationship between teachers and students can keep positive learning environments going. Classroom scenes show how teachers can orchestrate an environment suitable for learning with multiple classes and widely diverse students. Teachers demonstrate research-based strategies that lead to mutual respect and student achievement.
Program 3, Fostering Student Self-Management, explores strategies for empowering students with self-discipline and the ability to control their own time, behavior, personal responsibility, and attention. Show teachers how it possible to make students responsible for the good functioning of the classroom
DVD / 2004
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Students have embraced the Internet and they know that it can enhance their educational experiences. Now, teachers can focus on what the Internet can do for them. Educators can find terrific lesson plans, download ancillary materials for the classroom, e-mail colleagues, and sign up for on-line college courses.
Learning Objectives:
1) Teachers will see some examples of web sites that can be useful to them in a variety of ways.v
2) Teachers will recognize that the Internet is a tool that can facilitate their jobs.
3) Teachers will be given the Internet addresses of some helpful web pages.
DVD / 2004 / (Grades 6-12) / 17 minutes
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By Ken Kay
In this keynote session (from the October 11, 2010, 21st Century Skills Institute in Rosemont, Illinois), Ken Kay argues that 21st century education must be rooted in knowledge and skills that ensure readiness for every student. He explains the importance of fusing the three Rs-reading, writing, and arithmetic-with the four Cs-critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation. Providing examples of successful districts and models, he outlines the need for local, state, and federal leaders to create polices that support this approach for every school.
DVD (With CD) / 67 minutes
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The DVD comes with a Facilitator's Guide that explains how to use this workshop in three different settings: full day, half day, or a series of late start or early release sessions. This provides the flexibilty to incorporate the DVD workshop into an inservice day, an early release or late start, or use by individual staff members.
Classroom Management: Effective Research-Based Strategies focuses on three major components of an effective classroom management plan: Rules and Procedures, Consequences, and Relationships
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By Diane Trister Dodge, Bonnie Kittredge
The learning environment conveys powerful messages to children. Research shows that a well-organized classroom promotes learning, helps build a classroom community, and frees teachers to observe and interact with children in positive ways.
Room Arrangement as a Teaching Strategy offers concrete ideas for arranging preschool classrooms in ways that intentionally welcome children, families, and staff members, and promote trust and a sense of security and belonging.
DVD (With User's Guide) / 24 minutes
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This course will explore five areas that are critical to effective teaching in the 21st century. These areas are the vital connection between student-teacher relationships and academic achievement, teaching strategies that take advantage of multiple-intelligences theory, approaches to character education, strategies to deal with increased student hyperactivity, and learning projects that develop self-management skills.
In this course, you will learn how to:
successfully teach those students who have previously been labeled as "unreachable."
gain valuable new skills that will help you build positive relationships with your students.
create classroom activities that will help students who are continually hyperactive in your classroom.
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