Schoolz & Toolz

Destiny Quest: Learning the Features of the Destiny Quest Mobile App

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:06:00 PST

We can now access our School Library catalog with the new Destiny Quest app. More details on our ISB LIBRARY FACEBOOK GROUP

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TIE Online - Teach Abroad: Get An International Teaching Job And Pursue An Overseas Career In Education [del.icio.us]

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Welcome to Sklobal [del.icio.us]

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Vegan Village

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:59:00 PST

This is my son, Connor McKenzie, with an idea for his IB MYP Personal Project... oh and he says it will change the world too.

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The Vertical Farm Project - Agriculture for the 21st Century and Beyond | www.verticalfarm.com [del.icio.us]

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Whole Village Contact Information [del.icio.us]

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info(at)wholevillage.org

The Woodland Trust | British Trees [del.icio.us]

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SabbaticalHomes - Home for Rent Rome 00187 Italy [del.icio.us]

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PLAY might be the most important learning we do

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:19:00 PDT

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To Praise or Not to Praise

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:09:00 PDT

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jennieteacher — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:48:29 PDT

Studio Schools

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:31:00 PDT

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Thank you for showing up!

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:04:00 PDT

Having hit my "tech high" in 2007, I have had time to be reflective of the current mass adoption and realization that tech (web 2.0) does matter for education. But when does it not matter? I'm on the...

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An overwhelming creative experience

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:48:00 PDT

Another great post by Bruce Hammonds from NZ leading and learning: An overwhelming creative experience"Although I am a fan of individual creative teachers, believing they hold the power to develop...

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The Freedom to Learn

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:47:00 PDT

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SURVEY RESULTS!

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:11:00 PDT

Results from our READING HABITS SURVEY Edit form - [ ISB Community Reading Habits Survey ] - Google Docs

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Teaching Secrets: Asking the Right Questions

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:34:00 PDT

By Elizabeth Stein (National Board-certified teacher in the Smithtown Central SD on Long Island, N.Y.) The science lesson was in full swing when I walked into my inclusion class. The...

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Reading Habits Survey for School Communities

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:53:00 PDT

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Untapped Potential of Children

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:22:00 PDT

Stephen Breslin

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Top 10 learning technology trends in 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:26:00 PDT

Feb 08, 2010 Robin Hoyle, head of learning at Infinity Learning looks at how Web 2.0 can be used to improve learner engagement and interaction. 1. The rise of transactional networking Learners...

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What are the intentional barriers to engagement in your organisation?

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:09:00 PDT

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Competition in Classrooms

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:28:00 PDT

Rick Lavoie asks us to reconsider the competitive nature of our classrooms; awards, certificates, photos of winners, bribes, treats, and other "competition" tools do not motivate (other than the top...

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Education Reform's red herrings

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:30:00 PST

Waiting for Superman... How about waiting for SuperLibrarian? Joanne Barkan's, "Got Dough? How Billionaires Rule Our Schools" Letter to Duncan explaining their mistake to quote testing scores to...

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Reflection on our 1:1 Laptop Program

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:16:00 PST

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Waiting for "Superman"... how about Waiting for "SuperLibrarian"?

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:34:00 PST

As an international Librarian, why would I care about cries for American Schools to reform because of continuing low scores compared to international standards? Using Bill O'Reilly logic,...

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Gates Foundation is not helping education

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:52:00 PST

HOW TO MAKE EDUCATION REFORM smell funky... Invite your buddies over for drinks, go with your "gut" feelings, and put your money into the pockets of every possible committee, organization, group,...

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Language Learning - Krashen says "keep it light and lively and allow for silence"

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:27:00 PST

Low anxiety = high language acquisition.

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Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, Whole Language, AR, and Silent Sustained Reading

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:52:00 PST

Stephen Krashen - he's brilliant and funny! You can sign up for Stephen's Newsletter - http://sdkrashen.com Part 3 is the "Love of Libraries" 88 Generalizations about Voluntary...

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Those that learn together... inspire together!

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:43:00 PST

I ran an online course for our K-12 teachers called "23 Things" in 2009 to encourage development of this week's CCK11 concepts. The idea started with Stephen Abram's article,"43...

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Seven Habits of Highly Connected People by Stephen Downes

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:25:00 PST

#CCK11#edchat Being an extrovert or having interpersonal intelligence in life seems to have translated to my online life. I think (hope) that I naturally practice all 7 habits that Downes lists...

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“Training is for pigeons" - The Subordination of Teaching to Learning

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:41:00 PST

The Subordination of Teaching to Learning #CCK11 - Week 4 Learning Theories During the live sessions, one of our professors uses examples of learning situations that sound vaguely familiar to me......

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How can we apply these tools in Libraries? Make QR codes with Google

noreply@blogger.com (Jennie McKenzie) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:27:00 PST

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