May 2011
1 post
How Do We Identify Ineffective Teachers? →
The website GOOD wrote up a small summary/response on another article written in the National Journal from July of 2010. Follow through to the National Journal article and read the various positions on identifying ineffective teachers.
From the NJ article, choose three (3) of the positions that capture your attention and write up a response referencing their positions and why you agree or...
April 2011
2 posts
Knockout Game Article (for those missing this... →
If you were in class to do this assignment and already posted it, disregard this assignment.
If you were not here or didn’t complete this assignment, follow these instructions:
Create a new link post.
Follow the link and read the article.
Write a one (1) paragraph summary and a one (1) paragraph response.
Publish your post.
Missouri to Develop New Teacher Evaluation Tool →
Reblog Assignment: Click ‘Reblog’ from my post. Type your one-paragraph summary and one-paragraph response. Due Tuesday at the beginning of class.
March 2011
4 posts
CI Spring 2011: Welcome
This is the start of something new. Every week, I would like you to find two (2) news articles, dated within the week, on topics that we have discussed in class or possibly could discuss. This could be anything important that you deem necessary to talk about. Remember how class works, though: we must be realistic. Don’t bring me something about conspiracy or a topic that is questionable....
Theme Selection
If you want to fancy up your page, here is a list of my *approved* themes. Make it your own, but keep it clean.
Remember: I see everything.
http://www.tumblr.com/themes
Under Featured:
Notations Brutal Simplicity Just Plain Theme Nostalgia Not Quite LightGrid langer.tumblr Optimus
Under Recent:
Natural Elegance Article Serif Nantucket5 TwentyTen
If I cannot see the time and date of...
News Source List
Like this post (click the heart in the upper right hand of this post from your Dashboard) Here is a list of news sources that you can use for our weekly news article assignment. If you find more, please submit it to http://mrmickley.tumblr.com/submit (Extra credit?) BBC News (UK): http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Al Jazeera (English): http://english.aljazeera.net/ USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/ Time...
CI Spring 2011: Following as a Class
Just as you did for me, you will need to follow all of the other students in this class to keep track of what issues are important to them. As you follow the student, your Dashboard will update when your fellow classmate posts an article.
If you wish to respond to their article, you can Reblog it and add a comment or note. This part may be a little confusing, so don’t worry too much about...