Saturday Thinks: Interesting Links for the Weekend #1
Finland: from Stories from School
I am in Finland from January 31 through May 30 on a Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching grant. This grant is for k-12 teachers who are interested in doing research aboard. The program is running in 11 countries around the world this year. My research is about school libraries and information literacy instruction. I am living in Helsinki, but trying to visit schools around the country as much as I can. Inevitably, the conversations I am having with teachers lead us to the question everyone is asking…what is their secret?
Check out the observations from this teacher. Very cool things going on in that country. It’s nice to be able to read about the research.
Using social media to enhance or prepare for your next conference or event might seem like a no-brainer, but many conference goers get so excited about the “going,” they fail to make the preparations that can transform a good conference into a great one.
Basically Angela Maiers gives you tips on how to network yourself.
Parents Wage Misguided War Against Standardized Testing
Dissatisfied with standardized testing in schools, some parents are taking their kids out of the game. But this does a disservice to everybody else.
I don’t necessarily agree with this post, but it is an interesting read. You can take the overall message and apply it to some of the more tedious things you teach so you don’t feel so bad with a mundane part of a lesson.
