Differentiating and Personalizing Instruction
Problem: What are some key strategies for success in using an online content provider as a credit recovery option for students?
Abstract: I describe three key elements to successful implementation of APEX as a credit recovery option for students:
1) Having highly accessible and hands on approach to holding students accountable.
2) Setting up self-reporting feedback structures using A
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Author: Christina McLeod from East Bronx Academy for the Future
Problem: How do you use diagnostic assessment to create individualized pathways for students?
Abstract: iSchool principal Alisa Berger describes her school's use of online courses and diagnostic testing to create personalized learning pathways for students.
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Author: Alisa Berger from NYC iSchool
Problem: How can an online publishing opportunity be used to motivate and differentiate inquiry into a relevant environmental science topic like hydrofracking?
Abstract: NYC iSchool students explain how different groups take ownership of different aspects of production of a public service website on the controversial topic of hydro-fracking, a drilling technique that extracts gas from shale using injected solvents.
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Author: Alisa Berger from NYC iSchool
Problem: The problem I found arose when reviewing for the Regents exam. I wanted to review all of the material while addressing all levels of learners in my classroom. I did not want to bore my advanced students while overwhelming the weaker students.
Abstract: I created video lessons for each of the topics. I posted the videos on line as Google docs along with a practice sheet. The videos allowed students to work through the lessons at their own pace and deepen their understanding.
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Author: Sarah Prendergast from NYC iSchool
Problem: What does it mean to be sixteen in other places around the world? How can students follow and document the life of students globally to capture the unique and universal experience of being a teenager? How can students use technology to capture and document digital narratives that will allow them to develop an understanding of world cultures and civilizations? How can educators use social media to create both a network and community of participants for this project?
Abstract: Students will Skype with teenagers abroad to make connections between their own cultural experiences and other places around the world. Students will use iMovie to produce a collaborative video documentary that explores the coming of age experience.
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Author: Francesca Fay from NYC iSchool
Problem: How can teachers harness all the awesomeness, ubiquitous access, and collaborative authoring power made possible by Google Docs without creating a document management nightmare?
Abstract: Written by an educator for educators, the free doctopus script gives teachers the ability to auto-generate, pre-share, and manage grading and feedback on templated Docs for group and individual projects.
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Author: Andrew Stillman from New Visions for Public Schools
Problem: How do I design and implement a "blended" instructional approach in my ELA classroom, and thereby increase the personalization and impact of the student learning experience through online and other technology-enhanced methods?
Abstract: I have used Jing/Screencast.com and Google Docs to design a unit that "lives" online. Students may work at their own pace, and select their own line of inquiry through asking questions and determining their importance.
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Author: Stephen May from East Brooklyn Community High School
Problem: I teach a very diverse population of English Language Learners (ELLs). How can I incorporate the authentic use of native language and family involvement with projects-based learning in my ELL classroom?
Abstract: Using "Maus" as inspiration, students interview someone in their own family who has survived a difficult time. They then take their interviews and create their own graphic novels both in English and their Native Language using Comic Life 2.
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Author: Dara Ross from Brooklyn International High School
Problem: Teaching Integrated Algebra can be a challenge when you have students that don't have many of the prerequisite skills needed to be successful. Example: I am able to teach students on how to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side length of a right triangle. When the answer isn't a whole number, they need to round off to the nearest tenth or hundredth. Frustration sets in since they can't round. Or how about the student that was absent? How do I get all students on the same page?
Abstract: Khanacademy.org: Students make use of an extensive video library, practice exercises, and assessments from any computer with access to the web. Teachers have unprecedented visibility into what their students are learning and doing on Khan Academy.
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Author: David Lloret from East Brooklyn Community High School
Problem: How can I design a strength-based professional development that relies on teachers’ funds of knowledge?
Abstract: Beehivers engage in design-thinking, experimentation, creativity, and are not afraid to be education geeks. They use digital tools to publish their solutions at the end of each design problem solving cycle.
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Author: David Rothauser from New Design High School
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