Author Archive

dagins

Teacher, Historian, Turntabilist

Homepage: http://folio.stonington.org/dagins/

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

SEF Grant Follow Up

After receiving the grant for twelve of the twenty-four iPods I requested last year, I believe that I have made progress in implementing their use in a manner consistent with my initial goals set forth in my previous grant application. While I was clearly able to make use of the twelve I was awarded last [...]

Monday, April 11th, 2011

The Independent Project

Here is the video we watched on Monday afternoon. I know that the limited time means limited discussion. If you think of something new to add, please add it in the comments.

Monday, April 11th, 2011

The Instructional Core

Here is a reading to add to our discussion (click here). It is by Richard Elmore (Harvard Graduate School of Education) and it focuses on how to make long term sustainable changes in student achievement. Real student achievement, not simply increased test scores, which is what “student achievement” means in most discussions about education between [...]

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Conversation: Diana Laufenberg

Watch this talk given by Diana Laufenberg at TEDxMidAtlantic 2010. Use the comment section to discuss any of the ideas and concepts in the talk. Respond to comments made by colleagues. Please feel free to disagree with each other and be as honest and open as possible. We will all benefit from open, honest dialogue. [...]

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Conversation: David Wiley

Watch this talk given by David Wiley at TEDxNYED 2010. Use the comment section to discuss any of the ideas and concepts in the talk. Respond to comments made by colleagues. Please feel free to disagree with each other and be as honest and open as possible. We will all benefit from open, honest dialogue. [...]

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Conversation: Will Richardson

Watch this talk given by Will Richardson at TEDxNYED 2011. Use the comment section to discuss any of the ideas and concepts in the talk. Respond to comments made by colleagues. Please feel free to disagree with each other and be as honest and open as possible. We will all benefit from open, honest dialogue. You [...]

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

SEF Grant Proposal

Mobile learning 1:1 initiative (10 Years into the 21st Century) Educators have been talking about 21st century skills for the past ten years.  It is starting to look as if it is becoming nothing more than an empty catchphrase in education. My proposal for a classroom set of 4th generation iPod Touches will allow me [...]

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

iPod Touch Apps

Here is a list of apps for potential use in classrooms with students. The beauty of the app store is the diversity. Apps can be downloaded for the iPod use in every subject area and organized into folders to keep things looking clean. The following list is not meant to be all inclusive. Rather it [...]

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Our past, Their future.

For a list of the online resources specifically mentioned in today’s presentation, please click here. The “Wordle” application has not been working recently, so I have included several online applications that do the same thing. For a list of other online resources I have acquired through my PLN, please click here. This list is quite [...]