The Caffeinated Carbivore

As teachers, we are constantly seeking ways to make our lesson plans palatable. We can do this in a few ways. 1. Relate the lessons back to the students' lives . This way they (a) see more reason to pay attention (b) can use the lesson later, leading to greater retention (c) have increased respect for the teacher (increased immediacy: "hey, my teacher understands me!") 2. Take the lesson outside the classroom by (a) taking field trips to stimulate class bonding and imagination (b) connecting the class or lesson with current world wide events As 10.10.10 approaches, lesson plans can gain a valuable boost from reflecting on the status of education worldwide. CALL TO ACTION: Education is critical for beating global poverty. Oxfam is working hard to get basic education for all who need it, and you can help! On 10/10/10, Oxfam asks you to reflect on the issues education in your own life and identify why these are your and EVERYONE'S fundamental rights. Guidelines 1...

The "Challenge yourself to blog" campaign has begun! What are the challenges? Learning how to use new gadgets, embedding code, making and editing videos...the list goes on! Besides fun, there are a lot of benefits: Students can 1. strengthen their blogging basics 2. widen their PLN 3. get creative ideas 4. meet other student/teacher bloggers 5. learn about new tools and gadgets 6. register your individual (not class) blog here ! Teachers can 1. submit ideas for challenge activities 2. connect students to an international bloggosphere 3. register your class' blog here First Challenge: One Day on Earth 10.10.10 Students all over the world film their 24 hour experiences. Let's see how different, or similar, we all are. Current global student commitments: