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Replacing Grading with Conversations
My Twitter page shows that I’ve been spending a lot of time commenting on student work in our grade eight blogosphere. Perhaps “commenting” is not the best word to describe what I’m doing. I’m trying to engage students in conversations about the topics they’re researching. This is not just about giving feedback. That would only [...]
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3. April 2007
I spent the last two weeks reading, re-reading, and revising chapter four of my thesis. The version I have now, while certainly not perfect, emphasizes the fact that professional development in this age of networked learning is crucial. When I first narrowed down my focus and started the study, I had no idea that professional [...]
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Final video of the Virtual Classroom Project hosted on the Islands of jokaydia in April and June, 2008. For more information about the project, click here.
Screenshots of the Virtual Classroom Project are available here.
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Asides 
Karyn Romeis responded to my South African reflection by linking to her own African tale. Her words struck a chord because I returned from Africa (South Africa and Kenya) only a few weeks ago, and my experiences there profoundly changed me as a teacher and a human being. Her entry took me back to many schools and classrooms that I visited in Kenya as part of the Teachers Without Borders-Canada project.
Here’s a link to Karyn’s entry and to a version I annotated using Diigo.
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25. April 2007
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