[download PDF] This highly idiosyncratic Top 10 list was my starting point for a 3-session professional development mini-course (Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction Among Gifted…
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Teacher Education, Service Learning & the Law of Reciprocity
Because of its symbiotic nature, service learning is a powerful mechanism for urban teacher education. A service learning pedagogy supports academic and civic engagement among…
Building 21st-Century Teachers: An Intentional Pedagogy of Media Literacy Education
High quality teacher education requires a complex body of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Media literacy education can (and should be thought of) as an intentional…
Powerful Voices for Kids (& the RH Factor)
One of my favorite media educators and researchers is Renee Hobbs of the Media Education Lab at Temple University (among other ventures). Her Powerful Voices…
Heed the Beckon-Ning Call
The eighth annual Northeast Media Literacy Conference, was held at the University of Connecticut on March 26, 2010. Keynote speakers were Dr. Susan Linn, author, and…
The ABCs of PLCs
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) can facilitate, even transform, teachers’ understanding of their subject area and pedagogy. At a recent professional development workshop (Classroom Reset 2010:…
NAMLE 2009 Conference Recap
The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Conference was held August 1-4, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. It was chock full of scholars and practitioners exploring the…