On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Caroline Meeks <[email protected] > wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:55 AM, Bill Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Caroline Meeks < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Bill, >>> >>> I'm excited that you are doing pilot. How old are the kids? From the >>> blog posts it looks like you have some XOs, are you using SoaS on other >>> computers too? >> >> >> thanks for the mail, Caroline >> >> one xo >> standard usage is SoaS, for this course >> year 10 approx 15yo >> course outline involves critical evaluation and building some useful >> software >> details: http://xo-whs2009.blogspot.com/2009/07/course-outline.html >> > > This looks amazing!!! > thanks Caroline this might be of interest to wrt your point 4 Curriculum, pedagogy, lesson plans - as well as the big picture curriculum the nitty gritty curriculum grows out of listening diligently to student feedback lesson by lesson, one of the things that makes transfer of a curriculum package from one site to another so difficult student blogging allows for such feedback - my whole lesson plan for tomorrow is pretty much based on that and it will extend beyond tomorrow - see this blog for more detail http://xo-whs2009.blogspot.com/2009/08/ideas-arising-from-student-blogs.html the trap for busy worked trapped teachers is to rush through marking etc. and not pause for that reflective response - part of my reason for working part time cheers
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