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@oer_cameroon If you want to get involved in what the @goifoundation is doing please do! We had to find a $200 US sponsor, but that was enough to laun

@oer_cameroon If you want to get involved in what the @goifoundation is doing please do! We had to find a $200 US sponsor, but that was enough to launch a pilot for quite a few folks. I can't fundraise but happy to help if you jump on board. #oer19 #oer

This is more of a reading comprehension plan about using context clues to determine unknown words rather than a lesson focused on selecting and develo

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This is more of a reading comprehension plan about using context clues to determine unknown words rather than a lesson focused on selecting and developing academic vocabulary. It is a strong lesson and you should set it aside for the comprehension unit but we will need to work on another vocab lesson. #edu407

#edu407 many reader's workshop folks may disagree with me but I also do not think having students choose academic vocabulary words from their independ

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#edu407 many reader's workshop folks may disagree with me but I also do not think having students choose academic vocabulary words from their independent reading is the best way to support vocabulary development (though independent reading is...) but as a teacher, you can not prepare lessons and decide how to use words in different context. That is hard when

#edu407 And the data supports your conclusion. In Connecticut we have much to do in the area of numeracy. We have some persistent differences in subgr

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#edu407 And the data supports your conclusion. In Connecticut we have much to do in the area of numeracy. We have some persistent differences in subgroup scores but in general, our reading and writing scores are high in Connecticut. We need to think about meaning making with numbers. #numeracy so much more than solving algorithms.

Sounds like you were never taught vocabulary but were instead taught on inefficient memory techniques.

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Sounds like you were never taught vocabulary but were instead taught on inefficient memory techniques.

In #edu305 #edu407 #edu307 we will learn that these "simple rhyme words" (avoid words like simple...what comes easy to you doesn't to students) are ca

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In #edu305 #edu407 #edu307 we will learn that these "simple rhyme words" (avoid words like simple...what comes easy to you doesn't to students) are called part of onset and rhymes and the cvc words you refer to are usually closed syllable (meaning short vowel) There are 37 major rimes in the English language.

A good lesson plan though I think it will take much longer than thirty minutes. Teachers, new and veterans underestimate how long task take. Your jigs

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A good lesson plan though I think it will take much longer than thirty minutes. Teachers, new and veterans underestimate how long task take. Your jigsaw for preteaching the vocabulary, I love this idea, but it might take the better part of thirty minutes. #edu407

Yes building out word walls and showing kids patterns are a great way to learn. Never understood a vocabulary, maybe a section on a measure of content

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Yes building out word walls and showing kids patterns are a great way to learn. Never understood a vocabulary, maybe a section on a measure of content knowledge but not testing vocabulary for vocabulary's sake. Immerse kids in words and measure how they use vocabulary not how they recite it.

At our @scsu strategic meeting about grad coordinators and providing the time everyone was focused on evenings. Interestingly in my online classes the

At our @scsu strategic meeting about grad coordinators and providing the time everyone was focused on evenings. Interestingly in my online classes the 600-7:00 am have been the most widely booked times. Working mothers and teachers are up early and often the house isn't

@goifnetwork I will make a quick guide on both HTML and wiki markup for you but like poems, puzzles, and paragraphs it all comes down to patterns. ...

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@goifnetwork I will make a quick guide on both HTML and wiki markup for you but like poems, puzzles, and paragraphs it all comes down to patterns. ...We still need to find some help adding some basics to the wiki.

Hey @goifoundation scratch that. Our mediawiki install does not have a visual editor. If you know of anyone in the @wikipedia community who might want

Hey @goifoundation scratch that. Our mediawiki install does not have a visual editor. If you know of anyone in the @wikipedia community who might want to contribute we have some extensions like the file uploader and visual editor to add. I could learn but never efficient and not always effective.

Our wiki, where the knowledge base of the #OER community will live, https://goifnetwork.org, will keep the visual editor. Hoping to wrangle @iamjesskl

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Our wiki, where the knowledge base of the #OER community will live, https://goifnetwork.org, will keep the visual editor. Hoping to wrangle @iamjessklein to let us pilot and test all the fun new tools she mocks up.

Also many of you noticed and asked about the #IndieWeb wiki doesn't have visual editor, customized uses wiki markup or HTML. Many pages a mix, easiest

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Also many of you noticed and asked about the #IndieWeb wiki doesn't have visual editor, customized uses wiki markup or HTML. Many pages a mix, easiest approach is to copy and paste, look at models and find the patterns. When in doubt just ask in the #meta channel

@goifnetwork if you save the @withknown app to your home screen on your mobile it makes for a great app experience. Image uploader and source code edi

@goifnetwork if you save the @withknown app to your home screen on your mobile it makes for a great app experience. Image uploader and source code editor leave something to be desired but that is outdated TinyMCE, fix is coming soon I am sure.

Okay not going to do the background research on agentive apprenticeships. instead going to go bang out the assessment chapter....I think I just nailed

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Okay not going to do the background research on agentive apprenticeships. instead going to go bang out the assessment chapter....I think I just nailed the outline, keeping track of sources on your own domain so much easier than Zotero, Evernote, or Mendeley

This is where I think we can use a lot of the #IndieWeb infrastructure in #openpedagogy assessment: https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/03/

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This is where I think we can use a lot of the #IndieWeb infrastructure in #openpedagogy assessment: https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/03/21/to-go-far-enough-digped let's just make it opt-in by default. Privacy through data empowerment...a more technical description: https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/02/22/thinking-about-microformats

And we are also into #edtech we want the badges and chatbots and AI. We believe we can have this without the exploitation. So we will explore alternat

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And we are also into #edtech we want the badges and chatbots and AI. We believe we can have this without the exploitation. So we will explore alternatives. We have to. We are in teacher preparation. Institutional assessment is a reality, everyone knows we are drowning in data but the only solution folks seem to agree on is adding more water.

With all the major portfolio #edtech companies getting scooped up in a period of mass consolidation we will remind folks that we should focus on web p

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With all the major portfolio #edtech companies getting scooped up in a period of mass consolidation we will remind folks that we should focus on web presence and not portfolios. That it all begins with the sentence, "My url is..." #digped #indieweb #DoOO

We will also have to cover portfolio assessment. A favorite of mine since being an elementary school teachers and writing portfolios were great scienc

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We will also have to cover portfolio assessment. A favorite of mine since being an elementary school teachers and writing portfolios were great science experiments..collecting layers of dust as they were passed unused year to year.

@wiobyrne and I are there so you know #openbadges will be discussed, especially now that Salesforce and Credly both have patented systems (Why the #FO

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@wiobyrne and I are there so you know #openbadges will be discussed, especially now that Salesforce and Credly both have patented systems (Why the #FOSS and #EFF community did not get outraged over this???) we need to consider alternative to emerging silos.