Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance discovered on my travels ’round the Blogosphere. From professional to personal development, these posts and links have in some way touched my head or my heart.
Be sure to check out this week’s finds:
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Cosmeo: This is a great online homework toolkit for grades k-12 from the Discovery Channel. It includes over 30,000 videos and math tutorials, close to 150,000 reference articles. Always educational and very interactive.
- K-12 Online Conference 2007: Checkout this FREE conference for educators by educators from around the world. It is open to anyone interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This website has forty presentations that can be downloaded and viewed. TONS of conversations that will stretch your thinking!
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Motivation Matters: Kevin Bushweller, assistant managing editor for edweek.org, explores what works and what doesn’t in this great blog about the question most on educators minds: What really motivates students to learn?
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LeaderTalk is the first group blog written by school leaders for school leaders. This blog is a wonderful resource for teachers and administrators. Lots of great insights and inspiration on teaching, learning, and leadership. Recently LeaderTalk was nominated in the 2007 Edublog Awards for Best Group Blog-way to go guys!
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Edutopa Created and funded by The George Lucas Educational Foundation, this nonprofit site celebrates innovation in schools. You will find links to literally hundreds of relevant resources for teachers and students. This is definitely worth your time!
