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Interviewed by Wes Fryer
I had the privilege of being interviewed by Wes Fryer for his Speed of Creativity Podcast back in October. We discussed the mission of the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence, experiences and lessons learned from our inaugural conference, rethinking professional development, and my appreciation for educators throughout the Midsouth. Listen to the podcast by clicking on the play button below the photo.
Wes Fryer and Clif Mims
Show Notes
- The Martin Institute
- The Martin Institute Conference Wiki (with links to presentation resources)
- Video: About the Martin Institute
ShowMe iPad App: Easily Create Online Video Tutorials
ShowMe makes it possible to easily record interactive lessons on your iPad and share them online. It’s simple and intuitive and is the type of technology that can revolutionize the way we teach, provide support, and individualize instruction. Here is a quick video demonstration.
Examples
The following video tutorials are examples of how ShowMe might be used in and out of the classroom. (Note to ShowMe’s staff: It would be helpful to teachers if the tutorials were embeddable.)
- Pool Basics: Tangent Line and Trajectory
- Architecture: Maximizing Outdoor Space
- Language Arts: Agreement
Potential Impact
I agree with TechCrunch’s Erick Schonfeld that was is especially exciting about Show Me is that we are getting a “glimpse of how the iPad can completely change the way people learn. Any teacher can simply record their lessons and their students would need nothing more than an iPad to learn. Add some real-time chat and maybe some video, and it is not too difficult to see how this kind of technology can turn the iPad into a classroom.” (Source)
Related Articles
- Can An iPad Replace a Whiteboard? (gdstechtips.wordpress.com)
- The ShowMe Teaching Technology Behind The New Princeton Review SAT iPad App (TCTV) (techcrunch.com)
About the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence [Video]
The Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence provides world-class professional development for educators. The Institute provides on-site seminars, workshops and conferences; a teacher residency program; and funding for off-site professional development, especially Project Zero at Harvard University. The Institute draws on the research and ideas of leading educational thinkers and child development experts, and it blends theory with practical application, including the opportunity for teachers to observe, network and/or develop their craft.
Summer Conference
The 2011 Martin Institute Summer Conference will be in Memphis, TN on June 15-16. This year’s theme is Teaching for Tomorrow, which focuses on 21st century skills. The world-class slate of presenters and workshop facilitators includes Bill Nye the Science Guy, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, Tom Barrett (@tombarrett), Paul R. Wood (@paulrwood), and many other outstanding educators and thought leaders.
Free Apps: Everyday Math
The McGraw-Hill School Education Group has made all of their Everyday Mathematics apps available for FREE during the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Conference. The apps are available in iPod Touch/iPhone and iPad versions. Students often find these drill and practice educational games to be engaging for long stretches of time. The NCTM Conference begins April 13th and concludes on April 16th, so be sure to download your free copies of these apps by the end of Saturday.
| Addition Top It | Beat the Computer Multiplication |
| Tric-Trac | Equivalent Fractions |
| Subtraction Top-It | Divisibility Dash |
| Baseball Multiplication (1-6 Facts) | Name That Number |
Hat tip to Karyn Keenan and Cindy Brock for bringing this to my attention.
Suggested Reading: Education and the Future
Learning 2025: Forging Pathways to the Future
21 Things That Will Be Obsolete by 2020
Technology is a Game Changer for Learning
The Education Industry Needs to Wake Up to the Future
Future School Day: Self-Paced Learning, Creating, and Collaborating
Related Articles
- School Day Design (rethinking-education.com)
- The future of learning (bigthink.com)
Digital Tools for Teachers’ Toolboxes (Version 2.1) at #msmeca11
More than 3,000 teachers were informally surveyed about the Web 2.0 tools that they and their students most commonly used. This presentation will provide a hands-on introduction to these tools along with teacher-created and student-created examples. Strategies for implementation will be shared.
Workshop materials available on the resource wiki, Learning Collaboratively.
Digital Tools for Teachers' Toolboxes, Version 2.1
View more presentations from Clif Mims.
DEN SciCon 2011 Is This Saturday
(Cross-posted from TN DEN LC Blog)
The Tennessee Discovery Education Network Leadership Council (TN DEN LC) is hosting 3 live events for the DEN SciCon Virtual Conference happening January 22nd! So, no matter where you live in TN, you can attend a live event with relative ease and be part of one of the most fantastic groups of educators anywhere on the planet…the DEN!
So why go to a live event? First, you will get to spend quality time with educators who share the same passions for Discovery and science that you have. Second, there will be live workshops at the events that will not be available to you online. Third (as if you need another reason), the food is on us! And fourth, we will be skyping all three groups together so we can all meet one another across the state!
Join us for all of the event or just part of it. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to registered participants (and this event is FREE)!
Here are the locations and links to register:
Cleveland, TN
Register at: http://tinyurl.com/38bue6n
Knoxville, TN
Register at: http://tinyurl.com/2b4vuvz
Memphis, TN
St. George’s Independent Schools, Germantown Campus
Register at: http://tinyurl.com/29v9qzw
On site registration begins at 7:30 AM. The first session kicks off promptly at 8:00 AM.
You must pre-register online to attend the live events of the conference. This will help us coordinate room space and food expenses. If you register, but later decide you cannot attend, please contact the coordinator for your event at least 48 hours prior to let him or her know you cannot attend.
This year’s SCIcon will have a special presentation from Reed Timmer, Extreme Meteorologist and TVN team leader, for Discovery Channel’s hit series Stormchasers.
Join thousands of educators from around the world for an amazing day of professional development sessions, networking and sharing.
Agenda (all times CT)
8:00 AM
Opening Keynote
The Five E’s of Inquiry-Based Instruction
Patti Duncan, DEN Guru
9:00 AM
The Student Experience: Engaging and Assessing Young Scientists
Mike Bryant
10:00 AM
Spotlight Session
Real Students, Real Teachers, Real Results: Implementing Discovery Education Science
Cindy Moss, Director of Science and Math, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
11:00 PM
Top Ten Free Science Resources from Discovery Education
Porter Palmer
12:00 PM
Hands-On Digital
Brad Fountain and Lance Rougeux
1:00 PM
Closing Keynote
Into the Storm: Following the Love of Science
Reed Timmer, Extreme Meteorologist
Related Articles
- An Innovative Way To Participate In Life Science Conferences At Target Meeting (prweb.com)
- Discovery Education launches iPad-optimized Web app (reviews.cnet.com)
- TV Junkie Interview: Reed Timmer from ‘Storm Chasers’ (laist.com)
Did You You Change the World Today?
I think it’s important that we ask ourselves this question from time to time. I know it helps me to readjust my priorities and tweak my moral compass. So,…
Did you change the world today?
photo credit: j / f / photos
Prezi for the iPad
Why use Prezi on the iPad? (Source)
* Show your prezis on a portable, lightweight device
* Put ideas at your fingertips by leveraging the iPad’s touchscreen experience
* Keep the focus on your prezi by avoiding the distractions of a browser environment
Sign up for an account at Prezi.com and download the app from iTunes.
Related Articles
- View Your Prezi Presentations Anywhere Via New iPad App (readwriteweb.com)
- Prezi Launches A Precious Presentation App For The iPad (techcrunch.com)
- Five Favorite Presentation Tools (lifehacker.com)
- links for 2011-01-10 (dougpete.wordpress.com)
