http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org Edublog Room Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:57:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en " There can be so much tugging at your students' minds and hearts - troubled family situations, changing friendships, uncertainties, doubts, and fears. Be aware of them as a whole person." ~ Karen KatafiaszIt is difficult being a first year teacher.My first year was way back in 1970. To ... http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org/2007/08/22/first-year-teacher/ “Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.” ~ William PollardLots of information out there. Do we give everything the same weight? Who is presenting the ... http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org/2007/08/20/questioning-information/ In the Bangor Daily News of August 13th, there is an editorial entitled: Amateurism Goes Big. The editorial discusses Web 2.0 as the “birth of a revolutionary new era of cultural democracy,” and “ marking of the end to elitism and gatekeeping and a reliance on the wisdom of the ... http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org/2007/08/20/web-20-the-dark-side/ "Time and tide wait for no man. A pompous and self-satisfied proverb, and was true for a billion years; but in our day of electric wires and water-ballast we turn it around: Man waits not for time nor tide." ~ Mark TwainTo paraphrase the Rolling Stones, "Time is on ... http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org/2007/08/19/time/ ACTEM presents "Learning in a 2.0 World" on October 11-12, 2007, at the Augusta Civic Center. DetailsTechnorati Tags: ACTEM MAINEd07 http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org/2007/08/18/actem-maineducation-2007-technology-conference/ There will be a series of MLTI regional leadership team meetings on the new high school laptop initiative. Details http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org/2007/08/18/21st-century-high-school-teacher-tools-resources/ Highly recommended for all: The 2007 Maine Association for Middle Level Education Conference. October 18-19 at Sugarloaf. Details http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org/2007/08/18/2007-mamle-conference/ The 41st Annual NEEEA Conference, Sept. 14-16, 2007 at Camp Matoaka in Smithfield, Maine. Looks fascinating! Details http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org/2007/08/18/building-bridges-creating-change-for-a-common-good/ "Without a narrative, life has no meaning. Without meaning, learning has no purpose. Without a purpose, schools are houses of detention, not attention. This is what 'End of education,' is all about." ~ Neil PostmanBuilding bridges that last is a complex matter. A great deal of knowledge, testing, and trial ... http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org/2007/08/17/building-bridges/ “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” ~Ryunosuke SatoroI just completed four days at the SAD#43 and SAD#21 Technology in Curriculum Workshops and thoroughly enjoyed it. Evidence of collaboration was everywhere. It was a time when two districts combined their resources and allowed teachers to choose from ... http://learninginmaine.edublogs.org/2007/08/17/collaboration-model/