by Heather MacCorkle | May 3, 2013 | Blogging, Education, Learning, Teaching
This week, I have chosen to blog about the following topic. Anatomy of a Question Make a public blog post sharing some well-written question that challenge higher order thinking. Explain to your potential audience what makes this a question worth asking students....
by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 18, 2013 | Blogging, Education, Teaching
Our assignment this week is to create a post that reflects upon one of four projects. I decided to write the “Pie in the Sky” post, describing an ideal blended learning environment in the year 2013. The questions we are to answer are: What sort of...
by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 13, 2013 | Education, Learning, Teaching
Links You Might Need During the Event http://tinyurl.com/survey0414 – This is a link to the survey I would like to administer and speak to at the beginning of the event. https://www.diigo.com/list/mrsedick/finding-resources – This link opens a diigo list...
by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 2, 2013 | Business, Education, Teaching
It turns out there is a very good resource for project management with an education twist. Hop on over to the PMI’s Educational Foundation and check out the resources they have there. I especially liked the project management cycles slides and the workshop...
by Heather MacCorkle | Mar 29, 2013 | Business, Education, Teaching
We can think of a teacher’s project as the fulfillment of a curriculum or a curricular component. For instance, a project can be entitled “Seventh Grade English Language Arts.” The lesson plan is a deliverable of that project and so it is tied to...
by Heather MacCorkle | Mar 25, 2013 | Education, Teaching
It’s Sunday morning as I write this. My son is at his computer doing homework for computer class. He is creating a 3D model of a bus depot and its environs using SketchUp. Although the assignment is not really due until Friday, he has worked on it...
