18. With regards to creating a video like that do you:
A. Do it because it's not only fun but likely does address
some curricular outcomes but you might have to look
them up later. Fingers crossed.
19. With regards to creating a video like that do you:
A. Do it because it's not only fun but likely does address
some curricular outcomes but you might have to look
them up later. Fingers crossed.
20. With regards to creating a video like that do you:
A. Do it because it's not only fun but likely does address
some curricular outcomes but you might have to look
them up later. Fingers crossed.
B. Do it and to heck with the outcomes, doing joyful
things with students is important.
21. With regards to creating a video like that do you:
A. Do it because it's not only fun but likely does address
some curricular outcomes but you might have to look
them up later. Fingers crossed.
B. Do it and to heck with the outcomes, doing joyful
things with students is important.
32. “...rigorous and relevant education to all students in a
learning environment that fosters high expectations
and data.”
Every Mission Statement
on the Planet
38. http://www.flickr.com/photos/judybaxter/2333068171/
Feel-Bad Education
The Cult of Rigor and the Loss of Joy
by: Alfie Kohn
!
I’m appearing to accept an
odious premise—namely,
that joy must be justified
as a means to the end of
better academic
performance. Not so:
It’s an end in itself.
http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/feelbad.htm
60. “Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the
Stryrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant
goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we
are all like that.” Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
70. “one of the best
things you can do for
your students is to be
an interesting adult”
Gary Stager
71.
72. “We needed to deliver something more,
give the viewers another reason to tune in.”
73. “We needed to deliver something more,
give the viewers another reason to tune in.”
74. “We needed to deliver something more,
give the viewers another reason to tune in.”
“...it was a show about people
who loved what they were
doing, who were informed,
but who were also trying to bring
a smile and a laugh to their
audience.”
104. What are you learning right now?
Do your students know about this?
(Bonus points if it has nothing to do with your job)
How are your interests/passions infused into your
classroom?
107. "The pursuit of happiness is not a solitary goal," said James Fowler, a researcher
at the University of California, San Diego. "We are connected,
and so is our joy."
The study, published in December 2008 in the British Medical Journal, suggests that living near a
friend who becomes happy increases
the probability of a person becoming
cheerful by 25 per cent.
108. "The pursuit of happiness is not a solitary goal," said James Fowler, a researcher
at the University of California, San Diego. "We are connected,
and so is our joy."
The study, published in December 2008 in the British Medical Journal, suggests that living near a
friend who becomes happy increases
the probability of a person becoming
cheerful by 25 per cent.
126. "There is a direct correlation between the level of
happiness in one's life and the amount of silliness
they allow into it."
She said, "I know. I've done studies."
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147. When’s the last time you did something in which its
primary purpose was to bring joy to you or your
students?