Sir Ken Robinson: Are schools killing creativity?

This is Sir Ken Robinson's well-known TED talk on changing educational paradigms--animated version! Wonder what E.D. Hirsch thinks of this...?  

Socratic Seminars: Discussion as a tool for learning

An Overview of the Socratic Method

This strategy guide explains Socratic seminars and offers practical methods for applying the approach in your classroom to help students investigate multiple perspectives in a text.

Mid-Year Job Posts for Teachers

My friend, Dr. Kate Kelly, has a helpful blog for teachers in the Twin Cities. Her most recent update takes you to links for job posts--a useful resource for those looking for mid-year jobs! Check out this and other information on TC2!

http://tc2teachertalk.blogspot.com/2012/12/job-opportunities.html

Speaking of Rick Wormeli... He's speaking in MN!

If you're free this Thursday and/or Friday, Rick Wormeli is speaking at the Minnesota Middle School Association's conference on December 6th and 7th in Bloomington.

Registration is discounted for students!

Here's information about the conference

Here's a link to Registration