Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 06/09/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/Sue-Pysanky.htm">Art Lesson Plan: Pysanky Ukrainian Eggs</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs - This is a lesson plan for an art project creating Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs which could accompany activities studying the Ukraine.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/art">art</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/lessonplans/lesson.cfm?lpid=464">Peace Corps | Coverdell World Wise Schools | Educators | Lesson Plans</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">In this lesson, students compare their first day of class in the US with a first day of school in the Ukraine. It is a US Peace Corps lesson plan and thus targets US students but could be adapted for any country.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ukraine">ukraine</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/taxonomySearchResults.aspx?keywords=Ukraine">Search for Ukraine teaching resources - TES</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Here are lesson plans and information about the Ukraine as you teach about this country. Now is a good time with Euro 2012 being hosted there.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ukraine">ukraine</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/globaled">globaled</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2012/06/08/ukraine-prostitutes-hope-to-cash-in-on-euro-2012/">Ukraine's prostitutes hope to cash in on Euro 2012 | Fox News Latino</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This is much more adult topic but one that is likely to spark some interesting events in the Euro 2012 games. Femen, an activist group that likes to call attention to the victimization of Ukrainian women in the sex trade and garners news media attention by hosting topless protests, is targeting the euro 2012 games. With 1 out of 10 prostitutes carrying HIV/AIDS workers are out handing out condoms and warning tourists about the dangers. With high unemployment in many areas of the Ukraine, this is just one example of what young desperate women do to try to help their families survive. The perception of women in this trade here is that of "culprits not victims" according to the article and this angers the protest group. This is only a topic for older students or college age students.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/endslavery">endslavery</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2155984/Euro-2012-Princes-William-Harry-join-boycott-Ukraines-treatment-Yulia-Tymoshenko.html?ito=feeds-newsxml">Euro 2012: Princes William and Harry join boycott over Ukraine's treatment of Yulia Tymoshenko | Mail Online</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Sports often reflect the politics of the day. If you're delving into Euro 2012, have students discuss why Princes William and Harry are boycotting games against the Ukraine. Because of human rights violations, specifically the treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, has others in Europe upset at the Ukraine over their perceived oppression. This is an article to get to started. </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/politics">politics</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/unkraine">unkraine</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/uk">uk</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/index.html">UEFA EURO – UEFA.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Here's the official Euro 2012 website with information on the matches and events as well as hashtags. There is an under 21 area of this site as well. Live match coverage is linked from this page so you can listen and learn. </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sports">sports</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/TaxonomySearchFunnel.aspx?area=resources&keywords=sports">Sports in France, Germany, Spain</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This is an indexed list of sports by age level in various countries if you choose to pursue discussing sports from various countries during Euro 2012 (or even in preparing for the Olympics in the fall.)</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sports">sports</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6234031">Euro 2012 - Resources - TES</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Teams across europe are battling to determine who will be "UEFA Euro 2012" champion. Learn about the flags, cultures, and happening behind this event that is jam packed with potential for teaching about different countries.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sports">sports</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 06/09/2012

Art Lesson Plan: Pysanky Ukrainian Eggs Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs - This is a lesson plan for an art project creating Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs which could accompany activities studying the Ukraine. …

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50 Years Ago Today, in Hollywood...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58oHxhOAMg8E1nt1F6qVdfKcDIYxrRZveONpR-GcDOTAQaWJ3gmAFOfL4efNQZZE_-7o2caeOyaE0VAYzKIrz4DHhOuQs2P-O-X3l62Wuc0AkO2DHUczOYbUPjUhF3AflWHROlSljZs2f/s1600/mm+tests+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58oHxhOAMg8E1nt1F6qVdfKcDIYxrRZveONpR-GcDOTAQaWJ3gmAFOfL4efNQZZE_-7o2caeOyaE0VAYzKIrz4DHhOuQs2P-O-X3l62Wuc0AkO2DHUczOYbUPjUhF3AflWHROlSljZs2f/s400/mm+tests+3.jpg" width="350" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Marilyn Monroe was scheduled to work on <i>Something’s Got to Give</i>, a George Cukor film in production for 20th Century Fox, on June 1, 1962, her 36^th birthday. That Marilyn arrived on the set on time and worked all day, managing to complete scenes with leading man Dean Martin and co-star Wally Cox, was a cause for celebration in itself, considering Marilyn had worked on only a handful of the film’s 30+ days in production. At the end of the day, a birthday party was thrown on the set featuring a cake festooned with sparklers and Marilyn's favorite champagne, Dom Perignon. Afterward Marilyn attended a charity baseball game at Dodger Stadium and was serenaded with a chorus of “Happy Birthday” during the event.</span><br /><br /><a name='more'></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_Oc9F0JTQzPuprDzN2r922BvHtShXMOvbsjVP-xymo0MDQNlPGh2EEICAM8Izg5zYKmumJUNX79_66nHPSdNPPVbilXwfeio4ZlKA0X5dLplRML08pOaMgxc_XyHWe16dPHlc7w5QHXo/s1600/Marilyn+at+36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_Oc9F0JTQzPuprDzN2r922BvHtShXMOvbsjVP-xymo0MDQNlPGh2EEICAM8Izg5zYKmumJUNX79_66nHPSdNPPVbilXwfeio4ZlKA0X5dLplRML08pOaMgxc_XyHWe16dPHlc7w5QHXo/s400/Marilyn+at+36.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marilyn turns 36</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03du69oj1DOlTTd_GafssPAYSUaS95dxK65zErq43KOwpmqV-mzUkNDnrW4kP1CPXoQyrEEDS7USxp6poipz2606i85jnRrv11FnH2WHkyo-ADn0McPb-mMuMoH1o4Isx7MGNrIzADmDP/s1600/MM+baseball+game.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03du69oj1DOlTTd_GafssPAYSUaS95dxK65zErq43KOwpmqV-mzUkNDnrW4kP1CPXoQyrEEDS7USxp6poipz2606i85jnRrv11FnH2WHkyo-ADn0McPb-mMuMoH1o4Isx7MGNrIzADmDP/s320/MM+baseball+game.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dodger Stadium, June 1, 1962</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">The next morning, Saturday, June 2, a distraught Marilyn called the home of her vacationing psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson, and asked his children to come over. There they found her in bed, disheveled and inconsolable. According to Greenson’s son, Daniel, Marilyn rattled off a long list of complaints, concluding with the comment that her life wasn’t worth living. A colleague of Dr. Greenson’s, Dr. Milton Wexler, was summoned and he quickly appropriated the arsenal of sedatives he found in her room. It was later determined that Marilyn’s behavior was likely triggered by an overdose of Dexamyl, an anti-depressant.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Marilyn did not appear on the set of <i>Something’s Got to Give</i> the following Monday, and when her attorney, Mickey Rudin, tried to persuade her to return to work, she became furious and accused him of siding with the studio. Rudin, who was also her psychiatrist’s brother in law, contacted Dr. Greenson who was still in on holiday in Europe and the doctor agreed to fly home at once.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On Tuesday, June 5, Marilyn stayed home from work again. Dean Martin reportedly walked off the set in frustration and the production was temporarily suspended. An emergency meeting was called for Wednesday the 6^th at Fox with both Dr. Greenson and Rudin in attendance. The studio was not convinced that either could guarantee that Marilyn would be able to finish the film and finally made a decision that had long been considered – she would be replaced. And so, 50 years ago today, on Friday, June 8, 1962, it was announced that Marilyn Monroe had been fired from <i>Something's Got to Give</i>.</span></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84_AtdG8pN2pT60OkOGwBoCmpSB4NNsnoNXq9-PwunTcpNc4LPaZ_Oy7OgtITCBzsspyIXWdrxpZL2I-Dir4wnpIkCGiAuNPkItecADgl72xMWGhoM4dA-lfrfi3UptTuoXbnupwZHu7u/s1600/Lee+Remick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84_AtdG8pN2pT60OkOGwBoCmpSB4NNsnoNXq9-PwunTcpNc4LPaZ_Oy7OgtITCBzsspyIXWdrxpZL2I-Dir4wnpIkCGiAuNPkItecADgl72xMWGhoM4dA-lfrfi3UptTuoXbnupwZHu7u/s320/Lee+Remick.jpg" width="252" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lee Remick</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When Lee Remick was hired to replace her, Dean Martin responded, "I have the greatest respect for Miss Remick and her talent and for all other actresses who were considered for the role, but I signed to do the picture with Marilyn Monroe, and I will do it with no one else."</span></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIBOuNJ6l5hxyxQEuhOLHEV52ElUp_K4S2pXMIZt9zyBGmuYwM9XaFtC1km_4l2O4eAn990PQGiopfJ7BiFOkUR0RwToLWHGeXuCwuSAqX0MM4fTUc1DgnvHODrvOWUee7UyuxGn3yckD/s1600/MM+and+DM+SGTG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIBOuNJ6l5hxyxQEuhOLHEV52ElUp_K4S2pXMIZt9zyBGmuYwM9XaFtC1km_4l2O4eAn990PQGiopfJ7BiFOkUR0RwToLWHGeXuCwuSAqX0MM4fTUc1DgnvHODrvOWUee7UyuxGn3yckD/s320/MM+and+DM+SGTG.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dean Martin and Marilyn Monroe during the making of <i>Something's Got to Give</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">George Cukor, who also directed Marilyn in <i>Let's Make Love</i> (1960), later remarked, "I liked her very much. I found her extremely intelligent - inarticulate, but extremely intelligent. And driven. She was a very peculiar girl...There may be an exact psychiatric term for what was wrong with her, I don't know - but truth to tell, I think she was quite mad."</span></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzxqilvsU2-e_m0XwI9XoQtG2T80za8IO4znARN-tC0hEVO-ecJJhnbL09ot70MRMkw3aEPMW9Pue5GOdqpn6HAZgoHRYDJ0HNWtMnP2WPu0a7Gns37bk5sa6Cx46xmmcTt4woozW35Fd/s1600/MM+and+Cukor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzxqilvsU2-e_m0XwI9XoQtG2T80za8IO4znARN-tC0hEVO-ecJJhnbL09ot70MRMkw3aEPMW9Pue5GOdqpn6HAZgoHRYDJ0HNWtMnP2WPu0a7Gns37bk5sa6Cx46xmmcTt4woozW35Fd/s1600/MM+and+Cukor.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Director George Cukor with Marilyn on the set</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Eventually the picture, a remake of the Cary Grant/Irene Dunne classic, <i>My Favorite Wife</i> (1940), was produced - but with a different director, cast and title. <i>Move Over, Darling</i> starring Doris Day and James Garner was released on Christmas 1963.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYMUSnjVJe48qy2deBtBcIMBAe4Kny_Wn-NJRzQrDwvUJ_XXg44gu6bCFwizZtzj1sED1nAObiocE3CvIBHixpmR4u5pgwPM_tKkm6J-G1wWJZbDH7icjgtmpHNOhst7HcrLj5GjaupgU/s1600/Doris+Day+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYMUSnjVJe48qy2deBtBcIMBAe4Kny_Wn-NJRzQrDwvUJ_XXg44gu6bCFwizZtzj1sED1nAObiocE3CvIBHixpmR4u5pgwPM_tKkm6J-G1wWJZbDH7icjgtmpHNOhst7HcrLj5GjaupgU/s320/Doris+Day+2.jpg" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doris Day</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>

Dean Martin Doris Day George Cukor Lee Remick Marilyn Monroe Something's Got to Give Wally Cox 50 Years Ago Today, in Hollywood...

Marilyn Monroe was scheduled to work on Something’s Got to Give, a George Cukor film in production for 20th Century Fox, on June 1, 1962, her 36th birthday. That Marilyn arrived on the set on time and worked all day, managing to complete scenes with …

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock #teaching 06/08/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/Sue-Pysanky.htm">Art Lesson Plan: Pysanky Ukrainian Eggs</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs - This is a lesson plan for an art project creating Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs which could accompany activities studying the Ukraine.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/art">art</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/lessonplans/lesson.cfm?lpid=464">Peace Corps | Coverdell World Wise Schools | Educators | Lesson Plans</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">In this lesson, students compare their first day of class in the US with a first day of school in the Ukraine. It is a US Peace Corps lesson plan and thus targets US students but could be adapted for any country.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ukraine">ukraine</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6234031">Euro 2012 - Resources - TES</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Teams across europe are battling to determine who will be "UEFA Euro 2012" champion. Learn about the flags, cultures, and happening behind this event that is jam packed with potential for teaching about different countries.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sports">sports</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6243607">In the news - Ferdinand’s omission from Euro 2012 squad criticised - Resources - TES</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">If you know you need to talk about global issues but struggle with your students,talking about the 2 faces of football might be a start. Right now there is a controversy in the UK about a player being left out of the England's Euro 2012 team. This video and lesson plans will get you started so you can lead in discussions. It is fascinating for students to learn about the passion people have for their local sports especially when those sports are not as important personally to the student.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sports">sports</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock #teaching 06/08/2012

Art Lesson Plan: Pysanky Ukrainian Eggs Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs - This is a lesson plan for an art project creating Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs which could accompany activities studying the Ukraine. …

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The Greatest Teacher I Had in College

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mgt.gatech.edu/pix/directory/adler_philip_profile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://mgt.gatech.edu/pix/directory/adler_philip_profile.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mgt.gatech.edu/directory/faculty/adler/index.html">Dr. Phil Adler</a>, Professor Emeritus<br />Georgia Institute of Technology</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="-qt-block-indent: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';"><br /></span><br /><h2> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">Meet Dr. Phil Adler</span></h2></div><div style="-qt-block-indent: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">I will never forget my meanest, toughest professor: <a href="http://mgt.gatech.edu/directory/faculty/adler/index.html">Dr. Phil Adler</a> at Georgia Tech. Everyone knew that he was hard. He taught Socratically (by asking questions)and his track record was the best. Students knew his course would be excruciating and although he gave no tests, every moment in class was a test because you had to answer questions. </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="-qt-block-indent: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">I remember seeing him after class early in the first course. I wanted to make an A and had no idea what my grade was. He clearly told me, </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">“Vicki, I don’t care how you compare to the others in the course. I care about how you compare to yourself. I will give you an A if it is an A for you, and even if you’re better than the others but don’t give me an A quality for you, I’m not giving you an A.”</span></blockquote><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="-qt-block-indent: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">What? I had to give my very best? He called me on it. Not that I wasn’t going to give my best, but being better than others wasn’t enough? I had to hit my very best? It shocked me into realizing that I had to do and be more than I’d ever been before. I hit a new high in learning and studying with an intensity that I didn’t know I had and was <b>set free by the knowledge that I had to continue for the rest of my life to compete with myself.</b> I can’t do a lot about other people and it is important to be a good human being that I am happy for others when they do well. A self-competitive nature helps you do that.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="-qt-block-indent: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">I also know that I took his first two course and was transformed. When I found out he was teaching MGT 4195 (that I had already taken) - I went to him and asked if he’d let me sit in on the class to learn from him and what he was doing. That is how good he was. I had found the best and knew I couldn’t miss the chance to get more, even if it cost me extra time my last quarter of college.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="-qt-block-indent: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">He shocked me by asking me to be his teaching assistant for the course, giving me an opportunity rarely given to undergraduate students. I worked for him and began to understand accounting like never before as I graded the papers of my peers. I had some peers mad at me for the tough grading, but I didn’t care. I adored Dr. Adler (and still do - we talk once a year.) </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="-qt-block-indent: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">I still remember the things he taught me in the Management of R&D and the principles of helping engineers and pure scientists still stick with me. </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">What he taught me how to have the common sense to understand people, what motivates them, and how to be direct and handle high pressure situations. I grew up under his tutelage and will never forget what he did for me. It began with knowing he cared and that he was good at what he did. I trusted him enough to walk through the fire of his words and the agony of the amount of study it took to learn.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">By the way... he never gave a test. He didn't have to. Walking into his classroom was a test.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';"><b>What I remember.</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Dr. Adler changed my teaching style forever. When I started teaching and contemplating my best teachers, I realized that his was the only class that I could remember specific details about the content. Now, over 20 years later, I can still recall much of the courses he taught. That is what I want for my students: experiences not rote memorization.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Dr. Adler had the <a href="http://www.whistle.gatech.edu/archives/05/feb/14/adlerwing.shtml">entire Management wing</a> named after him in 2005 and now has his own <a href="http://www.radiosandysprings.com/showpages/philadler.php">"Dr. Phil" show in Atlanta</a>.(You can <a href="http://www.radiosandysprings.com/showpages/philadler.php">listen to it</a> online.) Last time I talked to him, he said he's the original "Dr. Phil" and I agree.</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><i>I'd like to challenge you all to think about your best teachers. If you're a blogger or on social media, take time to write about the person and if you can find them, print a copy or email it. This is the legacy we leave teaching, we say thank you to those who have sacrificed for us. </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Thank you, Dr. Adler. You still rock my mind!</b></i></span></div>

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 06/08/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/257045/update_linkedin_confirms_account_passwords_hacked.html">Update: LinkedIn Confirms Account Passwords Hacked | PCWorld</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">If you're on Linkedin, a serious security breach has those who know recommend that you change your passwords immediately.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I knew something was up when my Dad had 2 invitations from dead people to network with them on Linked in yesterday. He said, "I'm not connecting to ___, I don't really want to connect with him now that he's dead."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Of bigger consequence, many people now use the letters in a website as part of their password, if this is the case for you and your password is exposed, then you may need to change your password everywhere else as a hacker can see your combination. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This brings us back to simplified methods of saving passwords and saving them so we can remember and use them but we can protect ourselves.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Meanwhile, I recommend everyone on Linked in, log in and change their password. It just makes sense.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Also, be wary of invitations from others. This means that you'll likely be getting viruses or click requests from those whose accounts are compromised. ("I've found this awful picture of you uploaded here" phishing attacks. I call them paranoia viruses because they play on the natural human self-centered tendency to think everyone is talking bad about you.)<br /></p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/security">security</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/linkedin">linkedin</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 06/08/2012

Update: LinkedIn Confirms Account Passwords Hacked | PCWorld If you're on Linkedin, a serious security breach has those who know recommend that you change your passwords immediately.I knew something was up when …

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