Comments on: Replace That US History Textbook with Learner.org’s “A Biography of America” http://beyond-school.org/2008/06/24/learner-dot-org/ A field headquarters in the War on Schooliness. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:16:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: ed4wb » Blog Archive » Textbook Scam http://beyond-school.org/2008/06/24/learner-dot-org/#comment-4442 ed4wb » Blog Archive » Textbook Scam Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:59:24 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=728#comment-4442 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] dumbed-down, controversy-free, high-fructose filler for the masses. Clay Burell points us to an example of excellent, textbook-free content. It seems like in 2008, any professor or teacher worth their [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] dumbed-down, controversy-free, high-fructose filler for the masses. Clay Burell points us to an example of excellent, textbook-free content. It seems like in 2008, any professor or teacher worth their [...]

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]]> By: Michelle Bourgeois http://beyond-school.org/2008/06/24/learner-dot-org/#comment-4360 Michelle Bourgeois Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:51:46 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=728#comment-4360 Learner.org is a great resource for teachers of history, thanks for sharing it on your blog! Another resource I've shared with my teachers (also free) is http://hippocampus.org where you can find curriculum materials for studies in US History, Math, and Science. They're even correlated by textbook if you're still using a traditional text organization in your class. Michelle Bourgeoiss last blog post..<a href="http://milobo.edublogs.org/2008/06/30/plurking-your-pln/" rel="nofollow">Plurking your PLN</a> Learner.org is a great resource for teachers of history, thanks for sharing it on your blog! Another resource I’ve shared with my teachers (also free) is http://hippocampus.org where you can find curriculum materials for studies in US History, Math, and Science. They’re even correlated by textbook if you’re still using a traditional text organization in your class.

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]]> By: Estelle http://beyond-school.org/2008/06/24/learner-dot-org/#comment-4353 Estelle Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:11:24 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=728#comment-4353 Thank you for the link to this great tool. I will definitely share it with my ESL colleague who teaches Social Studies to Newcomers and will use it myself to review whenever I take my citizenship test! Thank you for the link to this great tool. I will definitely share it with my ESL colleague who teaches Social Studies to Newcomers and will use it myself to review whenever I take my citizenship test!

]]> By: Paul C http://beyond-school.org/2008/06/24/learner-dot-org/#comment-4327 Paul C Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:37:53 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=728#comment-4327 Wow. I've bookmarked learner.org. I remember Kenneth Clark's Civilisation series from the early 70's. It hooked me on intellectual history for my Master's work and over the decades. Learner.org , for example,offers Art of the Western World: it's bound to get high school students started on their quest for meaning and beauty. What a rich resource. Thanks, Paul Cs last blog post..<a href="http://quoteflections.blogspot.com/2008/06/random-acts-of-kindness-and-senseless.html" rel="nofollow">Random Acts of Kindness and Senseless Beauty</a> Wow. I’ve bookmarked learner.org. I remember Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation series from the early 70’s. It hooked me on intellectual history for my Master’s work and over the decades.

Learner.org , for example,offers Art of the Western World: it’s bound to get high school students started on their quest for meaning and beauty. What a rich resource. Thanks,

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]]> By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2008/06/24/learner-dot-org/#comment-4323 Clay Burell Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:02:30 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=728#comment-4323 @anon - Not clear on your meaning - especially the "online diary" part. Who's talking about online diaries? The rest of the comment is fairly unclear too, if you'd care to clarify in indicative assertions instead of rhetorical questions. @anon - Not clear on your meaning - especially the “online diary” part. Who’s talking about online diaries? The rest of the comment is fairly unclear too, if you’d care to clarify in indicative assertions instead of rhetorical questions.

]]> By: anon http://beyond-school.org/2008/06/24/learner-dot-org/#comment-4322 anon Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:46:58 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=728#comment-4322 "Can somebody remind me why..." Because the education industry conference our decision makers attend each year hasn't had a presentation on it that included shiny objects? Because it's easier to let the schools bear the budget cuts? You've got to remember, there's the people who are getting constant professional development online, and there are the people who can't fathom that they would learn anything from an online diary by someone they don't even know in real life. “Can somebody remind me why…”

Because the education industry conference our decision makers attend each year hasn’t had a presentation on it that included shiny objects? Because it’s easier to let the schools bear the budget cuts? You’ve got to remember, there’s the people who are getting constant professional development online, and there are the people who can’t fathom that they would learn anything from an online diary by someone they don’t even know in real life.

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]]> By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2008/06/24/learner-dot-org/#comment-4319 Clay Burell Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:03:45 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=728#comment-4319 @ehelfant - Thanks so much for adding to the goodness. Look forward to checking out those links. Are they free? (Funny, though - I'm a huge believer in the chronological approach as the foundation, and the thematic approach as a layer above that. But I'm not claiming to know which has the research backing it up as better. Do you happen to know of any studies comparing the two approaches?) @Tom - never read the actual book, but I have used interviews with the author online to frame the entire year's study of every history class I've taught. Students love being shown that history textbooks (and all other forms of media) should be held suspect. Thanks for adding that. @M. Walker - You scared me! The web resources (including video) will indeed remain available. It's only the broadcast program of new content that is ending. Good call. (PS. You can do interesting things with Quicktime Pro and the online videos.) @ehelfant - Thanks so much for adding to the goodness. Look forward to checking out those links. Are they free? (Funny, though - I’m a huge believer in the chronological approach as the foundation, and the thematic approach as a layer above that. But I’m not claiming to know which has the research backing it up as better. Do you happen to know of any studies comparing the two approaches?)

@Tom - never read the actual book, but I have used interviews with the author online to frame the entire year’s study of every history class I’ve taught. Students love being shown that history textbooks (and all other forms of media) should be held suspect.

Thanks for adding that.

@M. Walker - You scared me! The web resources (including video) will indeed remain available. It’s only the broadcast program of new content that is ending. Good call. (PS. You can do interesting things with Quicktime Pro and the online videos.)

]]> By: M. Walker http://beyond-school.org/2008/06/24/learner-dot-org/#comment-4318 M. Walker Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:39:24 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=728#comment-4318 Clay, Thanks for the great resource! It does mention something on the main page about the Annenberg Channel going away October 1, but the Web resources should still be available. I'm adding this to my resources for One to One! M. Walkers last blog post..<a href="http://edinatech.blogspot.com/2008/06/revenge-of-right-brainers-daniel-pink.html" rel="nofollow">Revenge of the Right Brainers: Daniel Pink at the U of M</a> Clay,
Thanks for the great resource! It does mention something on the main page about the Annenberg Channel going away October 1, but the Web resources should still be available. I’m adding this to my resources for One to One!

M. Walkers last blog post..Revenge of the Right Brainers: Daniel Pink at the U of M

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