Jun
10
There is still time to register and join us!
@PBSTeachers Featured Course “Teaching LifeLong Reading Habits” Begins with Orientation Today!! Here’s one of our Welcome Videos courtesy of Lisa Bu–“How books can open your mind” (Lisa Bu | TED2013) https://t.co/zaWey1MEBB via @TEDTalks
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) June 10, 2019
Listen to the TED Talk Podcast Audio:
Please visit the PBS TeacherLine Catalog to sign up for our course!
Jun
9
Wanna do PD by the Pool? @PBSTeachers offers flexible, online professional development courses for you to build new skills from the cool comfort of the pool, the porch or anywhere your summer takes you!! PBS Teachers K-12 summer courses –Sign up today! https://t.co/CTrhOdZxVa pic.twitter.com/jaxcwcfYzB
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) June 9, 2019
Link to the Complete PBS Course Catalog: http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/catalog/
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Jun
4
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Wanna do PD on Your Schedule- at the pool maybe? @PBSTeachers offers flexible, online professional development courses for you to build new skills from the cool comfort of the pool, the porch, the patio, the playground, or anywhere your summer takes you!! PBS Teachers K-12 summer courses –Sign up today! https://t.co/CTrhOdZxVa pic.twitter.com/jaxcwcfYzB
Link to the Complete PBS Course Catalog: http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/catalog/
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Apr
15
Thank you to everyone who attended our webinar How Early Literacy Impacts Reading to Learn!! Dr. Joyce and Dr. Helen are grateful to PBS TeacherLine and EdWeb for producing this webinar.
EdWeb archived the webinar recording and our presentation slides! Click this link for this information: https://www.edweb.net/.5b8f619f/
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Apr
8
Just two more days until our Webinar “How Early Literacy Impacts Reading to Learn”
Wednesday at 4:00pm Eastern
We will also be doing a first ever live tweeting during the Webinar! Here is the hashtag #PBSLit4Life
Are there any tweeters in the group? Please help us seed the tweets!!!
Apr
7
Technology and Student Distraction
If you’ve been anywhere near a college campus, you’ve probably noticed the extent to which students are glued to their mobile devices. What do they do with them when they walk into the classroom? In one survey at six different universities, college students reported using their phones an average of 11 times per day in class.
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Reference
Technology and Student Distraction. The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. Harvard University. Retrieved from https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/technology-and-student-distraction
Related Reading
Craig, R. J., & Amernic, J. H. (2006). PowerPoint presentation technology and the dynamics of teaching. Innovative Higher Education, 31(3), 147-160. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10755-006-9017-5
Apr
4
Just met with the talented @pbsteachers and #EdWeb professionals! Exciting news! We will be livetweeting during our Webinar next Wednesday at #PBSLit4Life Please join us! pic.twitter.com/0eCSJTX9lm
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) April 4, 2019
Feb
18
Research-based support for doodling as an imprint for reading comprehension
Encouraging students to journal and doodle while they read is an excellent way to strengthen comprehension (Durkin, 1978; Karten, 2017; Schott, 2011).
Research support new ways of applying what students do while they read with avenues for future instructional activities.
Journaling/Doodling/Mindmapping is a wonderful modification for students with dyslexia and/or ADD/ADHD, or those students whose reading fluency is slower.
One student in one of the high school classes I taught was very sensitive to activity, movement, changes in routine, and changes in voice. Taking notes required too much channeling of energy so we came up with the idea of doodling and mindmapping his notes. His parents were astounded at the transformation in his calmer energy level and ability to retain comprehend what he read.
Also, among the older adults I work with who have survived a stroke, doodling and visual representation of their thoughts has been described by them as “nurturing” and “like a vacation.” In addition to our course reasources, much additional research points to these same effects and I have cited three of my favorites. (Durkin, 1978; Karten, 2017; Schott, 2011).
So, build in some doodling time this week or at least before Spring Break!
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References
Durkin, D. (1978). What classroom observations reveal about reading comprehension instruction. Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Available online at this link: https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/17858/ctrstreadtechrepv01978i00106_opt.pdf?sequence=1
Karten, N. (2017). Doodle your way to improved focus and concentration. TechWell. Available online at this link:
https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/17858/ctrstreadtechrepv01978i00106_opt.pdf?sequence=1
Schott, G.D. (2011). Doodling and the default network of the brain. The Lancett. VOLUME 378, ISSUE 9797, P1133-1134. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61496-7
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Jan
15
It’s orientation in RDLA235- Teaching Lifelong Reading Habits
We’ve been getting to know each other in the Virtual Cafe and tomorrow we’ll start with our first content module on the culture we create for reading.
(Still time to enroll! Enroll here: http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/catalog/
Jan
14
Orientation for my online course: RDLA235-Teaching Lifelong Reading Habits- starts tomorrow, Wednesday, 01/16/2019 – and runs through February 26, 2019.
Here is our course calendar:
Not too late to enroll at this link: http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/catalog/
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