Feb
5
Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day in honor and memory of my #WHS Lions Tennis Coach Doris Pitcher. Coach encouraged teammate Rachel Sanders & me to #1UIL!
RIP and Thanks, Coach! #NGWSD2025
Who is a coach who you would like to thank?
Feb
1
Most of the most brilliant people can operate and flourish using all facets of their intelligence. They may be labeled as oddities… until we buy their iPhones, Tesla, books from their printing presses, and food from their irrigation innovations! Be sure to nurture the creative and awesome in everyone!
References
TEDx Talks (2013).TEDxPortsmouth – Dr. Alan Watkins – Being Brilliant Every Single Day (Part 1). [Video File.]. YouTube. ‘https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q06YIWCR2Js&ab_channel=TEDxTalks
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Jan
27
The 100th day of school in 2025 varies by school, but it’s usually between the end of January and mid-February. The exact date depends on when the school year started.
Image Source: https://blog.tcea.org/fun-activities-for-the-100th-day-of-school/
The Texas Computer Educators’ Association (TCEA) is an advocacy and educational Professional Learning Network (PLN) for educators nation-wide.
Diana Benner, from TCEA provided these fun, educational, and tech-infused learning environment activities for the 100th day.
Here is the link to the TCEA blog post: https://blog.tcea.org/fun-activities-for-the-100th-day-of-school/
Thanks, Diana Benner and TCEA!
References
Benner, (2025, January 27). Fun Activities for the 100th Day of School. TCEA Tech Notes. [Blog post]. https://blog.tcea.org/fun-activities-for-the-100th-day-of-school/
Jan
25
Photo by Dr. Antha Holt
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Jan
18
“AI can’t replace the human element of education. It can elevate it.” ~
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Jan
10
Continuing with the thought of learning constructs from the previous weekend ed. quote, here is an educational quote regarding fluid reasoning.
“Fluid Reasoning (FR) or Fluid Intelligence – referred to a general cognitive ability that emerges early in life and is applied by the child during any information retrieval process. … FR has been linked to other important cognitive abilities. For example, cross-sectional behavioral studies indicate that FR is related to working memory and executive functioning (Engle et al., 1999), and to secondary memory (Mogle et al., 2008).” Ferrer, et al., 2009, Fluid Reasoning and the Developing Brain
References
Engle, R. W., Kane, M. J., and Tuholski, S. W. (1999). Individual differences in working memory capacity and what they tell us about controlled attention, general fluid intelligence, and functions of the prefrontal cortex. In Models of Working Memory, A. Miyake and P. Shah, eds (New York, Cambridge University Press), pp. 102–134.
Ferrer E, O’Hare ED, Bunge SA. (2009). Fluid reasoning and the developing brain. Frontiers in Neuroscience, (1):46-51. http://doi.org/10.3389/neuro.01.003.2009. PMID: 19753096; PMCID: PMC2858618. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2858618/
Mogle, J. A., Lovett, B. J., Stawski, R. S., and Sliwinski, M. J. (2008). What’s so special about working memory? An examination of the relationships among working memory, secondary memory, and fluid intelligence. Psychological Science. 19, 1071–1077.
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Jan
7
The Engineering Design Process Cycle across K-4 and grades 5 through adult learning.
This image was designed by Dr. Helen Teague. Please ask for permission to replicate or use.
Jan
3
To learn new concepts in the New Year, Dr. Christ Dede, Harvard Graduate School of Education professor and co-principal investigator on the NSF-funded National AI Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education has a checklist to learn new things in the New Year (or anytime). Dr. Dede draws from research around adult development and learning science to provide five tips for learning new things for adult learning in both face-to-face and online/remote learning:
To read additional thoughts from Dr. Dede, please see this post from the Harvard Graduate School of Education blog:
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/21/12/5-ways-learn-new-things-new-year
References
Boudreau, E. (2021). 5 ways to learn new things in the New Year. Harvard Graduate School of Education blog.
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/21/12/5-ways-learn-new-things-new-year
Cattell, R. B. (1963). Theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence: A critical experiment. Journal of Educational Psychology, 54(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0046743
Ferrer E, O’Hare ED, Bunge SA. (2009). Fluid reasoning and the developing brain. Frontiers in Neuroscience, (1):46-51. http://doi.org/10.3389/neuro.01.003.2009. PMID: 19753096; PMCID: PMC2858618. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2858618/
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Dec
20
photo by Helen Teague
References
Nezhyva, L. L., Palamar, S. P., & Marienko, M. V. (2022, March). Clouds of words as a didactic tool in literary education of primary school children. In CTE Workshop Proceedings (Vol. 9, pp. 381-393). https://acnsci.org/journal/
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Dec
13
Since this is the time in the school year when cumulative, summative assessment of Benchmark or cumulative assigments is completed. Today’s Weekend Ed Quote is a quote about assessment.
From On formative assessment: Readings from Educational Leadership by M Scherer…
“The most useful feedback focuses on the qualities of student work. on the processes or the strategies used to do the work. Feedback that draws students’ attention to their self-regulation strategies, or their abilities as learners is potent if the student hears it in a way that makes them realize that they will get results by expending effort and attention” ( Scherer, 2016, p. 47).
References
Scherer, M. (Ed.). (2016). On formative assessment: Readings from educational leadership (EL Essentials). ASCD.
On formative assessment: Readings from Educational Leadership.
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