Here’s the roundup of what's been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Below you’ll see my top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews in the past 7 days.
This week 7 Solutions for Educators Who Want 21st Century Students to Tune In is the big winner for the second week in a row. In it I combat the idea that technology is to blame for distracted students, but rather it is the fault of teachers who haven't learned to update practice. I'm happy to find that also at the top are two posts dear to my heart Developing an Authentic ePortfolio and 6 Ideas to Prepare Students for Success without Standardized Testing. I can only hope these sensible and authentic practical ideas gain popularity.
Next up are two posts that expose a school and content provider who have dismissed the pleas of a mother who wants to opt out of standardized testing because it was making her son ill.
This mother was bullied by the school who demanded she have her son report to testing or he would be kicked out. I am happy to report that K12 stepped up after the posts and tweets about the issue and said they would talk to the mother rather than continue to dismiss her and hand off the blame to the school alone. Big content providers like this need to take a stand on how the students who receive their content are being treated. I have asked them to share a public statement on their stand in supporting parents who choose to opt out of tests if they feel it is in the best interest of their children. I have not yet received a response. I hope to have an update by next week.
Next up are two posts that expose a school and content provider who have dismissed the pleas of a mother who wants to opt out of standardized testing because it was making her son ill.
This mother was bullied by the school who demanded she have her son report to testing or he would be kicked out. I am happy to report that K12 stepped up after the posts and tweets about the issue and said they would talk to the mother rather than continue to dismiss her and hand off the blame to the school alone. Big content providers like this need to take a stand on how the students who receive their content are being treated. I have asked them to share a public statement on their stand in supporting parents who choose to opt out of tests if they feel it is in the best interest of their children. I have not yet received a response. I hope to have an update by next week.
Rounding out the top is my favorite post in a long time Teen Takes Control of Her Own Learning and Opts Out of School. I co-wrote this post with 16-year-old Leah Miller who opted out of school this year because she felt school was not set up to provide a meaningful education. She took control of her learning and even put together a presentation outlining her personal learning plan to help convince her family that this was a good idea for her. I am thrilled to share this post with you and to also inform you that this post is a sneak peak into the Teenager's Guide for Opting Out of High School. Stay tuned next week for that terrific guide.
There’s several other interesting posts as well. I hope there's something here that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re so inspired leave a comment.
| 7 Solutions for Educators Who Want 21st Century Students to Tune In | |
| Apr 25, 2011, 13 comments | 2,048 Pageviews |
| Give an idea and get dozens more for using iPads i... | |
| 9-May-11 | 1793 Pageviews |
| Developing an Authentic ePortfolio | |
| May 5, 2011, 7 comments | 1502 Pageviews |
| 6 Ideas to Prepare Students for Success without Standardized Testing | |
| May 6, 2011, 3 comments | 1499 Pageviews |
| Teen Takes Control of Her Own Learning and Opts Out of School | |
| 13-May-11 | 1382 Pageviews |
| Want to Build the Home-School Connection? There's an App for That | |
| May 9, 2011, 5 comments | 1404 Pageviews |
| School chooses making profit even if it means making children sick | |
| 11-May-11 | 1363 Pageviews |
| School leaves child with special needs behind | |
| 10-May-11 | 1327 Pageviews |
| Six Reasons I’m excited about homeschooling my future children | |
| May 8, 2011, 3 comments | 1313 Pageviews |
| Osama bin Laden Dead. GoGo News helps with difficult social studies topics | |
| 8-May-11 | 1207 Pageviews |
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