Episode 106 "You're Gonna Hold us to What?"

Episode 106 "You're Gonna Hold us to What?"

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Jeff and Dan discuss the evaluation model adopted by the Maine DOE.

More information at:
www.danielsongroup.org
http://arkansased.org/educators/ppt/tf_framework_111909.ppt#256,1,Using

And Jeff's Course Eval Google Form

http://tinyurl.com/BaileyEval


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Episode 95 Whole Lotta Stuff Goin On

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Dan and Jeff discuss the recent news items galore.
Check out the headlines:

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/138667.html
http://www.wmtw.com/education/22793070/detail.html

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning. Leave us a voicemail at (207) 518-8827. This episode was recorded March 11, 2010.

Episode 38 Spirit Fingers

Episode 38- Spirit Fingers
Show notes:
Discussion: @ 4:39
Dan and Jeff discuss creating school spirit

Tech Talk: @ 49:02
Dan reviews the MARVEL databases available to all citizens of Maine.
http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases

Book Talk: @ 56:02
Dan reviews “Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?” by Cris Tovani

Media Integration: @ 1:01:08
Jeff reviews www.Garageband.com, an online independent music community with lots of possibilities. Free MP3s at http://www.garageband.com/genre


Didya See/Listener Feedback @ 1:07:46
Sue Gendron answers questions about consolidation, NCLB, and MEA Test Scores.
http://www.mpbn.net/mainewatch/education-plum-creek.html
Auburn Teacher’s Healthcare Situation
http://www.sunjournal.com/story/284572-3/LewistonAuburn/Teachers_could_face_losses/
Maine Teacher Makes it on Survivor.
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/bio/bob_17/bio.php?season=17

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Bumper music, “Particle Spin 30” Composed by: Roy Dank, BMI (33%), Michael Genato, ASCAP (34%), James Ronaghan, BMI (33%) also from freeplaymusic.com

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com or on Twitter, name Wicked Decent, or on Skype- Wicked Decent Learning. This episode was recorded September 27, 2008.

Episode 18 Stop. Put Your Pencils Down.

pisode- 18 Stop. Put Your Pencils Down
Show notes:
Discussion: @ 4:04
Jeff n' Dan discuss standardized testing.

Tech Talk: @ 43:23
Jeff reviews some free online readability tools.
http://juicystudio.com/services/readability.php#readintro
http://www.editcentral.com/gwt/com.editcentral.EC/EC.html
http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/reading_level.aspx
Also in your word processor.

Media Integration: @ 49:33
Dan discusses www.Zudacomics.com an online web comics site.

Book Talk @ 55:28
Jeff reviews Edutopia Magazine. www.edutopia.org


Did ya See @ 59:14
Feds approve the SAT for Maine. From the Kennebec Journal.
Paying kids to study from NPR
$6 Billion Reading Program Failed

Listener Feedback @ 1:04:44
Thanks to Mark for the article on paying kids to study.
Check out Richard’s blog http://freetech4teachers.blogspot.com for good tech stuff.

Music in this week's episode comes from Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller.

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com
This episode was recorded May 2, 2008.

Episode 7 Learning Online

Show notes:
Jeff n' Dan discuss the benefits and pitfalls of online learning environments.

Tech Talk:
Jeff Reviews some free and easy Course/Learning Management Systems
http://www.haikuls.com/index.php
http://yacapaca.com/
http://k12onlineconference.org
http://ning.com

Media Integration:
Dan discusses “Curse of Curves” by Cute is What We Aim For.

Book Talk:
Dan reviews the Minx line of graphic novel from DC comics. Including The Plain Janes & The Re-Gifters

Didya See?:
Regionalization Meeting in Western Maine with the Rural Caucus
Baldacci fights plan to cut school aid (Kennebec Journal)

Music in this week's episode comes from www.flashkit.com and Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller.

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This episode was recorded Feb 15, 2008.

Episode 4 Workin for Tha Man

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Show notes:
Jeff n' Dan discuss teacher workload. What stresses us out, eats up or time and what could be done about it. We also discuss the TeLL survey put out by the MEA and DOE to gauge teacher workload issues in Maine.

Tech Talk:
Jeff reviews some possible time saving tools. Wouldn’t you like a secretary? Well, here are some ideas of how you might have a digital one. Web tools reviewed are:
http://www.jott.com
http://www.iwantsandy.com
http://google.com/calendar

Media Integration:
Dan and Jeff talk about effective use of Movies in the classroom. Asking students to stretch their visual intelligence.

Book Talk:
Dan reviews a collection of short story comics about middle school life called Stuck in the Middle: Seventeen Comics from an UNPLEASANT Age edited by Ariel Schrag from Viking Publishers.

Didya See?:
Deering High School students get the go ahead to show a marijuana legalization movie.

Music in this week's episode comes from www.flashkit.com and Penmachine Podcast. “Meltdown Man” intro music by Derek K. Miller. Check out his music at http://www.penmachine.com/musicpages/demos.html

Listener feedback is encouraged. Contact us at wickeddecentlearning@gmail.com or leave us comments at http://wickeddecentlearning.blogspot.com
This episode was recorded January 19th, 2008.
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