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Link to 21st Century Educ Sites

This past weekend, I had the privilege of being the "official score-master" for the AASCA Knowledge Bowl 2012. Over the course of 3 days, students from 9 international schools from 4 Central American countries competed in a series of 47 knowledge matches. It was an amazing feet both scoring and the amount of knowledge these 15 to 18 year old students possessed. But for me one of my favorite parts of any AASCA event is the opportunity to meet other teachers from around the area. We also seem to find time to chat about "our" international school and share ideas, links, programs, and more. The Knowledge Bowl as not different. One of the teacher I met was David a Social Studies teacher and Coach of the team from Escuela Internacional Sampedrana.

In talking with him about the APP/Site History Pin and a few other program, we exchanged email address and he promised to send me a doc with a list of 21st Century educational resources. This morning true to his work, David sent over a great document with a long list of resources. Some familiar and well know but also so not so common or at least new to me. That's one of those amazing things about technology. Even those of us working in the field can't possible know every program, site, resource, and link. 

So go forth, check it out. Share the sites. Leave some feed back on ones that worked for you and how. If you have a site to share, add it here too. The more the merrier.

Click to Link to PDF of 21st Century Educator Resources

Pathbrite - e-Portfolios

If an employer asked for "proof" or "evidence" of accomplishments, what could you show them? For our student this same issue exists. Every year juniors and seniors apply for college admissions. How do they stand-out or demonstrate their learning beyond a school transcript? We all know that abilities and skills can be measure beyond an A or B in class. Even more importantly, we know that an A or B does not really mean that the student has "learned" the information beyond the short term.

Originally designed with the professional in mind, teachers can use in the classroom for FREE too. Pathbrite provides next-generation solutions to mapping out what you've already accomplished and showcase experience with images, PDFs, videos, and more. 

"Go beyond the traditional resume with Pathbrite and tell your story better than ever before. Pathbrite helps you truly stand out by delivering next-generation solutions that you collect, track and showcase a lifetime of achievement, and recommend pathways for continuous success." - Hiles, CEO and Founder of Pathbrite.

What we discovered during our workshop was that through Pathbrite, "users can document, analyze and map individual achievements of all kinds against individuals’ goals and those of their peers – what’s called a Knowledge Graph. Students use Pathbrite and their performance relative to a wider Knowledge Graph to differentiate themselves to get into their preferred schools or land the jobs of their dreams. School admissions officers and employers rely on Pathbrite's Portfolio Platform to get a holistic view of candidates, and to better evaluate their readiness for and organizational fit to the opportunity at hand." 

Image using this in your classroom. Consider the power your students can have with they can showcase and highlight their work. For back to school night or parent teacher conferences, student's work is able to be displayed digital, in their own words, and even track years, growth, and academic improvement. Take scrape-booking to a whole new level.

View a short 3:20 minute video tutorial on Pathbrite.

Check out the their website and sign up for FREE:

www.pathbrite.com 

Geography Awareness Week

I have heard it all too often said that the "national ___ day" was invented by the greeting card companies to sell more cards... Well here's a new one - Geography Awareness Week! Brought to you by National Geographic Education, it's a fun celebration of places around the world. Haven't found a greeting card for it but their website does provide a mission Booklet and Teacher's Guide. There is even a Badge Certificate and Stickers for students.  

The 2012 celebration week is happening NOW, November 11 to 17.  National Geographic is celebrating with all kinds of geography education aspects including Mission: Explore, Declare Interdependence, and Guerilla Geography.

Check it out: www.geographyawarenessweek.org