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ppframpton commented on the post, Course 2: Final Project – AUP, on the site Old Dog, New Tricks 1 week, 1 day ago
My colleague, Britt, and I work in a similar type of school setting here in Dalian, China.
Our school is also a private, not-for-profit school catering to pre K-12 with similar student-teacher ratios as both of […] -
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Paula Peters-Frampton commented on the post, How I got connected to the World Wide Web, on the site Old Dog, New Tricks 1 week, 1 day ago
Last night I was mentally taking one of those journeys myself , reflecting on how much technology has changed the landscape on which we now interact . I chuckled to myself. When I was a senior, I was so in touch ( […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, Understanding and Respecting Copyright a Problem for Many, on the site Journeys 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Last week I made my ‘Additional Language Learners’ a simple game to help frontload vocabulary for an upcoming unit. I used the definitions for the text and then searched the internet for images. The game was a hit […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, Laws that Choke Creativity, on the site Journeys 3 weeks, 5 days ago
It would be exceedingly difficult to create in today’s world without having been influenced by someone else’s ideas or experiences. Modern communications has made it possible to live vicariously on the internet […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, Beware of the Internet, on the site Journeys 3 weeks, 5 days ago
BEWARE the Internet could own your future.
In the words of Justice Ann Beeson, the internet offers an unprecedented ability for individuals with common interests to associate regardless of physical […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton commented on the post, Avoidance, on the site Under Construction 2 months ago
Thank you for expressing these sentiments so eloquently. I am really enjoying the reading and reflecting that is being done. I feel that I am a member of a group of , professional who want to make a difference […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, Reflection On Puurquoi Tales Unit, on the site Journeys 2 months ago
As an Elementary EAL Specialist (English as an Additional Language), much of my time is spent supporting students as they adjust to expressing their ideas in English. And as gentle and as supportive as I am, I […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, World Without Walls: Learning Well with Others, on the site Journeys 2 months ago
While I was reading the previous article, the question ‘What is education today?’ continually re-entered. I think the following eloquently expresses my own view on the matter.
“ As teachers, we must begin to […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, Final Project Draft, on the site Journeys 2 months ago
Lesson Plan by Britt Thorpe and Paula Peters-Frampton
Lesson Topic: Media Choices for Publishing Pourquoi Tale
Length of lesson: Five 90 minute Language Arts blocks and homework time
Grade level: 4<h2 […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton commented on the post, More on Flippers, on the site oso polar 2 months ago
Would you believe , your response is exactly what my daughter says.And yes, we both agree video tutorials are certainly not a solutions to all our problems but it can enhance learning.
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Paula Peters-Frampton commented on the post, Guilty as Charged, on the site Jill Hutchinson-Bass 2 months ago
I feel slightly reassured now knowing the intentions behind copyright laws and being introduced to their true purpose of supporting innovation .
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, Geeking Out -Thinking aloud, on the site Journeys 2 months ago
Education is not the great equalizer that Horace Mann and other once thought it might be. I believe education is the great divide between the successful and the struggling. Unfortunately, the more I read about […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton commented on the post, More on Flippers, on the site oso polar 2 months ago
My daughter is one of those students who would love to have a video teacher. She is not as confident in Mathematics as she is in other areas and so she does not become involved in the academic banter in the […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton commented on the post, Paying It Forward: An Easy Way to Find Photos for Student Digital Projects, on the site China to India 2012 2 months ago
Thank you, Britt. I am fortunate to be at the same campus as you so I get to see your students “messing around” . They are so enthusiastic about their learning and the fact that they get to be the experts this […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, Hello world!, on the site Journeys 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Two years ago, ( or maybe it was three) I had the privilege of video chatting with Jimmy Wales , the founder of Wikipedia. I was struck by the beauty of his vision for Wikipedia as a place where, the sum total of […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, Geeking Out- Personal Reflection, on the site Journeys 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Most teachers would agree that there is real value in peer learning and teaching. We see this almost on a daily basis. Geeking out illuminates the point that maybe we don’t use that hidden resources effectively. […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, Messing Around- Personal Reflection, on the site Journeys 2 months, 4 weeks ago
I appreciate The MacArthur Foundation for giving a name to the very thing that my 12 year son spends so much time doing. He lives on a different planet than I do. When he was about 4years old he produced a […]
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Paula Peters-Frampton wrote a new post, A Learning Theory for the Digital Age, on the site Journeys 2 months, 4 weeks ago
A Learning Theory for the Digital Age
Over the last few years I have modeled active reading to my middle school classes, yet the familiar material never required me fully apply my own active reading skills. […]
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