Hello Friends, in this issue of WinkWorld, I will share: More ZooBurst, a 3D digital story telling software American Library Association More on Schools in Finland Teacher Newsletter, Teacher's Wiki, and Garrett's writing More on Diane Ravitch FVR and Books for Teachers Welcome to the World New Angels Notes from the Real World Prairie Pedagogy
ZooBurst.com Check out www.ZooBurst.com, a digital 3D story telling software from Craig Kapp, who supports us with technology in Mallorca. http://alpha.zooburst.com/index.php?about=1 Brian Briggsand his colleague, Library Media teacher, Mrs. Weiskircher, shared some examples of ZooBurst from a 3rd grade classroom. http://rpe-trusd-ca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1257795894389 Libraries and Literacy American Library Association Thank you, Julie Moore, for calling my attention to these youtube sites. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFclf-_IH9A (part 1) (11:58 minutes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-wzdjfpEAs (Part 2) (5:46 minutes)
And, MORE on Schools in Finland Last month, I posted information on schools in Finland. http://www.joanwink.com/newsletter/2011/news0811.php This month I will add to the information with the work of Yong Zhao. International Academy of Education. http://zhaolearning.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNpZ60IJ42o http://zhaolearning.com/category/blog/ http://vimeo.com/5765597 http://zhaolearning.com/2010/12/10/a-true-wake-up-call-for-arne-duncan-the-real-reason-behind-chinese-students-top-pisa-performance/ I'm particularly happy to know that some of the South Dakota educational leaders attended a presentation he gave. http://blog.richardsprague.com/2008/04/yong-zhao-on-how-to-use-technology-in.html http://zhaolearning.com/2011/05/13/can-you-be-globally-competitive-by-closing-your-doors-and-raising-test-scores http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_finland_phenomenon_20110710/ And, check out Zhao's latest: www.unitedoptout.com The Finland Phenomenon by David Sirota http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/11602/the_finland_phenomenon/ Oregonian, July 9, 2011 Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? By LynNell Hancock of Smithsonian.com http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Why-Are-Finlands-Schools-Successful.html
A Teacher's Weekly Newsletter for Families Garrett first writing sample in first grade, 8/31/2011 He and Austin went to the Pacific Coast with their other grandparents and camped for several days. They had wonderful adventures with tide pools and sand castles, etc. However, Garrett chose to write about his great trip with them to the bowling alley. Enjoy. Garrett, not only writes well, he also plays soccer well. His teacher creates a wonderful newsletter and sends home to the families. Enjoy. Miss McMorrow's Notes Teacher's Wiki (Miss McMorrow's Wikispace) http://missmcmorrow.wikispaces.com/
More on Diane Ravitch Diane speaks to teachers about charter school accountability. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_HwI6S92Eo Diane speaks out again the demonization of teachers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpYI6v7g6pc 7 Questions for Diane http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2010/03/education_reform_0 More Q&A with Diane http://www.good.is/post/q-a-diane-ravitch-skewers-every-education-reform-sacred-cow/ Diane Ravitch & Bill Gates http://www.good.is/post/bill-gates-diane-ravitch-spar-over-education/ On her book, Left Back, a historical look at schools. Remember, Diane has been a historian for several decades. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T7jpyAG44k
FVR (Free Voluntary Reading) State of Wonder by Anne Patchet Order Your Copy About Manaus Brazil http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/manaus/p/Manaus.htm Teatro Amazonas http://gosouthamerica.about.com/library/blBrapixManaus.htm Virtual Tour - Amazon River http://gosouthamerica.about.com/library/namazon.htm An Epic Life: Willie Nelson by Joe Nick Patoski Order Your Copy
Books for Teachers, Kids, Families Dance in a Buffalo Skull by Zitkala-Sa and Illustrated by S.D. Nelson Order Your Copy The Raccoon and the Bee Tree by Charles A. Eastman and Elaine Goodale Eastman and Illustrated by Susan Turnbull Order Your Copy Welcome to the World: Lucy Rose, Koyle DeWayne, Whitley Lynn, Emme Kate New Angels: Mel, Steve
Notes from the Real World Austin Gets His Green Belt in Karate
Skunks Last month in WW, I shared the photo of the live trap with a mama skunk and her 3 babies. http://www.joanwink.com/newsletter/2011/news0811.php. Thank you to those of you who offered suggestions on what we should do with the skunks in the live cage. First, think about what it takes to get a mama skunk and her 3 babies in the cage simultaneously. Lots of luck. Here is what we did, Wink carefully covered the cage and picked it up (even more carefully) and placed it in the back of the pickup. Then we headed to a dam south of the highway and away from any ranches. Finally, Wink (even more carefully) opened the cage and we waited for the mama and her 3 babies to run to the dam.
Wink Villarreal Wedding Selected Photos World's Best Wedding Cake. You have to be Mexican or be very aware of the Mexican tradition, to understand it. We all loved it. Wynn and BopBop Señor y Señora Villarreal Luke: The Best Wedding Speech of the Day. The Best Papel Picado Posts
Prairie Pedagogy Governor's Custer State Park Buffalo Round-Up http://www.travelsd.com/Events/Buffalo-Roundup Good video of the round-up. Giddy Up! http://www.travelsd.com/Events/Buffalo-Roundup http://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/custer/docs/tatanka.pdf It was absolutely a thrilling lifetime experience. When we finally had all the buffalo in the pen, I really wanted to sneak up and open the gate to let them out, so we could do it all over again. A little collage of us riding. Thanks Sandy Rhoden. The man on my right, Bob, has done the buffalo roundup for 40 years. Remember the name Bob, our leader in buffalo rounding up; you will read about him again very soon. From the Rapid City Journal. Look closely at photo #10. I'm in the foreground; flag is in the background. http://rapidcityjournal.com/promo/buffalo-roundup/collection_d869c756-e8bb-11e0-9155-001cc4c03286.html#18 2011 http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/27/7999680-custer-park-buffalo-roundup-attracts-15000 Jackie Stoken is a professional photographer, and she writes a blog. Jackie at the Buffalo Roundup http://jackieatthebuffaloroundup.blogspot.com/2011/09/sunday-sept-252011.html If you want more, just go to YouTube or my FB page. Willie Nelson And, we also got to go see/hear my guy, Willie Nelson. Willie in Rapid City September 25, 2011 Here I am: Off to get my autograph from Willie. I assure you that I was the only person in line holding up a book (An Epic Life: Willie Nelson by Joe Nick Patoski) for him to sign. More photos of Willie-courtesy of Winker Withaneye, http://www.winkerwithaneye.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZaZqx9v3dU, How Time Slips Away http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u5LZ-DN3iA, You Were Always on my Mind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0jOR5DC0rM, Crazy ZPD Zone of Proximal Development by another one of my guys, Lev Vygotsky. I know you rarely see Willie Nelson, Vygotsky, and Bob the buffalo round up leader used simultaneously in one sentence, but I just cannot resist. We, teachers, often talk about the ZPD. It's what happens when we learn from and with colleagues, teachers, students, families. When moms/dads/Grammies/Grampies want a child to learn something (for example, learning to tie shoes), we will show them how and do it with them at first, and soon the child can do it alone. We have pulled the child up through their zone of proximal development in learning to tie shoes. We, older family members, in this case, are the more capable other. The same thing happens in classrooms all of the time. The teacher might want the students to learn to multiply, so the teacher will work with the students, as they are learning. Sometimes the students will work together in small groups, and support each other as they learn to multiply, also. The students who already know how to multiply are the "more capable peers" in multiplication. The zone of proximal development (ZPD) takes place in schools and in life all of the time. For example, as I watched BopBop work with Wyatt (age 15) and Luke (age 13) as they pulled the well pump this summer, BopBop was the more capable other in well-pulling. Pretty soon, Wyatt and Luke will be able to do it alone. Back to Willie, who can play the guitar better than I; but if I were to practice with him, he would pull me up through my ZPD in guitar pickin." Likewise, Bob with 40 years experience in rounding up buffalo, would be my more capable peer in buffalo rounding up. But, as I worked with Bob on gathering buffalo, I got better at it. He pulled me up through my zone of proximal development. More on the ZPD Mumbo Jumbo Theory http://www.joanwink.com/vov/vyg-zpd.php "The zone of proximal development today will be the actual developmental level tomorrow-that is, what a child can do with assistance today she will be able to do by herself tomorrow . . . the only 'good learning' is that which is in advance of development"(Vygotsky, 1978, pp. 87-89, as cited in Wink & Putney, 2002, p. 11). One Last Prairie Pedagogy Story (if you are still with me…) During the great buffalo roundup I learned: Buffalo are not cows. I know how to roundup cows, but buffalo were far more challenging (and fun). You have read about how we roundup buffalo, and here is how to roundup cows. http://www.youtube.com/embed/NA-ST8nXl4U?rel=0
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