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**Tapping into Multiple Intelligences (wNetSchool Bulletin -
November/December 1999)
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It starts on November 15th. wNetSchool and The Disney Learning Partnership
have joined forces to launch CONCEPT TO CLASSROOM, an exciting series of
FREE interactive workshops for educators across the U.S., available on the World Wide Web.
The nine monthly online seminars cover some of the big issues in education
today and contain expert-developed content, interactive learning
activities, live chats, discussion boards, and much more. One new workshop
will be "in session" each month from November 1999 to July 2000. Topics
include the theory of multiple intelligences, constructivism, Inquiry-based
learning, cooperative and collaborative learning, assessment, standards,
WebQuests, and more. The workshops:
- The first workshop, "Tapping into Multiple Intelligences," starts on
November 15th and will feature a live chat with well-known M.I. theorist
and expert Howard Gardner at 8pm (ET) on November 22nd.
wNetSchool
--> http://www.wnet.org/wnetschoolwNetSchool  
the Disney Learning Partnership
--> http://disney.go.com/disneylearning/teachercenter/main/index.html  
[ Ces deux adresses demandent un enregistrement un peu fastidieux. wNet
propose des cours payant et quelques leçons gratuites dont :
pour lycées techniques et LP : building a bridge :
--> http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/origlessons/bridges/index.htm
et how to build a "Recycled Racer.", suivi de liens intéressants:
--> http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/origlessons/racecar/

C'est à la deuxième adresse que l'on trouve le cours sur 'multiple intelligence'
pour enseignants et étudiants : un cours très intéressant du pédagogue
Howard Gardner. Le 22 novembre, il sera même en ligne en direct pour un
'chat' avec les participants. Les sujets suivants sont aussi intéressants,
mais ne resteront peut-être pas gratuits!
Vous trouverez sur cette page :
- une page interactive superbe utilisable dès la 3ème, sur le thème de
l'orientation scolaire. L'élève répond à des questions et obtient son profil personnel:
http://disney.go.com/disneylearning/teachercenter/workshops/month1/w1_interactive1.html
- une présentation claire de la théorie (pour stagiaires IUFM)
- deux vidéos de H.Gardner avec sa transcription (utilisable en compréhension audio en lycée)]

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING STUDENT INTERNET EXPERIENCES (CLASSROOM FLYER,Wednesday, November 17th)
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This ten step, tip-oriented guide provides a framework for teachers
planning on using the internet as resources, webhunts, teaching tools or
research. Student Start Pages contain applicable bookmarks for elementary
research. Also check page bottom for ideas on using a one-computer classroom.
--> http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/guide.htm
[ pour enseignants . Conseil utiles pour les débutants]

A Dozen Articles Every Educator Should Read! ( Education World Newsletter
Vol.3 Issue 35)
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A Dozen Articles Every Educator Should Read! By Gary Hopkins
Looking for practical teaching ideas and classroom tips? That's what
Education World is all about! This week, in celebration of Ed World's 100th
weekly issue, we highlight a dozen of the best and most practical stories
from our archives. Included: Activities to develop young readers and
writers as well as tips to strengthen teaching skills!
--> http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr181.shtml
[Pour les plus jeunes, voir en particulier cette page d'idées pour intégrer
utiliser des journaux en cours:
--> http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson072.shtml   ]

DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS (CLASSROOM FLYER, Wednesday, November 24th)
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--> http://www.abacon.com/compsite/instructors/conline/developing.html
[ à partir de cette adresse, j'ai trouvé ' A student's guide to WWW
research'. intéressant pour enseignants et étudiants, avec une liste
d'excellentes sources. Trop complexe pour les élèves:
--> http://www.slu.edu/departments/english/research/   ]

ESL LESSON PLANS (CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, November 26th)
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Long list of detailed lessons, in a good variety of topics.
http://www.otan.dni.us/cgi-bin/webdir.pl?dir=%2FFor%20Teachers%2F%2FLesson%20Plans%FESL  
[ ce site est prévu pour des apprenants adultes, mais le travail d'autoscopie (filmer les élèves) autour de 'positive listening' peut être très utile pour nos élèves qui ont tant de mal à écouter :
http://www.otan.dni.us/cgi-bin/webdir.pl?dir=%2FFor%20Teachers%2F%2FLesson%20Plans%2FESL%2FBasic%20Communications%2FPositive%20Listening%20-%20LP%20ESL%20I.txt


CHARACTER EDUCATION SITE (CLASSROOM FLYER, Tuesday, November 23rd)
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LOREEN sends us the following suggestion for character education:
"One of our HS teachers is promoting Character Education and has put
together a web page with lots of links. The address for the page is:
--> http://wayne.k12.ny.us/character_education/Default.htm  
I hope you find it as useful as I do."
[ voir sa page de liens:
--> http://wayne.k12.ny.us/character_education/Links.htm
dans laquelle vous trouverez le site de 'positive press', de vrai articles
de presse, qui annoncent des évènements heureux!
--> http://www.positivepress.com/  ]

PROJECTS FOR TEACHING ESL (CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, November 26th)
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--> http://www.c3.hu/~ecsomay/nora/projects.htm
Using newspapers, cryptic puzzles, & Star Wars to teach English.
[ voir 'using newspapers to teach english':
--> http://www.c3.hu/~ecsomay/nora/projects.htm#newspapers   ]

ESL ACTIVITIES (CLASSROOM FLYER, Friday, November 26th)
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Activities to stimulate ESL learning.
--> http://www.nald.ca/province/nb/tesl/guide6.htm
[ des suggestions d'activités applicables à tous niveaux (sans exemples) ]

Special needs
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    Pour l'information des enseignants. Découvrez ce domaine dont on ne parle
pas assez en France. Un site anglais, qui traite bien de tous les
problèmes. Voir en particulier 'ADHD' que l'on rencontre souvent sur les
sites et dans les listes américaines. Mais attention au risque de trouver
la majorité de chaque classe affectée d'un problème ou l'autre!
--> http://home.freeuk.net/specialneedsuk/

Rock or Feather: A Critical-Thinking Activity (Education World Newsletter
Vol.3 Issue 32)
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A simple activity can reveal much about the students you work with each
day. Students make and defend their choices in this activity, called Rock
or Feather? Included: Comments from teachers who've used the activity --
and a printable activity sheet! (By Gary Hopkins)
--> http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson145.shtml
[dès la 4ème. Une activité qui incite à la prise de parole, au
développement d'un raisonnement logique et qui peut servir de base à un débat.
J'ai aussi aimé, à la fin de la page, le lien vers 'Ten Activities to
Improve Students' Self-Concepts', d'autres activités du même type:
--> http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson085.shtml   ]

Ten Great Web Sites Every Middle School Educator Should Know! (Education
World Newsletter Vol.3 Issue 32)
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Major sites, and smaller teacher-created sites too ... they're all here ---
ten sites that every middle level educator should know about and explore!
These sites represent some of the best resources the Web has to offer, a
virtual survival kit for middle level educators. (Are there others we
should know about? This week, Education World offers a special message
board so teachers can share sites that might not appear on our list.) Join
us as we briefly explore ten great sites.(By Gary Hopkins)
--> http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr174.shtml
[ une page d'adresses utiles : des sites et des leçons, des projets et des
pistes pour monter des projets ou trouver des partenaires.]

Looking at Ourselves and Others (CLN> CLN UPDATE for Monday, October 25)
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This global education web site is offered by World Wise Schools, a project
sponsored by the US Peace Corps. Its intent is to help students define
culture, develop global perspectives, and challenge assumptions. Lesson
plans are organized by grade level (3-5, 6-9, and 10-12) and, within each
grade level, there are several lessons targeted on each of the three
objectives. Lesson plans contain an estimate of class time needed,
materials, a statement of objectives, step-by-step procedures, debriefing
exercises, and suggestions for extending the activity.
--> http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/guides/looking/
[ des activités pour prendre conscience des préjugés et les combattre:
--> http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/guides/looking/lesson31.html
- pour le collège, voir les deux activités pour grade 3- 5 : utlisables dès
la 5ème, pour l'utilisation du présent comme caractéristique du sujet, la
minipulation des formes affirmatives, interrogative et négatives et des
adverbes de fréquence. Ces activités permettent de donner une dimension
socio-culturelle à des exercices en général centrés sur les personnages du
manuel ou les élèves de la classe.
- pour le lycée, voir les activités pour grade 10 -12 : des documents pour
réfléchir, des bases pour une discussion. ]

You Can Handle Them All (Education Site Reviews 10/15/99)
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CONTENT: You Can Handle Them All is a great resource that provides a model
for working with more than 100 different problematic behaviors. The site
has special sections for parents and teachers.
REVIEW: Parents and teachers know about kids who misbehave. It is a fine
art learning how to deal with these behaviors in positive ways. Often,
adults react to the misbehavior, when what they really need to do is
respond to the child at a deeper level to correct the cause of the behavior
in the first place. You Can Handle Them All is an outstanding place for
parents and educators to come to gain insight into what can motivate kids
to act out. At present, the site describes 117 different behaviors, looks
at the effects of the behaviors on others, and offers advice about good and
bad ways to go about changing the behavior. Be sure to check out the
Behavior Management Overview & Foundations section for a well-written
explanation of the educational philosophy behind this helpful discipline model.
--> http://www.disciplinehelp.com/
[ pour enseignants, une impressionnante classification de tous les types de comportement d'élèves en classe, avec analyse et solutions. Des conseils qui peuvent être utiles, mais je doute que les rapports humains soient toujours aussi rationnels]