Jul 22, 2014
Video: An interview with @ShellTerrell from #ISTE2014 | @TeacherCast LIVE
Video: An interview with @ShellTerrell from #ISTE2014 | @TeacherCast LIVE
Shelly Terrell stops by TeacherCast LIVE during ISTE 2014
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Video: An interview with @ShellTerrell from #ISTE2014 | @TeacherCast LIVE
Video: An interview with @ShellTerrell from #ISTE2014 | @TeacherCast LIVE
Shelly Terrell stops by TeacherCast LIVE during ISTE 2014
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15+ Resources to Inspire Writing with Digital Prompts by @ShellTerrell
15+ Resources to Inspire Writing with Digital Prompts by @ShellTerrell
By Shelly Terrell
Included in the Digital Tips Advent Calendar and part of the Effective Technology Integration category
“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.” ~ Vladimir Nabakov
One of my favorite activities with my students was having them keep daily journals. Each day, they knew the…
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How a Whisper Becomes a Roar
Posted by Shelly Sanchez Terrell ⋅ May 24, 2011 ⋅ 9 Comments
Recently, Kirsten Olson posted about the influence of the Gates Foundation in getting messages of education reform spread through paid bloggers and investing around $500,000 in spreading these messages. Please read her very important post, We’re Not Getting Paid. Kirsten also points out that at the Cooperative Catalyst we aren’t getting paid for our voices … Continue reading »
Bullies, Victims, Voices
Posted by Shelly Sanchez Terrell ⋅ December 17, 2010 ⋅ 7 Comments
December 17th is Anti-Bullying day and I want to share my experience with bullying and encourage you to share your experiences in the comments section or in your blog. If you write a post, please feel free to also share the link in the comments section. Forgive me for diverging for a moment. I hope … Continue reading »
Bad Teachers, Scapegoats, and Halting Education Transformation
Posted by Shelly Sanchez Terrell ⋅ October 5, 2010 ⋅ 17 Comments
I’m sick with the media, Oprah, L.A. Times, Education Nation, Michelle Rhee, and politicians who have found a scapegoat to blame problems on and do nothing about education in the US. Scapegoating is a political trick from history. You may remember when Hitler blamed the Jews for the woes of the economy. He convinced a … Continue reading »
Undoing the Damage of High-Stakes Testing
Posted by Shelly Sanchez Terrell ⋅ June 22, 2010 ⋅ 7 Comments
In the song, Tis of Thee, Ani DiFranco sings, “We’ll never live long enough to undo everything they’ve done to you,” and I believe this is the mantra we should associate with high-stakes testing. Standardized tests have plagued our education system since the 1920s and associated with the results of these tests are decisions that … Continue reading »
Children and Cardboard Boxes
Posted by Shelly Sanchez Terrell ⋅ June 14, 2010 ⋅ 20 Comments
Give a child a cardboard box and magic happens. The ratty, old box becomes an airplane and the child the pilot or a hospital and the child the doctor. The cardboard box takes them on adventures and helps them explore imaginary places in their minds. The cardboard box brings them joy and inspires creativity and … Continue reading »