Wordle-NETS 2000/2008 and Executive Function Skills in the Classroom

What a cool activity to visually demonstrate to students differences or changes in topics and comparing or contrasting topics.  This could be used as a project for English students comparing/contrasting a fictional piece of literature to a non-fiction article on the same topic.

Below is the Wordle for the 2000 Standards:

http://www.wordle.net/delete?index=6033260&d=SKDH

Wordle-ISTE Standards for Teachers 2000


In additon, here is the link to the ISTE Standards for Teachers for 2008.

http://www.wordle.net/delete?index=6033307&d=ANYG

 Wordle-ISTE Teacher Standards 2008

The differences between the two years seems to be, earlier on, the technology was focused on the learning aspect of it.  This concept was pretty new; naturally the learning and experiementing with technology as a learning tool was trial and error. 

In the 2008 standards, teachers are the focus in showing the students strategies to use the technology to promote learning.  The concept is more concrete in 2008 thus technology can be used as a resource for practice and to facilitate the learning to a diverse group of learners. 

Below are links to my Wordle describing the importance of Executive Function Skills in the Classroom.

All too often, we expect high school students to effectively manage seven subjects, seven teachers, and extracurricular activities with no direct instruction on how to do this.  Unfortunately, this manifests itself in poor grades, lost papers and lower standardized test scores.  If the state would implement a curriculum as a for-credit elective, we just might see a jump in grades and standardized test scores.

http://www.wordle.net/delete?index=6033430&d=DYYA

Executive Function Skills in the Classroom