Michael Bates
@mikewbates
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High School History and Psychology Teacher
A Canadian in Singapore
Joined December 2014
We found #GoogleExpeditions to be intuitive and immersive...and with @googlecardboard it will be accessible. Nice job @GoogleForEdu #edtech
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Up to 80 #OFSSingapore kids per session going on different #GoogleExpeditions with @GoogleCardboard. Amazing.#edtech
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Over 450 #OFSSingapore students loved trying @googlecardboard and #GoogleExpeditions ! Great to see/hear such wonder from HS kids! #edtech
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Keep fighting the good fight @CollegeBoard !The proposed changes to #AP US History are for the better! #keepingitreal
http://t.co/qo1ttwgRRc
politico.com
An advanced high school course has become the subject of a proxy war over American exceptionalism.
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Instead of...class size and pupil attainment, we should be looking at...class size and effective teaching. #education
http://t.co/5GUoUhviCD
theguardian.com
‘Small is good, big is bad’ is too simplistic. We should be looking at the relationship between effective teaching and pupil numbers
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. @KLow7 WILL start at the 2015 @NBAAllStar Game! Congrats Kyle and thanks to all who voted! #WeTheNorth #NBAAllStar
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Thanks @grantwiggins for highlighting the SWSTI program by @OntarioEDU ! A great professional #learning program. https://t.co/Ndvl9T7NYt
authenticeducation.org
Readers will recall that my daughter's post on shadowing students resulted in over 3 million hits (and numerous requests for reprinting or interviews with reporters from all over the world). My...
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Will be interesting to see if @tfadell can help @google #glass over these hurdles. Very exciting for #wearabletech
http://t.co/KbpwZbaq6I
theguardian.com
If Google still wishes to make Glass a genuine consumer-focused gadget, rather than a niche-interest product, here’s what it has to fix
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An alternative and thoughtful take on #CharlieHebdo and #JeSuisCharlie...the #Hypocrisy of #FreeSpeech
http://t.co/9686GgCUMA
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Will be interesting to see if @AbeShinzo actually says anything of substance about #Japan in #WWII
http://t.co/hPoQ0BLQqy
tokyoweekender.com
Abe’s comments referred to a new statement about Japan’s WWII aggressions being drafted by his administration, and set to be released in time for the 70th anniversary of WWII‘s end on May 8.
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That radical cleric in USA Today is absolutely wrong about Islam and blasphemy: http://t.co/p5VLT2vrQA
#CharlieHebdo
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Why #differentiation doesn't work, by @jimdelisle3 in @educationweek - thought provoking, against the grain. #edchat
http://t.co/OQzsKeWLLl
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This was one of the most popular of all my posts: "The Big Lie in Education" #Edchat
http://t.co/1NcYygozat
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Provocative article by @Psych_Writer in @WIRED about #LearningStyles. Some interesting points. Myth or not? http://t.co/B2bjLvu4Bg
#edchat
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If the world were 100 people.. Remember the list? Here's the infographic! http://t.co/NiE2AajGRI Nice! @JackHagley
http://t.co/itTaQ5Bb31
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#International #schools need to think about #teacher #retainment strategies as well. See #6 Thanks @StevenWishart2
http://t.co/GXxEpdJaRR
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#HighStakes #StandardisedTests “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” Thanks @anya1anya
http://t.co/7dqRD0Ggb3
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A bit on the alarmist side of things, but raises valid concerns. Authoritarianism and the Assault on Public Education http://t.co/QBT3So2w0E
truthout.org
The emergence of larger social movements depends on public education maintaining its democratic sphere.
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Many people still talk about Africa as if it's a single country...not surprising they don't know Mercator is wrong. http://t.co/ir0Eas8sl2
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Here Are All 50 Iconic Sports Moments That Appear in Gatorade’s 50-Year Anniversary Ad http://t.co/Yj2i4wKCZU
http://t.co/Q3ydjvn5HA
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