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Yesterday (Saturday) I attended and presented at a locally produced conference. One of the themes of the conference was integrating technolog= y into the curriculum. While the attendees were enthusiastic for the most part, I once again heard the comment that "Teachers have too much on thei= r plate already". Today (Sunday) while walking my dog and thinking about h= ow I need to get my diet under control again the two thoughts collided. =46rom time to time I do presentations at workshops and local conferences= . I am chewing this metaphor over in my mind for elaboration and refinement i= n hopes of using it in future presentations. I know that if there some weaknesses in my thinking or if someone else has already developed this theme, my esteemed colleague on LM_NET are the ones who can point these out. So, here goes -- We have all heard in the news about the problem in the Western World abou= t our diet. We have all heard about the new diet recommendations (cut back = on the carbs). We have all read about items we should be including in our diet (green tea for example). An eater could easily state "But my plate i= s already full, I don't have room for those things". = Instead of adding to our plate, it has been recommended that we "substitute" items on our plate to incorporate the new recommendationsout= the cheap carbs and substitute complex carbs. Cut down on the soda and drink a cup of green tea. Substitute some TV time for some exercise. The result will be a healthier you. In education take some of the items off our plate and in their place add collaboration, problem solving, authentic assessment. Eliminate some of t= he old activities that might be your favorites and add activities that will result in high level learning. If this metaphor looks helpful to you in working with teachers please fee= l free to use. However, I would ask that you credit me if deciding to write= this up for a publication. Deborah J. Stafford Gen. H.H. Arnold High School Wiesbaden Germany now proudly on the web at http://www.wies-hs.eu.odedodea.edu Deborah_Stafford@compuserve.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-