Mr. Chamberlain created a group called TigerCorp, which is students from junior high who invested in the schools Kiva.org group. In this post, Mr. Chamberlain explains how the students made their first loans. He describes the process in which students choose from a variety of lendees and donate to the best candidate. The students picked Kana De Yanaoca Group from Peru, Thomas from Uganda, and Gagik from Armenia. According to Mr. Chamberlain, the loans will be used to provide a market stall, expand a poultry house, and to help buy more cows and pigs.
Note Taking, Moleskines, and Modeling
From this post, I learned some helpful note taking tips. The first tip Mr. Chamberlain emphasized is that note taking is not simply a task done in schools. It is a lifestyle choice and needs to be approached as such. Mr. Chamberlain also highlighted the fact that note taking is an act of learning. This approach to note taking can change the way teachers teach note taking and personally take notes. One of the most interesting tips Mr. Chamberlain states is that taking notes to memorize facts is wrong. Note taking is meant to grasp concepts and big ideas, not memorize facts. Note taking is an individual act according to the individual's needs. When notes are copied, the student misses out on the personal connection with the material. Mr. Chamberlain emphasized on the quote, "Do as I say, not as I do." Along with this helpful information, there were two videos that gave more detailed ways to customize notes. This post was helpful because I find note taking very difficult especially at the collegiate level where classes are mostly lectured based with no visuals.
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