Education technology has changed what’s possible in learning. No longer are students confined to desks, textbooks, or even classrooms or schools. Today, a student has at least the potential for access to apps, an incredible…
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To Truly Improve Learning, Schools Should Stop Trying So Hard
To Truly Improve Learning, Schools Should Stop Trying So Hard Education is a series of learning experiences informed by policy, and actuated by teachers. Policy, by its very nature, is sweeping and ambitious. It is…
Why Learning Innovation Can’t Come From Teachers Alone
Grant Wiggins, a learning expert who has inspired me since my first year in the classroom, recently wrote about the intersection of academic standards and creativity. “Why do people insist on viewing the Standards as…
EdTech Doesn’t Hold All The Answers For Struggling Students
By Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report In March, technology entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, representatives from big-name companies and philanthropies and some teachers descended on Austin, TX for a conference meant to highlight new solutions to the…
14 Brilliant Bloom’s Taxonomy Posters For Teachers
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a useful tool for assessment design, but using it only for that function is like using a race car to go to the grocery–a huge waste of potential. In an upcoming post…
10 Apps For More Organized Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning, by definition, is flexible. It encourages learner-centeredness, provides the possibility of more authentic work, and allows learners to self-manage and self-direct in places they used to have their hands held. But this has its…
2 Fundamental Ways Technology Improves Learning
This is a contributed post by Jenna Smith It doesn’t matter what you want to learn, whether it’s how to play the piano, solve advanced calculus problems, or cook gourmet French food, technology can help…
10 Ways To Support Learning Styles With Concept Mapping
Do you have a preferred way of learning and teaching new things? Learning is an experience that can be made enjoyable to the measure we identify within ourselves the nature of our learning style. It…
How Sandbox Learning Became The Future Of Education
It is 2013, and highly-structured, formal learning environments may have run their course. In many ways, the internet was the catalyst for this. As blogs and social media exploded in popularity, they have subsequently de-credited…
5 Myths About Standardized Test Preparation You Should Avoid
by Grant Wiggins, authenticeducation.org April is test-prep month (apparently). So, what better use of this blog than to provide harried readers with some test-prep tips? But beware: the tips I am going to provide are very…
What Games Can Teach You About Your Students’ Needs
“A voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles.” That’s one very dry, but interesting way to describe play. The role of play in learning–given the chance–is incredible–both in intensity, duration, and impact everything else connected to…
4 Essential Rules Of 21st Century Learning
by Jennifer Rita Nichols, TeachThought Intern 4 Essential Rules Of 21st Century Learning The term “21st century” has become an integral part of educational thinking and planning for the future. Educators and administrators are actively…
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