A Brilliant App That Brings STEM To Life
The Sandbox is a game that allows students to directly interact with STEAM concepts by solving problems and responding to scenarios.
10 Tips For Teachers To Connect With Parents Via Social Media
What Are The Best Tips For Teachers To Connect With Parents Via Social Media? by Kathy Cook, former K-12 teacher and Director of Educational Technology for University of Phoenix College of Education Social media provides an opportunity for real-time communication with students and parents, but its use can provide some challenges. Educators want to open…
10 Common Misconceptions About The Flipped Classroom
What Are The Most Common Misconceptions About The Flipped Classroom? contributed by Kelly Walsh, emergingedtech.com What have you heard about the flipped classroom? That it’s just the latest education fad? That it only works for certain academic subjects? It’s not uncommon to come across references in the web media to poorly informed and misconstrued ideas…
27 Classroom Management Strategies To Keep Things Fresh
Classroom management is as much about instructional design and relationships as it is rules and discipline.
The Best Teachers Don’t Do What They’re Told
For starters, less is more. As you design curriculum and instruction, give students just enough to get them going, then get out of their way.
What The Data Says About Students’ 21st Century Readiness
What The Data Says About Students’ 21st Century Readiness 21st century skills is a term that’s been bandied about for over a decade now. Loosely, it refers to the creative and technology-based skills students are increasingly required to demonstrate to use information in the real world. While there’s plenty of tools, leadership, strategies, and even…
10 Ways Teacher Planning Should Adjust To The Google Generation
For the Google Generation, information isn’t scarce, and knowing has the illusion of only being a search away.
11 Of The Best YouTube Channels For Learning English
What Are The Best YouTube Channels For Learning English? by Andrea Giordano It’s no secret that YouTube is an English language learner’s best friend. Because ESL/ELL teachers have been willing to turn the cameras on themselves, you can find thousands of lessons to help improve your English. However, sometimes it’s difficult to know where the true gold is among…
3 Statements That Describe Rigorous Assessment
There are (at least) 3 aspects of rigorous assessments: appropriateness, purpose, and promotion of understanding.
The More I Lecture, The Less I Know If They Understand
The clearer I am about what I am saying and why, the more I may be blind to how unclear, confusing, or unhelpful the lecture is to a novice.
3 Tips To Communicate More Effectively Via Social Media
3 Tips To Communicate More Effectively Via Social Media by Bena Kallick, Institute for Habits of Mind Are you having trouble listening with understanding and empathy (one of the Habits of Mind) when you are not face to face with the other person–on facebook, Google+, twitter, or other social networks? As an educator, staying in…
10 Digital Citizenship Hashtags To Join The Conversation
As we’ve theorized before, we could consider the definition of digital citizenship as “The quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities.” One very natural and accessible way to see that kind of thinking in action is twitter. In contrast to relatively closed social media platforms like…
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