How Games Can Create A Growth Mindset by Mary Wissinger Let’s face it: our students are playing games. Lots of them. It’s easy to vilify games and say they are the cause of shorter attention spans and behavior issues, but for better or worse, games are not going anywhere. As educators, we have the chance…
Students who are naturally outgoing and comfortable speaking in front of their peers are challenged to listen more and engage with introverted students.
Should Teachers Use Twitter? This Flowchart Says Probably by TeachThought Staff Should you use twitter? That’s a loaded question with a lot of assumptions. But for digitally-inclined teachers in the 21st century, the answer is increasingly, yes. At least light use of twitter semi-regularly can increase We’ve featured graphics from Sylvia Duckworth in the past. Teachers love…
Free K-2 Earth Environmental Education Curriculum Now Available by TeachThought Staff From a Press Release The Think Earth Environmental Education Foundation, a leading non-profit provider of environmental education for primary and secondary schools, is making its award-winning curriculum available free online. Kindergarten through second grade teachers can now access free Think Earth materials at www.thinkearth.org…
We Have An Idea About Using Tactile Feedback In The Classroom by TACTonics A student begins a difficult final exam during her first year in college. While she listens to the instructions and worries about her final grade, she detects a gentle nudge sent by her mom. This sensory message reminds her to be confident…
I Don’t Keep Teaching Because Of Kids by Paul Barnwell, mindfulstew.org Ask most teachers why they teach, and you’ll hear iterations of the same theme: I want to make a difference in student lives. I love interacting with kids. I have an chance to change their trajectories. I agree with the above, and it certainly…
I’m in the middle of “Breakfast of Champions” by Kurt Vonnegut, and I stumbled on a magic secret about teaching I want to share with you.
Planning the Digital Citizenship Summit provided us with insight into how the education world can better promote digital citizenship.
Unlocking The Learning Potential Of The iPad by Terry Heick The iPad. Pop culture’s plaything and #edtech’s (somewhat dimming?) neon sign. It’s an app library, a media consumption device, and a mobile learning tool that makes yesterday’s graphing calculators, smartboards, and laptops look like abacuses. So we buy them then—by the truckloads, in fact. We stamp them…
Use Google Docs to collaborate with your colleagues on joint lesson plans or to create shared calendars for cross-classroom activities.
Untethered from desks, a tablet represents personalized learning potential for a student in ways we’re just catching up to.
How To Create A Twitter Chat In Your School contributed by Nellie Mitchell A twitter chat is an amazing resource for professional development and gives educators the option to participate in their PJs, from the comfort of their own home! It is essentially a chat room, with everyone sharing and talking and hanging out virtually—discussing…