Shifting From Pedagogy To Heutagogy In Education
As a self-directed approach to learning, heutagogy is underpinned by the assumptions of two key philosophies: humanism and constructivism.
Ken Robinson: How To Escape Education’s Death Valley
Fine-Tuning Education Won’t Work: How To Escape Education’s Death Valley by TeachThought Staff Ed reform, as it is, depends on iteration. Minor adjustments. Step-by-step. A linear process. In general, we create initiatives that we hope will yield desired results, and measure their effectiveness with tests. This, at best, gives us program-based, test-measured improvement. But improvement of…
Google Apps For Education Now Has More Than 50 Million Users
More than 10 million educators and students across the globe use Google Apps for Education to teach, learn, save time, and stay organized
How Minecraft Can Be Used To Create A Video Game
Minecraft creates a digital sandbox for players to create, design, and publish thinking, but it also can be used to create other video games.
Technology Introduces New Forms Of Experiential Learning
Advances in technology have enabled brand new ways for students to get experiential learning experiences in the classroom.
A Visual Cheat Sheet For Education Technology
A Visual Cheat Sheet For Education Technology by TeachThought Staff Keeping up with technology is impossible, even for blogs like Mashable, Engadget, and Techcrunch that do it for a living. Moore’s Law and all. And lately, education has had its share of innovation, whether it’s showing up in your local public school/K-20 classroom or not. Combine the…
It’s Time For Personalized Learning In Education
It’s Time For Personalized Learning In Education by Michael Horn, Executive Director of Education at Innosight Institute and co-author of Disrupting Class In March, Tom Loveless, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, took an outdated swipe at the logic behind moving toward a student-centered learning system. He in essence suggested that because the curriculum wars have been decided more or less empirically,…
10 Ways To Naturally Support Teacher Collaboration In Higher Ed
There’s a great opportunity here to create a database of creative assignments, worksheets, readings, and research instructions.
Is 2016 The Year That Progressive Education Returns?
Developed in response to rigid 19th century industrial society pedagogy, progressive education sought to break the mold.
4 Tips For Smarter Collaboration With Resource Teachers
Collaboration is not pointless. Simplification of the steps & appropriate curriculum re-arrangement can only be done though collaboration.
EdTech Doesn’t Hold All The Answers For Struggling Students
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 biggest dilemmas in education. Educational games, apps, data dashboards and social…
46 Of The Best Free Apps For Teachers
In this list, we focus on digital content that will help you teach more effectively to a wider range of students in compelling & dynamic ways.
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