Xavier University Adds A MakerBot Innovation Center
The MakerBot Innovation Center is a custom, centralized & scalable 3D printing solution developed to meet the needs of Xavier.
Unplugging To Connect: A Tech Timeout For Schools?
On February 12-14, 1100 students at Convent & Stuart Hall will take The Tech Timeout Academic Challenge, turning off their devices for 3 days.
Raising Our Teacher Voices: A Call For A New Generation Of Leadership
Raising Our Teacher Voices: A Call For A New Generation Of Teacher Leadership By Jen Orr In 2015, what is the state of teacher leadership–its sources, its voices, and its new potential? Last month I had the opportunity to participate in ASCD’s Whole Child Symposium on teacher leadership. It consisted of two panels, the first was…
Peace Posters: A Collection Of Visuals Designed by Students
 Peace Posters: A Collection Of Visuals Designed by Students by TeachThought Staff The modern internet–memes, gif animations, and infographics for days, but of cats. What about peace? That’s (something in the universe of) what an educator thought for herself recently when she reflected on the power of the visual world wide web while lamenting the…
What Is Prodigy? A Math Game For Skill Building K-8
Prodigy is a free, adaptive math game that integrates common-core math (grades 1-8) into a fantasy style game that students love playing.
The Ingredients Of A Creative Teacher
Awareness. Empowerment. Practice. These are the three key ingredients to growing (and maintaining) a creative teacher.
The SAMR Model In 120 Seconds
This video does a good job of explaining SAMR in less time than it takes to watch Apple make another $18-billion announcement.
The US–Again–Turns To Other Countries For Ed Reform
The US Turns To Other Countries For Ed Reform by TeachThought Staff So the United States wants some more ed reform to add to the ed reform already in place, and to do so they’ve created a committee. This committee–the The National Conference of State Legislatures–is seeking to “improve education.” That this is vague and…
A New Priority? Teaching Mindfulness In Elementary School
Teaching Mindfulness In Elementary School From a press release MADISON, Wis. — Over the course of 12 weeks, twice a week, the prekindergarten students learned their ABCs. Attention, breath and body, caring practice — clearly not the standard letters of the alphabet. Rather, these 4- and 5-year-olds in the Madison Metropolitan School District were part…
Looming Teacher Observation? 7 Tips For A Better Outcome
Even the most effective person can stumble during a teacher observation. Here are a few things to diminish the likelihood of this happening.
An EdTech Primer: Technology Use, Benefits, And Online Safety Tips
An EdTech Primer: Technology Use, Benefits, And Online Safety Tips contributed by Amy Williams Today, many parents can pinpoint one significant difference between their child’s education and our own–technology. Granted, we overhear complaints about Common Core or standardized tests, but the major difference is the influx of technology in education–the internet, computers, apps, and social…
Editing Robert Burns For The 21st Century
Editing Robert Burns For The 21st Century by Dr. Pauline Mackay, Lecturer in Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow Here at the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Robert Burns Studies, we are undertaking a major project to edit Robert Burns’s works for the 21st Century. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and led by Professor…
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