Some Ideas To Enhance Boring School Staff Meetings For many of us, snow did this to us—pushing end-of-the-school-year proceedings until mid to late June. We’ll probably be brought back in a few times in July, at which point it’ll be time to get our 2014-2015 rosters for a new school year. That makes right now a…
One day kids will laugh that we had to touch physical devices to use them or open our eyes to access extraordinary networks of information.
We’re not quite at the stage of being cyborgs, but wearable technology is growing, and the number and type of devices is also increasing.
Consider engagement, developmental appropriateness, instructional design, motivation, and accessibility when choosing a learning app.
5 Reasons Teaching With Video Games Makes More Sense Now Than Ever by Paul Darvasi, ludiclearning.org Today there are more and more instances of schools creating curricular spaces for commercial video games. Initially, a few rogue teachers slipped them in through the back door, but over the past decade more schools and districts have rolled out…
What Are The Best Resources For Building Parental Engagement? contributed by Alison Anderson, gettingsmart.com Parent engagement has always been a very bright spot on my radar when thinking about keys to success for schools. Lately, it feels important to distinguish between parent engagement and parent involvement. Both are important and something every school should strive…
by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist If you’ve been in a classroom as long as I have, you’ll know students say some interesting things. You may have seen student test papers with humorous answers. Students always seem to have a reason, excuse, or insight or response for everything. Sometimes, their remarks are…
by Dr. Kimberly Tyson, learningunlimitedllc.com Digital tools are cool, right? They add to our productivity in countless ways. Many are slick, and are free or low cost. Educators, technology gurus, design folks, and consultants help turn us on to the latest and greatest digital tools that make our life easier. Many support and enhance student learning….
What Are The Best Tips To Reduce Teacher Burnout? by Lisa Chesser There’s a reason why teachers receive a sad, knowing nod from others at a dinner party or when meeting new people. The profession kicks us around and often kicks hardest when we’re down. We teach for the pleasure of sharing a subject or…
While it’s not your job to be a circus clown, student engagement leads to student growth. Here are 8 ways to be a more interesting teacher.
Middle school students are an interesting bunch of emerging identities, and a varied assortment of readiness, knowledge, and maturity.
Who To Follow On Twitter: 20 Smart Educators With 1000 Followers Or Less Normally “who to follow on twitter” posts are full of obvious, preaching to the choir, rich-get-richer accounts–a who’s who of edu-twitter users you probably already follow anyway. In response, we decided to create a different kind of list–people worth following with fewer…
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