Rigor In The Classroom: 7 Myths by Barbara Blackburn, author of Rigor is not a 4-Letter Word Despite all the research, there are seven myths about rigor that are often heard. Let’s look at each, then turn our attention to the true meaning of rigor. 1. Lots of homework is a sign of rigor. For…
Are Midterms Really Necessary In A Climate Of Assessment? by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher It’s time for midterms. I hate midterms. They take up so much time–several days of review, a week of administering, and then all the correcting. To top it off, they place students in a high-anxiety environment. I feel like I’m…
Deeper Learning: A Definition And A Free Course For Teachers The following is an edited transcript of an interview with Laura McBain and Ryan Gallagher of High-Tech High, a public charter school based in San Diego, on their upcoming MOOC, “Deeper Learning”, hosted by P2PU starting January 20, 2014. Interview by Charlie Chung of Class…
Teacher Profile: Hacking The Elementary Classroom Michelle Cordy is a 3 and 4th grade elementary school teacher in Canada with some interesting ideas on hacking her classroom. And the influence for these ideas? Literal hackers. Michelle has found inspiration from hackers–not necessarily the ones that recently stole your Target credit card information, but rather the…
contributed by AJ Juliani John Maeda grew up working in his family’s Seattle tofu store in the 1980s. He was a bright and curious student who self-taught himself some computer coding in high school with no internet to learn from. Like many high school students he had dreams, but very little direction. Getting good grades, working…
Taking A Closer Look At What The Research Says About Preschool by Neal McCluskey, Ph.D. Associate Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute Register For Pre-School Education: What The Research Says hosted by The Cato Institute Live Stream of the event can be viewed Tuesday, January 7th at 12 p.m. Eastern A Nation at Risk. New American Schools….
Introducing TeachThought Teacher Cards: Whom Vs Who Edit: We had the definitions at the bottom of the car wrong on the first one. The above version should be correct! In 2014, we’re going to continue to experiment with new content forms to bring you the right content at the right time for your classroom. One…
98 Books That Shaped Work In America by Carl Fillichio I love a challenge, and I love my sister. And, not uncommonly, nothing stirs my competitive spirit quite like sibling rivalry. So for the past year or so, I’ve been in an ongoing competition with my sister Carolyn focused on a passion we share –…
There are many forms of performance tasks: short and long constructed response, drawings and videos, interview.
Here are 10 tips to help you create a smarter iPad-based classroom. The goal is to support content so the iPad doesn’t become your content.
5 Resolutions To Modernize Your Teaching In 2014 by Jennifer Rita Nichols, Teacher When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, we all hear about the typical weight/health/finance related promises we make to ourselves – but why not use this yearly changeover to make some classroom promises instead? We can all use some new goals, and…
6 Pros & Cons Of Social Media In The Classroom contributed by Aimee Hosler Like it or not, American youth are decidedly online. According to a 2013 report by Pew Research, 78 percent of teens have cell phones, and almost half of those are smartphones — which means they can log onto the Internet virtually…