How Virtual Classrooms Can Promote 1-1 Student Conferencing
Conferences provide a forum for offering help & building confidence — how can teachers use them to support students in virtual classrooms?
Ego & The Critical Role Of Feedback In The Learning Process
Ego & The Critical Role Of Feedback In The Learning Process by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist “You can’t do that.” It was harsh for me to hear. “No, that’s no good.” There it was again. Coming from the world of education, I was used to feedback that was kind and almost…
Establishing A Twitter Routine In Your Classroom
Start with the idea of why a teacher should tweet with students (literacy, citizenship, etc.), then move to the idea of a ‘routine.’
50 Of The Smartest Kids In The World: A Small Sample Of Many
At age 10, Gabriel worked on T-cell receptor research and studied synthetic biology for undergraduate college students at MIT.
The Digital Public Library Of America: Promoting Literacy & Cultural Preservation
Do you have fond memories of going to your local library to do research on a school assignment? Or just to pass the time, browsing through old books, photo archives and other fascinating materials? You can explore similar (or in some cases, the very same) archives online without leaving the house, thanks to the Digital…
Edutopia Continues Leadership, Launches New Research Arm
Edutopia Continues Their Leadership, Launches New Research Arm Our friends at Edutopia, long-time proponents of project-based learning, purveyors of schools that work, and leaders in forward-thinking in education, are at it again. Their latest idea is GLEF Research, a new “branch” of their progressive education tree designed to strengthen the relationship between research and emerging trends in…
The Difference Between Inference & Prediction
Understanding the difference between inference and prediction is one of classic challenges in literacy instruction.
5 Brain-Based Teaching Strategies For Student Engagement
Brain-based teaching strategies include simply predicting and responding, which require the brain to actually engage.
Mashing Genius Hour With Project-Based Learning
Mashing Genius Hour With Project-Based Learning contributed by Dawn-Casey Rowe, Social Studies Teacher “Miss, it’s reading period,” one student reminded me. That’s the one period a week we all read together. This week, though, we’re a bit behind. “Well,” I said, we have to finish this section, and if we have reading period today, we…
36 Core Teacher Apps For Inquiry Learning With iPads
St Oliver Plunkett Primary School has shared two images that can help you populate your iPad with apps that support inquiry-based learning.
Opportunity Culture Seeks To Support Teachers Through Unique Model
contributed by Sharon Kebschull Barrett Imagine working in a school where all teachers have the chance to improve their craft and be rewarded for getting better, working in a school with genuinely useful professional development that flows naturally through your workday. Imagine schools that let teachers focus on their strengths—whether specific subjects in elementary schools or…
Swear Like Shakespeare: A Grand Taxonomy Of The Bard’s Choice Words
How To Swear Like Shakespeare: A Grand Taxonomy Of The Bard’s Choice Words For those literature teachers stuck in 2013 who need an edge on a generation of students increasingly speaking in an odd combination of text-speak and hip-hop, there is the following infographic from charleychartwell.com. You will not find emaciated phrases such as awesome,…
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