5 Characteristics Of Global Learning by Terry Heick Characteristics Of Global Learning: An increasingly globalized society is putting pressure on education to “globalize.” We’ve talked about the definition of global learning before. This quick post is more about the characteristics of that kind of approach to learning. As globalization becomes more and more inevitable, understanding where we’re drifting…
Hashtags in education can help you make valuable connections whether you’re a teacher, principal, or superintendent.
What Are The Pros & Cons Of Children On Social Media? contributed by Jennifer Smith In our social media-charged society, it’s easy to assume that children should not be on sites like Facebook and Twitter. Concerns range from safety to attention span to diminished ‘real life’ social skills to posture, blue light, and other dangers…
So how do we incorporate healthy social media use in the classroom? The following Sylvia Duckworth graphic offers some helpful initial ideas.
“Twitter…tends toward superficiality and draws people away from serious communication…(and) is not a medium of a serious interchange.”
We saw a need for a reading program and created one via teacher empowerment, focus on reading strategies, and high-interest texts.
Using the TED Talks format, students create speeches to inform and persuade their peers about key social, cultural, & environmental issues.
Critical thinking questions include, ‘Why is this important? What are the causes and effects of this? How do we know if this is true?”
Homework can be useful to help students learning, but isn’t always the best strategy. Here are alternatives to homework: a chart for teachers.
Video recording can help students express themselves in a more natural language than the tone they’d use to construct written ideas.
In an effort to give back to his community, Chance the Rapper has noticed a disparity and is working to improve his hometown of Chicago.
Do digital learners prefer hyperlinking data sources in an assortment of media forms from a range of media sources?
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