Learning Innovation Can’t Come From Teachers Alone by Terry Heick A few years ago, the late Grant Wiggins, a learning expert who inspired me since my first year in the classroom, wrote about the intersection of academic standards and creativity. “Why do people insist on viewing the Standards as inconsistent with teacher creativity and choice?…
Students needed to see what a ‘quality’ reading response looked like. Once these questions were demystified a bit, it was all downhill.
Mobile technology erodes the traditional classroom. Truly ‘mobile’ learners should disrupt non-flexible curriculum.
There is a certain amount of wisdom and stability that only comes with experience. A new principal may feel unsure about school dynamics.
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How much of your intelligence, your affection, your skill, and your pride is employed in your work? What are its ecological and social costs?
The wearable technology, ‘AlterEgo’, works by using ‘speech-like’ vibrations as input–the method of interfacing with the computer.
Why should you tag your curriculum? Because it makes it easier to skim, search, analyze, evaluate, and use what you use to teach.
Some of the free animation tools here give educators basic histories of animation while others have the animation already and set in motion.
What Is Really, Truly ‘Best For The Kids’? by Terry Heick What’s best for the kids. I remember hearing this phrase when I was handed a towering stack of fluency probes that represented about 3-4 hours of “in addition to” work per week. I wasn’t against the idea behind it all (supporting the literacy of…
Artificial Intelligence will be a core part of learning, helping students choose books, assessment forms, learning strategies, and more.
Gamify your classroom with challenges, feedback, levels, creativity, and rewards to motivate students to learn, and master concepts.