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What Comes After The Information Age?
While predicting the exact future ‘ages’ that might come after the Information Age is speculative, we can try. : )
10 Essential Steps To Writing A Research Paper
Research papers are a cornerstone of academic growth, serving as a critical tool for students to delve deep into subject matters, enhance their analytical skills, and contribute to academic discourse. See also What Is The Writing Process? Let’s try to demystify the process…
The Most Significant Change of Common Core Adoption
The Most Significant Change of Common Core Adoption While debates around the Common Core State Standards have often focused on mathematics content and assessments, the most consequential shift has been structural: literacy became a cross-disciplinary responsibility rather than an English Language Arts (ELA)…
12 Mistakes For Teachers To Avoid In A Data-Driven Classroom
Functionally, the purpose of assessment is to provide data to revise planned instruction. Of course, it’s not that simple.
Why We Should Stop Averaging Scores To Give Letter Grades
Evaluating a student’s mind with a system not much more robust than the one we use to review movies doesn’t seem like our best thinking.
A Quick Primer On Charter Schools
A one-size-fits-all approach has never worked in education, and the variety of school options available today attests to that fact. While a number of private schools specialize in specific content or teaching approaches, the costs can be prohibitive to most…
5 Psychology-Based Strategies That Help Students Learn
Psychology-based strategies that help students learn include modeling, student choice, and a clear sense of progress in the learning process.
The Importance Of Being Specific In Assessment Of Learning
When seeking to develop skills, feedback (and it must be timely) is only useful if it informs the student what areas need to be worked on.
10 Ways To Use ReadWorks In The Classroom
A simple way for students to build background knowledge and improve literacy skills, here are 10 ways to use ReadWorks in the classroom.
50 Ways To Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a powerful teaching and learning tool that can help you shape nearly everything that happens in your classroom.
What Does Teacher Improvement Look Like? Maybe Something Like This
The ultimate metric for your teaching is the quality of students’ lives after your journey & their journey diverge–borderline immeasurable.
7 Easy Ways To Assess Without Testing
At a recent teachers conference, one of the most astute comments was ‘you can assess without testing.’ There are many ways to assess.
10 Strategies To Make Learning Feel More Like A Game
From using levels and and progress bars to badges and rewards, here are ten strategies to make learning feel more like a game.