Why Apps Should Replace Textbooks In Your Classroom
Maybe apps can do everything a textbook can, but with the agility to enable sustained personalized instruction.
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5 Ideas For Using Infographics To Teach Literature
Infographics help students decode complex story elements to better access a text. Try these ideas for using infographics to teach literature.
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What Students Feel Learning In A State Of Flow
When education is done “right”, learners often feel and experience the following in their both formal and informal educational environments.
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State Growth Contribution: Student Growth Percentiles–What?
Does the idea of a Median Student Growth Percentile sound intimidating? No worries, there’s a PowerPoint for that.
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How Much Freedom Should A Teacher Have?
Where should there be obligation and where should there be freedom in choice of pedagogy, models, and curriculum?
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6 Technology Integration Ideas For Any Content Area And Grade Level
Podcasts, video steaming, learning apps, and short movies are just a few ways children can get a hands-on experience in the classroom.
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Study: Less Than Half US Students Ready To Fill High-Tech Jobs
45% of girls taking the TEL test scored proficient or better, 3 percentage points higher than the 42% of boys who did likewise.
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8 Simple Tips For Great Teaching
“Know yourself. Commit to a daily practice of reflection and review.”
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Planning For Creativity: 4 Simple Strategies You Can Master
Planning For Creativity: 4 Simple Strategies You Can Master by Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed., radteach.com; edited by Terry Heick Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Without imagination and investigation of ideas our collective fund of knowledge would languish. We do need assessments to determine what students learn and understand, but we can incorporate imagination in…
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David Foster Wallace On What It Means To Think
“‘Learning how to think’ really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think.”–David Foster Wallace
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Paper-Based Or Computer-Based Testing?
As a digital shift continues, it’s easy to assume that computer-based tests are the future; however, paper tests shouldn’t be forgotten yet.
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5 Things You Should Know Before You Accept That Teaching Job
Caring about education and our long-term careers means considering the following before we accept a position.
