Teaching Is Harder–And More Rewarding–Than Ever by Nellie Mitchell Nostalgia comes pretty effortlessly as we get older, doesn’t it? It is fun to look back with fondness at the things that used to be so cool in school, like the Oregon Trail game, laser disks, and typewriters. Were they effective instruction tools? Maybe not, but they…
8 Reasons Why Students Should Still Write Research Papers by Dorothy Mikuska There are plenty of reasons why the research paper is not assigned. They pretty much boil down to: perceived irrelevance of the assignment in light of modern publishing and technology widespread plagiarism teachers buried alive grading 10-page papers from 150 students (that’s 1500 pages…
How Technology Changed My Social Studies Classroom by Thomas Stanley One of the greatest experiences I have had in teaching World History is to create a blended-learning class that is based on using technology with thematic learning, in-class activities, and world projects. When students can physically and intellectually wrap themselves around a subject doing real-world…
Acer announced the latest addition to its Chrome OS family, the Acer Chromebase series, complementing its existing Chromebooks and Chromebox.
One of the most significant challenges facing formal education in the United States is the chasm separating schools and communities.
Teaching binds teacher and student together even if that binding isn’t made in mutual affection. To teach and learn is to come together.
Amazon Updates Whispercast For Use In Schools In Education From a press release SEATTLE—Recently Amazon launched Whispercast 3.0, an update to its free, self-service platform for organizations to easily discover, procure, manage and distribute digital content to nearly any device. Since launch, Whispercast has been adopted by more than 130 of the 250 largest school districts…
What do educators and learners need from iPad integration? What is tablet ‘workflow’ in an educational context?
June 15: Exclusive Live Stream Of The Atlantic’s Education Summit by TeachThought Staff TeachThought is excited to be the exclusive streaming partner for today’s The Atlantic’s Education Summit. Summary Two-year olds are entering preschool and learning on iPads. Primary schools are considering the role supportive environments play on students’ learning. Admission to college is a…
Here are some of the best insights for educators hoping to advance their career, whether in their current district or by relocating.
Some of the mistakes I made as a new teacher involved taking everything personally and being afraid to make mistakes in the first place!
Helping Students Respond To Art In A Museum by Steve Berer, musexplore.net In this article, I will present a project to challenge your students to creatively respond to art objects that they find particularly engaging or mysterious. Their task is to try to see those works of art accurately and to develop a relationship with…
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