Research-Based? When A Lab Is Not A Classroom
Laboratory neuroscience research cannot be proof of what will happen in a classroom or with any one student.
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44 Diverse Tools To Publish Student Work
Real world work will be more engaging to students because it has more chance for credibility in their eyes, and usefulness in their lives.
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How I Use Seesaw To Create A Learning Journal in My Classroom
I use Seesaw as a way to document exemplar student work and record evidence of the key academic skills they’re working towards.
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“It’s vital your Makerspace reflects the culture of your school.”
Your Makerspace Should Reflect The Culture Of Your School by Britten Follett “What is the most unique item your students have created in their Makerspaces?” I asked our SXSWedu panel charged with sharing details about their Schools’ Vortex: Innovative Library Makerspaces. A giggling Darcy Coffta, Upper School Librarian and Innovation Director at Berwick Academy in…
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The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environments
The changing uses of technology require that teachers adapt their methods of instruction to support student-directed learning.
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When Teaching Makes You Cry
There’s something about teaching that makes you cry. Joy. Feeling overwhelmed. Breakthroughs. Failures. There’s a lot going on in any moment.
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What A Struggling School Looks Like On Paper
What A Struggling School Looks Like On Paper by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education Ed note: This is part 2 of Grant’s series on Teacher Effectiveness ratings. In the previous post I looked closely at the data on teacher effectiveness for six different high schools. In this follow-up post we look more closely at a range of data…
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Research Seeks Scale For Measuring Student Engagement
A Univ. of Missouri researcher developed a scale that quantifies student engagement, which can help identify barriers to participation.
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Taking A Closer Look At Teacher Effectiveness Ratings: Part 1
Taking A Look At Teacher Effectiveness Ratings: Part 1 by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education Can a chronically “failing” school be inhabited by 100% “effective” teachers? That’s the question that has caused Governor Cuomo to take a tough stance against the status quo of education in New York (for reasons known only to the Governor). His office recently…
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25 Random Thoughts About Teaching & Learning
25 Random Thoughts About Teaching & Learning by Terry Heick The picture? It’s Spring, and I missed the sun. On to the random thoughts… That #makered is as much a tone as it is a trend. Every school and district needs a “Chief Change Officer.” That “screen time” may be an under-studied phenomenon worthy of…
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Responding To Criticisms Of The Common Core
Responding To Criticisms Of The Common Core by Adam Blum, CEO of OpenEd Ed note: Supporting “commonness” or standardization isn’t a part of our mission at TeachThought, but we are interested in giving equal voice to diverse voices across education. Further, the majority of educators in the United States teach according to the Common Core…
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Putting Technology At The Center Of Learning
Putting Technology At The Center Of Learning by Paul Moss Is your school still in the dark ages of #edtech? Does your school teach students with edtech only through an ICT subject, or does your school have a dedicated edtech agenda, with a strong focus on integration into the curriculum in general? As an English teacher,…
