Q&A: How Data Can Make You A Better Teacher
Measurable student success should result from a learner demonstrating sufficient knowledge of the content. That can come in a variety of ways.
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Opportunities For Creativity In Your Teaching
Quantity matters in creativity. Generate as many ideas as possible, alone and collaboratively. (Ideally alone first, then together.)
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3 Ways Personal Learning Networks Are Evolving
The nature of Personal Learning Networks is evolving as the range of tools available to support them increases.
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50 Of The Best Google Chrome Extensions For Teachers
Teachers can use Google Chrome extensions for almost anything–from finding related resources to sending links to colleagues.
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Teacher Reader Responses, Vol. 1: On Literacy
We’re sharing the insightful, detailed, emotional, or otherwise compelling reader responses in some intermittent pattern.
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The Real Problem With Multiple-Choice Questions
The real problem with multiple-choice questions isn’t assessment design as much as it is function and tone–and these things matter.
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Punk Rock Preschool: Our Classroom’s Venture into Entrepreneurship
Punk Rock Preschool is a testament to the amazing capacity of young children. When we make learning relevant & fun, passions are developed.
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Launching A New Idea In Your School? Some Thoughts For Your Success
How To Launch A New Idea For Your School by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education Ed note: This is a slightly-edited excerpt from a post by Grant on differentiation and the implementation of policy. Looking for a process to avoid bad implementation of what very well might be a good idea? A new literacy program, curriculum framework, technology,…
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Outernet: One Device, Free Data From Space Forever
The Outernet: One Device, Free Data From Space Forever by Thane Richard While the title may sound like science fiction, it is actually a momentous step towards truly universal education that is already happening. Currently, Outernet is broadcasting news, ebooks, Wikipedia, and academic articles on four continents. But we can do more. One of the…
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A Very, Very Powerful Motivational Video For Teens
What motivates this student to “succeed” in school? Is it intrinsic or extrinsic motivation? Does it ebb & flow? Is it perishable altogether?
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Failing Forward: 21 Ideas To Help Students Keep Their Momentum
An example of ‘failing forward’: “Your first two drafts didn’t work so well, huh? What can you take from each of them–what’s salvageable?”
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A Learning Typology: 7 Ways We Come To Understand
7 Ways We Come To Understand by Stewart Hase, Heutagogy of Community Practice This typology is an attempt to redefine how we think of learning in the 21st century context. Current definitions of learning focus on performance rather than holistic growth, and on what the learner can do after a learning experience. Gagne is perhaps the most…
