An EdTech Primer: Technology Use, Benefits, And Online Safety Tips contributed by Amy Williams Today, many parents can pinpoint one significant difference between their child’s education and our own–technology. Granted, we overhear complaints about Common Core or standardized tests, but the major difference is the influx of technology in education–the internet, computers, apps, and social…
Editing Robert Burns For The 21st Century by Dr. Pauline Mackay, Lecturer in Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow Here at the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Robert Burns Studies, we are undertaking a major project to edit Robert Burns’s works for the 21st Century. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and led by Professor…
Microsoft’s Evolution: 8 Windows 10 Changes You Should Care About by TeachThought Staff So the live streamed event from Redmond is over. What do we know about this fall’s Windows 10 release? The big takeaway is a unified experience a cross mobile and desktop, along with a push for voice recognition, and a continued uncertainty…
How to best structure a Personal Passion Project was not something I had thought much about–mainly because I didn’t think students would take the option.
Our Pedagogical Imperative: Making All Learners Feel Competent by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education I happened to be in Paris the day of the terror attack, and it was a bit unnerving since I was at the American School. Our meeting abruptly ended as heightened security went into immediate effect, and I took the train back to Paris….
Shifting To Visual Teaching by Timothy Gangwer Ed note: This post is a preface to Timothy’s session at the International Conference of Creativity, Thinking & Education, April 18-20, 2015 at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota During a rehearsal of Debussy’s La Mer, Maestro Arturo Toscanini found himself unable to describe to the orchestra the effect he…
Teacher collaboration is among the cornerstones of school improvement. When teachers connect–for the right reasons–good things happen.
Stand at the front of the room and say out loud, “Clap once if you hear me, clap twice if you hear me,” while modeling the clap.
Three Levels Of Information Processing by Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor, Plymouth Institute of Education This is number 5 in my blog series on major learning theories. My plan is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of their theories, and how each can be applied in education. In the last post we…
Assessment In Medicine: Even The Medical Industry Is Rethinking Assessment by TeachThought Staff via press release When health care providers take patients’ perspectives into consideration, patients are more likely to be actively engaged in their treatment and more satisfied with their care. This is called patient-centered care, and it has been the central focus of…
These apps help teachers gather data, scan exams, contact parents or help students learn something new or revier what they already know.
When a person brings craft, motivation, and affection to bear on an idea, incredible things are possible. This is an idea we, as educators, try to impart to students. The success of this depends on whether or not they are ready for that kind of a message, and whether or not we’ve given them the…
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