The SAMR Model In 120 Seconds
This video does a good job of explaining SAMR in less time than it takes to watch Apple make another $18-billion announcement.
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The US–Again–Turns To Other Countries For Ed Reform
The US Turns To Other Countries For Ed Reform by TeachThought Staff So the United States wants some more ed reform to add to the ed reform already in place, and to do so they’ve created a committee. This committee–the The National Conference of State Legislatures–is seeking to “improve education.” That this is vague and…
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A New Priority? Teaching Mindfulness In Elementary School
Teaching Mindfulness In Elementary School From a press release MADISON, Wis. — Over the course of 12 weeks, twice a week, the prekindergarten students learned their ABCs. Attention, breath and body, caring practice — clearly not the standard letters of the alphabet. Rather, these 4- and 5-year-olds in the Madison Metropolitan School District were part…
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What If Schools Helped Students Identify And Scale Their Gifts?
What if schools were like startups and their goal was to help students find and scale their gifts, affections, and opportunities?
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Looming Teacher Observation? 7 Tips For A Better Outcome
Even the most effective person can stumble during a teacher observation. Here are a few things to diminish the likelihood of this happening.
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An EdTech Primer: Technology Use, Benefits, And Online Safety Tips
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…
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Editing Robert Burns For The 21st Century
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…
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Microsoft’s Evolution: 8 Of The Biggest Changes For Windows 10
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…
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How I Used Personal Passion Projects In My Classroom
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.
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Our Pedagogical Imperative: Making All Learners Feel Competent
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….
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Making the Shift To Visual Teaching
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…
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13 Teacher Strategies For Digital Collaboration
Teacher collaboration is among the cornerstones of school improvement. When teachers connect–for the right reasons–good things happen.
