Texting, Tweeting, Speaking: Teaching Oral Communication Skills by Erik Palmer “I just watched our seniors present their capstone projects. They were unimpressive presentations, to say the least. Frankly, I’m worried that they make our school look bad.” Those were the words of the president of a small university when he called to ask me to…
Google dominates the cloud. This makes sense when you consider the genius of Google’s strategy that started with brilliant search and web-based email (at one point, that was a big deal), then used that as an anchor to develop digital “stuff” for every area of your life, from calendar and productivity suites, maps, wallet, Google…
Citing social media in scholary writing? For twitter: @Username. “Full text of tweet.” Twitter, Day month year posted, time posted, URL.
Getting the conditions for self-directed learning right as a teacher requires an understanding of how people learn to think & problem-solve.
Grit In The Classroom Has To Be A Dialogue contributed by Thomas Hoerr The rush to grit is pretty intense, but so is the push-back. I’ve been writing about grit in articles and giving presentations on the subject. I’ve spoken to schools and parents; presented at conferences; and have been a guest on NPR. Universally,…
The dangers of social media for teens–from financial loss and identify thefit to bullying and threatening future employability–are real.
Connected Learning is an answer to three key shifts as society evolves to a 21st century networked society.
Teachers know that, to develop higher-order thinking, children need to apply creativity to tasks that focus their ideas in a logical way.
21st Century Work: Career-Readiness Isn’t What It Used To Be by Terry Heick The way we think about work is changing. Thinking of jobs, careers, and pay is–by some–being replaced with the idea of work, relationships, and meaning. Technology and the resulting connectivity are a part of this. In the 21st century, we all have…
Many projects don’t yield transferable learning because too little attention is given to the meta-cognitive and idea-building work.
7 Strategies To Support Students Who Can’t Afford Technology by TeachThought Staff For all of its potential, education technology suffers from a flaw that public education has struggled with since its inception–equity. However you want to phrase it or refract it as an issue, the bottom line is that some people have more than others,…
Examples Of Disruptive Cloud-Based Learning by Charles Samuel, Senior Editor at GetVoIP I watched a video recently that made me think hard about the future of education. In it, education researcher Sugata Mitra calmly posits that the education system we see around us- the one that’s often casually referred to as “broken”– isn’t hopeless at all. If anything, Mitra suggests…