46 Students Explain The Assignments That Got Their Attention This Year
I enjoy doing history projects that have to do with your own families history. It’s interesting and easier since it has a connection to you.
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Why It Can Seem That Parents Don’t Care
As long as communities have no voice in, or capacity to understand, curriculum, their interaction with schools will always be broken.
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Kids React To Old Computers. And It’s Brilliant.
One day kids will laugh that we had to touch physical devices to use them or open our eyes to access extraordinary networks of information.
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Students Learn Best When You Do This
Want to know what kids need in order to learn better? Ask them: Here are the first 50 answers, unedited, from our typical high schooler.
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36 Ways To Use Wearable Technology In The Classroom
We’re not quite at the stage of being cyborgs, but wearable technology is growing, and the number and type of devices is also increasing.
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Why Some Teachers Are Against Technology In Education
he way forward, then, might just be a more nuanced discussion about how people learn, and what role technology can play in that process.
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Apple’s Official Guide To Teaching With Apps
Consider engagement, developmental appropriateness, instructional design, motivation, and accessibility when choosing a learning app.
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Fixing High School By Listening To Students
I can offer a fairly sobering picture of what ails the American high school, drawn from our student survey.
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Teaching With Video Games Makes More Sense Now Than Ever
5 Reasons Teaching With Video Games Makes More Sense Now Than Ever by Paul Darvasi, ludiclearning.org Today there are more and more instances of schools creating curricular spaces for commercial video games. Initially, a few rogue teachers slipped them in through the back door, but over the past decade more schools and districts have rolled out…
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Helping Parents Trust Your School
What Are The Best Resources For Building Parental Engagement? contributed by Alison Anderson, gettingsmart.com Parent engagement has always been a very bright spot on my radar when thinking about keys to success for schools. Lately, it feels important to distinguish between parent engagement and parent involvement. Both are important and something every school should strive…
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The Things My Students Say
by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist If you’ve been in a classroom as long as I have, you’ll know students say some interesting things. You may have seen student test papers with humorous answers. Students always seem to have a reason, excuse, or insight or response for everything. Sometimes, their remarks are…
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6 Tips & 18 Resources To Extend Learning Beyond The Classroom
by Dr. Kimberly Tyson, learningunlimitedllc.com Digital tools are cool, right? They add to our productivity in countless ways. Many are slick, and are free or low cost. Educators, technology gurus, design folks, and consultants help turn us on to the latest and greatest digital tools that make our life easier. Many support and enhance student learning….
