10 Ways Teacher Planning Should Adjust To The Google Generation
For the Google Generation, information isn’t scarce, and knowing has the illusion of only being a search away.
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11 Of The Best YouTube Channels For Learning English
What Are The Best YouTube Channels For Learning English? by Andrea Giordano It’s no secret that YouTube is an English language learner’s best friend. Because ESL/ELL teachers have been willing to turn the cameras on themselves, you can find thousands of lessons to help improve your English. However, sometimes it’s difficult to know where the true gold is among…
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3 Statements That Describe Rigorous Assessment
There are (at least) 3 aspects of rigorous assessments: appropriateness, purpose, and promotion of understanding.
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The More I Lecture, The Less I Know If They Understand
The clearer I am about what I am saying and why, the more I may be blind to how unclear, confusing, or unhelpful the lecture is to a novice.
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3 Tips To Communicate More Effectively Via Social Media
3 Tips To Communicate More Effectively Via Social Media by Bena Kallick, Institute for Habits of Mind Are you having trouble listening with understanding and empathy (one of the Habits of Mind) when you are not face to face with the other person–on facebook, Google+, twitter, or other social networks? As an educator, staying in…
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10 Digital Citizenship Hashtags To Join The Conversation
As we’ve theorized before, we could consider the definition of digital citizenship as “The quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities.” One very natural and accessible way to see that kind of thinking in action is twitter. In contrast to relatively closed social media platforms like…
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Think Pedagogy First, Technology Second
The following infographic from Krista Moroder offers another simple piece of advice: thinking pedagogy first, technology second.
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Actually Achieving Close Reading With Digital Tools
As we think about how reading habits change & how to support students in print & digital spaces, I hope you’ll model reading practices.
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The Challenges Of Data Collection In The Classroom?
How do we display data so that it is accessible? If teachers are given this data, what do they with it to improve outcomes for students?
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7 Global Education Facts & Statistics That Reflect A Changing World
We need to prepare students for a world where borders are blurred and learning about other cultures is as ubiquitous as learning to read.
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2 Simple Strategies To Bring Technology To The Common Core
2 Simple Strategies To Bring Technology To The Common Core contributed by Jeremy Hyler As the discussions about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) intensify within the states that have adopted them, there is another thought lurking in the corner of some, if not most teacher’s minds. How am I going to integrate technology into my classroom?…
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The Trouble With Measuring Understanding
Measuring understanding might be the most complex thing teachers do. Unfortunately, PD gives little attention to making quality assessments.
