contributed by AJ Juliani John Maeda grew up working in his family’s Seattle tofu store in the 1980s. He was a bright and curious student who self-taught himself some computer coding in high school with no internet to learn from. Like many high school students he had dreams, but very little direction. Getting good grades, working…
Taking A Closer Look At What The Research Says About Preschool by Neal McCluskey, Ph.D. Associate Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute Register For Pre-School Education: What The Research Says hosted by The Cato Institute Live Stream of the event can be viewed Tuesday, January 7th at 12 p.m. Eastern A Nation at Risk. New American Schools….
Introducing TeachThought Teacher Cards: Whom Vs Who Edit: We had the definitions at the bottom of the car wrong on the first one. The above version should be correct! In 2014, we’re going to continue to experiment with new content forms to bring you the right content at the right time for your classroom. One…
98 Books That Shaped Work In America by Carl Fillichio I love a challenge, and I love my sister. And, not uncommonly, nothing stirs my competitive spirit quite like sibling rivalry. So for the past year or so, I’ve been in an ongoing competition with my sister Carolyn focused on a passion we share –…
Teach Like Minecraft: 5 Strategies To Craft Creative Students by Terry Heick At this point, some of you are probably sick of hearing about Minecraft. It has gone from game to phenomenon, selling bajillions of copies and crowding the mindscape of 6th graders everywhere for what seems like centuries. But before you go, there may…
There are many forms of performance tasks: short and long constructed response, drawings and videos, interview.
Here are 10 tips to help you create a smarter iPad-based classroom. The goal is to support content so the iPad doesn’t become your content.
Alphablocks: 26 Strategies For Always-On Learning Many learning strategies come naturally. Stopping when you’re confused. Asking questions. Clarifying your understanding. Creating analogies (Oh, so it’s like when…) or paraphrasing. Many of these learning strategies can be applied to reading, which is where we hear about them most. The following infographic from learnstreaming.com gathers 26 of these strategies…
5 Resolutions To Modernize Your Teaching In 2014 by Jennifer Rita Nichols, Teacher When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, we all hear about the typical weight/health/finance related promises we make to ourselves – but why not use this yearly changeover to make some classroom promises instead? We can all use some new goals, and…
6 Pros & Cons Of Social Media In The Classroom contributed by Aimee Hosler Like it or not, American youth are decidedly online. According to a 2013 report by Pew Research, 78 percent of teens have cell phones, and almost half of those are smartphones — which means they can log onto the Internet virtually…
How To Make An Educational App: What I Learned by Shaunie Shammass, speakingpal.com I would like to tell you about our journey of innovation, creativity and implementation in creating a self-help teaching mobile tool for the speaking skill. I would like you to follow our thoughts and decisions as mobile app developers and see what the…
Bah, Humbug: Why I Hate the Holidays In Schools by Jane Healey, Humbug From the end of Thanksgiving break until the beginning of the holidays, I grit my teeth, steel my nerves and keep my head down. I don’t believe much learning happens, and I know conflicts and clashes escalate quickly. I’m overscheduled, short on…
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