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…
To capitalize on the potential benefits of BYOD programs, districts must first address several security concerns and pain points.
The 7 habits of successful students include beginning with the end in mind, and seeking first to understand, then be understood.
How To Turn Your iPad Into A Document Camera Document cameras are incredibly helpful devices in the classroom. While they seem like a comparatively dated technology in the midst of the smart apps and wearable technology we see today, document cameras remain sturdy, reliable, and useful technology pieces to use in a variety of ways….
6 Tips For Finding Inspiration Every Day In Your Teaching by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist See parts 1-4 in this series, PD Sucks. Is Edcamp the Solution?, Pairing Teachers for Better Professional Development, Hacking Your Classroom and Moving The Conversation From Bullying To Climate I got together with a friend yesterday. I knew I would have fun. It’s…
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