9 Statements Of Affirmation To Help Establish A Growth Mindset by Terry Heick The ability to change is among the least-appreciated professional characteristics of a teacher. This is especially true as education systems react to both external pressure, and internal instinct to change into something closer to truly progressive learning environments. As I was reading…
It is incumbent upon leaders to harness the power of digital technology to create school transparent, meaningful, engaged school cultures.
Nearly every major educational institution in the world is teaching with YouTube through videos featuring news, lectures, and courses.
When Learning Is Playful And Intuitive, Good Things Happen by Peter Kinney, CTO of Digital Dreams Labs Curiosity thrives when learning is intuitive and playful, and curiosity is the key to true learning. A curious child will seek out answers to all of life’s questions, and love every minute of it. This isn’t the only…
One of the best education philosophies is collegiality. Without cooperation, teachers can’t remain vibrant members of a class community.
There are many pros and cons of a flipped classroom, a hands-on approach to improving achievement and involving students in their education.
Getting Around Blocks & Bans: Hacking Your Classroom contributed by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist In this PD series, we address the things teachers most want and need for professional development. Professional development is an important topic–something every educator needs. However, most agree it often misses the mark. However relaxing it might be…
How My Students And I Make Meaning Together: An Actual Unit Outline by Jane Healey, Ph.D. In A Student-Led, Flipped, Inquiry-Based Learning Classroom Doing Authentic Work, I listed my favorite, simple approach to classroom material: Observe Wonder Investigate Conclude The response was heartening, and I was asked about an example. I currently teach Sophomore Core English…
Help Your Students Embrace Failure Through Game-Based Learning contributed by Justin W. Marquis, Ph.D. Whether our students fear the dark, monsters, heights, some other imagined horror, or something more real such as family troubles or bullying, everyone is afraid of something. For students in our schools those fears probably include something that is an inherent…
The Teacher Bill Of Rights Leave it to the aptly named and solidarity-sporting weareteachers.org to develop the Teacher Bill of Rights. Depending on who you talk to, teachers are either what’s wrong with education… Public school teachers. Public menaces! They watch as children are injured. http://t.co/3R6e7ZqRNY #education #publicschool — Steven David Horwich (@homeschoolcurr) November…
How To Keep The Learning Going by Terry Heick In 2014, sandbox video games have changed gaming more than a little. Players can now define their own terms for success, and the evolution of certain gamification elements makes this more than a fantasy in the minds of the players. There really are multiple measures of…
What exactly do your students want or need? How will you need to “package” and deliver this gift you feel supremely qualified to teach?
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