Hands-On Games To Build Thinking Skills In Students by Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed., radteach.com Executive Functions (EF) are the higher-level brain functions–e.g., planning, analyzing, evaluating, and designing–that education seems to covet most in students. But are there ways we can promote EF function and literacy–that is, ability and awareness of that ability–in students? Below are two games that…
Kaizena is a voice feedback tools for Google Drive that teachers can use to provide learning feedback to students.
Hashtags can be a valuable tool for educators, administrators, parents and students to connect with each other and share ideas and discoveries.
What Are The Best Mind Mapping Strategies For Teachers? by Andrea Leyden, examtime.com The adoption of Mind Maps in teaching has grown recently due to the benefits of using Mind Maps to learn and the availability of free online mind mapping software. Teachers have recognized the value of using Mind Maps to engage students, encourage…
Technology has has made access to information, people, and networks recreational. It is useful only insofar as it extends our own humanity.
What Are The Best Ways To Manage Intergenerational Communication? It never occurred to us that phone calls could be considered an “invasion of privacy.” Even after years of telemarketers punishing our telephones at the absolute worst times, the phone has been the way you communicate with someone in any enduring or substantive way. But every…
What’s on your bucket list? Publishing a book? Seeing your child’s wedding? Starting your own school? How about drinking clean water?
If we ever asked a large amount of students to give one word to describe school, I think that about 90% of them would simply say: boring.
Video games’ time in the public spotlight is usually brief, and tangled with discussions on children, violence, and Constitutional rights.
Rather than “gamifying” a unit, Mia MacMeekin’s graphic promotes building a unit centered around a game and featuring game-like mechanics.
Learn how to save, understand, monitor, and invest with 12 of the best financial literacy apps and resources for students.
What Are Some Unique Maker Education Resources For Teaching & Learning? by Mike Acedo 1. http://makezine.com/ Makezine.com is a major hub for the maker’s movement, providing amateur makers and educators with a plethora of information, resources, and project ideas to implement for themselves, or in their classrooms. 2. http://www.raspberrypi.org/This UK based tech company seeks to provide children…