I recently stumbled upon this idea of “decision theater,” a spectacular merging of technology, collaboration, and challenge-based learning. The goal of the Arizona State-based program is to “enable action through knowledge-based decision processes,” and this is interesting (to you and I) for a variety of reasons: 1. The structured interaction between “decision-makers” and technology 2. The…
6 Strategies For Engaging Boys In The Classroom Engaging male students is a matter of concern for many educators, judging by professional development books and conference sessions we see, as well as conversations with other teachers. Historically, boys have been out-performed in the K-12 classroom by girls, though they have performed somewhat evenly on national…
In addition to creating fiction, storyboarding apps can also be used for sharing assignments, capturing research notes, and documenting PBL.
The overwhelming amount of information will surely impede learning for many students in the absence of teaching grounded in good curriculum.
Ageism in education can be a factor but we paid our dues long ago and deserve to stay active and contribute our experience to education.
This infographic on the history of blended learning does a good job of making the case that the concept has always existed!
When The WiFi Goes Out: Responding When Students Can’t Recently, our middle school sports team played a game far away. The coach suggested the students bring their backpacks to do homework on the long bus ride. Not surprisingly, no one got any homework done—at all. The students tried, but they needed the internet to access…
A Visual Guide To Creative Commons Licensing Creative Commons licensing was one of the best things that ever happened to the internet. Where once the internet was an untamed beast overran by plagiarism, non-attributed image theft, copyright confusion, and super shaky sense of who owns what–well, really that hasn’t changed for most. But for those…
by Judy Willis and Terry Heick Like killer bees, the Common Core Standards have been coming for what seems like decades now, and with a similar tone of doom and despair. (Or hope and interest, depending on your perspective.) Most of the adjustments discussed are focused on curriculum and technology, but there is the matter…
These 11 apps can be used in BYOD classes to keep the focus on content and publication, rather than digital fences that distract institutions.
Recent studies show that non-cognitive skills might be as important – or more so – as cognitive skills in determining educational outcomes.
How To Mix Introverts & Extroverts In The Classroom by Christi Wilson There has been a tremendous amount of research on the biological differences in how the brain works. Within these studies, researchers have discovered that there are in fact two distinct personality types: introverts and extroverts. One thing is clear: Teaching introverts is different….