Why Study Skills Classes Matter Now More Than Ever by Jane Healey, Ph.D. A recent article in the Chronicle for Higher Education addressed the Freshman Seminar experience and applauded the high ideals while reporting on the “mixed results.” The issue is an aged-old quandary: schools want entering students to collectively learn the necessary skills for…
Infographics use so many elements of traditional teaching: writing, research, & planning, while combining digital & traditional text forms.
You may find it amusing that someone has taken the traditionally dry taxonomy and mashed it with the comedy series Seinfeld to create something unique.
Decades of scientific research have shown that superior performance requires practicing beyond the point of mastery.
A Teacher Goes Back To School: A Vignette by Kay Bisaillon, Teacher (& Student) As many of you know, I have embarked on a new adventure this year. I have cut back my hours at work and registered for classes to continue my education. I feel so blessed to have this opportunity in my life….
Using Instagram For Learning To Document Abstract Ideas The use of Instagram in education may not make seem entirely logical, but just as social media and text messaging have made it almost seamless to send (inundate?) friends with messages, modern technology has made it more natural than ever to share images and videos with others…
4 Easy Steps To Teach What Matters Most by Grant Wiggins, Ph.D, Authentic Education We have all said it and we have all heard it: there’s just no time to slow down and [fill in the blank], I have so much to cover… This, despite the fact that we all know, at some level, that it is not…
This content is sponsored by the Teaching & Learning with the iPad Conference November 15-16, 2013 in Raleigh, NC, a 2-day conference dedicated exclusively to better learning with the iPad, coordinated and presented by teachers, for teachers. by David Mahaley, Principal at Franklin Academy High School in North Carolina A More Flexible iPad Classroom Through Apple TV Technology has…
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Not Everything You See Has A Place In Your Classroom by Kay Bisaillion, Teacher I am doing something I have wanted to do for many years–going back to school and continuing my education. I have cut back my hours at school and registered for classes. I am taking classes in a real classroom with real…
Motivating, offering experiences, differentiating, and teaching rich content guarantee success for our English-language learners.
What Are The Conditions For Achieving Success With Blended Learning? The definition of blended learning is the “integrat(ion) of online with traditional face-to-face class activities in a planned, pedagogically valuable manner.” Put another way, it is the “blending” of in-person and technology-based learning experiences, often resulting in a “flipped classroom” scenario, where the learners are…