The Best Science Resources For Science Teachers by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher Science is everywhere. Sometimes it’s beautiful, sometimes it amazes, and at times, it’s just plain weird. My six-year-old son continually tells me, “Don’t interrupt me, I’m a man of science.” Science captivates children from the youngest ages. The more odd and off-beat,…
The Kind Of Wisdom Children Are Capable Of If we’re being honest, this particular young lady–in a video you’ve likely seen before because it has over 26 million views–is exceptionally wise for her age. She is poised, eloquent, and gifted with sensitivity and a macro-perspective that makes her unique. But if nothing else, she stands…
/sarcasm Just as learning is changing, Back-to-School supplies are changing in tandem. While the classroom above models much of the very latest in edu-thought, from the columns of desks to the pencil and paper exam, the perfect void of any student work, inspiring visuals, or learning tools on the walls to the lack of any…
A Letter To The Teacher by Kay Bisaillon My eyes filled with tears as I read the blog post from Toby Price (@jedipadmaster) titled, “All I Need is One Chance.” The pleading and open vulnerability of his words deeply touched my heart as he asks, almost begs, his child’s teacher to give his son a…
Here we’ve compiled a list of 10 resources for global learning, a list that includes videos, websites, lesson plans and much more.
Social media in the classroom, while not perfect, has its benefits. Here are 22 examples of how social media in the classroom might function.
If you believe behavior is not only learned but a product of self-awareness and self-respect– these classroom rules are for you.
Becoming A Mentor In Your Own Classroom by Jane Healey, Ph.D. Most educators have heard the current mantra about their role in the classroom: teachers are not delivery systems, filling empty vessels with acquired bits of knowledge. The image of a master in the front of a room lecturing to students furiously scribbling copious notes…
45 Design Thinking Resources For Educators contributed by opencolleges.edu.au Imagine a world where digital learning platforms help adult learners succeed through college completion. Where a network of schools offers international-quality education, affordable tuition, and serves hundreds of thousands of children in economically disadvantaged countries; where we engage parents in understanding national trends and topics in…
How To Create A Paperless Classroom With Your iPad Update: Some of the feedback we are getting (an example of which you can see below in the comments section) is suggesting you might need certain rights for this to work–namely access to Google Apps in Education, and District admin rights. We will update this post…
The Adaptive Learning Technology One Company Depends On by Jaxson Khan, Language Zen Education is better when it is dynamic and adapts to you as a learner. Unfortunately, despite a recent wave of innovation in new technologies and applications which teach whatever your heart desires, most educational software and online courses still try to re-create a…
12 iOS Astronomy Apps For Learning What better way to encourage STEM learning than by tapping into a child’s fascination with outer space? From the Mars Curiosity Rover to the behavior of water in zero gravity, space exploration has always widened many eyes. 12 Apps for Studying Aerospace, Outer Space, Planets, and Stars Night Sky/…
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