A Really, Really Well-Written Set Of Classroom Rules
If you believe behavior is not only learned but a product of self-awareness and self-respect– these classroom rules are for you.
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Becoming A Mentor In Your Own Classroom
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…
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How To Create A Paperless Classroom With Your iPad
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…
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The Adaptive Learning Technology One Company Depends On
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…
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12 Of The Best Astronomy Apps For iOS
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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What Induction Coaches Do To Help New Teachers
by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher and Learnist Evangelist New teachers face many challenges. They are entering the field at one of the most demanding times ever, and turnover is high. Even the best teacher prep program can’t simulate a real classroom. As a result, many good people find themselves ill equipped to handle the demands…
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4 Things Students Should Know About AP Courses
by Jane Healey, Ph.D. What Students Need To Know About AP Courses Based on a review of the most current research on AP courses, Madeline Levine and Denise Pope of Challenge Success, an educational organization at Stanford University, offer a detailed report on the college-level programming. Their findings come as more and more schools drop…
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Why The Brain Benefits From Reflection In Learning
As sensory input goes into neocortex, it makes memory patterns of the new data and when it sees something similar it can understand.
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17 Tips For New Teachers From Experienced Teachers
What Are The Best Tips For New Teachers, From Experienced Teachers? Teaching is important. Teaching is changing. Teaching is hard. And at the intersection of these three truths lies the constant need for a variety of support for teachers–new teachers or experienced. It’s one thing for trained educational psychologists to offer dry academic papers saying…
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Teaching Disruptively
Teaching disruptively helps create learners who ask the right question at the right time for reasons that matter to them.
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6 Arguments Against AP Courses In Modern Curriculum
More high schools are replacing AP courses with innovative programs that prepare students for college in a more contemporary environment.
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10 Questions To Help You Become A Better Teacher This School Year
What Questions Will Help You Become A Better Teacher This School Year? by Terry Heick 1. Why are my ‘best’ lessons, assessments, and units ‘best’? And how can I share those powerful characteristics across other units, because let’s be honest, not all of your units are created equal? Your project-based learning unit that uses blogging…
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