In Search Of The Benefit Of Homework
It’s important to impress the value of getting the work done, but sometimes homework demands are unrealistic. Is homework beneficial?
How To Give Students Individual Attention In A Busy Classroom
10 Ways To Give Students Individual Attention In A Busy Classroom (Carousel Day) by Zach Grubb, Carousel Day School Ed note: No matter the outward appearance, a classroom is a complex place, something Carousel Day School well understands. Their focus, since 1956, has been on each child’s unique character and experience. Which is why they reached…
Twitter + YouTube+ Google+ = A New Kind Of PD
Yesterday, I fell into an amazing experience. To take a term from Laura Robertson’s blog post,“You Say You Want a Revolution: EdcampHome,” it felt “revolutionizing.” EdcampHome I was on Twitter when I saw hashtags from people I follow discussing the #EdcampHome experience. I quickly realized this was an opportunity to attend an Edcamp at home. According to Wikipedia, Edcamp is…
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3 Steps To Promote Creativity In Education [Infographic]
Adobe recently released the following infographic that captures some interesting statistics on perceived barriers to creativity in education.
27 Ways To Increase Family Involvement In The Classroom
Improving the connection between school and home could yield a staggering improvement in both academic and “whole child” progress.
Hashtag-Based Storytelling For 21st Century Learning
Creating video narratives requires both creativity and teamwork. For that reason, it’s a great assignment to use in the classroom. But how do you make such a complex process playful enough to maintain the students’ attention? Until now, it would have taken a huge effort from educators to make the process seamless. Some recent social…
How To Use An iPad To Add Voice Comments To Grading
How Do You Use An iPad To Add Voice Comments To Grading? by TeachThought Staff Offering timely and effective learning feedback is a critical part of the learning process. This is a concept that’d seem to be more accessible than ever with technology, but sometimes technology is two steps forward, one step back. Take for example grading…
10 Simple Tips For Better Teaching With Tablets
10 Simple Tips For Better Teaching With Tablets contributed by Ravi Bhatt, iAnnotate Software Developer Teachers can’t escape the growing trend of technology in the classroom. It’s more than just hype. More schools are buying tablets for use in the classroom, with Apple’s tablet sales to the education sector doubling last year. As a mobile…
20 Fundamentals: What Every Teacher Should Know About Learning
What makes a teacher successful? Having an expertise in reading, writing, math or science is necessary, but the ability to transfer that knowledge into another person is what makes an excellent instructor stand out. What good is it if a teacher has all the facts, but cannot communicate them in a way that others can…
Wisr: Quizzes On Twitter By Content Area
Wisr: Quizzes On Twitter By Content Area Twitter for learning is a topic that probably deserves some discussion. In part because it’s an incredibly popular tool that connects people, and connecting people (and ideas) is what learning is about. And also in part because such study can serve as a kind of analogue for existing…
8 Ways The Librarian Of The Future Will Keep Themselves Busy
What the library of the future will look like is kind of up for debate. Will it be full of tablets that use Augmented Reality to search for physical resources? Will it be a mix of physical and digital resources that complement one another–digital logs and databases of physical texts? Or will libraries–as we currently…
20 Reflective Questions To Help Students Respond To Common Core Texts
Help Students Respond To Common Core Texts With These Reflective Questions The Common Core Standards represent a shift in the traditional instruction of English-Language Arts in the average American public school K-12 classroom. While there are several differences in the new standards, one of the most interesting (in addition to the expectation of technology integration)…
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