A Simple Way To Clarify Personalized Learning
This post seeks to clarify personalized learning, a term that’s becoming more common as education becomes more ambitious and self-aware.
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Five Tips To Support Storytelling In The 21st Century
by Becky Fisher Hi, it’s nice to meet you! My name is Becky and I work in education technology. I’m from New York and I live in San Francisco. I used to teach elementary school music. And this is not an interesting story; you don’t want to keep reading. But in an era of social…
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The 4 Needs Of A Great Teacher
The 4 Needs Of A Great Teacher contributed by Susan Lucille Davis, gettingsmart.com “You always have permission to use whatever tools you need to teach my daughter. Feel free to let her play.” Responding to a standard email request for permission to use a digital tool in my classroom, a parent of one of my…
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A Unique Approach To Pre And Post-Assessments
Constructing a pre- and post-assessment system helps you formally track how much progress you make within a given time period.
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Montessori Approach Seeks To Cure “Common Classroom”
The Montessori approach allows each young person to develop their strengths and discover and enjoy their style of learning.
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Why Your Teaching Style Might Be A Bad Match For Your Students
Why Your Teaching Style Might Be A Bad Match For Your Students The relationship between you and your students is complex and dynamic. No matter what grade level you teach, at any moment you could be clarifying content, reinforcing a classroom process, modeling curiosity, or giving a pep talk. This kind of constant change is…
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12 Apps To Promote Student Creativity
What Are The Best Apps To Promote Creativity In The Classroom? It is always such a pleasure to see student creativity. To watch their creative muscles grow and see their fantastic imaginations blossom into works of art. Technology is a great medium through which students can craft their wonders. It offers abilities that aren’t possible…
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The Evolution Of Global Learning & Collaboration
The Evolution Of Global Learning & Collaboration The Flat Classroom Project is an interesting effort that’s working on something pretty cool–and impressively ambitious: global learning. Their website explains that the “Flat Classroom® Project is a global collaborative project that joins together middle and senior high school students. This project is part of the emerging tend in…
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3 Basic Tips To Conserve Energy In The Classroom
Enlightening Students On Energy Conservation Rising energy prices is a big ticket not only for households, but also for educational institutions. According to U.S Department of Energy, the highest expense of schools is energy. This means that a combined effort is required, and it’s important for teachers to start teaching their students on how to…
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27 Ways To Increase Student Engagement In Learning
Student engagement is often (wrongly) thought of in terms of ‘paying attention’: quietly making eye contact and maybe asking questions.
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5 Levels Of Technology Integration In Curriculum
Incorporating levels of technology integration in learning isn’t new. In the ’80s, many schools had calculators & computers & taught coding.
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A Teacher’s BYOT Handbook: 10 Checklists For Creating Your Plan
In this BYOT handbook by convergemag.com, you’ll find 10 checklists for creating–or simply checking–your BYOT plan.
