18 Myths About Education That Are All Too Easy To Believe
More homework does not mean more learning. Many US districts have begun prohibiting homework on weekends, holidays, and even week nights.
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Smartphones In The Classroom: Working Smarter, Not Harder
Students can do so much with smartphones in the classroom. How can they truly help them work smarter, not harder?
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Social Studies Teachers: This Popular Historical Learning Simulation Is Free
Freeciv, a popular and open-source strategy game similar to Sid Meier’s Civilization series, is now playable in-browser for game-based learning.
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Student Argues Against Packets & The Appearance Of Teacher Apathy
Is this student who argues against packets a hero to rebellious students, or evidence of the challenge of reaching America’s youth?
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10 Pros And Cons Of Looping In Education
There are pros and cons that need to be considered when deciding if looping can enhance learning at your school and if it can be implemented.
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When Teaching Gets In The Way Of Reading Comprehension
When Teaching Gets In The Way Of Reading Comprehension by Grant Wiggins, Ph.D, Authentic Education Readers of the blog no doubt know that the title of this post refers to the general discussions taking place nationally around the ELA Common Core Standards – especially, in light of the firm words from David Coleman himself about what close reading does…
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7 Animations That Reflect Rapid Environmental Change
Google recently released artifacts from a project that helps demonstrate changes to the Earth’s surface–both man-made and natural–over time. Details from their blog post: “Today, we’re making it possible for you to go back in time and get a stunning historical perspective on the changes to the Earth’s surface over time. Working with the U.S. Geological…
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5 Mobile Apps To Help Teachers & Students Adapt To The Common Core Standards
5 Apps To Help Adapt To The Common Core Standards It’s easier to get where we are going if we are all working off the same map. At least that’s the premise behind Common Core, a detailed K-12 curriculum intended to implement a uniform set of academic standards among learners nationwide. Forty-five states and the…
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23 Creative Learning Apps For The Classroom
by edshelf: Reviews & recommendations of tools for education Michael Fricano II is a technology coordinator for Mililani Ike Elementary School in the sunny state of Hawaii. With an articulate technology vision, they are constantly researching new ways to use technology with their students and teachers effectively. Along with the many other mobile apps and desktop programs…
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This Is Water: How We Misunderstand The Point Of Education
The point of education is an awareness of what’s real, essential, hidden in plain sight, so we keep reminding ourselves, “This is water.”
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An Administrator’s Guide To Selecting Blending Learning Tools [Infographic]
Selecting Blending Learning Tools: An Administrator’s Guide Selecting the right eLearning platform, learning management system, or related digital content for your classroom–or even your school, district, or university–cannot be a case of monkey see, monkey do. What works there, may not be the best fit here. So Education Elements has reminded us of 3 simple…
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Examining Blended Learning Models: Student To Community Interaction
Student To Community Interaction In Blended Learning Models In part 1 of this 6-part series, Thomas Stanley looked at an overview of blended learning, specifically the critical interactions of a blended learning model. In part 2, he looked specifically at student-to-student interaction, and the reality of synchronous and asynchronous access, and in part 3 he looked at student-to-teacher…
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