10 Brilliant Examples Of Sketch Notes: Notetaking For The 21st Century
Sketch notes aren’t just a trend, but rather a new visual style of capturing and documenting ideas for the 21st century student.
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Exactly What The Common Core Standards Say About Technology
The standards don’t just suggest novel technology use as a way to ‘engage students’ but rather requires teachers to make complex decisions about that tech.
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5 Less Formal Alternatives To Homework Over Summer Break
5 Less Formal Alternatives To Homework Over Summer Break by Kay Bisaillon and TeachThought Staff How many days until your summer break begins? I can tell you, to the minute, without looking. (And this doesn’t make me a bad person.) Now, imagine this: your principal, or Superintendent, or even your school board comes to you in…
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26 Teacher Tools To Create Online Assessments
You teach, which means you need to know what students do and don’t understand. Which means you need to assess. You teach in the 21st century, which means you use the internet and digital tools to plan, share, and curate learning. This means online assessments could be a boon to your teaching, whether for blended…
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A Surprising Infographic On Technology In Education
When someone sent me this infographic earlier this week, I took a glance at it, then set it aside in a rush of meetings, research, and, well, daily stuff. But when I took a second look, I was surprised with what I saw. First, some back story: Infographics have become the content de jour recently,…
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Examining Blended Learning Models: Student To Teacher Interactions
Moving From Teaching To The “Guide On The Side” 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. In part 3 below, he takes…
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16 Learning Strategies To Promote Grit And Delayed Gratification In Students
16 Learning Strategies To Promoting Grit And Delayed Gratification In Students In psychology, intelligence is not the primary predictor of success. It is the ability to persevere in hardship, persist and learn after failure, and have a resilient spirit in the face of obstacles. Intelligence is a gift that can be developed and nurtured, but…
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A 10th Grader Explains How Social Media Can Replace Textbooks
How Social Media Can Replace Textbooks, According To A 10th Grader This article was written by Noa Gutow-Ellis, a high school sophomore in Houston, Texas. She’s passionate about all things related to the Arab Spring and 21st Century Education. As an 8th grader, Noa gave a TEDx talk about the power of social media. We can do better. Better…
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25 Top Concept-Mapping Tools For Learning
Concept-mapping allows creators to articulate nuance, context, and interdependence between ideas in a very user-centered way.
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5 Basic Tips To Reduce Student Test Anxiety
How To Reduce Student Testing Anxiety Tests aren’t going away anytime soon, and as the stakes increase, when the time for tests rolls around everybody in the classroom can get a little edgy. Teachers need all the help they can find to prepare students to take tests seriously without making them anxious or overwrought. Here…
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80 Interesting Ways To Use Google Forms In The Classroom
Questionnaires? Interest inventories? A mastery-by-standard database? Here, Graham Attwell offers ideas to use Google Forms in the classroom.
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Examining Blended Learning Models: Student To Student Interactions
Examining Blended Learning Models Through Student To Student Interactions 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 below, Stanley looks specifically at student-to-student interaction, and the reality of synchronous and asynchronous access. by Thomas Stanley, Project Learning…
