What Is Proficiency-Based Grading?
Proficiency-based grading is significantly different from the letter-grade system that most parents grew up with.
15 Mistakes In The Development Of Public Schools
Teachers are the hardest working professionals I’ve ever seen with my own eyes. My own experience as a teacher in rural and urban public schools has shown me that (almost) every single moving part performs with the best of intentions and extraordinary effort that is easy to miss for anyone outside of the walls of…
4 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Choosing Educational Apps
by Frances Judd These are exciting times in the world of education. Touch-screen technology is enabling teachers and parents to empower children to be at the helm of their own learning. Â Investigations with these devices can inspire young students to think creatively and to take risks in learning as they solve problems using a process…
30 iPad Games For Your Brain
Most educational games for the iPad aim squarely at the kiddish crowd. But those punk whippersnappers who need to get off the lawn shouldn’t have all the fun. Adults can enjoy their own as well, including these! If you want to let your kids in on the fun learning, check out our kid’s edition of this list….
7 Differences Between Good And Great Teachers
What Are The Differences Between Good And Great Teachers? by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education There are endless articles, blogs, essays on the difference between good and bad teachers. All the frameworks for teacher evaluation highlight the shades of difference. But to my eye there are far too few adequate analyses of the difference between good and great…
Engaging Students Through Social Media
Engaging Students Through Social Media by Rob James first appeared on gettingsmart.com; Using Social Media In The Classroom For Real-World Learning Social media has become an essential part of most people’s everyday lives, from checking Facebook and Twitter to posting blogs, Pinterest listings, and uploading YouTube videos. However, and with smartphones making it easier than ever…
60 Apps For Mobile, 21st Century Learning
60 Apps For Mobile, 21st Century Learning Clint Stephens, a Regional Technology Integration Specialist, put together this meticulously and creatively arranged presentation on 21st Century mobile learning apps, and arranged them via four categories: 1. Productivity 2. Core 3. General Education 4. Fun Included are classics like Evernote, Pages, and Dropbox, and apps that might…
As Reality & Technology Converge, Seek Baudrillard
The 20th century saw several amazing advances in philosophy, particularly in the realm of how we view the many objects and symbols that surround our daily existence. Many such advances came from great European thinkers such as Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault and the several major theorists of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory, who each…
The Basics Of Adaptive Learning
Adaptive learning technologies work from the premise that there are other, more personalized ways of acquiring knowledge.
10 Ways Teachers Are Using MMORPGs In The Classroom
An MMORPG is a type RPG–a role playing game. By definition, this offers enormous potential as a living, breathing character simulation.
12 Reading And Writing Resources For All Teachers
The teaching of reading and writing has long been viewed as the “job” of English teachers, though success across content areas depends heavily on reading and writing fluency. One of the stronger messages of the K-12 Common Core academic standards is that the “burden” of literacy should be spread across content areas–that teaching reading and…
A 10 Minute, Inspirational Look At Informal Learning In Action
Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz living in Sierra Leone who scours the trash bins for spare parts to make–well, all kinds of gadgets.
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