11 Ways To Reduce Creativity In Your Classroom Read More
It’s not merely the closed-mindedness of fixed belief that can hold students back: it’s also the convenience of habit, the laziness of stereotyped thinking.
5 Out-Of-The Box Assessment Strategies Every Teacher Should Know Read More
Students need access to lower-level information to then use in higher-level thinking that requires them to synthesize disparate perspectives.
Don’t Teach Kids How To Read, Teach Them Why Read More
Increasingly, books aren’t thought of as entertainment or even as ways to learn; they are thought of in terms of their form: as books.
Examples Of Brain-Based Assessment Read More
Ideally, assessments correspond to teaching that promotes creativity, analysis, judgment, expert thinking, and complex communication.
A Planning Guide For Project-Based Learning In The Elementary Classroom Read More
This planning template for project-based learning in the elementary school classroom includes both a blank and completed example.
What Are Literature Circles? Read More
Literature Circles are a way for students to assume a specific role in the study of something (usually a text).
Why What Students Don’t Know Is More Important Than What They Do Read More
For me, my biggest takeaway from college was learning what I didn’t know.
10 Reasons Every Teacher Needs A Professional Learning Network Read More
A personal learning network is a group of people you connect with to learn from through their ideas, questions, backgrounds, and references.