Poem From 10-Year-Old Dyslexic Student Emphasizes Power Of Perspective
At first, the poem comes off as self-critical–a child lacking confidence and worrying about their place. But then, read it backwards…
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Should Teachers Give Their Phone Number To Parents?
Don’t go giving parents your personal phone number. Bad idea. Very bad idea. Sign up for Google Voice to text parents.
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An App To Help Students Practice Social Skills
The Say It Or Not app helps students 4+ to practice social skills, like what is ‘appropriate’ or not in certain social situations.
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Modern Trends In Education: 50 Different Approaches To Learning
What if a class consisted of words that led to information that whirled into blended realms of creativity set up just for students, created by students?
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12 Things Schools Could Be Instead Of Schools
There’s no reason a ‘school’ can’t become a tech-infused place-based learning environment that focuses on literacy and civic participation.
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How To Add Feedback To Student Writing On Google Docs
Being able to quickly provide learning feedback is one of the best part about well-designed technology tools, and Google Docs is no exception.
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Hey Everyone, Momo Is Not A Hoax
Here’s a topic that has gotten attention recently–attention I’m sure will die down and in a few weeks be an internet historical footnote.
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A Quick Summary Of The Theory Of Learning Curves
The frequency of repetition and rehearsal, if spaced at intervals, promotes better recall of memory than if presented in one long burst.
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YouTube For Children: Is It Still Worth The Risk?
Over time, we’ve seen YouTube morph from a digital video library to a vending machine for ‘streamers’ saying/doing anything for subscribers.
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10 Ways To Give Students More Control Of Their Education
One way to give students more control of their education is to allow them to create their own schedule–and revise it as necessary.
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An Efficient Classroom: 6 Factors Of Academic Achievement
What are the primary factors of academic performance? While literacy skills and background knowledge matter, so does motivation.
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I’m Not Sure What To Think About Backward Design
Backward design encourages you to plan for a destination not by anticipating but visualizing the end and planning backward from there.
