Here’s What Students Do Better Than Teachers
Getting students to ‘think about their future’ turns into a lecture about bills and ‘life’; we project our insecurities and failures on them.
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Teaching Is Establishing The Need To Know
‘Not knowing’ is clumsy, precise label for the starting point of learning. Teaching is, at least in part, establishing the need to know.
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25 Social Justice Books To Encourage Students To Change The World
Which are the best books to promote social justice and activism? Which can encourage students to change their world?
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The 20-20-20 Rule: Why Students Need To Take Screen Breaks
Spending uninterrupted time learning is important to student success, but so is taking screen breaks. Enter the 20-20-20 rule.
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7 Skills Students Will Always Need: Future-Proofing School
From critical thinking and collaboration to adaptability, influence, and imagination, here are 7 skills students will always need.
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4 Things All Project-Based Learning Teachers Should Do
Project-based learning teachers are there to guide students toward answers to their questions—not to answer the question themselves.
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5 Tips For Teaching With Art In Any Subject Area
By engaging your students with works of art, you can help them see the world while teaching them to value diverse perspectives.
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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.
