Less Tech, More Talk: Moving To A Discussion-Based Classroom
Students who are naturally outgoing and comfortable speaking in front of their peers are challenged to listen more and engage with introverted students.
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Should Teachers Use Twitter? This Flowchart Says Probably
Should Teachers Use Twitter? This Flowchart Says Probably by TeachThought Staff Should you use twitter? That’s a loaded question with a lot of assumptions. But for digitally-inclined teachers in the 21st century, the answer is increasingly, yes. At least light use of twitter semi-regularly can increase We’ve featured graphics from Sylvia Duckworth in the past. Teachers love…
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Free K-2 Earth Environmental Education Curriculum Now Available
Free K-2 Earth Environmental Education Curriculum Now Available by TeachThought Staff From a Press Release The Think Earth Environmental Education Foundation, a leading non-profit provider of environmental education for primary and secondary schools, is making its award-winning curriculum available free online. Kindergarten through second grade teachers can now access free Think Earth materials at www.thinkearth.org…
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We Have An Idea About Using Tactile Feedback In The Classroom
We Have An Idea About Using Tactile Feedback In The Classroom by TACTonics A student begins a difficult final exam during her first year in college. While she listens to the instructions and worries about her final grade, she detects a gentle nudge sent by her mom. This sensory message reminds her to be confident…
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I Don’t Keep Teaching Because Of Kids
I Don’t Keep Teaching Because Of Kids by Paul Barnwell, mindfulstew.org Ask most teachers why they teach, and you’ll hear iterations of the same theme: I want to make a difference in student lives. I love interacting with kids. I have an chance to change their trajectories. I agree with the above, and it certainly…
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What Vonnegut Might Say About Your Teaching
I’m in the middle of “Breakfast of Champions” by Kurt Vonnegut, and I stumbled on a magic secret about teaching I want to share with you.
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“We shouldn’t assume people know what digital citizenship is.”
Planning the Digital Citizenship Summit provided us with insight into how the education world can better promote digital citizenship.
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10 Tips For Smarter iPad Use In The Classroom
Unlocking The Learning Potential Of The iPad by Terry Heick The iPad. Pop culture’s plaything and #edtech’s (somewhat dimming?) neon sign. It’s an app library, a media consumption device, and a mobile learning tool that makes yesterday’s graphing calculators, smartboards, and laptops look like abacuses. So we buy them then—by the truckloads, in fact. We stamp them…
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10 Back-To-School Tips For Teachers Using Google Docs
Use Google Docs to collaborate with your colleagues on joint lesson plans or to create shared calendars for cross-classroom activities.
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4 Questions Every Teacher Should Ask About Mobile Learning
Untethered from desks, a tablet represents personalized learning potential for a student in ways we’re just catching up to.
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A Teacher’s Guide For Creating A School Twitter Chat
How To Create A Twitter Chat In Your School contributed by Nellie Mitchell A twitter chat is an amazing resource for professional development and gives educators the option to participate in their PJs, from the comfort of their own home! It is essentially a chat room, with everyone sharing and talking and hanging out virtually—discussing…
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“The Peace Of Wild Things” By Wendell Berry
A beautiful poem of suffering, anxiety about the future, and ultimately–finally–love. By Wendell Berry, here is “The Peace Of Wild Things.”
