12 Mistakes Schools Make When Introducing The Next Big Thing
Well-meaning local change agents and schools continue to make mistakes in how Understanding by Design (UbD) is implemented.
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Why Some Teachers Are Against Technology In Education
he way forward, then, might just be a more nuanced discussion about how people learn, and what role technology can play in that process.
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The Things My Students Say
by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist If you’ve been in a classroom as long as I have, you’ll know students say some interesting things. You may have seen student test papers with humorous answers. Students always seem to have a reason, excuse, or insight or response for everything. Sometimes, their remarks are…
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Too Many Teachers Leave Before Hitting Their Stride
Too Many Teachers Leave Before Hitting Their Stride by Paul Barnwell, Teacher of English & Digital Media According to University of Pennsylvania professor Richard Ingersoll, between 40 and 50 percent of teachers leave the classroom within their first five years. Given the demands of the job, this isn’t too surprising, and his data reveals a steady uptick…
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10 Ways Teacher Planning Should Adjust To The Google Generation
For the Google Generation, information isn’t scarce, and knowing has the illusion of only being a search away.
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10 Benefits Of Digital Planning Tools For Teachers
Done properly, lightening the planning load through collaboration should enable teachers to focus on relationship-building.
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27 Ways To Respond When Students Don’t Pay Attention
How Can You Respond When Students Don’t Pay Attention? Our initial reaction when seeing the following infographic from Mia MacMeekin was to think about instructional design rather than classroom management. That is, work backwards from a student-centered, inquiry-based, self-directed, and inherently personalized learning model where students, while plugged in to relevant digital and physical communities and working…
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What Induction Coaches Do To Help New Teachers
New teachers want to be excellent but at times, they are pretty hard on themselves.
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The Definition Of Student Backchanneling
Backchanneling allows students to use collaborative note-taking, ask questions, share notes, and more in real-time without ‘disturbing’ the class.
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10 Simple Tips For Better Teaching With Tablets
10 Simple Tips For Better Teaching With Tablets contributed by Ravi Bhatt, iAnnotate Software Developer Teachers can’t escape the growing trend of technology in the classroom. It’s more than just hype. More schools are buying tablets for use in the classroom, with Apple’s tablet sales to the education sector doubling last year. As a mobile…
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10 Pros And Cons Of Looping In Education
There are pros and cons that need to be considered when deciding if looping can enhance learning at your school and if it can be implemented.
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The Fundamentals Of Blended Learning
The following post describes the fundamentals of blended learning, including its definition, popular models, and effective in-class results.
