20 BYOD Resources For The 21st Century School
When you let students bring unique devices into a once closed tech setting, chaos can ensue. Here are BYOD resources to help get you started.
When you let students bring unique devices into a once closed tech setting, chaos can ensue. Here are BYOD resources to help get you started.
From Open Courseware to tools, models, and definitions, this is a collection of 50 of the best blended learning resources for teachers.
Robust PBL includes having an authentic audience, making PBL public, and baking in an important lever for Craftsmanship and Rich Inquiry.
Public education isn’t naturally built for innovation. Here are some of the barriers that are reducing innovation in schools.
What are the best online student collaboration tools? That depends on the nature of the digital collaboration.
There’s no reason a ‘school’ can’t become a tech-infused place-based learning environment that focuses on literacy and civic participation.
One way to provide effective feedback for learning is a ‘feedback sandwich’ to structure your feedback: Compliment, Correct, Compliment.
The Difference Between Education 1.0 & 3.0 contributed by Jackie Gerstein The shift from ‘Education 1.0’ to ‘Education 3.0’ is a shift from ‘education’ to people. Schools are doing Education 1.0; talking about doing Education 2.0; when they should plan and implement Education 3.0. This post seeks to compare the developments of the Internet-Web to…
Discussion: What Are Students Responsible For? by Terry Heick What are you doing to engage the students? How are you making sure they pay attention? What are you doing to make them care? How are you sparking their curiosity? Drawing their attention away from one another? Minimizing distractions? If a classroom was like a living room,…
Modeling self-care and taking definitive steps to maintain a healthy lifestyle will ensure that our bodies are fighting the impact of stress.
A one-size-fits-all approach has never worked in education, and the variety of school options available today attests to that fact. While a number of private schools specialize in specific content or teaching approaches, the costs can be prohibitive to most parents. Charter schools have been rapidly multiplying throughout the country, offering students and families private-school-quality…
How We Moved Our District Forward Through Data-Based Instruction contributed by Tracey Severns, EdD Dr. Tracey Severns is a nationally recognized and award-winning educator with over 20 years of experience. During the 2011-2012 school year, she served as the principal of Mt. Olive Middle School and adjunct professor in the Educational Leadership program at Centenary…