The First 6 Weeks: Strategies For Getting To Know Your Students
The better we know our students, and the more they know and trust that we know them, the more invested they become in their learning.
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How To Create An Assignment In Google Classroom
Google Classroom lets teachers teach from the cloud by organizing classes, responding to writing, checking file access, and more.
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How The WE CAN Project Touched My Students
The “We Can” program has changed me as an educator, and it has changed my students in a positive way.
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6 Tips For Getting Started With Google Classroom
With its ability to help teachers organize files & control access to documents, Google Classroom is a clean fit for many classrooms.
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Bring On The Golden Age Of Learning Technology
The Golden Age Of Learning Technology by Terry Heick We are approaching the golden age of learning technology. In the same way that film in the 1930s through the 1950s was considered the golden age of Hollywood, and the 1950s and 1960s the golden age of television, teaching and learning with technology will likely hit…
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Book: The 5 Elements Of Effective Thinking
The purpose of ‘The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking’ is to identify repeatable thinking strategies for success.
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Kurt Vonnegut Describes The Shape Of A Story
Every story, Vonnegut playfully asserts, can be ‘shaped’ on a Y-axis of Good Fortune & Ill Fortune extended along the X-axis of Time.
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6 Technology Integration Ideas For Any Content Area And Grade Level
Podcasts, video steaming, learning apps, and short movies are just a few ways children can get a hands-on experience in the classroom.
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Study: Less Than Half US Students Ready To Fill High-Tech Jobs
45% of girls taking the TEL test scored proficient or better, 3 percentage points higher than the 42% of boys who did likewise.
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5 Things You Should Know Before You Accept That Teaching Job
Caring about education and our long-term careers means considering the following before we accept a position.
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14 Questions Every Teacher Should Ask About Lesson Plans
Good questions to guide teacher lesson plans should help move the teacher from ‘What will students do?’ to ‘How can I help them understand?”
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16 Of The Best Laptops For Teachers
This list of the best laptops for teachers was chosen based on their performance, design, utility, and value.
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5 Tips For Integrating Project-Based Learning In Any Content Area
Provide an avenue for students to visualize their idea as a solution to a real-world problem. Models can provide students a tangible goal to work toward.
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The Year Is Almost Over. Don’t Miss The Opportunities.
When the school year is almost over, finding ways to stay engaged, motivated and working right up until the end can be a challenge.
