Authenticity Matters: 12 Ideas To Make Learning ‘Real-World’
From getting feedback from field experts to using project-based learning, here are 12 ideas to make learning more like the ‘real world.’
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50 Smart Ideas For Project-Based Learning
While there are all kinds of great resources necessary to teach and learn through PBL, the genesis of a great project is the idea itself.
50 Crazy Ideas To Change Education [Updated]
Make any politician voting on legislation have to qualify for that right to vote by spending a certain number of hours in the classroom.
4 Ideas For Motivating Adolescent Male Readers
Since many boys do not read teacher-privileged literary fiction texts at home, many of them classify themselves as non-readers.
Become A Better Teacher: 20 Things You Can Learn In 10 Minutes
This list includes 20 (mostly) simple things you can do (relatively) quickly to become a better teacher in the 21st century.
38 Prompts Merging Reflective Thinking With Bloom’s Taxonomy
Were the strategies, skills, and procedures I used effective for teaching this lesson or unit? How do I know?
How To Never Run Out Of New Ideas As A Teacher
Just like a great teacher can teach anything, a great learner can learn from almost anything–and teachers are first learners.
42 Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts For Students To Design Their Own Projects
When helping students design their own projects, I provide these kinds of prompts to help students see how texts, apps, and more can all work together.
12 Smart Ideas To Grade Essays Faster
by Todd Finley Does grading a stack of papers feel like shoveling smoke for a weekend? Like the payoff does …
27 Ideas For Students Who Finish Their Work Early
When students finish early, help them by naturally funneling them toward extending and improving the work they’ve already done.
6 Technology-Based Poetry Ideas For Students That Think They Hate Poetry
6 Technology-Based Poetry Ideas For Students That Think They Hate Poetry by Brett Vogelsinger, English Teacher It’s safe to say …
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4 Simple Ideas To Use Technology To Engage Students
If we want to use technology to benefit our students, it should have a purpose and amplify their learning experiences and potential.