4 Paradigm Shifts That Can Improve How You Teach Reading
Reflecting on my years in the classroom, a few things come to mind that I wish I had done a differently to be more effective.
10 Strategies To Get Your Students Coding
The ability to code will contribute ~ 1.4 million jobs to the American economy, but there may not be enough students to fill the demand.
Finding Out What Students Are Thinking: Tools To Get Them Talking
We need to understand what students are thinking, what questions they might have, and what their needs are in order to guide our instruction.
A Google Chrome Deployment Guide For Schools
Google’s first-party guide for Chrome Deployment should be a first-stop for districts considering Google Chromebooks for their schools.
Making Thinking Visible: The Story Of A Sketchnoter
Making Thinking Visible: The Story Of A Sketchnoter contributed by Reshan Richards Before I even learned about sketchnoting, Explain Everything was available on the App Store for almost 2 years. I was at a conference for Apple Distinguished Educators and Brad Ovenell-Carter from Vancouver was posting these amazing, visually engaging images on Twitter with the…
Can You Cultivate Critical Thinking With Infographics?
Can You Cultivate Critical Thinking With Infographics? contributed by Latasha Doyle One of the most difficult aspects of teaching is ensuring that your students are actually evaluating the information, rather than just regurgitating it back to you. Critical thinking skills are incorporated into nearly every lesson plan now, especially with the implementation of Common Core…
The Flow Theory In The Classroom: A Primer
If the content is interesting enough, teachers won’t have to work too hard to encourage students to actively engage.
Everyone Is A Novice With Technology
Technology is ubiquitous, fluid, and a matter of human experience. The crafting of things for our own use is ongoing and ever-evolving.
Made With Code: A Project By Google To Encourage Girls To Code
Made With Code encourages girls to use code meaningfully to address problems and express ideas that are important to them.
14 Ways To Use Digital Text Annotation In The Classroom
Skim for key vocabulary that seems important, is confusing, or otherwise ‘stands out’ and mark it in a separate color.
1st Period Or 6th: Teaching The Same Lesson Differently
Students would show up saying they heard “the test was brutal” or didn’t do the homework because they ‘heard’ I didn’t collect it.
Students Are The New Digital Influencers
It was June. My 8th grade classroom was sweltering with the summer heat and 32 anxious students ready to bolt to graduation.
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