What Happens When Students Use Technology Better Than Teachers?
Truth be told, students are geniuses with technology. Born hackers. And of course they are better than teachers. They’re digital natives.
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Misunderstanding The Gradual Release Of Responsibility Framework
Assess the extent to which students, unprompted, use the strategies when reading new text before ‘releasing responsibility.’
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The Real Problem With Multiple-Choice Questions
The real problem with multiple-choice questions isn’t assessment design as much as it is function and tone–and these things matter.
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How Google Impacts The Way Students Think
By ignoring the phases of inquiry learning, premature Googlers often find the information they want rather than the information they need.
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Why All Ed Reform Fails
In ed reform, we train our sights on the wrong targets, hoping to improve curriculum, assessment & schools via plans, policy & standards.
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Learning Is Non-Linear. Why Not Curriculum?
While we think in a linear way, learning is non-linear. Curriculum must center real-life problems & issues, vs. a linear set of competencies.
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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 Best Teachers Don’t Do What They’re Told
For starters, less is more. As you design curriculum and instruction, give students just enough to get them going, then get out of their way.
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The Trouble With Measuring Understanding
Measuring understanding might be the most complex thing teachers do. Unfortunately, PD gives little attention to making quality assessments.
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A Self-Directed Learning Model For 21st Century Learners
This model is built around the concept of self-knowledge–better understanding one’s self and that to inform one’s interactions with the world.
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7 Pillars Of Digital Leadership In Education
It is incumbent upon leaders to harness the power of digital technology to create school transparent, meaningful, engaged school cultures.
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30 Questions Every Student Should Be Able To Answer
What students should know starts with themselves and moves outwards to a content area. Here are questions students should be able to answer.
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36 Things Every 21st Century Teacher Should Be Able To Do
From taking screenshots to appreciating memes here are things every 21st century teacher should be able to do.
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4 Principles Of Digital Literacy
In the 21st century, new literacies are emerging and digital media forms allow communication to be more nuanced than ever before.
