How To Fake A 21st Century Classroom
Creativity is a 21st-century teaching and learning currency–and the best way to make sure it happens is to give points for it.
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10 Ways To Upgrade Your Teaching For $10 Or Less
Upgrading for me means a clean, fresh start. It’s about assessing what’s out there, removing what’s outdated, and investing in the future.
9 Characteristics Of A Competitive Learning Environment That Protects Children
There are elements of play, leveling up, and a sense of mastery or achievement upon accomplishing each challenge.
7 Strategies For Using Context Clues In Reading
Strategies for using context clues in reading including word parts, definition–> explanation, examples, antonyms, and analogies.
Knowledge Is Power And Teaching Is The Fuel
Teachers are professionals and their ‘clients’ are children and their function is teaching and their craft is understanding.
15 Reasons Schools Need Post-Progressive Teaching And Learning
Teachers are guides and coaches and content experts. A ‘post-progressive’ teacher would be empowered, not replaced.
14 Of The Best Tools For Educational Research
Wikipedia is a surprisingly useful tool for even formal educational research. The ‘References’ section on each page can be a gold mine.
What Is Necessary For Learning?
Sugata Mitra showed that children could learn complex tasks in the absence of formal training, spurred on by curiosity and peer interest.
5 Strategies For Creating A Genius Mindset In Students
Genius requires one to reject convention in pursuit of something special through a mix of intelligence, creativity, mindset, and perseverance.
7 Principles Of Sustainable Learning: An Agrarian Learning Model
Can we design a school that’s more inherently sustainable? Our 7 principles of sustainable learning focus on to place, limits, scale, & more.
7 Animals That Are Smarter Than You Think
Crows can remember individual humans for a long time, and even communicate how to identify them to their group.
5 Tips For Teaching With Art In Any Subject Area
By engaging your students with works of art, you can help them see the world while teaching them to value diverse perspectives.