by Justin Marquis, Ph.D. Simply put, things happen faster now than they ever have in the past. Everything, except education, that is. Why is it that in an incredibly fast-paced world, where access to information is instantaneous, schools can’t keep up? A Fundamental Disconnect Outside of the classroom students expect instant results or instantaneous feedback…
Invisible Learning: An Archetype For A New Ecology Of Education by TeachThought Staff In moving from traditional, tightly-bound direct instruction to something almost entirely self-directed and open, Invisible Learning almost sounds like a joke. It’s about as far from the current definition of “school” as you can get: Always-on learning–not scheduled into neat little categories, but…
Understanding how to flip your classroom is like anything else you do: understand the goal, choose an approach, and iterate over time.
While the definition of ‘expert’ is subjective, the message is clear: expertise is less about intelligence and more about persistence.
The user interface of an eLearning platform is often referred to as a UI. It is most commonly used in an educational setting for different learning management systems, allowing students to read the necessary content for their classes while interacting with other students and completing coursework. There are a number of elements associated with a successful…
Teaching tactics unmoored from helping kids become autonomous decision-makers is doomed to fail, even if good tactics become second nature.
According the CDC, 1 in 88 children are identified with a form of autism. It is almost fives times as likely in boys than in girls.
The following post describes the fundamentals of blended learning, including its definition, popular models, and effective in-class results.
“How Learning Platforms Can Support Personalized Learning” by Marie Bjerde first appeared on gettingsmart.com I wish school were different for my children. As a mom living in a school district with excellent schools, high test scores and property values, research-based practices, and warm, thoughtful educators who care about my kids you would think I would…
by Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed., radteach.com The Impact Of Creativity On The Brain The current theme of the critical role of the arts in providing students with a well-rounded education that meets the needs of the whole child promotes thoughts about how the arts can “increase students’ college-, career-, and citizenship-readiness in all subjects as well as keep them engaged…
All teachers have access to a toolbelt of gadgets that lower anxiety while elevating students’ voices. I think of them as tech sedatives.
The 21st Century Brain For 21st Century Learning In the video below, Judy Willis explores how we might create a “21st century brain” by with a little bit of neuroscience, specifically the “executive function of the brain. Willis offers up an analogy of this executive function as the brain’s CEO, and uses that as a…
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