by Ben Lovegrove, inkids.com.au While most educators and teachers are aware of the benefits that can arise in the classroom through the use of iPads and tablets, budgetary constraints can often limit the way that technology can be used to augment learning activities in smaller schools (or school districts). In many cases, schools find that the money…
by John Barell, morecuriousminds.com Recently, a curriculum coordinator at a Montreal IB World school asked me how we might assess students’ prior knowledge without using the standard KWL chart format. It occurred to me that one of the most powerful means of challenging students to think of what they already know is by using a problematic scenario….
When you see a Lady Gaga music video, do you think of it as a teachable material for your classroom? Probably not. But for some visionary teachers, pop culture is a useful tool that can help get students interested and engaged in learning, and even offer resources for better understanding classroom material. Why Teach Pop…
by Kimberly Tyson, Ph.D, learningunlimitedllc.com LearningUnlimited is an excellent resource of pure literacy resources for your school or classroom. To that point, they recently developed the following Common Core Standards cheat sheet that helpfully breaks down the initialisms/acronyms, key terms, and key shifts that the Common Core are bringing to K-12 classrooms in the United…
So it’s Sunday night. Maybe you’re looking for some team-building games, or some different ways to start class to shake things up a bit. You know what you’re going to teach tomorrow (probably), but you’re hoping for something to catch your eye and awaken your muse. Not sure about your muse, but the videos below might help awaken…
From taking screenshots to appreciating memes here are things every 21st century teacher should be able to do.
Editor’s Preface: Direct instruction–whether by whole class lecture, or one on one compulsion isn’t the most progressive style of learning in the world, but it may have a role. Below, Sara Briggs offers teachers four teaching tips for getting more out of direct instruction. Learning can be challenging for a variety of reasons. Students constantly…
The problem with rubrics in learning is that they’re often subjective and their point systems are often arbitrary.
There is no need to take one small artifact and jump to conclusions about how awful everything is, but it’s sad no matter how you look at it.
With digital essays, learners can express ideas and reinforce details by having control over the “camera” and where the readers eyes go.
In part 1 of this series, we took a look at the definition–and scale–of the sexting craze. The takeaways from that post were simple–sexting is an increasingly common trend among teens and adults alike. Now we’re going to take a look at an app designed–or seemingly designed–to be very, very good at sexting. Snapchat. Snapchat was…
Back in October, we published an article about the importance of holistic teaching. When students are stressed, their capacity for learning is drastically reduced. In psychology, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explains in part why anxious and depressed students are much more likely to fail. Even if the situation is not catastrophic, a student’s mind and body…
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