9 Mistakes In Technology Integration In Education by Michael Trucano and Paul Glader was originally published under a different title on wiredacademic.com BERLIN — Michael Trucano approaches education technology from a refreshingly different perspective: The Pessimist. As senior ICT and education specialist at the World Bank in Washington D.C., Trucano advises many developing countries on…
Proficiency-based grading is significantly different from the letter-grade system that most parents grew up with.
What Are The Differences Between Good And Great Teachers? by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education There are endless articles, blogs, essays on the difference between good and bad teachers. All the frameworks for teacher evaluation highlight the shades of difference. But to my eye there are far too few adequate analyses of the difference between good and great…
Engaging Students Through Social Media by Rob James first appeared on gettingsmart.com; Using Social Media In The Classroom For Real-World Learning Social media has become an essential part of most people’s everyday lives, from checking Facebook and Twitter to posting blogs, Pinterest listings, and uploading YouTube videos. However, and with smartphones making it easier than ever…
Adaptive learning technologies work from the premise that there are other, more personalized ways of acquiring knowledge.
Resources like Google+ offer a great opportunity for growth in education through collaborative work, communication, and camaraderie.
Like thinking, reading in the 21st century is endlessly linked in an increasingly visible web of physical and digital media forms.
Let’s follow the logic, since it holds some promise of solving vexing & persistent problems of boredom and ineffectiveness that we see daily.
Take quick surveys of what students think and want by asking them to respond via smartphone apps designed specifically for realtime feedback.
Here are 20 considerations for challenging old, limited notions of learning spaces in order to move students into a 21st century economy.
“The Flipped Classroom Turns Around an At-Risk, Failing School” by Greg Green, Principal at Clintondale High School, was originally published on Getting Smart. As a principal of Clintondale High School, I’ve witnessed firsthand the struggles that a school must endure to educate at-risk students. Many of the students at Clintondale are faced with obstacles that hinder their education:…
How Transfer Impacts What We Think Students Understand Preface: In collaboration with Grant Wiggins of Understanding by Design and Authentic Education, TeachThought will be bringing you Grant’s industry-leading expertise on understanding, learning frameworks, and curriculum planning. This article originally appeared on Grant’s personal blog. There is some understandable confusion about the goal of transfer. When we…
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