7 Characteristics Of Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology
Teachers who effectively use technology in the classroom have one thing in common: They care more about learning than the tools that cause it.
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Game-Based Learning Is Set To Be The Next Big Thing In U.S. Classrooms
One form of edtech that has shown significant and impactful growth in recent months, with no signs of slowing down is game-based learning.
12 Principles Of Mobile Learning
A mobile learning environment is about access to content, peers, experts, artifacts, credible sources, and thinking on relevant topics.
Don’t Teach Alone: Why Teachers Need One Another
Who gets to say you're doing a good job as a teacher? When you go to bed at night, whose approval are you really looking for?
Exactly How Technology Can Make Reading Better
Let me be clear: I prefer physical books with soft covers. This is not about sentimentality. Rather, this is about how technology can make reading better.
12 Strategies For Creating A Culture Of Problem-Solving In Your Classroom
Problem-solving and critical thinking are both skills and habits that allow students to apply and transfer academic knowledge into the real-world.
6 Immediate Strategies For Improving Teacher Morale
Rediscovering the human elements of teaching and learning is among the most powerful strategies for improving teacher morale.
Are You Prepared For The Future Of Social Learning?
Social learning is now essential to create future-ready skills adept at self-organized learning, knowledge sharing, and working seamlessly with teams.
The Difference Between Innovation-Led Evidence And Evidence-Led Innovation
Evidence-led innovation by definition excludes fundamental innovation because it means only building what past evidence said would work.
Modern Learning Strategies: 6 Channels Of 21st Century Learning
Learning channels' refer to the unique pathways students most naturally--and powerfully--use to develop skills and understanding.
Exactly Where To Start With School Improvement
If schools serve students and students are deeply embedded in the fabric of communities, how can we serve those students without knowing those communities?
The Shift From Content To Purpose: A Continuum of Choice
What's the difference between a teacher-centered and learner-driven classroom? A continuum of student choice in the classroom.
12 Realities That Are Reducing Innovation In Schools
Ed note: This post has been updated from a 2012 post by the author Innovation is not something that just happens. Or–with the right chemistry–does it? Oftentimes this chemistry is referred to locally in schools as “climate,” but climate is only…
8 Characteristics Of A Great Teacher
Some teachers still have trouble showing vulnerability--especially if they feel unable to keep up with the incredible demands of teaching.
The Role Of The Teacher In The Near-Future Classroom
Schools, along with libraries and museums, are curators of culture. That is, they survey various (metaphorical) landscapes and separate the stuff the stuff worth saving from the rest. This means that teachers are among the earliest curators of knowledge, taking…
30 Ways To Use Google Search For Critical Thinking In The Classroom
Here are 30 ways to use Google search in the classroom to help improve students' ability to self-direct the digital research search process.