A Principal's Reflections
OCTOBER 9, 2016
I have so many fond memories of my childhood. Growing up in a relatively rural area of Northwestern New Jersey sure had its benefits. As we returned home from school each day, my brothers and I would jump off the bus and diligently make our way about a half-mile back to our house. Once home we would peel off the backpacks, get changed, and play outside for the remainder of the day until dinner was ready.
EdTech4Beginners
OCTOBER 9, 2016
“Technology Gives The Quietest Student A Voice.” – Jerry Blumengarten. I absolutely love this quote. It is such a powerful reason to use technology in the classroom. Image courtesy of clickrain.com. But what does Jerry Blumengarten mean? A few years ago, I had a painfully shy and quiet class. I would try and get the lesson ‘going’ with an exciting question, to which some rolling tumbleweed was the class response.
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Brilliant or Insane
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Brilliant or Insane. Do students hate your class? Do they hate you? Think long and hard before you answer. I often hear my own children say, “I can’t stand that class”. There were plenty of times in my 23 years as a classroom teacher that students were saying, “I hate Mr. Barnes”. They didn’t usually say it to […]. The post 50 Hacks That Make Every Single Student Love You and Your Class appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.
The Jose Vilson
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Editor’s Note: Normally, I don’t post things during a break, but I’d like everyone to read this from Kurt Ostrow. Also, this is totally appropriate even right now and any time, not just the first day of school. Enjoy! In my work as a public high school English teacher, I try to think of ways to center students on the margin. This summer, as I celebrated the organizing that secured trans rights in Massachusetts and read the visionary platform of the Movement for Black Lives , I
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TeacherCast
OCTOBER 9, 2016
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Suzanne Wendt from Pearson North America to discuss the brand new aimswebPlus and how it is allowing teachers and school districts the opportunity to provide quick and accurate assessment data from our classrooms. The post Pearson aimswebPlus: Classroom Assessment and Progress Monitoring Tool Designed to Enhance Student Achievement | @PearsonNorthAm appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 9, 2016
In an earlier post here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning I talked about the 8 elements of the critical thinking process and I argued that critical thinking is a.read more.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Below are three of my favourite Chrome extensions which you can use to convert web pages to PDF documents. I particularly use these extensions to convert long articles ( for instance articles from.read more.
Turning Learning On Its Head
OCTOBER 9, 2016
I sometimes pinch myself and marvel at how my life has changed. I was a simple teacher who helped pioneer the flipped classroom movement, and now travel the globe helping schools implement flipped classes. Many of those schools are wrestling with how to effectively bring in and use technology. Often they buy devices and teachers flounder. A huge amount of money has been wasted because teachers have not been given reasons why and how technology can transform educational practice.
MiddleWeb
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Math teacher Michelle Russell has been exploring the idea that asking students to write more might help them better understand and retain math concepts. After reading contrasting expert opinions, she decided to ask her students, who've provided some very useful insights.
The Principal of Change
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Being an administrator is hard work. I tried my best, and although I know people thought I did a great job, some people didn’t. I understood this but it doesn’t mean it didn’t (doesn’t) bother me. As I have talked about before, what I always tried to focus on was the question, “What is best for kids?” Sometimes people were not happy with some of my decisions, but if I believed that at the end of the day the decision that was made was in the best interest of
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The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
EmergingEdTech
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers. This week in the Wrap, going #edtech cost-effectively. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
MiddleWeb
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Russ Olwell's book Mentoring is a Verb is a useful resource for educators involved in mentor/mentee roles, says Nicolette Lesniak, who mentors at-risk students. She finds the WOOP framework and other strategies recommended by Olwell easy to implement and adapt.
Ed Tech Now
OCTOBER 9, 2016
How the modern variant on Aristotle's theory of phronesis originated and why it offers a partial and unhelpful account of teaching expertise Continue reading →
The Innovative Educator
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Three obstacles to successful integration of technology into teaching and learning include: 1 - Innovative educators often work in isolation 2 - Guidelines and policies for tech use are lawyer, not student or teacher, friendly 3 - Lack of tech expertise and funding for professional learning opportunities Do any of these sound familiar? If so, read on to discover how these problems inspired innovative solutions.
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Ed Tech Now
OCTOBER 9, 2016
How the modern variant on Aristotle's theory of phronesis originated and why it offers a partial and unhelpful account of teaching expertise Continue reading →
techlearning
OCTOBER 9, 2016
In this online simulation, players build an energy-efficient, model city.
MiddleWeb
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Margaret Mary Policastro provides solid background on best practices for home literacy, says reading specialist Judy Harris. But Harris finds the book short on good advice for families that lack the resources and services more typical of upscale neighborhoods.
Reflections
OCTOBER 9, 2016
A three day weekend has provided a lot of time for personal reflection (and skilled avoidance of housework). In some ways, having too much time to think is a bad thing. I've spent some time replaying recent conversations and wondering if I've done the best I could have at handling them. Part of this reflection time has also included catching up on blog post reading.
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The Cornerstone for Teachers
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Today I’ve invited Dan Tricarico to the show. He’s a high school English teacher in California, and the author of two books, the most recent being The Zen Teacher: Creating Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom. You can imagine with a book title like that, I was sure Dan and I would have a ton of things in common, and I was so fortunate to get to spend time talking to him at a conference last year in New Jersey where we were both speaking.
MiddleWeb
OCTOBER 9, 2016
When students are busy learning, staying in a single group is stifling. The solution for teacher-author Amber Chandler is a "flexible classroom" where students rotate through strategic groupings to meet differentiated needs at various stages of the learning process.
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