8 Critical Skills For A Modern Education
In recent years it has become obvious that basic reading, writing and arithmetic are not enough. The importance of non-cognitive skills is clear.
Engaging In Isolation: Student Engagement In A Flipped Classroom
Engaging In Isolation: Student Engagement in a Flipped Classroom by Tridib Roy Chowdhury, Senior Director, Products, Adobe Systems This is part 2 of the series “Responsive Teaching For A Changing World,” a 3-part series is sponsored by Adobe Presenter 9. The Flipped Classroom model allows every student to learn at their own pace, with the rewind button of…
Alan Watts On Finding Purpose Through Affection
Alan Watts On Finding Purpose Through Affection by TeachThought Staff Alan Watts (b 1915, d. 1973) was a British philosopher and speaker who was interested in translating Eastern philosophy into English. He frequently talked about Zen ideas–impermanence, thought, self, and other Zen-related thinking through the lens of day-to-day living. As a result, his language was…
What Students Will Learn: 8 Responsive Content Areas Of The Future
This doesn’t mean we won’t teach math or reading in the future. However, we might reframe what we teach and how and why we teach it.
36 Ways To Use Wearable Technology In The Classroom
We’re not quite at the stage of being cyborgs, but wearable technology is growing, and the number and type of devices is also increasing.
5 Tools For Giving Students Narrative Feedback
5 Web Tools for Giving Students Narrative Feedback by Mark Barnes Teachers may reside in a society driven by standards and high stakes testing, but this doesn’t change the fact that the best way to evaluate learning is with formative assessment and narrative feedback. When evaluation becomes a conversation, students are transformed into critics of…
Creating An iPad Workflow For Teachers, Students, And Parents
How To Create An iPad Workflow For Teachers, Students, And Parents Using tablets in the classroom–whether iPads, Androids, or surging Windows devices–is largely a matter of workflow. If you can forgive a mixed metaphor, the traditional classroom sees the teacher as the both the director and the bottleneck of all productivity. They create assignments, assess…
2015-2020: The Rise Of The Teacherpreneur
With the growth of app development & personalized learning, the next five plus years will see the rise of the teacherpreneur.
4 Stages And 4 Effects Of Learning Technology
This presentation from Steven Wheeler explores changes in technology and education, including gamification, AR, and mobile learning.
The Best Teachers Don’t Do What They’re Told
For starters, less is more. As you design curriculum and instruction, give students just enough to get them going, then get out of their way.
The Necessity Of Something Other Than Apple In Education
The Necessity Of Something Other Than Apple In Education by Terry Heick This isn’t an anti-Apple piece; it’s about symmetry. The discussion about learning with tablets is a difficult one to push critically. Conversations here gradually trend toward apps, cost, equity, or even the consumption versus production argument. Rarely, however, do they extend fully to the…
Is The Future Of Reading Not Reading At All?
Is The Future Of Reading Not Reading At All? The Impact Of Visual & Social Literacy by Terry Heick Slate recently stumbled upon an infographic that mapped the civil war. And it’s 100 years old. (See below.) You can find a proper zoomable version for careful study at the Library of Congress. In short, it’s a wonderfully…
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