21 Online Literacy Resources For Teachers And Students
Compared to physical texts, digital resources and online tools provide a broader array of information about words and word meanings.
Ego & The Critical Role Of Feedback In The Learning Process
Ego & The Critical Role Of Feedback In The Learning Process by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist “You can’t do that.” It was harsh for me to hear. “No, that’s no good.” There it was again. Coming from the world of education, I was used to feedback that was kind and almost…
50 Of The Smartest Kids In The World: A Small Sample Of Many
At age 10, Gabriel worked on T-cell receptor research and studied synthetic biology for undergraduate college students at MIT.
11 Storyboarding Apps To Organize & Inspire Young Writers
In addition to creating fiction, storyboarding apps can also be used for sharing assignments, capturing research notes, and documenting PBL.
Teaching American History By Examining Our Collective Failures
by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist Last week I answered a Quora question about why history should be taught “instead of something more practical.” What could be “more practical” than history? History defines us as a culture, unites us and divides us in turn, tells the story of hegemony, opportunity, change, and…
How Automated Tutoring Can Support Transition To The Common Core
How Automated Tutoring Can Support Transition To The Common Core by Zacc Dukowitz, Learnbop.com As the majority of states in the U.S. transition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), so far, test scores have plummeted. While the reality of exactly why is complicated, automated tutoring programs may be able to help, which is why…
Study Cube: The Way All The Cool Kids Are Studying
The old way to be cool was to be plugged in and always-on. Digital reputation on point. More followers than people you follow. Respond to messages in seconds. The new cool? Total isolation, solitary confinement style. And it can be yours for just over $2000 US. Distraction-free academic interaction: the students, the text, and nothing…
How Good Teachers Decenter Themselves
How Good Teachers Decenter Themselves by Grant Wiggins, Ed.D, Authentic Education As teachers we understandably believe that it is the ‘teaching’ that causes learning. But this is too egocentric a formulation. As I said in my previous post, the learner’s attempts to learn causes all learning. The teaching is a stimulus; the attempted learning (or lack of it) is the…
A Primer On Infographics In The Classroom
Infographics use so many elements of traditional teaching: writing, research, & planning, while combining digital & traditional text forms.
Using Instagram For Learning To Document Abstract Ideas
Using Instagram For Learning To Document Abstract Ideas The use of Instagram in education may not make seem entirely logical, but just as social media and text messaging have made it almost seamless to send (inundate?) friends with messages, modern technology has made it more natural than ever to share images and videos with others…
30 Questions Every Student Should Be Able To Answer
What students should know starts with themselves and moves outwards to a content area. Here are questions students should be able to answer.
12 Of The Best Astronomy Apps For iOS
12 iOS Astronomy Apps For Learning What better way to encourage STEM learning than by tapping into a child’s fascination with outer space? From the Mars Curiosity Rover to the behavior of water in zero gravity, space exploration has always widened many eyes. 12 Apps for Studying Aerospace, Outer Space, Planets, and Stars Night Sky/…
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