10 Teacher Resources For Global Learning
Here we’ve compiled a list of 10 resources for global learning, a list that includes videos, websites, lesson plans and much more.
Here we’ve compiled a list of 10 resources for global learning, a list that includes videos, websites, lesson plans and much more.
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/…
Creating video narratives requires both creativity and teamwork. For that reason, it’s a great assignment to use in the classroom. But how do you make such a complex process playful enough to maintain the students’ attention? Until now, it would have taken a huge effort from educators to make the process seamless. Some recent social…
Technology is a tool, not a learning outcome. Most teachers know this but thwe clarifying examples might be useful.
From YouTube to Edutopia–and of course, TeachThought–this post includes 12 timeless project-based learning resources for the classroom.
Everything I Knew My Second Year Of Teaching My 2nd year of teaching, my head was swimming. I had just gotten back from an ASCD conference–with a Marzano pre-conference and a heavy dose of Understanding by Design, Tomlinson’s ideas on differentiation, and some sessions on literacy. In spite of all of the great information I…
What Are The Most Common Barriers To Success In A Flipped Classroom Model? by Saqib Hussain, Language Teacher In The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Higher Education at the Crossroads (April 15th, 2013), one of the guests, Richard DeMillo, referred to the Benjamin Bloom’s “Two-sigma problem,” claiming that with the move from the “sage on stage” model to…
The 4 Needs Of A Great Teacher contributed by Susan Lucille Davis, gettingsmart.com “You always have permission to use whatever tools you need to teach my daughter. Feel free to let her play.” Responding to a standard email request for permission to use a digital tool in my classroom, a parent of one of my…
What Are The Best Apps To Promote Creativity In The Classroom? It is always such a pleasure to see student creativity. To watch their creative muscles grow and see their fantastic imaginations blossom into works of art. Technology is a great medium through which students can craft their wonders. It offers abilities that aren’t possible…
When students are passionately engaged in their learning there are myriad brain responses making connections and building schema.
Long gone are the days when Google was simply an Internet search engine–in the space of just a few years, it has become a purveyor of every kind of tech product across all categories: Android, Chrome, Maps, Google+, Hangouts. Now students and teachers in K-12 schools may be joining the long list of gaga Google…
Communicate with students today also means encouraging learning dialogue by using forms with which students are comfortable.