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Why Some Teachers Are Against Technology In Education

he way forward, then, might just be a more nuanced discussion about how people learn, and what role technology can play in that process.

The Difference Between Updating & Rebooting Your Classroom by Terry Heick As they do in other fields full of human

What do we, as educators, do now that in 25 years we’ll look back on and shake our heads in embarrassment?

You can’t strictly cause curiosity, enthusiasm, or affection but you can play a critical role and helping them grow.

If our curriculum is thinking, if our job is (excuse the convenient phrasing) teaching thought, our goals as educators change.

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.

For the Google Generation, information isn’t scarce, and knowing has the illusion of only being a search away.

Measuring understanding might be the most complex thing teachers do. Unfortunately, PD gives little attention to making quality assessments.